diff --git a/tests/msgq/1.0/ITestMsgQ.hal b/tests/msgq/1.0/ITestMsgQ.hal
index bd10237..0cf9c7c 100644
--- a/tests/msgq/1.0/ITestMsgQ.hal
+++ b/tests/msgq/1.0/ITestMsgQ.hal
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@
      *
      * @param configureFmq The server sets up a new unsynchronized FMQ if
      * this parameter is true.
+     * @param userFd True to initialize the message queue with a user supplied
+     * file descriptor for the ring buffer.
+     * False to let the message queue use a single FD for everything.
      *
      * @return ret True if successful.
      * @return mqDesc This structure describes the unsynchronized FMQ that was
      * set up by the service. Client can use it to set up the FMQ at its end.
      */
-    getFmqUnsyncWrite(bool configureFmq) generates(bool ret, fmq_unsync<int32_t> mqDesc);
+    getFmqUnsyncWrite(bool configureFmq, bool userFd) generates(bool ret, fmq_unsync<int32_t> mqDesc);
 
     /**
      * This method request the service to write into the synchronized read/write
diff --git a/tests/msgq/1.0/default/Android.bp b/tests/msgq/1.0/default/Android.bp
index 6e7cd44..a50206b 100644
--- a/tests/msgq/1.0/default/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/msgq/1.0/default/Android.bp
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@
     // These are static libs only for testing purposes and portability. Shared
     // libs should be used on device.
     static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.common-unstable-ndk_platform",
+        "android.hardware.common.fmq-unstable-ndk_platform",
         "android.hardware.tests.msgq@1.0",
         "android.fmq.test-ndk_platform",
-        "android.hardware.common.fmq-unstable-ndk_platform",
     ],
     whole_static_libs: [
         "android.hardware.tests.msgq@1.0-impl",
diff --git a/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.cpp b/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.cpp
index 4473737..4726ffe 100644
--- a/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.cpp
+++ b/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,19 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-Return<void> TestMsgQ::getFmqUnsyncWrite(bool configureFmq, getFmqUnsyncWrite_cb _hidl_cb) {
+Return<void> TestMsgQ::getFmqUnsyncWrite(bool configureFmq, bool userFd,
+                                         getFmqUnsyncWrite_cb _hidl_cb) {
     if (configureFmq) {
         static constexpr size_t kNumElementsInQueue = 1024;
-        mFmqUnsynchronized.reset(new (std::nothrow) MessageQueueUnsync(kNumElementsInQueue));
+        static constexpr size_t kElementSizeBytes = sizeof(int32_t);
+        android::base::unique_fd ringbufferFd;
+        if (userFd) {
+            ringbufferFd.reset(
+                    ::ashmem_create_region("UnsyncWrite", kNumElementsInQueue * kElementSizeBytes));
+        }
+        mFmqUnsynchronized.reset(new (std::nothrow) MessageQueueUnsync(
+                kNumElementsInQueue, false, std::move(ringbufferFd),
+                kNumElementsInQueue * kElementSizeBytes));
     }
     if ((mFmqUnsynchronized == nullptr) ||
         (mFmqUnsynchronized->isValid() == false)) {
diff --git a/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.h b/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.h
index 8a204b7..49675fe 100644
--- a/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.h
+++ b/tests/msgq/1.0/default/TestMsgQ.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 
     // Methods from ::android::hardware::tests::msgq::V1_0::ITestMsgQ follow.
     Return<bool> configureFmqSyncReadWrite(const MQDescriptorSync<int32_t>& mqDesc) override;
-    Return<void> getFmqUnsyncWrite(bool configureFmq, getFmqUnsyncWrite_cb _hidl_cb) override;
+    Return<void> getFmqUnsyncWrite(bool configureFmq, bool userFd,
+                                   getFmqUnsyncWrite_cb _hidl_cb) override;
     Return<bool> requestWriteFmqSync(int32_t count) override;
     Return<bool> requestReadFmqSync(int32_t count) override;
     Return<bool> requestWriteFmqUnsync(int32_t count) override;