diff --git a/res/layout/dashboard_status_card.xml b/res/layout/dashboard_status_card.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..babbfcaedac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/layout/dashboard_status_card.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?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.
+-->
+
+<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:orientation="vertical">
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@android:id/title"
+            android:textAllCaps="true"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusTileTitle"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:background="@color/material_grey_300"
+            android:padding="@dimen/dashboard_status_item_padding"/>
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:padding="@dimen/dashboard_status_item_padding"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical">
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@android:id/icon"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:paddingEnd="@dimen/dashboard_status_item_padding"/>
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@android:id/summary"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.Small"/>
+
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:padding="@dimen/dashboard_status_item_padding"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical">
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@android:id/icon2"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:paddingEnd="@dimen/dashboard_status_item_padding"/>
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@android:id/text2"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.Small"/>
+
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index cfa1009c336..8bba63b2e43 100755
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -301,4 +301,8 @@
     <!-- Padding between the radio buttons/checkbox and text on the redaction interstitial -->
     <dimen name="redaction_padding_start">16dp</dimen>
 
+    <!-- Dashboard status cards -->
+    <dimen name="dashboard_status_item_padding">16dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="dashboard_status_title_size">14sp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="dashboard_status_summary_size">12sp</dimen>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index f431fa695c9..2cb2a9069a6 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -7376,4 +7376,13 @@
     <!-- Title of developer options to set the smallest width of the screen [CHAR LIMIT=60]-->
     <string name="developer_smallest_width">Smallest width</string>
 
+    <!-- Title for connection status, containing information about connected wifi, mobile data usage etc [CHAR LIMIT=20] -->
+    <string name="status_title_connection">Connection</string>
+    <!-- Title for storage status, containing information about storage left, auto backup status etc [CHAR LIMIT=20] -->
+    <string name="status_title_storage">Storage</string>
+    <!-- Title for battery status, containing information about battery left, apps that uses most battery etc [CHAR LIMIT=20] -->
+    <string name="status_title_battery">Battery</string>
+    <!-- Title for security status, containing information about how secure the current system is [CHAR LIMIT=20] -->
+    <string name="status_title_security">Security</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 45d2c1178a6..e711396541a 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -392,4 +392,8 @@
         <item name="android:textAppearance">@android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Subhead</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusTileTitle" parent="TextAppearance.TileTitle">
+        <item name="android:textAllCaps">true</item>
+    </style>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusAdapter.java
index 4c68cb79245..a5829599b14 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusAdapter.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package com.android.settings.dashboard;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.support.annotation.LayoutRes;
 import android.support.v7.widget.GridLayoutManager;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.conditional.Condition;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.conditional.ConditionAdapterUtils;
+import com.android.settings.dashboard.status.StatusCategory;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -42,10 +45,14 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
     public static final int GRID_COLUMN_COUNT = 2;
 
     // Namespaces
-    private static final int NS_CONDITION = 0;
+    private static final int NS_SPACER = 0;
+    private static final int NS_CONDITION = 1000;
+    private static final int NS_STATUS = 2000;
 
     // Item types
+    private static final int TYPE_SPACER = R.layout.dashboard_spacer;
     private static final int TYPE_CONDITION = R.layout.condition_card;
+    private static final int TYPE_STATUS = R.layout.dashboard_status_card;
 
     // Multi namespace support.
     private final Context mContext;
@@ -56,13 +63,16 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
 
     // Layout control
     private final SpanSizeLookup mSpanSizeLookup;
+    private final ItemDecoration mItemDecoration;
 
     private List<Condition> mConditions;
     private Condition mExpandedCondition = null;
+    private List<StatusCategory> mStatus;
 
     public DashboardStatusAdapter(Context context) {
         mContext = context;
         mSpanSizeLookup = new SpanSizeLookup();
+        mItemDecoration = new ItemDecoration(context);
         setHasStableIds(true);
     }
 
@@ -70,6 +80,7 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
     public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
         return new ViewHolder(
                 LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(viewType, parent, false));
+
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -84,6 +95,11 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
                                 onExpandClick(v);
                             }
                         });
+                break;
+            case TYPE_STATUS:
+                final StatusCategory status = (StatusCategory) mItems.get(position);
+                status.bindToViewHolder(holder);
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -116,6 +132,10 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
         return mSpanSizeLookup;
     }
 
+    public ItemDecoration getItemDecoration() {
+        return mItemDecoration;
+    }
+
     public void setConditions(List<Condition> conditions) {
         mConditions = conditions;
         recountItems();
@@ -130,7 +150,7 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
         return null;
     }
 
-    private void countItem(Object object, int type, boolean add, int nameSpace) {
+    private void countItem(Object object, @LayoutRes int type, boolean add, int nameSpace) {
         if (add) {
             mItems.add(object);
             mTypes.add(type);
@@ -153,9 +173,16 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
 
     private void recountItems() {
         reset();
+        countItem(null, TYPE_SPACER, true /* add */, NS_SPACER);
+        boolean hasCondition = false;
         for (int i = 0; mConditions != null && i < mConditions.size(); i++) {
             boolean shouldShow = mConditions.get(i).shouldShow();
             countItem(mConditions.get(i), TYPE_CONDITION, shouldShow, NS_CONDITION);
+            hasCondition |= shouldShow;
+        }
+        countItem(null, TYPE_SPACER, hasCondition, NS_SPACER);
+        for (int i = 0; mStatus != null && i < mStatus.size(); i++) {
+            countItem(mStatus.get(i), TYPE_STATUS, true, NS_STATUS);
         }
         notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
@@ -169,12 +196,16 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
         notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@link GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup} that assigns column span for different item types.
+     */
     private final class SpanSizeLookup extends GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup {
         @Override
         public int getSpanSize(int position) {
             final int viewType = getItemViewType(position);
             switch (viewType) {
                 case TYPE_CONDITION:
+                case TYPE_SPACER:
                     return 2;
                 default:
                     return 1;
@@ -182,16 +213,66 @@ public final class DashboardStatusAdapter
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@link ItemDecoration} that adds padding around different types of views during layout.
+     */
+    private static final class ItemDecoration extends RecyclerView.ItemDecoration {
+
+        private final int mItemSpacing;
+
+        public ItemDecoration(Context context) {
+            mItemSpacing = context.getResources()
+                    .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.dashboard_status_item_padding);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void getItemOffsets(Rect outRect, View view, RecyclerView parent,
+                RecyclerView.State state) {
+            GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams layoutParams
+                    = (GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
+            final int position = layoutParams.getViewLayoutPosition();
+            if (position == RecyclerView.NO_POSITION) {
+                super.getItemOffsets(outRect, view, parent, state);
+                return;
+            }
+            final int viewType = parent.getChildViewHolder(view).getItemViewType();
+            switch (viewType) {
+                case TYPE_SPACER:
+                    // No padding for spacer.
+                    super.getItemOffsets(outRect, view, parent, state);
+                    return;
+                case TYPE_CONDITION:
+                    // Adds padding horizontally.
+                    outRect.left = mItemSpacing;
+                    outRect.right = mItemSpacing;
+                    return;
+                default:
+                    // Adds padding around status card.
+                    final int spanIndex = layoutParams.getSpanIndex();
+                    outRect.left = spanIndex == 0 ? mItemSpacing : mItemSpacing / 2;
+                    outRect.right = spanIndex + layoutParams.getSpanSize() == GRID_COLUMN_COUNT
+                            ? mItemSpacing : mItemSpacing / 2;
+                    outRect.top = mItemSpacing;
+                    outRect.bottom = 0;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
-        public final ImageView icon;
         public final TextView title;
+        public final ImageView icon;
         public final TextView summary;
+        public final ImageView icon2;
+        public final TextView summary2;
 
         public ViewHolder(View itemView) {
             super(itemView);
-            icon = (ImageView) itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.icon);
             title = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.title);
+            icon = (ImageView) itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.icon);
             summary = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.summary);
+            icon2 = (ImageView) itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.icon2);
+            summary2 = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.text2);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusFragment.java
index 38f06293166..27b02969cf8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardStatusFragment.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public final class DashboardStatusFragment extends InstrumentedFragment
         mRecyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);
         mRecyclerView.setListener(this);
         mRecyclerView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
+        mRecyclerView.addItemDecoration(mAdapter.getItemDecoration());
         ConditionAdapterUtils.addDismiss(mRecyclerView);
         return content;
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/status/StatusCategory.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/status/StatusCategory.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5314c774695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/status/StatusCategory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.android.settings.dashboard.status;
+
+import android.annotation.StringRes;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
+
+import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardStatusAdapter;
+
+/**
+ * Data item for status category in dashboard.
+ */
+public final class StatusCategory {
+
+    private final String mTitle;
+
+    public StatusCategory(Context context, @StringRes int titleResId) {
+        mTitle = context.getString(titleResId);
+    }
+
+    public void bindToViewHolder(DashboardStatusAdapter.ViewHolder viewHolder) {
+        viewHolder.title.setText(mTitle);
+        viewHolder.icon.setImageIcon(getIcon());
+        viewHolder.summary.setText(getSummary());
+        viewHolder.icon2.setImageIcon(getSecondaryIcon());
+        viewHolder.summary2.setText(getSecondarySummary());
+    }
+
+    private Icon getIcon() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private String getSummary() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private Icon getSecondaryIcon() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private String getSecondarySummary() {
+        return null;
+    }
+}