diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 825a818fa82..6897c656dea 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -12066,4 +12066,7 @@
     <string name="no_5g_in_dsds_text" product="device">When using 2 SIMs, this device will be limited to 4G. <annotation id="url">Learn more</annotation>.</string>
     <!-- Help URI, 5G limitation in DSDS condition. [DO NOT TRANSLATE] -->
     <string name="help_uri_5g_dsds" translatable="false"></string>
+
+    <!-- Developer settings: app freezer title [CHAR LIMIT=50]-->
+    <string name="cached_apps_freezer">Suspend execution for cached apps</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/development_settings.xml b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
index b781636ff7f..d1473e5da63 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
@@ -584,6 +584,12 @@
             android:title="@string/show_all_anrs"
             android:summary="@string/show_all_anrs_summary" />
 
+        <ListPreference
+            android:key="cached_apps_freezer"
+            android:title="@string/cached_apps_freezer"
+            android:entries="@array/cached_apps_freezer_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/cached_apps_freezer_values" />
+
         <SwitchPreference
             android:key="show_notification_channel_warnings"
             android:title="@string/show_notification_channel_warnings"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/CachedAppsFreezerPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/CachedAppsFreezerPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e57a3d714a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/CachedAppsFreezerPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.settings.development;
+
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.DialogInterface;
+import android.os.PowerManager;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
+import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+
+import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
+import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
+
+
+public class CachedAppsFreezerPreferenceController extends DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController
+        implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener, PreferenceControllerMixin {
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    private static final String CACHED_APPS_FREEZER_KEY = "cached_apps_freezer";
+
+    private final String[] mListValues;
+    private final String[] mListSummaries;
+
+    public CachedAppsFreezerPreferenceController(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+
+        mListValues = context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.cached_apps_freezer_values);
+        mListSummaries = context.getResources().getStringArray(
+                R.array.cached_apps_freezer_entries);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAvailable() {
+        boolean available = false;
+
+        try {
+            available = ActivityManager.getService().isAppFreezerSupported();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to obtain freezer support status from ActivityManager");
+        }
+
+        return available;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPreferenceKey() {
+        return CACHED_APPS_FREEZER_KEY;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+        final String currentValue = Settings.Global.getString(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.CACHED_APPS_FREEZER_ENABLED);
+
+        if (!newValue.equals(currentValue)) {
+            final AlertDialog dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext)
+                    .setMessage(R.string.cached_apps_freezer_reboot_dialog_text)
+                    .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, getRebootDialogOkListener(newValue))
+                    .setNegativeButton(android.R.string.cancel, getRebootDialogCancelListener())
+                    .create();
+            dialog.show();
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private DialogInterface.OnClickListener getRebootDialogOkListener(Object newValue) {
+        return (dialog, which) -> {
+            Settings.Global.putString(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                    Settings.Global.CACHED_APPS_FREEZER_ENABLED,
+                    newValue.toString());
+
+            updateState(mPreference);
+
+            PowerManager pm = mContext.getSystemService(PowerManager.class);
+            pm.reboot(null);
+        };
+    }
+
+    private DialogInterface.OnClickListener getRebootDialogCancelListener() {
+        return (dialog, which) -> {
+            updateState(mPreference);
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
+        final ListPreference listPreference = (ListPreference) preference;
+        final String currentValue = Settings.Global.getString(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.CACHED_APPS_FREEZER_ENABLED);
+
+        int index = 0; // Defaults to device default
+        for (int i = 0; i < mListValues.length; i++) {
+            if (TextUtils.equals(currentValue, mListValues[i])) {
+                index = i;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        listPreference.setValue(mListValues[index]);
+        listPreference.setSummary(mListSummaries[index]);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDeveloperOptionsDisabled() {
+        super.onDeveloperOptionsDisabled();
+
+        Settings.Global.putString(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.CACHED_APPS_FREEZER_ENABLED,
+                mListValues[0].toString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
index 4df641efa65..649256098da 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ public class DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment extends RestrictedDashboardFra
         controllers.add(new ProfileGpuRenderingPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new KeepActivitiesPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController(context));
+        controllers.add(new CachedAppsFreezerPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new ShowFirstCrashDialogPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new AppsNotRespondingPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new NotificationChannelWarningsPreferenceController(context));