diff --git a/res/xml/development_settings.xml b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
index 9857280ecf4..ce8e67db5cf 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@
             android:title="@string/feature_flags_dashboard_title"
             android:fragment="com.android.settings.development.featureflags.FeatureFlagsDashboard"/>
 
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:key="enable_gpu_debug_layers"
+            android:title="@string/enable_gpu_debug_layers"
+            android:summary="@string/enable_gpu_debug_layers_summary"/>
+
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:key="debug_networking_category"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
index 025e35edc3e..72eb30a67ad 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ public class DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment extends RestrictedDashboardFra
         controllers.add(new DebugViewAttributesPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new SelectDebugAppPreferenceController(context, fragment));
         controllers.add(new WaitForDebuggerPreferenceController(context));
+        controllers.add(new EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new VerifyAppsOverUsbPreferenceControllerV2(context));
         controllers.add(new LogdSizePreferenceControllerV2(context));
         controllers.add(new LogPersistPreferenceControllerV2(context, fragment, lifecycle));
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cea8c85452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * 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.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+import android.support.v14.preference.SwitchPreference;
+import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
+import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
+
+public class EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController extends
+        DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener,
+        PreferenceControllerMixin {
+
+    private static final String ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS_KEY = "enable_gpu_debug_layers";
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static final int SETTING_VALUE_ON = 1;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static final int SETTING_VALUE_OFF = 0;
+
+    private SwitchPreference mPreference;
+
+    public EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPreferenceKey() {
+        return ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS_KEY;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
+        super.displayPreference(screen);
+
+        mPreference = (SwitchPreference) screen.findPreference(getPreferenceKey());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+        final boolean isEnabled = (Boolean) newValue;
+        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS,
+                isEnabled ? SETTING_VALUE_ON : SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
+        final int enableGpuDebugLayersMode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        mPreference.setChecked(enableGpuDebugLayersMode != SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchEnabled() {
+        mPreference.setEnabled(true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled() {
+        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        mPreference.setEnabled(false);
+        mPreference.setChecked(false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f4d4af0b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * 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 com.android.settings.development.EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController
+        .SETTING_VALUE_OFF;
+import static com.android.settings.development.EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController
+        .SETTING_VALUE_ON;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.support.v14.preference.SwitchPreference;
+import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+
+import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
+import com.android.settings.testutils.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+
+@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION_O)
+public class EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceControllerTest {
+
+    @Mock
+    private SwitchPreference mPreference;
+    @Mock
+    private PreferenceScreen mPreferenceScreen;
+
+    private Context mContext;
+    private EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController mController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        mController = new EnableGpuDebugLayersPreferenceController(mContext);
+        when(mPreferenceScreen.findPreference(mController.getPreferenceKey())).thenReturn(
+                mPreference);
+        mController.displayPreference(mPreferenceScreen);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_settingEnabled_enableGpuDebugLayersShouldBeOn() {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, true /* new value */);
+
+        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, -1 /* default */);
+
+        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_ON);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onPreferenceChange_settingDisabled_enableGpuDebugLayersShouldBeOff() {
+        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, false /* new value */);
+
+        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, -1 /* default */);
+
+        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_settingDisabled_preferenceShouldNotBeChecked() {
+        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void updateState_settingEnabled_preferenceShouldBeChecked() {
+        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, SETTING_VALUE_ON);
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        verify(mPreference).setChecked(true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled_shouldDisablePreference() {
+        mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
+
+        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Global.ENABLE_GPU_DEBUG_LAYERS, -1 /* default */);
+
+        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
+        verify(mPreference).setEnabled(false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchEnabled_shouldEnablePreference() {
+        mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchEnabled();
+
+        verify(mPreference).setEnabled(true);
+    }
+}