diff --git a/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/Android.bp b/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff67ea
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+++ b/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/Android.bp
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+soong_config_module_type {
+    name: "virtual_device_build_flags_cc_defaults",
+    module_type: "cc_defaults",
+    config_namespace: "vdm",
+    bool_variables: [
+        "virtual_camera_service_enabled",
+    ],
+    properties: [
+        "cflags",
+    ],
+}
+
+soong_config_bool_variable {
+    name: "virtual_camera_service_enabled",
+}
+
+virtual_device_build_flags_cc_defaults {
+    name: "virtual_device_build_flags_defaults",
+    soong_config_variables: {
+        virtual_camera_service_enabled: {
+            cflags: ["-DVIRTUAL_CAMERA_SERVICE_ENABLED=1"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libvirtualdevicebuildflags",
+    srcs: [
+        "android_companion_virtualdevice_build_flags.cc",
+    ],
+    export_include_dirs: ["."],
+    defaults: ["virtual_device_build_flags_defaults"],
+}
diff --git a/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/android_companion_virtualdevice_build_flags.cc b/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/android_companion_virtualdevice_build_flags.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5525bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/android_companion_virtualdevice_build_flags.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 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.
+ */
+
+namespace android {
+namespace companion {
+namespace virtualdevice {
+namespace flags {
+
+bool virtual_camera_service_build_flag() {
+#if VIRTUAL_CAMERA_SERVICE_ENABLED
+  return true;
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+}  // namespace flags
+}  // namespace virtualdevice
+}  // namespace companion
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/android_companion_virtualdevice_build_flags.h b/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/android_companion_virtualdevice_build_flags.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..718ce9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/camera/virtualcamera/flags/android_companion_virtualdevice_build_flags.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 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.
+ */
+
+namespace android {
+namespace companion {
+namespace virtualdevice {
+namespace flags {
+
+// Returns true if the virtual camera service is enabled
+// in the build.
+//
+// TODO(b/309090563) - Deprecate in favor of autogened library to query build
+// flags once available.
+bool virtual_camera_service_build_flag();
+
+}  // namespace flags
+}  // namespace virtualdevice
+}  // namespace companion
+}  // namespace android