diff --git a/res/values/bools.xml b/res/values/bools.xml
index c490365fe4a..74c17541037 100644
--- a/res/values/bools.xml
+++ b/res/values/bools.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
     <!-- Whether location mode is available or not. -->
     <bool name="config_location_mode_available">true</bool>
 
+    <!-- Whether location scanning is available or not. -->
+    <bool name="config_show_location_scanning">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Whether high_power_apps should be shown or not. -->
     <bool name="config_show_high_power_apps">true</bool>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationScanningPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationScanningPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec487e46af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationScanningPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.location;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController;
+import com.android.settings.R;
+
+import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+
+
+public class LocationScanningPreferenceController extends BasePreferenceController {
+
+    @VisibleForTesting static final String KEY_LOCATION_SCANNING = "location_scanning";
+
+    public LocationScanningPreferenceController(Context context) {
+        super(context, KEY_LOCATION_SCANNING);
+    }
+
+    @AvailabilityStatus
+    public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
+        return mContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_show_location_scanning)
+                ? AVAILABLE
+                : DISABLED_UNSUPPORTED;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java
index 1279d677c50..8be5b811127 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public class LocationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
                 new RecentLocationRequestPreferenceController(context, fragment, lifecycle));
         controllers.add(
                 new LocationServicePreferenceController(context, fragment, lifecycle));
+        controllers.add(new LocationScanningPreferenceController(context));
         return controllers;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/robotests/res/values-mcc999/config.xml b/tests/robotests/res/values-mcc999/config.xml
index 7bb80e888c3..9bfec4c1bc1 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/res/values-mcc999/config.xml
+++ b/tests/robotests/res/values-mcc999/config.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <bool name="config_show_data_saver">false</bool>
     <bool name="config_show_enabled_vr_listeners">false</bool>
     <bool name="config_location_mode_available">false</bool>
+    <bool name="config_show_location_scanning">false</bool>
     <bool name="config_show_wallpaper_attribution">false</bool>
     <bool name="config_show_default_home">false</bool>
     <bool name="config_show_accessibility_shortcut_preference">false</bool>
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationScanningPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationScanningPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7577ac1c270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationScanningPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.location;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+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)
+public class LocationScanningPreferenceControllerTest {
+
+  private Context mContext;
+  private LocationScanningPreferenceController mController;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() {
+    MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+    mContext = spy(RuntimeEnvironment.application.getApplicationContext());
+    mController = new LocationScanningPreferenceController(mContext);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testLocationScanning_byDefault_shouldBeShown() {
+    assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @Config(qualifiers = "mcc999")
+  public void testLocationScanning_ifDisabled_shouldNotBeShown() {
+    assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isFalse();
+  }
+}
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