diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index f6c69d3470b..a4a608929ee 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2968,6 +2968,8 @@
     <string name="doze_always_on_title">Always show time and info</string>
     <!-- [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] Display settings screen, setting description for the always-on ambient display feature. -->
     <string name="doze_always_on_summary">Increased battery usage</string>
+    <!-- [CHAR LIMIT=30] Display and accessibility settings screens, setting option name to force bold text. -->
+    <string name="force_bold_text">Bold Text</string>
     <!-- [CHAR LIMIT=30] Sound & display settings screen, setting option name to change font size -->
     <string name="title_font_size">Font size</string>
     <!-- Summary for Font size. Lets the user know that this will make text larger or smaller. Appears in the accessibility portion of setup wizard. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
diff --git a/res/xml/accessibility_settings.xml b/res/xml/accessibility_settings.xml
index 615f5b821c2..4a88ef03636 100644
--- a/res/xml/accessibility_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/accessibility_settings.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
             android:title="@string/accessibility_disable_animations"
             settings:controller="com.android.settings.accessibility.DisableAnimationsPreferenceController"/>
 
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:key="toggle_force_bold_text"
+            android:persistent="false"
+            android:title="@string/force_bold_text"
+            settings:controller="com.android.settings.accessibility.ForceBoldTextPreferenceController"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ForceBoldTextPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ForceBoldTextPreferenceController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8a32037a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ForceBoldTextPreferenceController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.accessibility;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+
+import com.android.settings.core.TogglePreferenceController;
+
+/** PreferenceController for displaying all text in bold. */
+public class ForceBoldTextPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceController {
+
+    public ForceBoldTextPreferenceController(Context context, String preferenceKey) {
+        super(context, preferenceKey);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
+        return AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isChecked() {
+        return Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT, Configuration.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT_NO)
+                == Configuration.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT_YES;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean setChecked(boolean isChecked) {
+        return Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT,
+                (isChecked ? Configuration.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT_YES : Configuration.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT_NO));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ForceBoldTextPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ForceBoldTextPreferenceControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46e1f48676d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/ForceBoldTextPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.accessibility;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
+
+import com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+public class ForceBoldTextPreferenceControllerTest {
+    private static final int ON = 2;
+    private static final int OFF = 1;
+    private static final int UNKNOWN = 0;
+
+    private Context mContext;
+    private SwitchPreference mPreference;
+    private ForceBoldTextPreferenceController mController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        mPreference = new SwitchPreference(mContext);
+        mController = new ForceBoldTextPreferenceController(mContext, "force_bold_text");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getAvailabilityStatus_byDefault_shouldReturnAvailable() {
+        assertThat(mController.getAvailabilityStatus()).isEqualTo(
+                BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_enabledTextContrast_shouldReturnTrue() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT, ON);
+
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(mPreference.isChecked()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isChecked_disabledTextContrast_shouldReturnFalse() {
+        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT, OFF);
+
+        mController.updateState(mPreference);
+
+        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(mPreference.isChecked()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setChecked_setTrue_shouldEnableTextContrast() {
+        mController.setChecked(true);
+
+        assertThat(Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT, UNKNOWN)).isEqualTo(ON);
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setChecked_setFalse_shouldDisableTextContrast() {
+        mController.setChecked(false);
+
+        assertThat(Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                Settings.Secure.FORCE_BOLD_TEXT, UNKNOWN)).isEqualTo(OFF);
+    }
+}