diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
index e986e0f78de4c..0f0e4e57886c8 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ public class TileUtils {
      */
     public static final String META_DATA_PREFERENCE_ICON = "com.android.settings.icon";
 
+    /**
+     * Name of the meta-data item that should be set in the AndroidManifest.xml
+     * to specify the icon background color. The value may or may not be used by Settings app.
+     */
+    public static final String META_DATA_PREFERENCE_ICON_BACKGROUND_HINT =
+            "com.android.settings.bg.hint";
+
     /**
      * Name of the meta-data item that should be set in the AndroidManifest.xml
      * to specify the content provider providing the icon that should be displayed for