diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp
index 16302eb..3bb3f3a 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     name: "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example",
     vendor: true,
     relative_install_path: "hw",
-    init_rc: ["fingerprint-example.rc"],
-    vintf_fragments: ["fingerprint-example.xml"],
+    init_rc: [":fingerprint-example.rc"],
+    vintf_fragments: [":fingerprint-example.xml"],
     local_include_dirs: ["include"],
     srcs: [
         "FakeLockoutTracker.cpp",
@@ -142,3 +142,13 @@
     property_owner: "Vendor",
     vendor: true,
 }
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "fingerprint-example.rc",
+    srcs: ["fingerprint-example.rc"],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "fingerprint-example.xml",
+    srcs: ["fingerprint-example.xml"],
+}
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md
index 49b6c9d..823cd18 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES_DEBUG += android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example
 ```
 
+or add the following to include it as an apex:
+
+```
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES_DEBUG += com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual
+```
+
 The virtual HAL will be ignored if a real HAL is also installed on the target
 device. Set the `biometric_virtual_enabled` settings and reboot the device to
 switch to the virtual HAL. Unset it and reboot again to switch back.
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/Android.bp b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad36ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 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.
+
+package {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+apex_key {
+    name: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.key",
+    public_key: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.avbpubkey",
+    private_key: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.pem",
+}
+
+android_app_certificate {
+    name: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.certificate",
+    certificate: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual",
+}
+
+apex {
+    name: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual",
+    manifest: "manifest.json",
+    file_contexts: "file_contexts",
+    key: "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.key",
+    certificate: ":com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.certificate",
+    updatable: false,
+    use_vndk_as_stable: true,
+    vendor: true,
+
+    binaries: [
+        "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example",
+    ],
+    prebuilts: [
+        // init_rc
+        "fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
+        // vintf_fragment
+        "fingerprint-example-apex.xml",
+    ],
+
+    overrides: [
+        "android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint-service.example",
+    ],
+}
+
+genrule {
+    name: "gen-fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
+    srcs: [":fingerprint-example.rc"],
+    out: ["fingerprint-example-apex.rc"],
+    cmd: "sed -e 's@/vendor/bin/@/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual/bin/@' $(in) > $(out)",
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
+    src: ":gen-fingerprint-example-apex.rc",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "fingerprint-example-apex.xml",
+    src: ":fingerprint-example.xml",
+    sub_dir: "vintf",
+    installable: false,
+}
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.avbpubkey b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.avbpubkey
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f2334a
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+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.avbpubkey
Binary files differ
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.pem b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14eb288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
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diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.pk8 b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.pk8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab59820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.pk8
Binary files differ
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.x509.pem b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.x509.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d10157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual.x509.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/file_contexts b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/file_contexts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c189fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/file_contexts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(/.*)?                                          u:object_r:vendor_file:s0
+/etc(/.*)?                                      u:object_r:vendor_configs_file:s0
+/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.biometrics\.fingerprint-service\.example u:object_r:hal_fingerprint_default_exec:s0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/manifest.json b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbd2c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/apex/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "name": "com.android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.virtual",
+    "version": 1
+}