diff --git a/health/aidl/README.md b/health/aidl/README.md
index 3ee5232220..0d7c4c97e0 100644
--- a/health/aidl/README.md
+++ b/health/aidl/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ If you [determined](#determine) that the example health AIDL HAL service works
 for your device, install it with
 
 ```mk
-PRODUCT_PACKAGES += android.hardware.health-service.example
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    android.hardware.health-service.example \
+    android.hardware.health-service.example_recovery \
 ```
 
 Then, delete any existing `service` with `class charger` in your device-specific
@@ -156,6 +158,16 @@ If your device does not support off-line charging mode, or does not have a UI
 for charger (`ro.charger.no_ui=true`), skip the invocation of
 `ChargerModeMain()` in `main()`.
 
+### Build system changes
+
+Install both the platform and recovery variant of the service. For example:
+
+```mk
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    android.hardware.health-service.cuttlefish \
+    android.hardware.health-service.cuttlefish_recovery \
+```
+
 ### SELinux rules
 
 Add device specific permissions to the domain where the health HAL
@@ -306,5 +318,3 @@ permissions. Example (assuming that your health AIDL service runs in domain
 type hal_health_tuna, charger_type, domain;
 hal_server_domain(hal_health_default, hal_health)
 ```
-
-[comment: TODO(b/170338625): explain recovery]: #
diff --git a/health/aidl/default/Android.bp b/health/aidl/default/Android.bp
index a13c67753a..8aa7638fa3 100644
--- a/health/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/health/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ package {
 
 cc_defaults {
     name: "libhealth_aidl_common_defaults",
-    recovery_available: true,
-    vendor: true,
     shared_libs: [
         "libbase",
         "libbinder_ndk",
@@ -100,6 +98,8 @@ cc_library_static {
         "libhealth_aidl_common_defaults",
         "libhealth_aidl_charger_defaults",
     ],
+    vendor: true,
+    recovery_available: true,
     export_include_dirs: ["include"],
     export_static_lib_headers: [
         "libbatterymonitor",
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ cc_library_static {
 
 // AIDL version of android.hardware.health@2.1-service.
 // Default binder service of the health HAL.
-cc_binary {
-    name: "android.hardware.health-service.example",
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "android.hardware.health-service.example-defaults",
     relative_install_path: "hw",
-    init_rc: ["android.hardware.health-service.example.rc"],
     vintf_fragments: ["android.hardware.health-service.example.xml"],
     defaults: [
         "libhealth_aidl_common_defaults",
@@ -135,7 +134,20 @@ cc_binary {
         "libhealth_aidl_impl",
     ],
     srcs: ["main.cpp"],
-    overrides: [
-        "charger",
-    ],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.health-service.example",
+    vendor: true,
+    defaults: ["android.hardware.health-service.example-defaults"],
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.health-service.example.rc"],
+    overrides: ["charger"],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.health-service.example_recovery",
+    recovery: true,
+    defaults: ["android.hardware.health-service.example-defaults"],
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.health-service.example_recovery.rc"],
+    overrides: ["charger.recovery"],
 }
diff --git a/health/aidl/default/android.hardware.health-service.example_recovery.rc b/health/aidl/default/android.hardware.health-service.example_recovery.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0001170e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/aidl/default/android.hardware.health-service.example_recovery.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+service vendor.health-default /system/bin/hw/android.hardware.health-service.example_recovery
+    class hal
+    seclabel u:r:hal_health_default:s0
+    user system
+    group system
+    capabilities WAKE_ALARM BLOCK_SUSPEND
+    file /dev/kmsg w
diff --git a/health/aidl/default/main.cpp b/health/aidl/default/main.cpp
index 76c6ba0a8f..03b2ecb791 100644
--- a/health/aidl/default/main.cpp
+++ b/health/aidl/default/main.cpp
@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@ static constexpr const char* gInstanceName = "default";
 static constexpr std::string_view gChargerArg{"--charger"};
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+#ifdef __ANDROID_RECOVERY__
+    android::base::InitLogging(argv, android::base::KernelLogger);
+#endif
+
     // make a default health service
     auto config = std::make_unique<healthd_config>();
     ::android::hardware::health::InitHealthdConfig(config.get());
     auto binder = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Health>(gInstanceName, std::move(config));
 
     if (argc >= 2 && argv[1] == gChargerArg) {
-        android::base::InitLogging(argv, &android::base::KernelLogger);
-
 #if !CHARGER_FORCE_NO_UI
         // If charger shouldn't have UI for your device, simply drop the line below
         // for your service implementation. This corresponds to