diff --git a/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp b/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp
index e6ae220..a57dd98 100644
--- a/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp
+++ b/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 
 #define INVALID_VALUE -1
 
-Mutex DrmManagerClientImpl::mMutex;
-sp<IDrmManagerService> DrmManagerClientImpl::mDrmManagerService;
+Mutex DrmManagerClientImpl::sMutex;
+sp<IDrmManagerService> DrmManagerClientImpl::sDrmManagerService;
+sp<DrmManagerClientImpl::DeathNotifier> DrmManagerClientImpl::sDeathNotifier;
 const String8 DrmManagerClientImpl::EMPTY_STRING("");
 
 DrmManagerClientImpl* DrmManagerClientImpl::create(int* pUniqueId) {
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@
 }
 
 const sp<IDrmManagerService>& DrmManagerClientImpl::getDrmManagerService() {
-    mMutex.lock();
-    if (NULL == mDrmManagerService.get()) {
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(sMutex);
+    if (NULL == sDrmManagerService.get()) {
         sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
         sp<IBinder> binder;
         do {
@@ -62,11 +63,13 @@
             reqt.tv_nsec = 500000000; //0.5 sec
             nanosleep(&reqt, NULL);
         } while (true);
-
-        mDrmManagerService = interface_cast<IDrmManagerService>(binder);
+        if (NULL == sDeathNotifier.get()) {
+            sDeathNotifier = new DeathNotifier();
+        }
+        binder->linkToDeath(sDeathNotifier);
+        sDrmManagerService = interface_cast<IDrmManagerService>(binder);
     }
-    mMutex.unlock();
-    return mDrmManagerService;
+    return sDrmManagerService;
 }
 
 void DrmManagerClientImpl::addClient(int uniqueId) {
@@ -143,11 +146,8 @@
 status_t DrmManagerClientImpl::saveRights(int uniqueId, const DrmRights& drmRights,
             const String8& rightsPath, const String8& contentPath) {
     status_t status = DRM_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
-    if (EMPTY_STRING != contentPath) {
-        status = getDrmManagerService()->saveRights(
+    return getDrmManagerService()->saveRights(
                 uniqueId, drmRights, rightsPath, contentPath);
-    }
-    return status;
 }
 
 String8 DrmManagerClientImpl::getOriginalMimeType(
@@ -336,3 +336,16 @@
     return DRM_NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+DrmManagerClientImpl::DeathNotifier::~DeathNotifier() {
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(sMutex);
+    if (NULL != sDrmManagerService.get()) {
+        sDrmManagerService->asBinder()->unlinkToDeath(this);
+    }
+}
+
+void DrmManagerClientImpl::DeathNotifier::binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who) {
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(sMutex);
+    DrmManagerClientImpl::sDrmManagerService.clear();
+    LOGW("DrmManager server died!");
+}
+
diff --git a/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManager.h b/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManager.h
index e05366d..86a5ff4 100644
--- a/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManager.h
+++ b/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManager.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 class DrmRegistrationInfo;
 class DrmUnregistrationInfo;
 class DrmRightsAcquisitionInfo;
-class DrmContentIds;
 class DrmConstraints;
 class DrmMetadata;
 class DrmRights;
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@
     bool canHandle(int uniqueId, const String8& path);
 
 private:
-    static Vector<int> mUniqueIdVector;
+    Vector<int> mUniqueIdVector;
     static const String8 EMPTY_STRING;
 
     int mDecryptSessionId;
diff --git a/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManagerClientImpl.h b/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManagerClientImpl.h
index 0cba8d4..564896b 100644
--- a/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManagerClientImpl.h
+++ b/drm/libdrmframework/include/DrmManagerClientImpl.h
@@ -407,9 +407,17 @@
     Mutex mLock;
     sp<DrmManagerClient::OnInfoListener> mOnInfoListener;
 
+    class DeathNotifier: public IBinder::DeathRecipient {
+        public:
+            DeathNotifier() {}
+            virtual ~DeathNotifier();
+            virtual void binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who);
+    };
+
 private:
-    static Mutex mMutex;
-    static sp<IDrmManagerService> mDrmManagerService;
+    static Mutex sMutex;
+    static sp<DeathNotifier> sDeathNotifier;
+    static sp<IDrmManagerService> sDrmManagerService;
     static const sp<IDrmManagerService>& getDrmManagerService();
     static const String8 EMPTY_STRING;
 };
diff --git a/drm/libdrmframework/include/IDrmManagerService.h b/drm/libdrmframework/include/IDrmManagerService.h
index 2424ea5..7727e55 100644
--- a/drm/libdrmframework/include/IDrmManagerService.h
+++ b/drm/libdrmframework/include/IDrmManagerService.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-class DrmContentIds;
 class DrmConstraints;
 class DrmMetadata;
 class DrmRights;
diff --git a/drm/libdrmframework/plugins/common/include/IDrmEngine.h b/drm/libdrmframework/plugins/common/include/IDrmEngine.h
index d05c24f..77460f6 100644
--- a/drm/libdrmframework/plugins/common/include/IDrmEngine.h
+++ b/drm/libdrmframework/plugins/common/include/IDrmEngine.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-class DrmContentIds;
 class DrmConstraints;
 class DrmMetadata;
 class DrmRights;