diff --git a/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/Android.mk b/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f9acb337a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := android.hardware.benchmarks.msgq@1.0
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := SHARED_LIBRARIES
+
+intermediates := $(local-generated-sources-dir)
+
+HIDL := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/hidl-gen$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+
+#
+# Build IBenchmarkMsgQ.hal
+#
+GEN := $(intermediates)/android/hardware/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/BenchmarkMsgQAll.cpp
+$(GEN): $(HIDL)
+$(GEN): PRIVATE_HIDL := $(HIDL)
+$(GEN): PRIVATE_DEPS := $(LOCAL_PATH)/IBenchmarkMsgQ.hal
+$(GEN): PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIR := $(intermediates)
+$(GEN): PRIVATE_CUSTOM_TOOL = \
+    $(PRIVATE_HIDL) -o $(PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIR) \
+    -Lc++ -randroid.hardware:hardware/interfaces\
+    android.hardware.benchmarks.msgq@1.0::$(patsubst %.hal,%,$(notdir $(PRIVATE_DEPS)))
+
+$(GEN): $(LOCAL_PATH)/IBenchmarkMsgQ.hal
+	$(transform-generated-source)
+LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES += $(GEN)
+
+LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(intermediates)
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
+  libhwbinder \
+  libutils \
+
+include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/IBenchmarkMsgQ.hal b/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/IBenchmarkMsgQ.hal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f84c0a32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/IBenchmarkMsgQ.hal
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package android.hardware.benchmarks.msgq@1.0;
+
+interface IBenchmarkMsgQ {
+
+  struct shm_t {
+    uint32_t fdIndex;
+    uint32_t offset;
+    uint32_t extent;
+  };
+  struct WireGrantorDescriptor {
+    uint32_t flags;
+    shm_t shm;
+  };
+
+  struct WireMQDescriptor {
+    vec<WireGrantorDescriptor> grantors;
+    handle mq_handle;
+    uint32_t quantum;
+    uint32_t nQuanta;
+    uint32_t flags;
+  };
+
+  ConfigureClientInbox() generates ( WireMQDescriptor mq_desc_in );
+  ConfigureClientOutbox() generates ( WireMQDescriptor mq_desc_out );
+  RequestWrite (int32_t count) generates (int32_t ret);
+  RequestRead(int32_t count) generates (int32_t ret);
+  BenchmarkPingPong(uint32_t numIter);
+  BenchmarkServiceWriteClientRead(uint32_t numIter);
+  SendTimeData(vec<int64_t> time_data);
+};