diff --git a/res/layout/account_header.xml b/res/layout/account_header.xml
deleted file mode 100755
index 818d47c469e..00000000000
--- a/res/layout/account_header.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2016 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.
--->
-
-<LinearLayout
-        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        style="@style/EntityHeader"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:paddingStart="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingStart"
-        android:paddingEnd="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingEnd"
-        android:gravity="center_vertical"
-        android:paddingTop="24dip"
-        android:paddingBottom="24dip"
-        android:orientation="horizontal">
-
-        <LinearLayout
-          android:id="@+id/icon_container"
-          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-          android:minWidth="56dp"
-          android:orientation="horizontal"
-          android:paddingEnd="12dp"
-          android:paddingTop="12dp"
-          android:paddingBottom="12dp">
-                <ImageView
-                  android:id="@android:id/icon"
-                  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                  android:maxWidth="48dp"
-                  android:maxHeight="48dp"/>
-        </LinearLayout>
-
-        <TextView
-          android:id="@android:id/title"
-          style="@style/TextAppearance.EntityHeaderTitle"
-          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-          android:singleLine="true"/>
-
-</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/res/layout/settings_entity_header.xml b/res/layout/settings_entity_header.xml
index 72b688b2f0f..ce81b49db31 100644
--- a/res/layout/settings_entity_header.xml
+++ b/res/layout/settings_entity_header.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/entity_header_icon"
-        android:layout_width="56dp"
-        android:layout_height="56dp"
+        android:layout_width="48dp"
+        android:layout_height="48dp"
         android:scaleType="fitXY"
         android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
         android:antialias="true" />
diff --git a/res/xml/account_type_settings.xml b/res/xml/account_type_settings.xml
index ab997a577f1..0ba961f2153 100644
--- a/res/xml/account_type_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/account_type_settings.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
         android:title="@string/account_settings_title"
         settings:keywords="@string/keywords_accounts">
 
-    <Preference
-      android:key="account_header"
-      android:layout="@layout/account_header"
-      android:selectable="false"
-      android:order="-10000"/>
+    <com.android.settings.applications.LayoutPreference
+        android:key="account_header"
+        android:layout="@layout/settings_entity_header"
+        android:selectable="false"
+        android:order="-10000"/>
 
     <Preference
         android:key="account_sync"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragment.java
index 2e07abc20ae..5aee39f5300 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragment.java
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
-
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
 import com.android.internal.logging.nano.MetricsProto.MetricsEvent;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.Utils;
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ public class AccountDetailDashboardFragment extends DashboardFragment {
     public static final String KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE = "account_type";
     public static final String KEY_ACCOUNT_LABEL = "account_label";
     public static final String KEY_ACCOUNT_TITLE_RES = "account_title_res";
-    public static final String KEY_ACCOUNT_HEADER = "account_header";
     public static final String KEY_USER_HANDLE = "user_handle";
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -110,6 +108,8 @@ public class AccountDetailDashboardFragment extends DashboardFragment {
         controllers.add(mAccountSynController);
         mRemoveAccountController = new RemoveAccountPreferenceController(context, this);
         controllers.add(mRemoveAccountController);
+        controllers.add(new AccountHeaderPreferenceController(
+                context, getActivity(), this, getArguments()));
         return controllers;
     }
 
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ public class AccountDetailDashboardFragment extends DashboardFragment {
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     void updateUi() {
-        final Preference headerPreference = findPreference(KEY_ACCOUNT_HEADER);
-        headerPreference.setTitle(mAccount.name);
         final Context context = getContext();
         UserHandle userHandle = null;
         Bundle args = getArguments();
@@ -136,14 +134,12 @@ public class AccountDetailDashboardFragment extends DashboardFragment {
             userHandle = args.getParcelable(KEY_USER_HANDLE);
         }
         final AuthenticatorHelper helper = new AuthenticatorHelper(context, userHandle, null);
-        headerPreference.setIcon(helper.getDrawableForType(context, mAccountType));
         final AccountTypePreferenceLoader accountTypePreferenceLoader =
-            new AccountTypePreferenceLoader(this, helper, userHandle);
-        PreferenceScreen prefs =
-            accountTypePreferenceLoader.addPreferencesForType(mAccountType, getPreferenceScreen());
+                new AccountTypePreferenceLoader(this, helper, userHandle);
+        PreferenceScreen prefs = accountTypePreferenceLoader.addPreferencesForType(
+                mAccountType, getPreferenceScreen());
         if (prefs != null) {
             accountTypePreferenceLoader.updatePreferenceIntents(prefs, mAccountType, mAccount);
         }
     }
-
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountHeaderPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountHeaderPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4730e9e7d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountHeaderPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.accounts;
+
+import android.accounts.Account;
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.Fragment;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
+import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.applications.LayoutPreference;
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceController;
+import com.android.settings.widget.EntityHeaderController;
+import com.android.settingslib.accounts.AuthenticatorHelper;
+
+import static com.android.settings.accounts.AccountDetailDashboardFragment.KEY_ACCOUNT;
+import static com.android.settings.accounts.AccountDetailDashboardFragment.KEY_USER_HANDLE;
+
+public class AccountHeaderPreferenceController extends PreferenceController {
+
+    private static final String KEY_ACCOUNT_HEADER = "account_header";
+
+    private final Activity mActivity;
+    private final Fragment mHost;
+    private final Account mAccount;
+    private final UserHandle mUserHandle;
+
+    public AccountHeaderPreferenceController(Context context, Activity activity, Fragment host,
+            Bundle args) {
+        super(context);
+        mActivity = activity;
+        mHost = host;
+        if (args != null && args.containsKey(KEY_ACCOUNT)) {
+            mAccount = args.getParcelable(KEY_ACCOUNT);
+        } else {
+            mAccount = null;
+        }
+
+        if (args != null && args.containsKey(KEY_USER_HANDLE)) {
+            mUserHandle = args.getParcelable(KEY_USER_HANDLE);
+        } else {
+            mUserHandle = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAvailable() {
+        return mAccount != null && mUserHandle != null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPreferenceKey() {
+        return KEY_ACCOUNT_HEADER;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
+        super.displayPreference(screen);
+        final LayoutPreference headerPreference =
+                (LayoutPreference) screen.findPreference(KEY_ACCOUNT_HEADER);
+
+        final AuthenticatorHelper helper = new AuthenticatorHelper(mContext, mUserHandle, null);
+
+        EntityHeaderController
+                .newInstance(mActivity, mHost, headerPreference.findViewById(R.id.entity_header))
+                .setLabel(mAccount.name)
+                .setIcon(helper.getDrawableForType(mContext, mAccount.type))
+                .done(mActivity, true /* rebindButtons */);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/widget/EntityHeaderController.java b/src/com/android/settings/widget/EntityHeaderController.java
index d5231776f67..d7ba35ae48e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/widget/EntityHeaderController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/widget/EntityHeaderController.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class EntityHeaderController {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Done mutating appheader, rebinds everything and return a new {@link LayoutPreference}.
+     * Done mutating entity header, rebinds everything and return a new {@link LayoutPreference}.
      */
     public LayoutPreference done(Activity activity, Context uiContext) {
         final LayoutPreference pref = new LayoutPreference(uiContext, done(activity));
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class EntityHeaderController {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Only binds app header with button actions.
+     * Only binds entity header with button actions.
      */
     public EntityHeaderController bindHeaderButtons() {
         ImageButton button1 = mHeader.findViewById(android.R.id.button1);
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragmentTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragmentTest.java
index 90728e82c1b..a215d13033c 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragmentTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountDetailDashboardFragmentTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package com.android.settings.accounts;
 
 import android.accounts.Account;
 import android.accounts.AccountManager;
-import android.accounts.AuthenticatorDescription;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
 
 import com.android.settings.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
 import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
-import com.android.settings.testutils.shadow.ShadowAccountManager;
-import com.android.settings.testutils.shadow.ShadowContentResolver;
 import com.android.settingslib.drawer.CategoryKey;
 import com.android.settingslib.drawer.Tile;
 
@@ -41,11 +38,7 @@ import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowApplication;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 @RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
 @Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
@@ -54,7 +47,6 @@ public class AccountDetailDashboardFragmentTest {
     private static final String METADATA_CATEGORY = "com.android.settings.category";
     private static final String METADATA_ACCOUNT_TYPE = "com.android.settings.ia.account";
     private static final String METADATA_USER_HANDLE = "user_handle";
-    private static final String PREF_ACCOUNT_HEADER = "account_header";
 
     @Mock(answer = RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
     private AccountManager mAccountManager;
@@ -118,20 +110,4 @@ public class AccountDetailDashboardFragmentTest {
 
         assertThat(mFragment.displayTile(tile)).isFalse();
     }
-
-    @Test
-    @Config(shadows = {ShadowAccountManager.class, ShadowContentResolver.class})
-    public void updateAccountHeader_shouldShowAccountName() throws Exception {
-        when(mAccountManager.getAuthenticatorTypesAsUser(anyInt())).thenReturn(
-            new AuthenticatorDescription[0]);
-        when(mAccountManager.getAccountsAsUser(anyInt())).thenReturn(new Account[0]);
-        when(mFragment.getContext()).thenReturn(mContext);
-        doReturn(mScreen).when(mFragment).getPreferenceScreen();
-        doReturn(mPreference).when(mFragment).findPreference(PREF_ACCOUNT_HEADER);
-
-        mFragment.updateUi();
-
-        verify(mPreference).setTitle("name1@abc.com");
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountHeaderPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountHeaderPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0668379c93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountHeaderPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.accounts;
+
+import android.accounts.Account;
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.Fragment;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
+import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
+import com.android.settings.applications.LayoutPreference;
+import com.android.settings.testutils.FakeFeatureFactory;
+import com.android.settingslib.accounts.AuthenticatorHelper;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Answers;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Implementation;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Implements;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+
+@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
+public class AccountHeaderPreferenceControllerTest {
+
+    @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
+    private Context mContext;
+    @Mock
+    private Activity mActivity;
+    @Mock
+    private Fragment mFragment;
+    @Mock
+    private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
+
+    private LayoutPreference mHeaderPreference;
+
+    private AccountHeaderPreferenceController mController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        FakeFeatureFactory.setupForTest(mContext);
+        mHeaderPreference = new LayoutPreference(
+                RuntimeEnvironment.application, R.layout.settings_entity_header);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isAvailable_noArgs_shouldReturnNull() {
+        mController = new AccountHeaderPreferenceController(RuntimeEnvironment.application,
+                mActivity, mFragment, null /* args */);
+
+        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(shadows = ShadowAuthenticatorHelper.class)
+    public void displayPreference_shouldDisplayAccountInEntityHeader() {
+        final Account account = new Account("name1@abc.com", "com.abc");
+        Bundle args = new Bundle();
+        args.putParcelable(AccountDetailDashboardFragment.KEY_ACCOUNT, account);
+        args.putParcelable(AccountDetailDashboardFragment.KEY_USER_HANDLE, UserHandle.CURRENT);
+        mController = new AccountHeaderPreferenceController(RuntimeEnvironment.application,
+                mActivity, mFragment, args);
+
+        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isTrue();
+
+        when(mScreen.findPreference(anyString())).thenReturn(mHeaderPreference);
+
+        mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
+
+        final CharSequence label =
+                ((TextView) mHeaderPreference.findViewById(R.id.entity_header_title)).getText();
+
+        assertThat(label).isEqualTo(account.name);
+
+    }
+
+    @Implements(AuthenticatorHelper.class)
+    public static class ShadowAuthenticatorHelper {
+        @Implementation
+        public void onAccountsUpdated(Account[] accounts) {
+
+        }
+    }
+}