diff --git a/media/c2/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.media.c2/current/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl b/media/c2/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.media.c2/current/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl
index c7d8a970cf..7d58340923 100644
--- a/media/c2/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.media.c2/current/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl
+++ b/media/c2/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.media.c2/current/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl
@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@ interface IComponent {
     long blockPoolId;
     android.hardware.media.c2.IConfigurable configurable;
   }
+  parcelable C2AidlGbAllocator {
+    android.hardware.media.c2.IGraphicBufferAllocator igba;
+    ParcelFileDescriptor waitableFd;
+  }
   union BlockPoolAllocator {
     int allocatorId;
-    android.hardware.media.c2.IGraphicBufferAllocator igba;
+    android.hardware.media.c2.IComponent.C2AidlGbAllocator allocator;
   }
 }
diff --git a/media/c2/aidl/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl b/media/c2/aidl/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl
index a7d94b12df..fc923ab87a 100644
--- a/media/c2/aidl/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl
+++ b/media/c2/aidl/android/hardware/media/c2/IComponent.aidl
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import android.hardware.media.c2.IComponentInterface;
 import android.hardware.media.c2.IConfigurable;
 import android.hardware.media.c2.IGraphicBufferAllocator;
 import android.hardware.media.c2.WorkBundle;
+import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+
 
 /**
  * Interface for an AIDL Codec2 component.
@@ -45,6 +47,18 @@ interface IComponent {
         IConfigurable configurable;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * C2AIDL allocator interface along with a waitable fd.
+     *
+     * The interface is used from a specific type of C2BlockPool to allocate
+     * graphic blocks. the waitable fd is used to create a specific type of
+     * C2Fence which can be used for waiting until to allocate is not blocked.
+     */
+    parcelable C2AidlGbAllocator {
+        IGraphicBufferAllocator igba;
+        ParcelFileDescriptor waitableFd;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Allocator for C2BlockPool.
      *
@@ -53,7 +67,7 @@ interface IComponent {
      */
     union BlockPoolAllocator {
         int allocatorId;
-        IGraphicBufferAllocator igba;
+        C2AidlGbAllocator allocator;
     }
 
     /**