diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/EffectConfig.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/EffectConfig.cpp
index f3f674f..730c0bf 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/EffectConfig.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/EffectConfig.cpp
@@ -117,53 +117,59 @@
 
 bool EffectConfig::parseEffect(const tinyxml2::XMLElement& xml) {
     struct EffectLibraries effectLibraries;
-    std::vector<LibraryUuid> libraryUuids;
+    std::vector<Library> libraries;
     std::string name = xml.Attribute("name");
     RETURN_VALUE_IF(name == "", false, "effectsNoName");
 
     LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << dump(xml);
-    struct LibraryUuid libraryUuid;
+    struct Library library;
     if (std::strcmp(xml.Name(), "effectProxy") == 0) {
         // proxy lib and uuid
-        RETURN_VALUE_IF(!parseLibraryUuid(xml, libraryUuid, true), false, "parseProxyLibFailed");
-        effectLibraries.proxyLibrary = libraryUuid;
+        RETURN_VALUE_IF(!parseLibrary(xml, library, true), false, "parseProxyLibFailed");
+        effectLibraries.proxyLibrary = library;
         // proxy effect libs and UUID
         auto xmlProxyLib = xml.FirstChildElement();
         RETURN_VALUE_IF(!xmlProxyLib, false, "noLibForProxy");
         while (xmlProxyLib) {
-            struct LibraryUuid tempLibraryUuid;
-            RETURN_VALUE_IF(!parseLibraryUuid(*xmlProxyLib, tempLibraryUuid), false,
+            struct Library tempLibrary;
+            RETURN_VALUE_IF(!parseLibrary(*xmlProxyLib, tempLibrary), false,
                             "parseEffectLibFailed");
-            libraryUuids.push_back(std::move(tempLibraryUuid));
+            libraries.push_back(std::move(tempLibrary));
             xmlProxyLib = xmlProxyLib->NextSiblingElement();
         }
     } else {
         // expect only one library if not proxy
-        RETURN_VALUE_IF(!parseLibraryUuid(xml, libraryUuid), false, "parseEffectLibFailed");
-        libraryUuids.push_back(std::move(libraryUuid));
+        RETURN_VALUE_IF(!parseLibrary(xml, library), false, "parseEffectLibFailed");
+        libraries.push_back(std::move(library));
     }
 
-    effectLibraries.libraries = std::move(libraryUuids);
+    effectLibraries.libraries = std::move(libraries);
     mEffectsMap[name] = std::move(effectLibraries);
     return true;
 }
 
-bool EffectConfig::parseLibraryUuid(const tinyxml2::XMLElement& xml,
-                                    struct LibraryUuid& libraryUuid, bool isProxy) {
+bool EffectConfig::parseLibrary(const tinyxml2::XMLElement& xml, struct Library& library,
+                                bool isProxy) {
     // Retrieve library name only if not effectProxy element
     if (!isProxy) {
         const char* name = xml.Attribute("library");
         RETURN_VALUE_IF(!name, false, "noLibraryAttribute");
-        libraryUuid.name = name;
+        library.name = name;
     }
 
     const char* uuidStr = xml.Attribute("uuid");
     RETURN_VALUE_IF(!uuidStr, false, "noUuidAttribute");
-    libraryUuid.uuid = stringToUuid(uuidStr);
-    RETURN_VALUE_IF((libraryUuid.uuid == getEffectUuidZero()), false, "invalidUuidAttribute");
+    library.uuid = stringToUuid(uuidStr);
+    if (const char* typeUuidStr = xml.Attribute("type")) {
+        library.type = stringToUuid(typeUuidStr);
+    }
+    RETURN_VALUE_IF((library.uuid == getEffectUuidZero()), false, "invalidUuidAttribute");
 
-    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << (isProxy ? " proxy " : libraryUuid.name) << " : "
-               << ::android::audio::utils::toString(libraryUuid.uuid);
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << (isProxy ? " proxy " : library.name) << " : uuid "
+               << ::android::audio::utils::toString(library.uuid)
+               << (library.type.has_value()
+                           ? ::android::audio::utils::toString(library.type.value())
+                           : "");
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -241,7 +247,8 @@
     return mProcessingMap;
 }
 
-bool EffectConfig::findUuid(const std::string& xmlEffectName, AudioUuid* uuid) {
+bool EffectConfig::findUuid(const std::pair<std::string, struct EffectLibraries>& effectElem,
+                            AudioUuid* uuid) {
 // Difference from EFFECT_TYPE_LIST_DEF, there could be multiple name mapping to same Effect Type
 #define EFFECT_XML_TYPE_LIST_DEF(V)                        \
     V("acoustic_echo_canceler", AcousticEchoCanceler)      \
@@ -268,6 +275,7 @@
 
 #define GENERATE_MAP_ENTRY_V(s, symbol) {s, &getEffectTypeUuid##symbol},
 
+    const std::string xmlEffectName = effectElem.first;
     typedef const AudioUuid& (*UuidGetter)(void);
     static const std::map<std::string, UuidGetter> uuidMap{
             // std::make_pair("s", &getEffectTypeUuidExtension)};
@@ -276,6 +284,14 @@
         *uuid = (*it->second)();
         return true;
     }
+
+    const auto& libs = effectElem.second.libraries;
+    for (const auto& lib : libs) {
+        if (lib.type.has_value()) {
+            *uuid = lib.type.value();
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/EffectFactory.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/EffectFactory.cpp
index 8ed62c9..62f3c7e 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/EffectFactory.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/EffectFactory.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         if (!in_type.has_value() || in_type.value() == procIter.first) {
             Processing process = {.type = procIter.first /* Processing::Type */};
             for (const auto& libs : procIter.second /* std::vector<struct EffectLibraries> */) {
-                for (const auto& lib : libs.libraries /* std::vector<struct LibraryUuid> */) {
+                for (const auto& lib : libs.libraries /* std::vector<struct Library> */) {
                     Descriptor desc;
                     if (libs.proxyLibrary.has_value()) {
                         desc.common.id.proxy = libs.proxyLibrary.value().uuid;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void Factory::createIdentityWithConfig(const EffectConfig::LibraryUuid& configLib,
+void Factory::createIdentityWithConfig(const EffectConfig::Library& configLib,
                                        const AudioUuid& typeUuid,
                                        const std::optional<AudioUuid> proxyUuid) {
     static const auto& libMap = mConfig.getLibraryMap();
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@
 void Factory::loadEffectLibs() {
     const auto& configEffectsMap = mConfig.getEffectsMap();
     for (const auto& configEffects : configEffectsMap) {
-        if (AudioUuid uuid;
-            EffectConfig::findUuid(configEffects.first /* xml effect name */, &uuid)) {
+        if (AudioUuid type; EffectConfig::findUuid(configEffects /* xml effect */, &type)) {
             const auto& configLibs = configEffects.second;
             std::optional<AudioUuid> proxyUuid;
             if (configLibs.proxyLibrary.has_value()) {
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@
                 proxyUuid = proxyLib.uuid;
             }
             for (const auto& configLib : configLibs.libraries) {
-                createIdentityWithConfig(configLib, uuid, proxyUuid);
+                createIdentityWithConfig(configLib, type, proxyUuid);
             }
         } else {
             LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": can not find type UUID for effect " << configEffects.first
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/audio_effects_config.xml b/audio/aidl/default/audio_effects_config.xml
index 6627ae7..00de797 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/audio_effects_config.xml
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/audio_effects_config.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
     </libraries>
 
     <!-- list of effects to load.
-         Each "effect" element must contain a "name", "library" and a "uuid" attribute.
+         Each "effect" element must contain a "name", "library" and a "uuid" attribute, an optional
+         "type" attribute can be used to add any customized effect type.
          The value of the "library" attribute must correspond to the name of one library element in
          the "libraries" element.
          The "name" attribute used to specific effect type, and should be mapping to a key of
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@
          result of IFactory.queryEffects() to decide which effect implementation should be part of
          proxy and which not.
 
-         Only "name", "library", and "uuid" attributes in "effects" element are meaningful and
-         parsed out by EffectConfig class, all other attributes are ignored.
+         Only "name", "library", "uuid", and "type" attributes in "effects" element are meaningful
+          and parsed out by EffectConfig class, all other attributes are ignored.
          Only "name" and "uuid" attributes in "effectProxy" element are meaningful and parsed out
          by EffectConfig class, all other attributes are ignored.
     -->
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
             <libsw library="equalizersw" uuid="0bed4300-847d-11df-bb17-0002a5d5c51b"/>
             <libsw library="bundle" uuid="ce772f20-847d-11df-bb17-0002a5d5c51b"/>
         </effectProxy>
-        <effect name="extensioneffect" library="extensioneffect" uuid="fa81dd00-588b-11ed-9b6a-0242ac120002"/>
+        <effect name="extension_effect" library="extensioneffect" uuid="fa81dd00-588b-11ed-9b6a-0242ac120002" type="fa81de0e-588b-11ed-9b6a-0242ac120002"/>
         <effect name="acoustic_echo_canceler" library="aecsw" uuid="bb392ec0-8d4d-11e0-a896-0002a5d5c51b"/>
         <effect name="noise_suppression" library="nssw" uuid="c06c8400-8e06-11e0-9cb6-0002a5d5c51b"/>
     </effects>
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectConfig.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectConfig.h
index f8a86e1..344846a 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectConfig.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectConfig.h
@@ -40,14 +40,15 @@
   public:
     explicit EffectConfig(const std::string& file);
 
-    struct LibraryUuid {
+    struct Library {
         std::string name;  // library name
-        ::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid uuid;
+        ::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid uuid;  // implementation UUID
+        std::optional<::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid> type;  // optional type UUID
     };
     // <effects>
     struct EffectLibraries {
-        std::optional<struct LibraryUuid> proxyLibrary;
-        std::vector<struct LibraryUuid> libraries;
+        std::optional<struct Library> proxyLibrary;
+        std::vector<struct Library> libraries;
     };
 
     int getSkippedElements() const { return mSkippedElements; }
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
         return mEffectsMap;
     }
 
-    static bool findUuid(const std::string& xmlEffectName,
+    static bool findUuid(const std::pair<std::string, struct EffectLibraries>& effectElem,
                          ::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid* uuid);
 
     using ProcessingLibrariesMap = std::map<Processing::Type, std::vector<struct EffectLibraries>>;
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@
     bool parseProcessing(Processing::Type::Tag typeTag, const tinyxml2::XMLElement& xml);
 
     // Function to parse effect.library name and effect.uuid from xml
-    bool parseLibraryUuid(const tinyxml2::XMLElement& xml, struct LibraryUuid& libraryUuid,
-                          bool isProxy = false);
+    bool parseLibrary(const tinyxml2::XMLElement& xml, struct Library& library,
+                      bool isProxy = false);
 
     const char* dump(const tinyxml2::XMLElement& element,
                      tinyxml2::XMLPrinter&& printer = {}) const;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h
index ad59ca7..1401db0 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     bool openEffectLibrary(const ::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid& impl,
                            const std::string& path);
     void createIdentityWithConfig(
-            const EffectConfig::LibraryUuid& configLib,
+            const EffectConfig::Library& configLib,
             const ::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid& typeUuidStr,
             const std::optional<::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid> proxyUuid);