diff --git a/nfc/Android.bp b/nfc/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf9f47c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package {
+    // See: http://go/android-license-faq
+    // A large-scale-change added 'default_applicable_licenses' to import
+    // all of the 'license_kinds' from "frameworks_base_license"
+    // to get the below license kinds:
+    //   SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["frameworks_base_license"],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "framework-nfc-non-updatable-sources",
+    path: "java",
+    srcs: [],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "framework-nfc-updatable-sources",
+    path: "java",
+    srcs: [
+        "java/**/*.java",
+        "java/**/*.aidl",
+    ],
+    exclude_srcs: [
+        ":framework-nfc-non-updatable-sources",
+    ],
+}
+
+java_sdk_library {
+    name: "framework-nfc",
+    libs: [
+        "unsupportedappusage", // for android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        ":framework-nfc-updatable-sources",
+    ],
+    defaults: ["framework-non-updatable-unbundled-defaults"],
+    permitted_packages: [
+        "android.nfc",
+        "com.android.nfc",
+    ],
+    hidden_api_packages: [
+        "com.android.nfc",
+    ],
+    aidl: {
+        include_dirs: [
+	    // TODO (b/303286040): Remove these when we change to |framework-module-defaults|
+            "frameworks/base/nfc/java",
+            "frameworks/base/core/java",
+        ],
+    },
+}
diff --git a/nfc/OWNERS b/nfc/OWNERS
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index 0000000..35e9713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Bug component: 48448
+include platform/packages/apps/Nfc:/OWNERS
diff --git a/nfc/TEST_MAPPING b/nfc/TEST_MAPPING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b5ea37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/TEST_MAPPING
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "presubmit": [
+    {
+      "name": "NfcManagerTests"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "CtsNfcTestCases"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/nfc/api/current.txt b/nfc/api/current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/api/module-lib-current.txt b/nfc/api/module-lib-current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/api/module-lib-removed.txt b/nfc/api/module-lib-removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/module-lib-removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/api/removed.txt b/nfc/api/removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/api/system-current.txt b/nfc/api/system-current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/system-current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/api/system-removed.txt b/nfc/api/system-removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/system-removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/api/test-current.txt b/nfc/api/test-current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/test-current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/api/test-removed.txt b/nfc/api/test-removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/api/test-removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/nfc/java/android/nfc/Placeholder.java b/nfc/java/android/nfc/Placeholder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3509644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfc/java/android/nfc/Placeholder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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.
+ */
+
+package android.nfc;
+
+/**
+ * Placeholder class so new framework-nfc module isn't empty, will be removed once module is
+ * populated.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ *
+ */
+public class Placeholder {
+}