diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/Android.bp b/libs/vr/libdvr/Android.bp
index 16906f5..d2f3285 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdvr/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/Android.bp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 }
 
 cflags = [
+    "-DDVR_TRACKING_IMPLEMENTED=0",
     "-DLOG_TAG=\"libdvr\"",
     "-DTRACE=0",
     "-Wall",
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "dvr_performance.cpp",
     "dvr_pose.cpp",
     "dvr_surface.cpp",
+    "dvr_tracking.cpp",
     "dvr_vsync.cpp",
 ]
 
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/dvr_api.cpp b/libs/vr/libdvr/dvr_api.cpp
index d14f040..e099f6a 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdvr/dvr_api.cpp
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/dvr_api.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <dvr/dvr_display_manager.h>
 #include <dvr/dvr_performance.h>
 #include <dvr/dvr_surface.h>
+#include <dvr/dvr_tracking.h>
 #include <dvr/dvr_vsync.h>
 
 // Headers not yet moved into libdvr.
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/dvr_tracking.cpp b/libs/vr/libdvr/dvr_tracking.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ba5a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/dvr_tracking.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "include/dvr/dvr_tracking.h"
+
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#if !DVR_TRACKING_IMPLEMENTED
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// This file provides the stub implementation of dvrTrackingXXX APIs. On
+// platforms that implement these APIs, set -DDVR_TRACKING_IMPLEMENTED=1 in the
+// build file.
+int dvrTrackingCameraCreate(DvrTrackingCamera**) {
+  ALOGE("dvrTrackingCameraCreate is not implemented.");
+  return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+int dvrTrackingCameraStart(DvrTrackingCamera*, DvrWriteBufferQueue*) {
+  ALOGE("dvrTrackingCameraCreate is not implemented.");
+  return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+int dvrTrackingCameraStop(DvrTrackingCamera*) {
+  ALOGE("dvrTrackingCameraCreate is not implemented.");
+  return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+}  // extern "C"
+
+#endif  // DVR_TRACKING_IMPLEMENTED
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api.h b/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api.h
index 80ffc82..0fd7bfd 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 typedef struct DvrSurfaceAttributeValue DvrSurfaceAttributeValue;
 typedef struct DvrSurfaceAttribute DvrSurfaceAttribute;
 
+typedef struct DvrTrackingCamera DvrTrackingCamera;
+
 // Note: To avoid breaking others during active development, only modify this
 // struct by appending elements to the end.
 // If you do feel we should to re-arrange or remove elements, please make a
@@ -367,6 +369,12 @@
 typedef int (*DvrPerformanceSetSchedulerPolicyPtr)(
     pid_t task_id, const char* scheduler_policy);
 
+// dvr_tracking.h
+typedef int (*DvrTrackingCameraCreatePtr)(DvrTrackingCamera** out_camera);
+typedef int (*DvrTrackingCameraStartPtr)(DvrTrackingCamera* camera,
+                                         DvrWriteBufferQueue* write_queue);
+typedef int (*DvrTrackingCameraStopPtr)(DvrTrackingCamera* camera);
+
 // The buffer metadata that an Android Surface (a.k.a. ANativeWindow)
 // will populate. A DvrWriteBufferQueue must be created with this metadata iff
 // ANativeWindow access is needed. Please do not remove, modify, or reorder
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api_entries.h b/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api_entries.h
index f0d8ec6..28c0c07 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api_entries.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_api_entries.h
@@ -181,3 +181,8 @@
 DVR_V1_API_ENTRY(PoseClientGetDataReader);
 DVR_V1_API_ENTRY(PoseClientDataCapture);
 DVR_V1_API_ENTRY(PoseClientDataReaderDestroy);
+
+// Tracking
+DVR_V1_API_ENTRY(TrackingCameraCreate);
+DVR_V1_API_ENTRY(TrackingCameraStart);
+DVR_V1_API_ENTRY(TrackingCameraStop);
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_tracking.h b/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_tracking.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d080627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/include/dvr/dvr_tracking.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#ifndef ANDROID_DVR_TRACKING_H_
+#define ANDROID_DVR_TRACKING_H_
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+typedef struct DvrTrackingCamera DvrTrackingCamera;
+typedef struct DvrWriteBufferQueue DvrWriteBufferQueue;
+
+// Creates a DvrTrackingCamera session.
+//
+// On creation, the session is not in operating mode. Client code must call
+// dvrTrackingCameraStart to bootstrap the underlying camera stack.
+//
+// There is no plan to expose camera configuration through this API. All camera
+// parameters are determined by the system optimized for better tracking
+// results. See b/78662281 for detailed deprecation plan of this API and the
+// Stage 2 of VR tracking data source refactoring.
+//
+// @param out_camera The pointer of a DvrTrackingCamera will be filled here if
+//     the method call succeeds.
+// @return Zero on success, or negative error code.
+int dvrTrackingCameraCreate(DvrTrackingCamera** out_camera);
+
+// Starts the DvrTrackingCamera.
+//
+// On successful return, all DvrReadBufferQueue's associated with the given
+// write_queue will start to receive buffers from the camera stack. Note that
+// clients of this API should not assume the buffer dimension, format, and/or
+// usage of the outcoming buffers, as they are governed by the underlying camera
+// logic. Also note that it's the client's responsibility to consume buffers
+// from DvrReadBufferQueue on time and return them back to the producer;
+// otherwise the camera stack might be blocked.
+//
+// @param camera The DvrTrackingCamera of interest.
+// @param write_queue A DvrWriteBufferQueue that the camera stack can use to
+//     populate the buffer into. The queue must be empty and the camera stack
+//     will request buffer allocation with proper buffer dimension, format, and
+//     usage.
+// @return Zero on success, or negative error code.
+int dvrTrackingCameraStart(DvrTrackingCamera* camera,
+                           DvrWriteBufferQueue* write_queue);
+
+// Stops the DvrTrackingCamera.
+//
+// On successful return, the DvrWriteBufferQueue set during
+// dvrTrackingCameraStart will stop getting new buffers from the camera stack.
+//
+// @param camera The DvrTrackingCamera of interest.
+// @return Zero on success, or negative error code.
+int dvrTrackingCameraStop(DvrTrackingCamera* camera);
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_DVR_TRACKING_H_
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/tests/Android.bp b/libs/vr/libdvr/tests/Android.bp
index 0144c25..b23a0fa 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdvr/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/tests/Android.bp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     srcs: [
         "dvr_display_manager-test.cpp",
         "dvr_named_buffer-test.cpp",
+        "dvr_tracking-test.cpp",
     ],
 
     header_libs: ["libdvr_headers"],
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
         "libpdx_default_transport",
     ],
     cflags: [
+        "-DDVR_TRACKING_IMPLEMENTED=0",
         "-DLOG_TAG=\"dvr_api-test\"",
         "-DTRACE=0",
         "-Wno-missing-field-initializers",
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvr/tests/dvr_tracking-test.cpp b/libs/vr/libdvr/tests/dvr_tracking-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6927283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvr/tests/dvr_tracking-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <android/log.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "dvr_api_test.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+class DvrTrackingTest : public DvrApiTest {};
+
+#if DVR_TRACKING_IMPLEMENTED
+// TODO(b/78173557): Implement dvrTrackingXXX API test.
+#else
+
+TEST_F(DvrTrackingTest, NotImplemented) {
+  ASSERT_TRUE(api_.TrackingCameraCreate != nullptr);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(api_.TrackingCameraStart != nullptr);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(api_.TrackingCameraStop != nullptr);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(api_.TrackingCameraCreate(nullptr), -ENOSYS);
+  EXPECT_EQ(api_.TrackingCameraStart(nullptr, nullptr), -ENOSYS);
+  EXPECT_EQ(api_.TrackingCameraStop(nullptr), -ENOSYS);
+}
+
+#endif  // DVR_TRACKING_IMPLEMENTED
+
+}  // namespace