diff --git a/cmds/servicemanager/main.cpp b/cmds/servicemanager/main.cpp
index 1d458b7..a831d1b 100644
--- a/cmds/servicemanager/main.cpp
+++ b/cmds/servicemanager/main.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
 #include <binder/ProcessState.h>
 #include <binder/Status.h>
@@ -26,15 +27,14 @@
 #include "ServiceManager.h"
 
 using ::android::Access;
-using ::android::sp;
+using ::android::IPCThreadState;
 using ::android::Looper;
 using ::android::LooperCallback;
 using ::android::ProcessState;
-using ::android::IPCThreadState;
-using ::android::ProcessState;
 using ::android::ServiceManager;
-using ::android::os::IServiceManager;
 using ::android::sp;
+using ::android::base::SetProperty;
+using ::android::os::IServiceManager;
 
 class BinderCallback : public LooperCallback {
 public:
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@
     BinderCallback::setupTo(looper);
     ClientCallbackCallback::setupTo(looper, manager);
 
+#ifndef VENDORSERVICEMANAGER
+    if (!SetProperty("servicemanager.ready", "true")) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to set servicemanager ready property";
+    }
+#endif
+
     while(true) {
         looper->pollAll(-1);
     }
diff --git a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.microdroid.rc b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.microdroid.rc
index e01f132..c516043 100644
--- a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.microdroid.rc
+++ b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.microdroid.rc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     user system
     group system readproc
     critical
+    onrestart setprop servicemanager.ready false
     onrestart restart apexd
     task_profiles ServiceCapacityLow
     shutdown critical
diff --git a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
index e5d689f..6b35265 100644
--- a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
+++ b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     user system
     group system readproc
     critical
+    onrestart setprop servicemanager.ready false
     onrestart restart apexd
     onrestart restart audioserver
     onrestart restart gatekeeperd
diff --git a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.recovery.rc b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.recovery.rc
index 067faf9..b927c01 100644
--- a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.recovery.rc
+++ b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.recovery.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 service servicemanager /system/bin/servicemanager
     disabled
     group system readproc
+    onrestart setprop servicemanager.ready false
     seclabel u:r:servicemanager:s0
diff --git a/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp b/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
index fd47783..c0a8d74 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android/os/BnServiceCallback.h>
 #include <android/os/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
@@ -140,6 +141,16 @@
 sp<IServiceManager> defaultServiceManager()
 {
     std::call_once(gSmOnce, []() {
+#if defined(__BIONIC__) && !defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__)
+        /* wait for service manager */ {
+            using std::literals::chrono_literals::operator""s;
+            using android::base::WaitForProperty;
+            while (!WaitForProperty("servicemanager.ready", "true", 1s)) {
+                ALOGE("Waited for servicemanager.ready for a second, waiting another...");
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
         sp<AidlServiceManager> sm = nullptr;
         while (sm == nullptr) {
             sm = interface_cast<AidlServiceManager>(ProcessState::self()->getContextObject(nullptr));