diff --git a/res/xml/development_settings.xml b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
index 227f72dc720..866a529dd8b 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
@@ -675,6 +675,12 @@
             android:title="@string/immediately_destroy_activities"
             android:summary="@string/immediately_destroy_activities_summary" />
 
+        <ListPreference
+            android:key="app_process_limit"
+            android:title="@string/app_process_limit_title"
+            android:entries="@array/app_process_limit_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/app_process_limit_values" />
+
         <Preference
             android:key="background_check"
             android:fragment="com.android.settings.applications.appops.BackgroundCheckSummary"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a7d6fa58c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * 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.development;
+
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
+import android.app.IActivityManager;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
+import androidx.preference.Preference;
+
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
+import com.android.settingslib.R;
+import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
+
+public class BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController extends
+        DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener,
+        PreferenceControllerMixin {
+
+    private static final String APP_PROCESS_LIMIT_KEY = "app_process_limit";
+
+    private final String[] mListValues;
+    private final String[] mListSummaries;
+
+    public BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+
+        mListValues = context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.app_process_limit_values);
+        mListSummaries = context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.app_process_limit_entries);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPreferenceKey() {
+        return APP_PROCESS_LIMIT_KEY;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+        writeAppProcessLimitOptions(newValue);
+        updateAppProcessLimitOptions();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
+        updateAppProcessLimitOptions();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled() {
+        super.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
+        writeAppProcessLimitOptions(null);
+    }
+
+    private void updateAppProcessLimitOptions() {
+        try {
+            final int limit = getActivityManagerService().getProcessLimit();
+            int index = 0; // default
+            for (int i = 0; i < mListValues.length; i++) {
+                int val = Integer.parseInt(mListValues[i]);
+                if (val >= limit) {
+                    index = i;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            final ListPreference listPreference = (ListPreference) mPreference;
+            listPreference.setValue(mListValues[index]);
+            listPreference.setSummary(mListSummaries[index]);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            // intentional no-op
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void writeAppProcessLimitOptions(Object newValue) {
+        try {
+            final int limit = newValue != null ? Integer.parseInt(newValue.toString()) : -1;
+            getActivityManagerService().setProcessLimit(limit);
+            updateAppProcessLimitOptions();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            // intentional no-op
+        }
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    IActivityManager getActivityManagerService() {
+        return ActivityManager.getService();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
index dd9a1f05f25..65a23eb399f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ public class DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment extends RestrictedDashboardFra
         controllers.add(new StrictModePreferenceController(context));
         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));
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d51547ebaac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * 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.development;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import android.app.IActivityManager;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+
+import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+public class BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceControllerTest {
+
+    @Mock
+    private IActivityManager mActivityManager;
+    @Mock
+    private ListPreference mPreference;
+    @Mock
+    private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
+
+    /**
+     * 0: Standard limit
+     * 1: No Background processes
+     * 2: At most 1 process
+     * 3: At most 2 processes
+     * 4: At most 3 processes
+     * 5: At most 4 processes
+     */
+    private String[] mListValues;
+    private String[] mListSummaries;
+    private Context mContext;
+    private BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController mController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        mListValues = mContext.getResources()
+                .getStringArray(com.android.settingslib.R.array.app_process_limit_values);
+        mListSummaries = mContext.getResources()
+                .getStringArray(com.android.settingslib.R.array.app_process_limit_entries);
+        mController = spy(new BackgroundProcessLimitPreferenceController(mContext));
+        doReturn(mActivityManager).when(mController).getActivityManagerService();
+        when(mScreen.findPreference(mController.getPreferenceKey())).thenReturn(mPreference);
+        mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_noBackgroundProcessSet_shouldSetToNoBackgroundProcess()
+            throws RemoteException {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, mListValues[1]);
+
+        verify(mActivityManager).setProcessLimit(Integer.valueOf(mListValues[1]));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_1ProcessSet_shouldSetTo1BackgroundProcess()
+            throws RemoteException {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, mListValues[2]);
+
+        verify(mActivityManager).setProcessLimit(Integer.valueOf(mListValues[2]));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_noBackgroundProcessSet_shouldSetPreferenceToNoBackgroundProcess()
+            throws RemoteException {
+        when(mActivityManager.getProcessLimit()).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(mListValues[1]));
+
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        verify(mPreference).setValue(mListValues[1]);
+        verify(mPreference).setSummary(mListSummaries[1]);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_1ProcessSet_shouldSetPreference1BackgroundProcess()
+            throws RemoteException {
+        when(mActivityManager.getProcessLimit()).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(mListValues[2]));
+
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        verify(mPreference).setValue(mListValues[2]);
+        verify(mPreference).setSummary(mListSummaries[2]);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_veryHighLimit_shouldDefaultToStandardLimit() throws RemoteException {
+        when(mActivityManager.getProcessLimit()).thenReturn(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        verify(mPreference).setValue(mListValues[0]);
+        verify(mPreference).setSummary(mListSummaries[0]);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled_shouldDisableAndResetPreference()
+            throws RemoteException {
+        mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
+
+        verify(mPreference).setEnabled(false);
+        verify(mActivityManager).setProcessLimit(-1);
+    }
+}