diff --git a/nfc/1.0/default/Android.mk b/nfc/1.0/default/Android.mk
index afd0cd64b0..6329b6904e 100644
--- a/nfc/1.0/default/Android.mk
+++ b/nfc/1.0/default/Android.mk
@@ -6,3 +6,26 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH := hw
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := Nfc.cpp
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog libcutils libhardware libhwbinder libbase libcutils libutils libhidl android.hardware.nfc@1.0
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH := hw
+LOCAL_MODULE := android.hardware.nfc@1.0-service
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := android.hardware.nfc@1.0-service.rc
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
+	service.cpp \
+
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
+	liblog \
+	libcutils \
+	libdl \
+	libbase \
+	libutils \
+	libhardware_legacy \
+	libhardware \
+
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += \
+	libhwbinder \
+	libhidl \
+	android.hardware.nfc@1.0 \
+
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/nfc/1.0/default/Nfc.cpp b/nfc/1.0/default/Nfc.cpp
index 9023eccdf2..b836adad8a 100644
--- a/nfc/1.0/default/Nfc.cpp
+++ b/nfc/1.0/default/Nfc.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#define LOG_TAG "android.hardware.nfc@1.0-impl"
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
 #include <hardware/hardware.h>
 #include <hardware/nfc.h>
 #include "Nfc.h"
diff --git a/nfc/1.0/default/android.hardware.nfc@1.0-service.rc b/nfc/1.0/default/android.hardware.nfc@1.0-service.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d427188c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/1.0/default/android.hardware.nfc@1.0-service.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+service nfc_hal_service /system/bin/hw/android.hardware.nfc@1.0-service
+    class hal
+    user nfc
+    group nfc readproc
diff --git a/nfc/1.0/default/service.cpp b/nfc/1.0/default/service.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8952052c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/1.0/default/service.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#define LOG_TAG "android.hardware.nfc@1.0-service"
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <android/hardware/nfc/1.0/INfc.h>
+
+#include <hidl/IServiceManager.h>
+#include <hwbinder/IPCThreadState.h>
+#include <hwbinder/ProcessState.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/StrongPointer.h>
+
+using android::sp;
+
+// libhwbinder:
+using android::hardware::IPCThreadState;
+using android::hardware::ProcessState;
+
+// Generated HIDL files
+using android::hardware::nfc::V1_0::INfc;
+
+int main() {
+    ALOGI("Service is starting.");
+    const char instance[] = "nfc_nci";
+    ALOGI("Retrieving default implementation of instance %s.",
+          instance);
+    android::sp<INfc> service = INfc::getService(instance, true);
+    if (service.get() == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("INfc::getService returned NULL, exiting");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    ALOGI("Default implementation using %s is %s",
+          instance, (service->isRemote() ? "REMOTE" : "LOCAL"));
+    LOG_FATAL_IF(service->isRemote(), "Implementation is REMOTE!");
+    ALOGI("Registering instance %s.", instance);
+    service->registerAsService("nfc_nci");
+    ALOGI("Ready.");
+
+    ProcessState::self()->setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(0);
+    ProcessState::self()->startThreadPool();
+    IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
+}