diff --git a/linkerconfig/proto/Android.bp b/linkerconfig/proto/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c04887e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkerconfig/proto/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "lib_linker_config_proto_lite",
+    host_supported: true,
+    recovery_available: true,
+    proto: {
+        export_proto_headers: true,
+        type: "lite",
+    },
+    srcs: ["linker_config.proto"],
+}
+
+python_library_host {
+    name: "linker_config_proto",
+    version: {
+        py2: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+        py3: {
+            enabled: true,
+        },
+    },
+    srcs: [
+        "linker_config.proto",
+    ],
+    proto: {
+        canonical_path_from_root: false,
+    },
+}
diff --git a/linkerconfig/proto/OWNERS b/linkerconfig/proto/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f0460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkerconfig/proto/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+kiyoungkim@google.com
+jiyong@google.com
+jooyung@google.com
diff --git a/linkerconfig/proto/linker_config.proto b/linkerconfig/proto/linker_config.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91a5968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkerconfig/proto/linker_config.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// This format file defines configuration file for linkerconfig. Details on this
+// format can be found from
+// https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/linkerconfig/+/master/README.md
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package android.linkerconfig.proto;
+
+message LinkerConfig {
+  // Extra permitted paths
+  repeated string permittedPaths = 1;
+
+  // Force APEX namespace visible
+  bool visible = 2;
+}