diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
index e3ec493..4713a31 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
@@ -2814,7 +2814,7 @@
     public @NonNull Context createDeviceContext(int deviceId) {
         if (deviceId != Context.DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT) {
             VirtualDeviceManager vdm = getSystemService(VirtualDeviceManager.class);
-            if (!vdm.isValidVirtualDeviceId(deviceId)) {
+            if (vdm == null || !vdm.isValidVirtualDeviceId(deviceId)) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                         "Not a valid ID of the default device or any virtual device: " + deviceId);
             }
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
index 6d80a44..83e0153 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
@@ -877,6 +877,10 @@
             @Override
             public VirtualDeviceManager createService(ContextImpl ctx)
                     throws ServiceNotFoundException {
+                if (!ctx.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(
+                        PackageManager.FEATURE_COMPANION_DEVICE_SETUP)) {
+                    return null;
+                }
                 IVirtualDeviceManager service = IVirtualDeviceManager.Stub.asInterface(
                         ServiceManager.getServiceOrThrow(Context.VIRTUAL_DEVICE_SERVICE));
                 return new VirtualDeviceManager(service, ctx.getOuterContext());
@@ -1648,6 +1652,7 @@
                 case Context.ETHERNET_SERVICE:
                 case Context.CONTEXTHUB_SERVICE:
                 case Context.VIRTUALIZATION_SERVICE:
+                case Context.VIRTUAL_DEVICE_SERVICE:
                     return null;
             }
             Slog.wtf(TAG, "Manager wrapper not available: " + name);
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index bebb899..beec880 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -5703,6 +5703,9 @@
      * Use with {@link #getSystemService(String)} to retrieve a
      * {@link android.companion.virtual.VirtualDeviceManager} for managing virtual devices.
      *
+     * On devices without {@link PackageManager#FEATURE_COMPANION_DEVICE_SETUP}
+     * system feature the {@link #getSystemService(String)} will return {@code null}.
+     *
      * @see #getSystemService(String)
      * @see android.companion.virtual.VirtualDeviceManager
      */
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
index 18be2a3..7d478b3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import static android.content.pm.ConfigurationInfo.GL_ES_VERSION_UNDEFINED;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_ACTIVITIES_ON_SECONDARY_DISPLAYS;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_CANT_SAVE_STATE;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_COMPANION_DEVICE_SETUP;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_EXPANDED_PICTURE_IN_PICTURE;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_FREEFORM_WINDOW_MANAGEMENT;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_LEANBACK;
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@
     volatile WindowProcessController mHeavyWeightProcess;
     boolean mHasHeavyWeightFeature;
     boolean mHasLeanbackFeature;
+    boolean mHasCompanionDeviceSetupFeature;
     /** The process of the top most activity. */
     volatile WindowProcessController mTopApp;
     /**
@@ -859,6 +861,7 @@
             final PackageManager pm = mContext.getPackageManager();
             mHasHeavyWeightFeature = pm.hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_CANT_SAVE_STATE);
             mHasLeanbackFeature = pm.hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_LEANBACK);
+            mHasCompanionDeviceSetupFeature = pm.hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_COMPANION_DEVICE_SETUP);
             mVrController.onSystemReady();
             mRecentTasks.onSystemReadyLocked();
             mTaskSupervisor.onSystemReady();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java
index 089db15..37634f8 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java
@@ -1240,8 +1240,13 @@
             return Context.DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT;
         }
         if (mVirtualDeviceManager == null) {
-            mVirtualDeviceManager =
-                    mService.mContext.getSystemService(VirtualDeviceManager.class);
+            if (mService.mHasCompanionDeviceSetupFeature) {
+                mVirtualDeviceManager =
+                        mService.mContext.getSystemService(VirtualDeviceManager.class);
+            }
+            if (mVirtualDeviceManager == null) {
+                return Context.DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT;
+            }
         }
         return mVirtualDeviceManager.getDeviceIdForDisplayId(displayId);
     }