diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/Tile.java b/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/Tile.java
index 8f3e4bd87aa7a..220cf6b5c38a0 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/Tile.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/Tile.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.settingslib.drawer;
 
 import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_KEY_ORDER;
 import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_KEY_PROFILE;
+import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_NEW_TASK;
 import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_PREFERENCE_ICON;
 import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_PREFERENCE_KEYHINT;
 import static com.android.settingslib.drawer.TileUtils.META_DATA_PREFERENCE_SUMMARY;
@@ -328,6 +329,18 @@ public abstract class Tile implements Parcelable {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the {@link Activity} should be launched in a separate task.
+     */
+    public boolean isNewTask(Context context) {
+        ensureMetadataNotStale(context);
+        if (mMetaData != null
+                && mMetaData.containsKey(META_DATA_NEW_TASK)) {
+            return mMetaData.getBoolean(META_DATA_NEW_TASK);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Ensures metadata is not stale for this tile.
      */
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java b/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
index a2bec334f206f..acc0087f6dcf9 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/Tile/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ public class TileUtils {
      */
     public static final String META_DATA_KEY_PROFILE = "com.android.settings.profile";
 
+    /**
+     * Name of the meta-data item that should be set in the AndroidManifest.xml
+     * to specify whether the {@link android.app.Activity} should be launched in a separate task.
+     * This should be a boolean value {@code true} or {@code false}, set using {@code android:value}
+     */
+    public static final String META_DATA_NEW_TASK = "com.android.settings.new_task";
+
     /**
      * Build a list of DashboardCategory.
      */