diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2ed183e179f29..b3baf91c47b6f 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int hyphenationFrequency = 16843998; // 0x10104de
     field public static final int icon = 16842754; // 0x1010002
     field public static final int iconPreview = 16843337; // 0x1010249
+    field public static final int iconSpaceReserved = 16844132; // 0x1010564
     field public static final int iconTint = 16844129; // 0x1010561
     field public static final int iconTintMode = 16844130; // 0x1010562
     field public static final int iconifiedByDefault = 16843514; // 0x10102fa
@@ -32045,6 +32046,7 @@ package android.preference {
     method public int getWidgetLayoutResource();
     method public boolean hasKey();
     method public boolean isEnabled();
+    method public boolean isIconSpaceReserved();
     method public boolean isPersistent();
     method public boolean isRecycleEnabled();
     method public boolean isSelectable();
@@ -32079,6 +32081,7 @@ package android.preference {
     method public void setFragment(java.lang.String);
     method public void setIcon(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable);
     method public void setIcon(int);
+    method public void setIconSpaceReserved(boolean);
     method public void setIntent(android.content.Intent);
     method public void setKey(java.lang.String);
     method public void setLayoutResource(int);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 9718b9bdae13f..6ab0caffa92c1 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int hyphenationFrequency = 16843998; // 0x10104de
     field public static final int icon = 16842754; // 0x1010002
     field public static final int iconPreview = 16843337; // 0x1010249
+    field public static final int iconSpaceReserved = 16844132; // 0x1010564
     field public static final int iconTint = 16844129; // 0x1010561
     field public static final int iconTintMode = 16844130; // 0x1010562
     field public static final int iconifiedByDefault = 16843514; // 0x10102fa
@@ -34890,6 +34891,7 @@ package android.preference {
     method public int getWidgetLayoutResource();
     method public boolean hasKey();
     method public boolean isEnabled();
+    method public boolean isIconSpaceReserved();
     method public boolean isPersistent();
     method public boolean isRecycleEnabled();
     method public boolean isSelectable();
@@ -34924,6 +34926,7 @@ package android.preference {
     method public void setFragment(java.lang.String);
     method public void setIcon(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable);
     method public void setIcon(int);
+    method public void setIconSpaceReserved(boolean);
     method public void setIntent(android.content.Intent);
     method public void setKey(java.lang.String);
     method public void setLayoutResource(int);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index cfbb7be2f29dc..fb117a80e5014 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int hyphenationFrequency = 16843998; // 0x10104de
     field public static final int icon = 16842754; // 0x1010002
     field public static final int iconPreview = 16843337; // 0x1010249
+    field public static final int iconSpaceReserved = 16844132; // 0x1010564
     field public static final int iconTint = 16844129; // 0x1010561
     field public static final int iconTintMode = 16844130; // 0x1010562
     field public static final int iconifiedByDefault = 16843514; // 0x10102fa
@@ -32182,6 +32183,7 @@ package android.preference {
     method public int getWidgetLayoutResource();
     method public boolean hasKey();
     method public boolean isEnabled();
+    method public boolean isIconSpaceReserved();
     method public boolean isPersistent();
     method public boolean isRecycleEnabled();
     method public boolean isSelectable();
@@ -32216,6 +32218,7 @@ package android.preference {
     method public void setFragment(java.lang.String);
     method public void setIcon(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable);
     method public void setIcon(int);
+    method public void setIconSpaceReserved(boolean);
     method public void setIntent(android.content.Intent);
     method public void setKey(java.lang.String);
     method public void setLayoutResource(int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/preference/Preference.java b/core/java/android/preference/Preference.java
index 4d14277be9c16..d3adce73582ea 100644
--- a/core/java/android/preference/Preference.java
+++ b/core/java/android/preference/Preference.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#Preference_shouldDisableView
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#Preference_recycleEnabled
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#Preference_singleLineTitle
+ * @attr ref android.R.styleable#Preference_iconSpaceReserved
  */
 public class Preference implements Comparable<Preference> {
     /**
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ public class Preference implements Comparable<Preference> {
     private boolean mParentDependencyMet = true;
     private boolean mRecycleEnabled = true;
     private boolean mSingleLineTitle = true;
+    private boolean mIconSpaceReserved;
 
     /**
      * @see #setShouldDisableView(boolean)
@@ -302,7 +304,11 @@ public class Preference implements Comparable<Preference> {
                 case com.android.internal.R.styleable.Preference_singleLineTitle:
                     mSingleLineTitle = a.getBoolean(attr, mSingleLineTitle);
                     break;
-            }
+
+                case com.android.internal.R.styleable.Preference_iconSpaceReserved:
+                    mIconSpaceReserved = a.getBoolean(attr, mIconSpaceReserved);
+                    break;
+           }
         }
         a.recycle();
     }
@@ -631,7 +637,11 @@ public class Preference implements Comparable<Preference> {
                     imageView.setImageDrawable(mIcon);
                 }
             }
-            imageView.setVisibility(mIcon != null ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+            if (mIcon != null) {
+                imageView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            } else {
+                imageView.setVisibility(mIconSpaceReserved ? View.INVISIBLE : View.GONE);
+            }
         }
 
         final View imageFrame = view.findViewById(com.android.internal.R.id.icon_frame);
@@ -930,6 +940,25 @@ public class Preference implements Comparable<Preference> {
         return mSingleLineTitle;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets whether to reserve the space of this Preference icon view when no icon is provided.
+     *
+     * @param iconSpaceReserved set {@code true} if the space for the icon view should be reserved
+     */
+    public void setIconSpaceReserved(boolean iconSpaceReserved) {
+        mIconSpaceReserved = iconSpaceReserved;
+        notifyChanged();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets whether the space this preference icon view is reserved.
+     *
+     * @see #setIconSpaceReserved(boolean)
+     * @return {@code true} if the space of this preference icon view is reserved
+     */
+    public boolean isIconSpaceReserved() {
+        return mIconSpaceReserved;
+    }
     /**
      * Returns a unique ID for this Preference.  This ID should be unique across all
      * Preference objects in a hierarchy.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 995f2c3b8356d..a3b27052bf678 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -7226,6 +7226,10 @@
         <!-- Whether to use single line for the preference title text. By default, preference title
              will be constrained to one line, so the default value of this attribute is true. -->
         <attr name="singleLineTitle" format="boolean" />
+        <!-- Whether the space for the preference icon view will be reserved. By default, preference
+             icon view visibility will be set to GONE when there is no icon provided, so the default
+             value of this attribute is false. -->
+        <attr name="iconSpaceReserved" format="boolean" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <!-- Base attributes available to CheckBoxPreference. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 876d44da416bb..6e20208cc2d6c 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -2813,6 +2813,7 @@
         <public name="iconTint" />
         <public name="iconTintMode" />
         <public name="maxAspectRatio"/>
+        <public name="iconSpaceReserved"/>
     </public-group>
 
     <public-group type="style" first-id="0x010302e0">