diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProvider.java b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProvider.java
index 70e9d763f64..f4496057e0b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProvider.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.provider.SettingsSlicesContract;
 import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import android.support.v4.graphics.drawable.IconCompat;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import com.android.settingslib.utils.ThreadUtils;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;
@@ -111,12 +113,14 @@ public class SettingsSliceProvider extends SliceProvider {
     SlicesDatabaseAccessor mSlicesDatabaseAccessor;
 
     @VisibleForTesting
+    Map<Uri, SliceData> mSliceWeakDataCache;
     Map<Uri, SliceData> mSliceDataCache;
 
     @Override
     public boolean onCreateSliceProvider() {
         mSlicesDatabaseAccessor = new SlicesDatabaseAccessor(getContext());
-        mSliceDataCache = new WeakHashMap<>();
+        mSliceDataCache = new ArrayMap<>();
+        mSliceWeakDataCache = new WeakHashMap<>();
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -131,6 +135,17 @@ public class SettingsSliceProvider extends SliceProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onSlicePinned(Uri sliceUri) {
+        // Start warming the slice, we expect someone will want it soon.
+        loadSliceInBackground(sliceUri);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onSliceUnpinned(Uri sliceUri) {
+        mSliceDataCache.remove(sliceUri);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Slice onBindSlice(Uri sliceUri) {
         String path = sliceUri.getPath();
@@ -141,14 +156,16 @@ public class SettingsSliceProvider extends SliceProvider {
                 return createWifiSlice(sliceUri);
         }
 
-        SliceData cachedSliceData = mSliceDataCache.get(sliceUri);
+        SliceData cachedSliceData = mSliceWeakDataCache.get(sliceUri);
         if (cachedSliceData == null) {
             loadSliceInBackground(sliceUri);
             return getSliceStub(sliceUri);
         }
 
         // Remove the SliceData from the cache after it has been used to prevent a memory-leak.
-        mSliceDataCache.remove(sliceUri);
+        if (!mSliceDataCache.containsKey(sliceUri)) {
+            mSliceWeakDataCache.remove(sliceUri);
+        }
         return SliceBuilderUtils.buildSlice(getContext(), cachedSliceData);
     }
 
@@ -236,7 +253,12 @@ public class SettingsSliceProvider extends SliceProvider {
         long startBuildTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
         final SliceData sliceData = mSlicesDatabaseAccessor.getSliceDataFromUri(uri);
-        mSliceDataCache.put(uri, sliceData);
+        List<Uri> pinnedSlices = getContext().getSystemService(
+                SliceManager.class).getPinnedSlices();
+        if (pinnedSlices.contains(uri)) {
+            mSliceDataCache.put(uri, sliceData);
+        }
+        mSliceWeakDataCache.put(uri, sliceData);
         getContext().getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null /* content observer */);
 
         Log.d(TAG, "Built slice (" + uri + ") in: " +
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProviderTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProviderTest.java
index b5399eaa951..0fda33e07f2 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProviderTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/slices/SettingsSliceProviderTest.java
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ import static android.content.ContentResolver.SCHEME_CONTENT;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+import android.app.slice.SliceManager;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.ContentValues;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -43,7 +46,9 @@ import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
 
 import androidx.slice.Slice;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
 /**
@@ -65,17 +70,22 @@ public class SettingsSliceProviderTest {
     private Context mContext;
     private SettingsSliceProvider mProvider;
     private SQLiteDatabase mDb;
+    private SliceManager mManager;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
         mContext = spy(RuntimeEnvironment.application);
         mProvider = spy(new SettingsSliceProvider());
+        mProvider.mSliceWeakDataCache = new HashMap<>();
         mProvider.mSliceDataCache = new HashMap<>();
         mProvider.mSlicesDatabaseAccessor = new SlicesDatabaseAccessor(mContext);
         when(mProvider.getContext()).thenReturn(mContext);
 
         mDb = SlicesDatabaseHelper.getInstance(mContext).getWritableDatabase();
         SlicesDatabaseHelper.getInstance(mContext).setIndexedState();
+        mManager = mock(SliceManager.class);
+        when(mContext.getSystemService(SliceManager.class)).thenReturn(mManager);
+        when(mManager.getPinnedSlices()).thenReturn(Collections.emptyList());
     }
 
     @After
@@ -98,6 +108,30 @@ public class SettingsSliceProviderTest {
         insertSpecialCase(KEY);
         Uri uri = SliceBuilderUtils.getUri(INTENT_PATH, false);
 
+        mProvider.loadSlice(uri);
+        SliceData data = mProvider.mSliceWeakDataCache.get(uri);
+
+        assertThat(data.getKey()).isEqualTo(KEY);
+        assertThat(data.getTitle()).isEqualTo(TITLE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLoadSlice_doesntCacheWithoutPin() {
+        insertSpecialCase(KEY);
+        Uri uri = SliceBuilderUtils.getUri(INTENT_PATH, false);
+
+        mProvider.loadSlice(uri);
+        SliceData data = mProvider.mSliceDataCache.get(uri);
+
+        assertThat(data).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLoadSlice_cachesWithPin() {
+        insertSpecialCase(KEY);
+        Uri uri = SliceBuilderUtils.getUri(INTENT_PATH, false);
+        when(mManager.getPinnedSlices()).thenReturn(Arrays.asList(uri));
+
         mProvider.loadSlice(uri);
         SliceData data = mProvider.mSliceDataCache.get(uri);
 
@@ -108,11 +142,23 @@ public class SettingsSliceProviderTest {
     @Test
     public void testLoadSlice_cachedEntryRemovedOnBuild() {
         SliceData data = getDummyData();
-        mProvider.mSliceDataCache.put(data.getUri(), data);
+        mProvider.mSliceWeakDataCache.put(data.getUri(), data);
         mProvider.onBindSlice(data.getUri());
         insertSpecialCase(data.getKey());
 
-        SliceData cachedData = mProvider.mSliceDataCache.get(data.getUri());
+        SliceData cachedData = mProvider.mSliceWeakDataCache.get(data.getUri());
+
+        assertThat(cachedData).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLoadSlice_cachedEntryRemovedOnUnpin() {
+        SliceData data = getDummyData();
+        mProvider.mSliceDataCache.put(data.getUri(), data);
+        mProvider.onSliceUnpinned(data.getUri());
+        insertSpecialCase(data.getKey());
+
+        SliceData cachedData = mProvider.mSliceWeakDataCache.get(data.getUri());
 
         assertThat(cachedData).isNull();
     }