diff --git a/services/inputflinger/Android.mk b/services/inputflinger/Android.mk
index 7148db8..e32d38a 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/Android.mk
+++ b/services/inputflinger/Android.mk
@@ -33,3 +33,18 @@
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
+########################################################################
+# build input flinger executable
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
+	main.cpp
+
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
+	libbinder \
+	libinputflinger \
+	libutils
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := inputflinger
+
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/main.cpp b/services/inputflinger/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3209a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/inputflinger/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 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 <binder/BinderService.h>
+#include "InputFlinger.h"
+
+using namespace android;
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    ProcessState::self()->setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(4);
+    BinderService<InputFlinger>::publishAndJoinThreadPool(true);
+    return 0;
+}