diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
index 4dbf5cf9c03..22454870cb7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImpl.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class DashboardFeatureProviderImpl implements DashboardFeatureProvider {
     private static final String TAG = "DashboardFeatureImpl";
 
     private static final String DASHBOARD_TILE_PREF_KEY_PREFIX = "dashboard_tile_pref_";
+    private static final String META_DATA_KEY_INTENT_ACTION = "com.android.settings.intent.action";
+
 
     protected final Context mContext;
 
@@ -133,13 +135,18 @@ public class DashboardFeatureProviderImpl implements DashboardFeatureProvider {
         }
         final Bundle metadata = tile.metaData;
         String clsName = null;
+        String action = null;
         if (metadata != null) {
             clsName = metadata.getString(SettingsActivity.META_DATA_KEY_FRAGMENT_CLASS);
+            action = metadata.getString(META_DATA_KEY_INTENT_ACTION);
         }
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(clsName)) {
             pref.setFragment(clsName);
         } else if (tile.intent != null) {
             final Intent intent = new Intent(tile.intent);
+            if (action != null) {
+                intent.setAction(action);
+            }
             pref.setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
                 ProfileSelectDialog.updateUserHandlesIfNeeded(mContext, tile);
                 if (tile.userHandle == null) {
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java
index 5226a934fcc..6aa22b2c6f2 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Answers;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.Robolectric;
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowActivity;
 import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowApplication;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf;
 
 @RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
 @Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
@@ -171,6 +174,26 @@ public class DashboardFeatureProviderImplTest {
         assertThat(preference.getOrder()).isEqualTo(-tile.priority + baseOrder);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void bindPreference_withIntentActionMetatdata_shouldSetLaunchAction() {
+        Activity activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(Activity.class).get();
+        final ShadowApplication application = ShadowApplication.getInstance();
+        final Preference preference = new Preference(application.getApplicationContext());
+        final Tile tile = new Tile();
+        tile.key = "key";
+        tile.intent = new Intent();
+        tile.intent.setComponent(new ComponentName("pkg", "class"));
+        tile.metaData = new Bundle();
+        tile.metaData.putString("com.android.settings.intent.action", "TestAction");
+        tile.userHandle = null;
+        mImpl.bindPreferenceToTile(activity, preference, tile, "123", Preference.DEFAULT_ORDER);
+        preference.performClick();
+        ShadowActivity shadowActivity = shadowOf(activity);
+
+        assertThat(shadowActivity.getNextStartedActivityForResult().intent.getAction())
+            .isEqualTo("TestAction");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getPreferences_notEnabled_shouldReturnNull() {
         final DashboardFeatureProviderImpl mSpy = spy(mImpl);