diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/2.1/default/impl/vhal_v2_1/DefaultVehicleHal.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/2.1/default/impl/vhal_v2_1/DefaultVehicleHal.cpp
index dc96bf9..d4eae7f 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/2.1/default/impl/vhal_v2_1/DefaultVehicleHal.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/2.1/default/impl/vhal_v2_1/DefaultVehicleHal.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@
     case V2_0::toInt(V2_1::VehicleProperty::OBD2_FREEZE_FRAME_CLEAR):
         return clearObd2FreezeFrames(propValue);
         break;
+    case V2_0::toInt(V2_1::VehicleProperty::VEHICLE_MAP_SERVICE):
+        // Placeholder for future implementation of VMS property in the default hal. For now, just
+        // returns OK; otherwise, hal clients crash with property not supported.
+        return V2_0::StatusCode::OK;
+        break;
     default:
         return mVehicleHal20->set(propValue);
     }