diff --git a/boot/preloaded-classes b/boot/preloaded-classes
index 39b7385..b43421d 100644
--- a/boot/preloaded-classes
+++ b/boot/preloaded-classes
@@ -5525,6 +5525,8 @@
 android.nfc.NfcAdapter
 android.nfc.NfcControllerAlwaysOnListener
 android.nfc.NfcManager
+android.nfc.NfcServiceManager$ServiceRegisterer
+android.nfc.NfcServiceManager
 android.nfc.Tag$1
 android.nfc.Tag
 android.nfc.TechListParcel$1
diff --git a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
index af35d96..5171027 100644
--- a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -316,6 +316,30 @@
 
 }
 
+package android.nfc {
+
+  public class NfcFrameworkInitializer {
+    method public static void registerServiceWrappers();
+    method public static void setNfcServiceManager(@NonNull android.nfc.NfcServiceManager);
+  }
+
+  public class NfcServiceManager {
+    method @NonNull public android.nfc.NfcServiceManager.ServiceRegisterer getNfcManagerServiceRegisterer();
+  }
+
+  public static class NfcServiceManager.ServiceNotFoundException extends java.lang.Exception {
+    ctor public NfcServiceManager.ServiceNotFoundException(@NonNull String);
+  }
+
+  public static final class NfcServiceManager.ServiceRegisterer {
+    method @Nullable public android.os.IBinder get();
+    method @NonNull public android.os.IBinder getOrThrow() throws android.nfc.NfcServiceManager.ServiceNotFoundException;
+    method public void register(@NonNull android.os.IBinder);
+    method @Nullable public android.os.IBinder tryGet();
+  }
+
+}
+
 package android.os {
 
   public class ArtModuleServiceManager {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 8395ec6..5496191 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 import android.net.Proxy;
 import android.net.TrafficStats;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.nfc.NfcFrameworkInitializer;
+import android.nfc.NfcServiceManager;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.BluetoothServiceManager;
@@ -8135,6 +8137,7 @@
         BluetoothFrameworkInitializer.setBluetoothServiceManager(new BluetoothServiceManager());
         BluetoothFrameworkInitializer.setBinderCallsStatsInitializer(context -> {
             BinderCallsStats.startForBluetooth(context); });
+        NfcFrameworkInitializer.setNfcServiceManager(new NfcServiceManager());
     }
 
     private void purgePendingResources() {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
index 0365f8c..64538ec 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 import android.net.wifi.WifiFrameworkInitializer;
 import android.net.wifi.nl80211.WifiNl80211Manager;
 import android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app.SharedConnectivityManager;
-import android.nfc.NfcManager;
+import android.nfc.NfcFrameworkInitializer;
 import android.ondevicepersonalization.OnDevicePersonalizationFrameworkInitializer;
 import android.os.BatteryManager;
 import android.os.BatteryStats;
@@ -484,13 +484,6 @@
                 return new BatteryManager(ctx, stats, registrar);
             }});
 
-        registerService(Context.NFC_SERVICE, NfcManager.class,
-                new CachedServiceFetcher<NfcManager>() {
-            @Override
-            public NfcManager createService(ContextImpl ctx) {
-                return new NfcManager(ctx);
-            }});
-
         registerService(Context.DROPBOX_SERVICE, DropBoxManager.class,
                 new CachedServiceFetcher<DropBoxManager>() {
             @Override
@@ -1589,6 +1582,7 @@
             JobSchedulerFrameworkInitializer.registerServiceWrappers();
             BlobStoreManagerFrameworkInitializer.initialize();
             BluetoothFrameworkInitializer.registerServiceWrappers();
+            NfcFrameworkInitializer.registerServiceWrappers();
             TelephonyFrameworkInitializer.registerServiceWrappers();
             AppSearchManagerFrameworkInitializer.initialize();
             HealthServicesInitializer.registerServiceWrappers();
diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index 6dc80cf..1bb44af 100644
--- a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
-import android.os.ServiceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -426,6 +425,7 @@
     // recovery
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     static INfcAdapter sService;
+    static NfcServiceManager.ServiceRegisterer sServiceRegisterer;
     static INfcTag sTagService;
     static INfcCardEmulation sCardEmulationService;
     static INfcFCardEmulation sNfcFCardEmulationService;
@@ -624,6 +624,12 @@
                 Log.v(TAG, "this device does not have NFC support");
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
             }
+            NfcServiceManager manager = NfcFrameworkInitializer.getNfcServiceManager();
+            if (manager == null) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "NfcServiceManager is null");
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+            }
+            sServiceRegisterer = manager.getNfcManagerServiceRegisterer();
             sService = getServiceInterface();
             if (sService == null) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "could not retrieve NFC service");
@@ -665,7 +671,7 @@
     /** get handle to NFC service interface */
     private static INfcAdapter getServiceInterface() {
         /* get a handle to NFC service */
-        IBinder b = ServiceManager.getService("nfc");
+        IBinder b = sServiceRegisterer.get();
         if (b == null) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -695,12 +701,13 @@
                     "context not associated with any application (using a mock context?)");
         }
 
-        if (getServiceInterface() == null) {
-            // NFC is not available
-            return null;
+        if (sIsInitialized && sServiceRegisterer.tryGet() == null) {
+            synchronized (NfcAdapter.class) {
+                /* Stale sService pointer */
+                if (sIsInitialized) sIsInitialized = false;
+            }
         }
-
-        /* use getSystemService() for consistency */
+        /* Try to initialize the service */
         NfcManager manager = (NfcManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NFC_SERVICE);
         if (manager == null) {
             // NFC not available
diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcFrameworkInitializer.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcFrameworkInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ab8a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcFrameworkInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * 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;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.SystemApi;
+import android.app.SystemServiceRegistry;
+import android.content.Context;
+
+/**
+ * Class for performing registration for Nfc service.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ */
+@SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
+public class NfcFrameworkInitializer {
+    private NfcFrameworkInitializer() {}
+
+    private static volatile NfcServiceManager sNfcServiceManager;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets an instance of {@link NfcServiceManager} that allows
+     * the nfc mainline module to register/obtain nfc binder services. This is called
+     * by the platform during the system initialization.
+     *
+     * @param nfcServiceManager instance of {@link NfcServiceManager} that allows
+     * the nfc mainline module to register/obtain nfcd binder services.
+     */
+    public static void setNfcServiceManager(
+            @NonNull NfcServiceManager nfcServiceManager) {
+        if (sNfcServiceManager != null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("setNfcServiceManager called twice!");
+        }
+
+        if (nfcServiceManager == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("nfcServiceManager must not be null");
+        }
+
+        sNfcServiceManager = nfcServiceManager;
+    }
+
+    /** @hide */
+    public static NfcServiceManager getNfcServiceManager() {
+        return sNfcServiceManager;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called by {@link SystemServiceRegistry}'s static initializer and registers NFC service
+     * to {@link Context}, so that {@link Context#getSystemService} can return them.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if this is called from anywhere besides
+     * {@link SystemServiceRegistry}
+     */
+    public static void registerServiceWrappers() {
+        SystemServiceRegistry.registerContextAwareService(Context.NFC_SERVICE,
+                NfcManager.class, context -> new NfcManager(context));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcServiceManager.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcServiceManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5582f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcServiceManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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 file is not a part of the NFC mainline modure                 *
+ * *******************************************************************/
+
+package android.nfc;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.annotation.SystemApi;
+import android.annotation.SystemApi.Client;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.os.ServiceManager;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a way to register and obtain the system service binder objects managed by the nfc
+ * service.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ */
+@SystemApi(client = Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
+public class NfcServiceManager {
+
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public NfcServiceManager() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A class that exposes the methods to register and obtain each system service.
+     */
+    public static final class ServiceRegisterer {
+        private final String mServiceName;
+
+        /**
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public ServiceRegisterer(String serviceName) {
+            mServiceName = serviceName;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Register a system server binding object for a service.
+         */
+        public void register(@NonNull IBinder service) {
+            ServiceManager.addService(mServiceName, service);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Get the system server binding object for a service.
+         *
+         * <p>This blocks until the service instance is ready,
+         * or a timeout happens, in which case it returns null.
+         */
+        @Nullable
+        public IBinder get() {
+            return ServiceManager.getService(mServiceName);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Get the system server binding object for a service.
+         *
+         * <p>This blocks until the service instance is ready,
+         * or a timeout happens, in which case it throws {@link ServiceNotFoundException}.
+         */
+        @NonNull
+        public IBinder getOrThrow() throws ServiceNotFoundException {
+            try {
+                return ServiceManager.getServiceOrThrow(mServiceName);
+            } catch (ServiceManager.ServiceNotFoundException e) {
+                throw new ServiceNotFoundException(mServiceName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Get the system server binding object for a service. If the specified service is
+         * not available, it returns null.
+         */
+        @Nullable
+        public IBinder tryGet() {
+            return ServiceManager.checkService(mServiceName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * See {@link ServiceRegisterer#getOrThrow}.
+     *
+     */
+    public static class ServiceNotFoundException extends ServiceManager.ServiceNotFoundException {
+        /**
+         * Constructor.
+         *
+         * @param name the name of the binder service that cannot be found.
+         *
+         */
+        public ServiceNotFoundException(@NonNull String name) {
+            super(name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@link ServiceRegisterer} for the "nfc" service.
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public ServiceRegisterer getNfcManagerServiceRegisterer() {
+        return new ServiceRegisterer(Context.NFC_SERVICE);
+    }
+}