diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fb16a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "libcompositionengine_defaults",
+    defaults: ["surfaceflinger_defaults"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DLOG_TAG=\"CompositionEngine\"",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_library {
+    name: "libcompositionengine",
+    defaults: ["libcompositionengine_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "src/CompositionEngine.cpp",
+    ],
+    local_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+}
+
+cc_library {
+    name: "libcompositionengine_mocks",
+    defaults: ["libcompositionengine_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "mock/CompositionEngine.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libgtest",
+        "libgmock",
+        "libcompositionengine",
+    ],
+    local_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "libcompositionengine_test",
+    test_suites: ["device-tests"],
+    defaults: ["libcompositionengine_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libcompositionengine",
+        "libcompositionengine_mocks",
+        "libgmock",
+        "libgtest",
+    ],
+    sanitize: {
+        // By using the address sanitizer, we not only uncover any issues
+        // with the test, but also any issues with the code under test.
+        //
+        // Note: If you get an runtime link error like:
+        //
+        //   CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/local/tmp/libcompositionengine_test": library "libclang_rt.asan-aarch64-android.so" not found
+        //
+        // it is because the address sanitizer shared objects are not installed
+        // by default in the system image.
+        //
+        // You can either "make dist tests" before flashing, or set this
+        // option to false temporarily.
+        address: true,
+    },
+}
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..275dd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace android {
+
+class HWComposer;
+
+namespace compositionengine {
+
+/**
+ * Encapsulates all the interfaces and implementation details for performing
+ * display output composition.
+ */
+class CompositionEngine {
+public:
+    virtual ~CompositionEngine();
+};
+
+} // namespace compositionengine
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70519c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine::impl {
+
+class CompositionEngine : public compositionengine::CompositionEngine {
+public:
+    CompositionEngine();
+    ~CompositionEngine() override;
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine();
+
+} // namespace android::compositionengine::impl
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1baf5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine::mock {
+
+class CompositionEngine : public compositionengine::CompositionEngine {
+public:
+    CompositionEngine();
+    ~CompositionEngine() override;
+};
+
+} // namespace android::compositionengine::mock
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/mock/CompositionEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/mock/CompositionEngine.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778a09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/mock/CompositionEngine.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#include <compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine::mock {
+
+// The Google Mock documentation recommends explicit non-header instantiations
+// for better compile time performance.
+CompositionEngine::CompositionEngine() = default;
+CompositionEngine::~CompositionEngine() = default;
+
+} // namespace android::compositionengine::mock
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b96de44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine {
+
+CompositionEngine::~CompositionEngine() = default;
+
+namespace impl {
+
+std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine() {
+    return std::make_unique<CompositionEngine>();
+}
+
+CompositionEngine::CompositionEngine() = default;
+CompositionEngine::~CompositionEngine() = default;
+
+} // namespace impl
+} // namespace android::compositionengine
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f3cc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#include <compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine {
+namespace {
+
+class CompositionEngineTest : public testing::Test {
+public:
+    ~CompositionEngineTest() override;
+
+    impl::CompositionEngine engine;
+};
+
+CompositionEngineTest::~CompositionEngineTest() = default;
+
+TEST_F(CompositionEngineTest, canInstantiateCompositionEngine) {
+    auto engine = impl::createCompositionEngine();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(engine.get() != nullptr);
+}
+
+} // namespace
+} // namespace android::compositionengine