diff --git a/libs/binder/BuildFlags.h b/libs/binder/BuildFlags.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7657246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/BuildFlags.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+namespace android {
+
+#ifdef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+constexpr bool kEnableRpcThreads = false;
+#else
+constexpr bool kEnableRpcThreads = true;
+#endif
+
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/FdTrigger.cpp b/libs/binder/FdTrigger.cpp
index 5e22593..d123fd1 100644
--- a/libs/binder/FdTrigger.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/FdTrigger.cpp
@@ -28,25 +28,45 @@
 
 std::unique_ptr<FdTrigger> FdTrigger::make() {
     auto ret = std::make_unique<FdTrigger>();
+#ifndef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
     if (!android::base::Pipe(&ret->mRead, &ret->mWrite)) {
         ALOGE("Could not create pipe %s", strerror(errno));
         return nullptr;
     }
+#endif
     return ret;
 }
 
 void FdTrigger::trigger() {
+#ifdef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+    mTriggered = true;
+#else
     mWrite.reset();
+#endif
 }
 
 bool FdTrigger::isTriggered() {
+#ifdef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+    return mTriggered;
+#else
     return mWrite == -1;
+#endif
 }
 
 status_t FdTrigger::triggerablePoll(base::borrowed_fd fd, int16_t event) {
+#ifdef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+    if (mTriggered) {
+        return DEAD_OBJECT;
+    }
+#endif
+
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(event == 0, "triggerablePoll %d with event 0 is not allowed", fd.get());
-    pollfd pfd[]{{.fd = fd.get(), .events = static_cast<int16_t>(event), .revents = 0},
-                 {.fd = mRead.get(), .events = 0, .revents = 0}};
+    pollfd pfd[]{
+            {.fd = fd.get(), .events = static_cast<int16_t>(event), .revents = 0},
+#ifndef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+            {.fd = mRead.get(), .events = 0, .revents = 0},
+#endif
+    };
     int ret = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(poll(pfd, arraysize(pfd), -1));
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -errno;
@@ -55,6 +75,7 @@
 
     // At least one FD has events. Check them.
 
+#ifndef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
     // Detect explicit trigger(): DEAD_OBJECT
     if (pfd[1].revents & POLLHUP) {
         return DEAD_OBJECT;
@@ -68,6 +89,7 @@
 
     // pfd[1].revents is 0, hence pfd[0].revents must be set, and only possible values are
     // a subset of event | POLLHUP | POLLERR | POLLNVAL.
+#endif
 
     // POLLNVAL: invalid FD number, e.g. not opened.
     if (pfd[0].revents & POLLNVAL) {
diff --git a/libs/binder/FdTrigger.h b/libs/binder/FdTrigger.h
index a545d6c..5c7102e 100644
--- a/libs/binder/FdTrigger.h
+++ b/libs/binder/FdTrigger.h
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@
     [[nodiscard]] status_t triggerablePoll(base::borrowed_fd fd, int16_t event);
 
 private:
+#ifdef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+    bool mTriggered = false;
+#else
     base::unique_fd mWrite;
     base::unique_fd mRead;
+#endif
 };
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp
index f83bb5e..1cd1fd3 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <utils/Compat.h>
 
+#include "BuildFlags.h"
 #include "FdTrigger.h"
 #include "RpcSocketAddress.h"
 #include "RpcState.h"
@@ -131,27 +132,27 @@
 }
 
 void RpcServer::setRootObject(const sp<IBinder>& binder) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     mRootObjectFactory = nullptr;
     mRootObjectWeak = mRootObject = binder;
 }
 
 void RpcServer::setRootObjectWeak(const wp<IBinder>& binder) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     mRootObject.clear();
     mRootObjectFactory = nullptr;
     mRootObjectWeak = binder;
 }
 void RpcServer::setPerSessionRootObject(
         std::function<sp<IBinder>(const void*, size_t)>&& makeObject) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     mRootObject.clear();
     mRootObjectWeak.clear();
     mRootObjectFactory = std::move(makeObject);
 }
 
 sp<IBinder> RpcServer::getRootObject() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     bool hasWeak = mRootObjectWeak.unsafe_get();
     sp<IBinder> ret = mRootObjectWeak.promote();
     ALOGW_IF(hasWeak && ret == nullptr, "RpcServer root object is freed, returning nullptr");
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@
 }
 
 std::vector<uint8_t> RpcServer::getCertificate(RpcCertificateFormat format) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     return mCtx->getCertificate(format);
 }
 
@@ -168,15 +169,17 @@
 }
 
 void RpcServer::start() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mJoinThread.get(), "Already started!");
-    mJoinThread = std::make_unique<std::thread>(&joinRpcServer, sp<RpcServer>::fromExisting(this));
+    mJoinThread =
+            std::make_unique<RpcMaybeThread>(&joinRpcServer, sp<RpcServer>::fromExisting(this));
+    rpcJoinIfSingleThreaded(*mJoinThread);
 }
 
 void RpcServer::join() {
 
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!mServer.ok(), "RpcServer must be setup to join.");
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mShutdownTrigger != nullptr, "Already joined");
         mJoinThreadRunning = true;
@@ -204,24 +207,31 @@
         LOG_RPC_DETAIL("accept4 on fd %d yields fd %d", mServer.get(), clientFd.get());
 
         {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
-            std::thread thread =
-                    std::thread(&RpcServer::establishConnection, sp<RpcServer>::fromExisting(this),
-                                std::move(clientFd), addr, addrLen);
-            mConnectingThreads[thread.get_id()] = std::move(thread);
+            RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
+            RpcMaybeThread thread = RpcMaybeThread(&RpcServer::establishConnection,
+                                                   sp<RpcServer>::fromExisting(this),
+                                                   std::move(clientFd), addr, addrLen);
+
+            auto& threadRef = mConnectingThreads[thread.get_id()];
+            threadRef = std::move(thread);
+            rpcJoinIfSingleThreaded(threadRef);
         }
     }
     LOG_RPC_DETAIL("RpcServer::join exiting with %s", statusToString(status).c_str());
 
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    if constexpr (kEnableRpcThreads) {
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
         mJoinThreadRunning = false;
+    } else {
+        // Multi-threaded builds clear this in shutdown(), but we need it valid
+        // so the loop above exits cleanly
+        mShutdownTrigger = nullptr;
     }
     mShutdownCv.notify_all();
 }
 
 bool RpcServer::shutdown() {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mLock);
     if (mShutdownTrigger == nullptr) {
         LOG_RPC_DETAIL("Cannot shutdown. No shutdown trigger installed (already shutdown?)");
         return false;
@@ -232,10 +242,16 @@
     for (auto& [id, session] : mSessions) {
         (void)id;
         // server lock is a more general lock
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _lSession(session->mMutex);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _lSession(session->mMutex);
         session->mShutdownTrigger->trigger();
     }
 
+    if constexpr (!kEnableRpcThreads) {
+        // In single-threaded mode we're done here, everything else that
+        // needs to happen should be at the end of RpcServer::join()
+        return true;
+    }
+
     while (mJoinThreadRunning || !mConnectingThreads.empty() || !mSessions.empty()) {
         if (std::cv_status::timeout == mShutdownCv.wait_for(_l, std::chrono::seconds(1))) {
             ALOGE("Waiting for RpcServer to shut down (1s w/o progress). Join thread running: %d, "
@@ -263,7 +279,7 @@
 }
 
 std::vector<sp<RpcSession>> RpcServer::listSessions() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     std::vector<sp<RpcSession>> sessions;
     for (auto& [id, session] : mSessions) {
         (void)id;
@@ -273,7 +289,7 @@
 }
 
 size_t RpcServer::numUninitializedSessions() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     return mConnectingThreads.size();
 }
 
@@ -354,12 +370,12 @@
         }
     }
 
-    std::thread thisThread;
+    RpcMaybeThread thisThread;
     sp<RpcSession> session;
     {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(server->mLock);
+        RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(server->mLock);
 
-        auto threadId = server->mConnectingThreads.find(std::this_thread::get_id());
+        auto threadId = server->mConnectingThreads.find(rpc_this_thread::get_id());
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(threadId == server->mConnectingThreads.end(),
                             "Must establish connection on owned thread");
         thisThread = std::move(threadId->second);
@@ -505,7 +521,7 @@
     LOG_RPC_DETAIL("Dropping session with address %s",
                    base::HexString(id.data(), id.size()).c_str());
 
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     auto it = mSessions.find(id);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(it == mSessions.end(), "Bad state, unknown session id %s",
                         base::HexString(id.data(), id.size()).c_str());
@@ -519,17 +535,17 @@
 }
 
 bool RpcServer::hasServer() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     return mServer.ok();
 }
 
 unique_fd RpcServer::releaseServer() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     return std::move(mServer);
 }
 
 status_t RpcServer::setupExternalServer(base::unique_fd serverFd) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mLock);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mLock);
     if (mServer.ok()) {
         ALOGE("Each RpcServer can only have one server.");
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
index 41842a7..2d9c933 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <poll.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <string_view>
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
 RpcSession::~RpcSession() {
     LOG_RPC_DETAIL("RpcSession destroyed %p", this);
 
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mConnections.mIncoming.size() != 0,
                         "Should not be able to destroy a session with servers in use.");
 }
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@
 }
 
 void RpcSession::setMaxIncomingThreads(size_t threads) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!mConnections.mOutgoing.empty() || !mConnections.mIncoming.empty(),
                         "Must set max incoming threads before setting up connections, but has %zu "
                         "client(s) and %zu server(s)",
@@ -86,12 +85,12 @@
 }
 
 size_t RpcSession::getMaxIncomingThreads() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     return mMaxIncomingThreads;
 }
 
 void RpcSession::setMaxOutgoingThreads(size_t threads) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!mConnections.mOutgoing.empty() || !mConnections.mIncoming.empty(),
                         "Must set max outgoing threads before setting up connections, but has %zu "
                         "client(s) and %zu server(s)",
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@
 }
 
 size_t RpcSession::getMaxOutgoingThreads() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     return mMaxOutgoingThreads;
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     if (mProtocolVersion && version > *mProtocolVersion) {
         ALOGE("Cannot upgrade explicitly capped protocol version %u to newer version %u",
               *mProtocolVersion, version);
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@
 }
 
 std::optional<uint32_t> RpcSession::getProtocolVersion() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
     return mProtocolVersion;
 }
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@
 }
 
 bool RpcSession::shutdownAndWait(bool wait) {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mMutex);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mShutdownTrigger == nullptr, "Shutdown trigger not installed");
 
     mShutdownTrigger->trigger();
@@ -222,6 +221,7 @@
     }
 
     _l.unlock();
+
     mRpcBinderState->clear();
 
     return true;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 
 status_t RpcSession::readId() {
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mForServer != nullptr, "Can only update ID for client.");
     }
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
     mCv.notify_all();
 }
 
-void RpcSession::WaitForShutdownListener::waitForShutdown(std::unique_lock<std::mutex>& lock,
+void RpcSession::WaitForShutdownListener::waitForShutdown(RpcMutexUniqueLock& lock,
                                                           const sp<RpcSession>& session) {
     while (session->mConnections.mIncoming.size() > 0) {
         if (std::cv_status::timeout == mCv.wait_for(lock, std::chrono::seconds(1))) {
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@
     }
 }
 
-void RpcSession::preJoinThreadOwnership(std::thread thread) {
-    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(thread.get_id() != std::this_thread::get_id(), "Must own this thread");
+void RpcSession::preJoinThreadOwnership(RpcMaybeThread thread) {
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(thread.get_id() != rpc_this_thread::get_id(), "Must own this thread");
 
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
         mConnections.mThreads[thread.get_id()] = std::move(thread);
     }
 }
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@
 
     sp<RpcSession::EventListener> listener;
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(session->mMutex);
-        auto it = session->mConnections.mThreads.find(std::this_thread::get_id());
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(session->mMutex);
+        auto it = session->mConnections.mThreads.find(rpc_this_thread::get_id());
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(it == session->mConnections.mThreads.end());
         it->second.detach();
         session->mConnections.mThreads.erase(it);
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 status_t RpcSession::setupClient(const std::function<status_t(const std::vector<uint8_t>& sessionId,
                                                               bool incoming)>& connectAndInit) {
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mConnections.mOutgoing.size() != 0,
                             "Must only setup session once, but already has %zu clients",
                             mConnections.mOutgoing.size());
@@ -500,7 +500,11 @@
         return status;
     }
 
+#ifdef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+    constexpr size_t outgoingThreads = 1;
+#else  // BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
     size_t outgoingThreads = std::min(numThreadsAvailable, mMaxOutgoingThreads);
+#endif // BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
     ALOGI_IF(outgoingThreads != numThreadsAvailable,
              "Server hints client to start %zu outgoing threads, but client will only start %zu "
              "because it is preconfigured to start at most %zu outgoing threads.",
@@ -655,14 +659,14 @@
 }
 
 status_t RpcSession::addIncomingConnection(std::unique_ptr<RpcTransport> rpcTransport) {
-    std::mutex mutex;
-    std::condition_variable joinCv;
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
-    std::thread thread;
+    RpcMutex mutex;
+    RpcConditionVariable joinCv;
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock lock(mutex);
+    RpcMaybeThread thread;
     sp<RpcSession> thiz = sp<RpcSession>::fromExisting(this);
     bool ownershipTransferred = false;
-    thread = std::thread([&]() {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> threadLock(mutex);
+    thread = RpcMaybeThread([&]() {
+        RpcMutexUniqueLock threadLock(mutex);
         std::unique_ptr<RpcTransport> movedRpcTransport = std::move(rpcTransport);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization)
         sp<RpcSession> session = thiz;
@@ -678,6 +682,7 @@
 
         RpcSession::join(std::move(session), std::move(setupResult));
     });
+    rpcJoinIfSingleThreaded(thread);
     joinCv.wait(lock, [&] { return ownershipTransferred; });
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!ownershipTransferred);
     return OK;
@@ -697,9 +702,9 @@
 status_t RpcSession::addOutgoingConnection(std::unique_ptr<RpcTransport> rpcTransport, bool init) {
     sp<RpcConnection> connection = sp<RpcConnection>::make();
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
         connection->rpcTransport = std::move(rpcTransport);
-        connection->exclusiveTid = base::GetThreadId();
+        connection->exclusiveTid = rpcGetThreadId();
         mConnections.mOutgoing.push_back(connection);
     }
 
@@ -736,7 +741,7 @@
 
 sp<RpcSession::RpcConnection> RpcSession::assignIncomingConnectionToThisThread(
         std::unique_ptr<RpcTransport> rpcTransport) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mMutex);
 
     if (mConnections.mIncoming.size() >= mMaxIncomingThreads) {
         ALOGE("Cannot add thread to session with %zu threads (max is set to %zu)",
@@ -754,7 +759,7 @@
 
     sp<RpcConnection> session = sp<RpcConnection>::make();
     session->rpcTransport = std::move(rpcTransport);
-    session->exclusiveTid = base::GetThreadId();
+    session->exclusiveTid = rpcGetThreadId();
 
     mConnections.mIncoming.push_back(session);
     mConnections.mMaxIncoming = mConnections.mIncoming.size();
@@ -763,7 +768,7 @@
 }
 
 bool RpcSession::removeIncomingConnection(const sp<RpcConnection>& connection) {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mMutex);
     if (auto it =
                 std::find(mConnections.mIncoming.begin(), mConnections.mIncoming.end(), connection);
         it != mConnections.mIncoming.end()) {
@@ -781,7 +786,7 @@
 }
 
 void RpcSession::clearConnectionTid(const sp<RpcConnection>& connection) {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mMutex);
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mMutex);
     connection->exclusiveTid = std::nullopt;
     if (mConnections.mWaitingThreads > 0) {
         _l.unlock();
@@ -799,8 +804,8 @@
     connection->mConnection = nullptr;
     connection->mReentrant = false;
 
-    uint64_t tid = base::GetThreadId();
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(session->mMutex);
+    uint64_t tid = rpcGetThreadId();
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(session->mMutex);
 
     session->mConnections.mWaitingThreads++;
     while (true) {
diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp
index 8f104bc..01311b5 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     [[clang::no_destroy]] static std::mutex m;
     unsigned num;
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard lock(m);
         num = r();
     }
     if (num % 10 == 0) usleep(num % 1000);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
     }
 
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mNodeMutex);
     if (mTerminated) return DEAD_OBJECT;
 
     // TODO(b/182939933): maybe move address out of BpBinder, and keep binder->address map
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mNodeMutex);
     if (mTerminated) return DEAD_OBJECT;
 
     if (auto it = mNodeForAddress.find(address); it != mNodeForAddress.end()) {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
     // extra reference counting packets now.
     if (binder->remoteBinder()) return OK;
 
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mNodeMutex);
     if (mTerminated) return DEAD_OBJECT;
 
     auto it = mNodeForAddress.find(address);
@@ -228,17 +228,17 @@
 }
 
 size_t RpcState::countBinders() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mNodeMutex);
     return mNodeForAddress.size();
 }
 
 void RpcState::dump() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+    RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mNodeMutex);
     dumpLocked();
 }
 
 void RpcState::clear() {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mNodeMutex);
 
     if (mTerminated) {
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!mNodeForAddress.empty(),
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
     uint64_t asyncNumber = 0;
 
     if (address != 0) {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+        RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mNodeMutex);
         if (mTerminated) return DEAD_OBJECT; // avoid fatal only, otherwise races
         auto it = mNodeForAddress.find(address);
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(it == mNodeForAddress.end(),
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
     };
 
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(mNodeMutex);
         if (mTerminated) return DEAD_OBJECT; // avoid fatal only, otherwise races
         auto it = mNodeForAddress.find(addr);
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(it == mNodeForAddress.end(),
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@
             (void)session->shutdownAndWait(false);
             replyStatus = BAD_VALUE;
         } else if (oneway) {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+            RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mNodeMutex);
             auto it = mNodeForAddress.find(addr);
             if (it->second.binder.promote() != target) {
                 ALOGE("Binder became invalid during transaction. Bad client? %" PRIu64, addr);
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@
         // downside: asynchronous transactions may drown out synchronous
         // transactions.
         {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+            RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mNodeMutex);
             auto it = mNodeForAddress.find(addr);
             // last refcount dropped after this transaction happened
             if (it == mNodeForAddress.end()) return OK;
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
         return status;
 
     uint64_t addr = RpcWireAddress::toRaw(body.address);
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(mNodeMutex);
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mNodeMutex);
     auto it = mNodeForAddress.find(addr);
     if (it == mNodeForAddress.end()) {
         ALOGE("Unknown binder address %" PRIu64 " for dec strong.", addr);
diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcState.h b/libs/binder/RpcState.h
index b452a99..6fb2e4a 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcState.h
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcState.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <binder/IBinder.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 #include <binder/RpcSession.h>
+#include <binder/RpcThreads.h>
 
 #include <map>
 #include <optional>
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@
     // false - session shutdown, halt
     [[nodiscard]] bool nodeProgressAsyncNumber(BinderNode* node);
 
-    std::mutex mNodeMutex;
+    RpcMutex mNodeMutex;
     bool mTerminated = false;
     uint32_t mNextId = 0;
     // binders known by both sides of a session
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h
index 7fea76e..9318c27 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcServer.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <binder/IBinder.h>
 #include <binder/RpcSession.h>
+#include <binder/RpcThreads.h>
 #include <binder/RpcTransport.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
@@ -207,16 +208,17 @@
             static_cast<size_t>(RpcSession::FileDescriptorTransportMode::NONE));
     base::unique_fd mServer; // socket we are accepting sessions on
 
-    std::mutex mLock; // for below
-    std::unique_ptr<std::thread> mJoinThread;
+    RpcMutex mLock; // for below
+    std::unique_ptr<RpcMaybeThread> mJoinThread;
     bool mJoinThreadRunning = false;
-    std::map<std::thread::id, std::thread> mConnectingThreads;
+    std::map<RpcMaybeThread::id, RpcMaybeThread> mConnectingThreads;
+
     sp<IBinder> mRootObject;
     wp<IBinder> mRootObjectWeak;
     std::function<sp<IBinder>(const void*, size_t)> mRootObjectFactory;
     std::map<std::vector<uint8_t>, sp<RpcSession>> mSessions;
     std::unique_ptr<FdTrigger> mShutdownTrigger;
-    std::condition_variable mShutdownCv;
+    RpcConditionVariable mShutdownCv;
 };
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h
index b98b0eb..a2b28db 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcSession.h
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #include <android-base/threads.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <binder/IBinder.h>
+#include <binder/RpcThreads.h>
 #include <binder/RpcTransport.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
 
 #include <map>
 #include <optional>
-#include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@
     public:
         void onSessionAllIncomingThreadsEnded(const sp<RpcSession>& session) override;
         void onSessionIncomingThreadEnded() override;
-        void waitForShutdown(std::unique_lock<std::mutex>& lock, const sp<RpcSession>& session);
+        void waitForShutdown(RpcMutexUniqueLock& lock, const sp<RpcSession>& session);
 
     private:
-        std::condition_variable mCv;
+        RpcConditionVariable mCv;
     };
     friend WaitForShutdownListener;
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
     //
     // transfer ownership of thread (usually done while a lock is taken on the
     // structure which originally owns the thread)
-    void preJoinThreadOwnership(std::thread thread);
+    void preJoinThreadOwnership(RpcMaybeThread thread);
     // pass FD to thread and read initial connection information
     struct PreJoinSetupResult {
         // Server connection object associated with this
@@ -340,14 +340,14 @@
 
     std::unique_ptr<RpcState> mRpcBinderState;
 
-    std::mutex mMutex; // for all below
+    RpcMutex mMutex; // for all below
 
     size_t mMaxIncomingThreads = 0;
     size_t mMaxOutgoingThreads = kDefaultMaxOutgoingThreads;
     std::optional<uint32_t> mProtocolVersion;
     FileDescriptorTransportMode mFileDescriptorTransportMode = FileDescriptorTransportMode::NONE;
 
-    std::condition_variable mAvailableConnectionCv; // for mWaitingThreads
+    RpcConditionVariable mAvailableConnectionCv; // for mWaitingThreads
 
     struct ThreadState {
         size_t mWaitingThreads = 0;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
         std::vector<sp<RpcConnection>> mOutgoing;
         size_t mMaxIncoming = 0;
         std::vector<sp<RpcConnection>> mIncoming;
-        std::map<std::thread::id, std::thread> mThreads;
+        std::map<RpcMaybeThread::id, RpcMaybeThread> mThreads;
     } mConnections;
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcThreads.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcThreads.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8abf04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcThreads.h
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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 <pthread.h>
+
+#include <android-base/threads.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+
+namespace android {
+
+#ifdef BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+class RpcMutex {
+public:
+    void lock() {}
+    void unlock() {}
+};
+
+class RpcMutexUniqueLock {
+public:
+    RpcMutexUniqueLock(RpcMutex&) {}
+    void unlock() {}
+};
+
+class RpcMutexLockGuard {
+public:
+    RpcMutexLockGuard(RpcMutex&) {}
+};
+
+class RpcConditionVariable {
+public:
+    void notify_one() {}
+    void notify_all() {}
+
+    void wait(RpcMutexUniqueLock&) {}
+
+    template <typename Predicate>
+    void wait(RpcMutexUniqueLock&, Predicate stop_waiting) {
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!stop_waiting(), "RpcConditionVariable::wait condition not met");
+    }
+
+    template <typename Duration>
+    std::cv_status wait_for(RpcMutexUniqueLock&, const Duration&) {
+        return std::cv_status::no_timeout;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Duration, typename Predicate>
+    bool wait_for(RpcMutexUniqueLock&, const Duration&, Predicate stop_waiting) {
+        return stop_waiting();
+    }
+};
+
+class RpcMaybeThread {
+public:
+    RpcMaybeThread() = default;
+
+    template <typename Function, typename... Args>
+    RpcMaybeThread(Function&& f, Args&&... args) {
+        // std::function requires a copy-constructible closure,
+        // so we need to wrap both the function and its arguments
+        // in a shared pointer that std::function can copy internally
+        struct Vars {
+            std::decay_t<Function> f;
+            std::tuple<std::decay_t<Args>...> args;
+
+            explicit Vars(Function&& f, Args&&... args)
+                  : f(std::move(f)), args(std::move(args)...) {}
+        };
+        auto vars = std::make_shared<Vars>(std::forward<Function>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        mFunc = [vars]() { std::apply(std::move(vars->f), std::move(vars->args)); };
+    }
+
+    void join() {
+        if (mFunc) {
+            // Move mFunc into a temporary so we can clear mFunc before
+            // executing the callback. This avoids infinite recursion if
+            // the callee then calls join() again directly or indirectly.
+            decltype(mFunc) func = nullptr;
+            mFunc.swap(func);
+            func();
+        }
+    }
+    void detach() { join(); }
+
+    class id {
+    public:
+        bool operator==(const id&) const { return true; }
+        bool operator!=(const id&) const { return false; }
+        bool operator<(const id&) const { return false; }
+        bool operator<=(const id&) const { return true; }
+        bool operator>(const id&) const { return false; }
+        bool operator>=(const id&) const { return true; }
+    };
+
+    id get_id() const { return id(); }
+
+private:
+    std::function<void(void)> mFunc;
+};
+
+namespace rpc_this_thread {
+static inline RpcMaybeThread::id get_id() {
+    return RpcMaybeThread::id();
+}
+} // namespace rpc_this_thread
+
+static inline uint64_t rpcGetThreadId() {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void rpcJoinIfSingleThreaded(RpcMaybeThread& t) {
+    t.join();
+}
+#else  // BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+using RpcMutex = std::mutex;
+using RpcMutexUniqueLock = std::unique_lock<std::mutex>;
+using RpcMutexLockGuard = std::lock_guard<std::mutex>;
+using RpcConditionVariable = std::condition_variable;
+using RpcMaybeThread = std::thread;
+namespace rpc_this_thread = std::this_thread;
+
+static inline uint64_t rpcGetThreadId() {
+    return base::GetThreadId();
+}
+
+static inline void rpcJoinIfSingleThreaded(RpcMaybeThread&) {}
+#endif // BINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED
+
+} // namespace android