diff --git a/admin/classes/privacy/provider.php b/admin/classes/privacy/provider.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..118308d59cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/classes/privacy/provider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+/**
+ * Privacy Subsystem implementation for core_admin.
+ *
+ * @package    core_admin
+ * @copyright  2018 Carlos Escobedo <carlos@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+namespace core_admin\privacy;
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+/**
+ * Privacy Subsystem for core_admin implementing null_provider.
+ *
+ * @copyright  2018 Carlos Escobedo <carlos@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class provider implements \core_privacy\local\metadata\null_provider {
+    /**
+     * Get the language string identifier with the component's language
+     * file to explain why this plugin stores no data.
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public static function get_reason() : string {
+        return 'privacy:metadata';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lang/en/admin.php b/lang/en/admin.php
index 45e9725e45b..17be075646c 100644
--- a/lang/en/admin.php
+++ b/lang/en/admin.php
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ $string['pluginsoverviewsee'] = 'See <a href="{$a->url}">plugins overview</a> pa
 $string['policysettings'] = 'Policy settings';
 $string['privacyandpolicies'] = 'Privacy and policies';
 $string['privacysettings'] = 'Privacy settings';
+$string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The Administration plugin does not store any personal data.';
 $string['profilecategory'] = 'Category';
 $string['profilecategoryname'] = 'Category name (must be unique)';
 $string['profilecategorynamenotunique'] = 'This category name is already in use';