diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94e9691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.android.settings.R;
+
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+
+/**
+ * A trampoline activity used to launch the configured Backup activity.
+ * This activity used the theme NoDisplay to minimize the flicker that might be seen for the launch-
+ * finsih transition.
+ */
+public class BackupSettingsActivity extends Activity {
+    private static final String TAG = "BackupSettingsActivity";
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        String backup = getResources().getString(R.string.config_backup_settings_intent);
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(backup)) {
+            try {
+                Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(backup, 0);
+                if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
+                    // use startActivityForResult to let the activity check the caller signature
+                    startActivityForResult(intent, -1);
+                } else {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Backup component not found!");
+                }
+            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Invalid backup component URI!", e);
+            }
+        }
+        finish();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 17ce8a1..8cc9085 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 import com.android.settingslib.drawer.SettingsDrawerActivity;
 import com.android.settingslib.drawer.Tile;
 
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -1099,6 +1100,23 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        String backupIntent = getResources().getString(R.string.config_backup_settings_intent);
+        boolean useDefaultBackup = TextUtils.isEmpty(backupIntent);
+        setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
+                Settings.PrivacySettingsActivity.class.getName()), useDefaultBackup, isAdmin, pm);
+        boolean hasBackupActivity = false;
+        if (!useDefaultBackup) {
+            try {
+                Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(backupIntent, 0);
+                hasBackupActivity = !getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0).isEmpty();
+            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+                Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Invalid backup intent URI!", e);
+            }
+        }
+        setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
+                BackupSettingsActivity.class.getName()), hasBackupActivity, isAdmin, pm);
+
     }
 
     private void setTileEnabled(ComponentName component, boolean enabled, boolean isAdmin,