diff --git a/services/gpuservice/Android.bp b/services/gpuservice/Android.bp
index fba64c7..052efb6b 100644
--- a/services/gpuservice/Android.bp
+++ b/services/gpuservice/Android.bp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 cc_library_shared {
     name: "libgpuservice",
     defaults: ["libgpuservice_production_defaults"],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
     srcs: [
         ":libgpuservice_sources",
     ],
diff --git a/services/gpuservice/GpuService.cpp b/services/gpuservice/GpuService.cpp
index 5e7b2e8..4a08c11 100644
--- a/services/gpuservice/GpuService.cpp
+++ b/services/gpuservice/GpuService.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS
 
-#include "GpuService.h"
+#include "gpuservice/GpuService.h"
 
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <vkjson.h>
 
 #include <thread>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -58,18 +59,21 @@
         mGpuStats(std::make_unique<GpuStats>()),
         mGpuMemTracer(std::make_unique<GpuMemTracer>()) {
 
-    std::thread gpuMemAsyncInitThread([this]() {
+    mGpuMemAsyncInitThread = std::make_unique<std::thread>([this] (){
         mGpuMem->initialize();
         mGpuMemTracer->initialize(mGpuMem);
     });
-    gpuMemAsyncInitThread.detach();
 
-    std::thread gpuWorkAsyncInitThread([this]() {
+    mGpuWorkAsyncInitThread = std::make_unique<std::thread>([this]() {
         mGpuWork->initialize();
     });
-    gpuWorkAsyncInitThread.detach();
 };
 
+GpuService::~GpuService() {
+    mGpuWorkAsyncInitThread->join();
+    mGpuMemAsyncInitThread->join();
+}
+
 void GpuService::setGpuStats(const std::string& driverPackageName,
                              const std::string& driverVersionName, uint64_t driverVersionCode,
                              int64_t driverBuildTime, const std::string& appPackageName,
diff --git a/services/gpuservice/GpuService.h b/services/gpuservice/include/gpuservice/GpuService.h
similarity index 95%
rename from services/gpuservice/GpuService.h
rename to services/gpuservice/include/gpuservice/GpuService.h
index 0e559f2..54f8f66 100644
--- a/services/gpuservice/GpuService.h
+++ b/services/gpuservice/include/gpuservice/GpuService.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <serviceutils/PriorityDumper.h>
 
 #include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
     static const char* const SERVICE_NAME ANDROID_API;
 
     GpuService() ANDROID_API;
+    ~GpuService();
 
 protected:
     status_t shellCommand(int in, int out, int err, std::vector<String16>& args) override;
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@
     std::unique_ptr<GpuMemTracer> mGpuMemTracer;
     std::mutex mLock;
     std::string mDeveloperDriverPath;
+    std::unique_ptr<std::thread> mGpuMemAsyncInitThread;
+    std::unique_ptr<std::thread> mGpuWorkAsyncInitThread;
 };
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/services/gpuservice/main_gpuservice.cpp b/services/gpuservice/main_gpuservice.cpp
index 64aafca..2002372 100644
--- a/services/gpuservice/main_gpuservice.cpp
+++ b/services/gpuservice/main_gpuservice.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <binder/ProcessState.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
-#include "GpuService.h"
+#include "gpuservice/GpuService.h"
 
 using namespace android;
 
diff --git a/services/gpuservice/tests/fuzzers/GpuServiceFuzzer.cpp b/services/gpuservice/tests/fuzzers/GpuServiceFuzzer.cpp
index c2574a3..241b864 100644
--- a/services/gpuservice/tests/fuzzers/GpuServiceFuzzer.cpp
+++ b/services/gpuservice/tests/fuzzers/GpuServiceFuzzer.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <fuzzbinder/libbinder_driver.h>
 
-#include "GpuService.h"
+#include "gpuservice/GpuService.h"
 
 using ::android::fuzzService;
 using ::android::GpuService;
diff --git a/services/gpuservice/tests/unittests/Android.bp b/services/gpuservice/tests/unittests/Android.bp
index 51642f9..c870b17 100644
--- a/services/gpuservice/tests/unittests/Android.bp
+++ b/services/gpuservice/tests/unittests/Android.bp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         "GpuMemTest.cpp",
         "GpuMemTracerTest.cpp",
         "GpuStatsTest.cpp",
+        "GpuServiceTest.cpp",
     ],
     header_libs: ["bpf_headers"],
     shared_libs: [
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
         "libstatslog",
         "libstatspull",
         "libutils",
+        "libgpuservice",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "libgmock",
diff --git a/services/gpuservice/tests/unittests/GpuServiceTest.cpp b/services/gpuservice/tests/unittests/GpuServiceTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62b3e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/gpuservice/tests/unittests/GpuServiceTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#undef LOG_TAG
+#define LOG_TAG "gpuservice_unittest"
+
+#include "gpuservice/GpuService.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <log/log_main.h>
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <thread>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace {
+
+class GpuServiceTest : public testing::Test {
+public:
+    GpuServiceTest() {
+        const ::testing::TestInfo* const test_info =
+                ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_info();
+        ALOGD("**** Setting up for %s.%s\n", test_info->test_case_name(), test_info->name());
+    }
+
+    ~GpuServiceTest() {
+        const ::testing::TestInfo* const test_info =
+            ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_info();
+        ALOGD("**** Tearing down after %s.%s\n", test_info->test_case_name(), test_info->name());
+    }
+
+};
+
+
+/*
+* The behaviour before this test + fixes was UB caused by threads accessing deallocated memory.
+*
+* This test creates the service (which initializes the culprit threads),
+* deallocates it immediately and sleeps.
+*
+* GpuService's destructor gets called and joins the threads.
+* If we haven't crashed by the time the sleep time has elapsed, we're good
+* Let the test pass.
+*/
+TEST_F(GpuServiceTest, onInitializeShouldNotCauseUseAfterFree) {
+    sp<GpuService> service = new GpuService();
+    service.clear();
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(3));
+
+    // If we haven't crashed yet due to threads accessing freed up memory, let the test pass
+    EXPECT_TRUE(true);
+}
+
+} // namespace
+} // namespace android