diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 541ca3a..001e65b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 import com.android.internal.util.ArrayUtils;
 import com.android.settings.Settings.WifiSettingsActivity;
 import com.android.settings.applications.manageapplications.ManageApplications;
+import com.android.settings.backup.BackupSettingsHelper;
+import com.android.settings.backup.UserBackupSettingsActivity;
 import com.android.settings.core.OnActivityResultListener;
 import com.android.settings.core.SettingsBaseActivity;
 import com.android.settings.core.SubSettingLauncher;
@@ -630,6 +632,12 @@
                 showDev, isAdmin)
                 || somethingChanged;
 
+        // Enable/disable backup settings depending on whether backup is activated for the user.
+        boolean isBackupActive = new BackupSettingsHelper(this).isBackupServiceActive();
+        somethingChanged = setTileEnabled(changedList, new ComponentName(packageName,
+                UserBackupSettingsActivity.class.getName()), isBackupActive, isAdmin)
+                || somethingChanged;
+
         somethingChanged = setTileEnabled(changedList, new ComponentName(packageName,
                         Settings.WifiDisplaySettingsActivity.class.getName()),
                 WifiDisplaySettings.isAvailable(this), isAdmin)
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsHelper.java b/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsHelper.java
index fa77154..b836e55 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/backup/BackupSettingsHelper.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     }
 
     /** Checks if backup service is enabled for this user. */
-    private boolean isBackupServiceActive() {
+    public boolean isBackupServiceActive() {
         boolean backupOkay;
         try {
             backupOkay = mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(UserHandle.myUserId());