diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProvider.java b/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProvider.java
index d6635a197c2..b081c7f6d38 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProvider.java
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public class SettingsSearchIndexablesProvider extends SearchIndexablesProvider {
             // Skip Settings injected items because they should be indexed in the sub-pages.
             return false;
         }
-        return true;
+        return tile.isSearchable();
     }
 
     private static Object[] createIndexableRawColumnObjects(SearchIndexableRaw raw) {
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProviderTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProviderTest.java
index c70411c354d..bee2d99f976 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProviderTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/search/SettingsSearchIndexablesProviderTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.android.settings.search;
 
+import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_PREFERENCE_SEARCHABLE;
 import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_PREFERENCE_TITLE;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
@@ -207,6 +208,19 @@ public class SettingsSearchIndexablesProviderTest {
         assertThat(mProvider.isEligibleForIndexing(PACKAGE_NAME, activityTile)).isTrue();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void isEligibleForIndexing_disabledByMetadata_shouldReturnFalse() {
+        final ActivityInfo activityInfo = new ActivityInfo();
+        activityInfo.packageName = PACKAGE_NAME;
+        activityInfo.name = "class";
+        activityInfo.metaData = new Bundle();
+        activityInfo.metaData.putBoolean(META_DATA_PREFERENCE_SEARCHABLE, false);
+        final ActivityTile activityTile = new ActivityTile(activityInfo,
+                CategoryKey.CATEGORY_CONNECT);
+
+        assertThat(mProvider.isEligibleForIndexing(PACKAGE_NAME, activityTile)).isFalse();
+    }
+
     @Implements(CategoryManager.class)
     public static class ShadowCategoryManager {