diff --git a/include/audiomanager/IAudioManager.h b/include/audiomanager/IAudioManager.h
index a35a145..b0641b8 100644
--- a/include/audiomanager/IAudioManager.h
+++ b/include/audiomanager/IAudioManager.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_IAUDIOMANAGER_H
 #define ANDROID_IAUDIOMANAGER_H
 
+#include <android/media/IAudioManagerNative.h>
 #include <audiomanager/AudioManager.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <binder/IInterface.h>
@@ -34,20 +35,23 @@
     // These transaction IDs must be kept in sync with the method order from
     // IAudioService.aidl.
     enum {
-        TRACK_PLAYER                          = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION,
-        PLAYER_ATTRIBUTES                     = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 1,
-        PLAYER_EVENT                          = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 2,
-        RELEASE_PLAYER                        = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 3,
-        TRACK_RECORDER                        = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 4,
-        RECORDER_EVENT                        = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 5,
-        RELEASE_RECORDER                      = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 6,
-        PLAYER_SESSION_ID                     = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 7,
-        PORT_EVENT                            = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 8,
-        PERMISSION_UPDATE_BARRIER             = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 9,
+        GET_NATIVE_INTERFACE                  = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION,
+        TRACK_PLAYER                          = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 1,
+        PLAYER_ATTRIBUTES                     = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 2,
+        PLAYER_EVENT                          = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 3,
+        RELEASE_PLAYER                        = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 4,
+        TRACK_RECORDER                        = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 5,
+        RECORDER_EVENT                        = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 6,
+        RELEASE_RECORDER                      = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 7,
+        PLAYER_SESSION_ID                     = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 8,
+        PORT_EVENT                            = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 9,
+        PERMISSION_UPDATE_BARRIER             = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION + 10,
     };
 
     DECLARE_META_INTERFACE(AudioManager)
 
+    virtual sp<media::IAudioManagerNative> getNativeInterface() = 0;
+
     // The parcels created by these methods must be kept in sync with the
     // corresponding methods from IAudioService.aidl and objects it imports.
     virtual audio_unique_id_t trackPlayer(player_type_t playerType, audio_usage_t usage,
diff --git a/services/audiomanager/Android.bp b/services/audiomanager/Android.bp
index d11631b..afcdf74 100644
--- a/services/audiomanager/Android.bp
+++ b/services/audiomanager/Android.bp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     ],
 
     shared_libs: [
+        "av-types-aidl-cpp",
         "libutils",
         "libbinder",
         "liblog",
diff --git a/services/audiomanager/IAudioManager.cpp b/services/audiomanager/IAudioManager.cpp
index f8a38d1..99360b9 100644
--- a/services/audiomanager/IAudioManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audiomanager/IAudioManager.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@
     {
     }
 
+    // This should never fail
+    virtual sp<media::IAudioManagerNative> getNativeInterface() {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(IAudioManager::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        const status_t res = remote()->transact(GET_NATIVE_INTERFACE, data, &reply, 0);
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(res != OK, "%s failed with result %d", __func__, res);
+        const int ex = reply.readExceptionCode();
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(ex != binder::Status::EX_NONE, "%s failed with exception %d",
+                            __func__,
+                            ex);
+        sp<IBinder> binder;
+        const status_t err = reply.readNullableStrongBinder(&binder);
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(binder == nullptr, "%s failed unexpected nullptr %d", __func__, err);
+        const auto iface = checked_interface_cast<media::IAudioManagerNative>(std::move(binder));
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(iface == nullptr, "%s failed unexpected interface", __func__);
+        return iface;
+    }
+
     virtual audio_unique_id_t trackPlayer(player_type_t playerType, audio_usage_t usage,
             audio_content_type_t content, const sp<IBinder>& player, audio_session_t sessionId) {
         Parcel data, reply;