diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp
index 03f8c64..5354b8e 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -51,3 +51,45 @@
     ],
     srcs: ["main.cpp"],
 }
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libaudioeffectserviceexampleimpl",
+    vendor: true,
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.audio.effect-V1-ndk",
+    ],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    srcs: [
+        "EffectFactory.cpp",
+    ],
+    visibility: [
+        ":__subpackages__",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.example",
+    relative_install_path: "hw",
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.example.rc"],
+    vintf_fragments: ["android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.xml"],
+    vendor: true,
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.audio.effect-V1-ndk",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libaudioeffectserviceexampleimpl",
+    ],
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+        "-Werror",
+        "-Wthread-safety",
+    ],
+    srcs: ["EffectMain.cpp"],
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/EffectFactory.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/EffectFactory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a31e23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/EffectFactory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "AHAL_EffectFactory"
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+
+#include "effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h"
+#include "equalizer-impl/Equalizer.h"
+#include "visualizer-impl/Visualizer.h"
+
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid;
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+Factory::Factory() {
+    // TODO: implement this with xml parser on audio_effect.xml, and filter with optional
+    // parameters.
+    Descriptor::Identity id;
+    id.type = {static_cast<int32_t>(0x0bed4300),
+               0xddd6,
+               0x11db,
+               0x8f34,
+               {0x00, 0x02, 0xa5, 0xd5, 0xc5, 0x1b}};
+    id.uuid = EqualizerUUID;
+    mIdentityList.push_back(id);
+    id.type = {static_cast<int32_t>(0xd3467faa),
+               0xacc7,
+               0x4d34,
+               0xacaf,
+               {0x00, 0x02, 0xa5, 0xd5, 0xc5, 0x1b}};
+    id.uuid = VisualizerUUID;
+    mIdentityList.push_back(id);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus Factory::queryEffects(const std::optional<AudioUuid>& in_type,
+                                         const std::optional<AudioUuid>& in_instance,
+                                         std::vector<Descriptor::Identity>* _aidl_return) {
+    std::copy_if(mIdentityList.begin(), mIdentityList.end(), std::back_inserter(*_aidl_return),
+                 [&](auto& desc) {
+                     return (!in_type.has_value() || in_type.value() == desc.type) &&
+                            (!in_instance.has_value() || in_instance.value() == desc.uuid);
+                 });
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/EffectMain.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/EffectMain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b3c39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/EffectMain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include "effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h"
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <android/binder_process.h>
+
+int main() {
+    // This is a debug implementation, always enable debug logging.
+    android::base::SetMinimumLogSeverity(::android::base::DEBUG);
+    ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(16);
+
+    auto effectFactory =
+            ndk::SharedRefBase::make<aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::Factory>();
+    std::string serviceName = std::string() + effectFactory->descriptor + "/default";
+    binder_status_t status =
+            AServiceManager_addService(effectFactory->asBinder().get(), serviceName.c_str());
+    CHECK_EQ(STATUS_OK, status);
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": effectFactoryName:" << serviceName;
+
+    ABinderProcess_joinThreadPool();
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;  // should not reach
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.example.rc b/audio/aidl/default/android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.example.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01c0e6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.example.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+service vendor.audio-effect-hal-aidl /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.example
+    class hal
+    user audioserver
+    # media gid needed for /dev/fm (radio) and for /data/misc/media (tee)
+    group audio camera drmrpc inet media mediadrm net_bt net_bt_admin net_bw_acct wakelock context_hub
+    capabilities BLOCK_SUSPEND
+    ioprio rt 4
+    task_profiles ProcessCapacityHigh HighPerformance
+    onrestart restart audioserver
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.xml b/audio/aidl/default/android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdc53a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/android.hardware.audio.effect.service-aidl.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<manifest version="1.0" type="device">
+  <hal format="aidl">
+    <name>android.hardware.audio.effect</name>
+    <version>1</version>
+    <fqname>IFactory/default</fqname>
+  </hal>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7670250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/effectFactory-impl/EffectFactory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * 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 <optional>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/BnFactory.h>
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+class Factory : public BnFactory {
+  public:
+    Factory();
+    /**
+     * @brief Get identity of all effects supported by the device, with the optional filter by type
+     * and/or by instance UUID.
+     *
+     * @param in_type Type UUID.
+     * @param in_instance Instance UUID.
+     * @param out_descriptor List of identities .
+     * @return ndk::ScopedAStatus
+     */
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus queryEffects(
+            const std::optional<::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid>& in_type,
+            const std::optional<::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid>& in_instance,
+            std::vector<Descriptor::Identity>* out_descriptor) override;
+
+  private:
+    // List of effect descriptors supported by the devices.
+    std::vector<Descriptor::Identity> mIdentityList;
+};
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/equalizer-impl/Equalizer.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/equalizer-impl/Equalizer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86f8c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/equalizer-impl/Equalizer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * 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 <cstdlib>
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+// Equalizer implementation UUID.
+static const ::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid EqualizerUUID = {
+        static_cast<int32_t>(0xce772f20),
+        0x847d,
+        0x11df,
+        0xbb17,
+        {0x00, 0x02, 0xa5, 0xd5, 0xc5, 0x1b}};
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/visualizer-impl/Visualizer.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/visualizer-impl/Visualizer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b82dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/visualizer-impl/Visualizer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * 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 <cstdlib>
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+// Visualizer implementation UUID.
+static const ::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid VisualizerUUID = {
+        static_cast<int32_t>(0x1d4033c0),
+        0x8557,
+        0x11df,
+        0x9f2d,
+        {0x00, 0x02, 0xa5, 0xd5, 0xc5, 0x1b}};
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
index f4d819f..11a083c 100644
--- a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
+++ b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
             <instance>default</instance>
         </interface>
     </hal>
+    <hal format="aidl" optional="false">
+        <name>android.hardware.audio.effect</name>
+        <version>1</version>
+        <interface>
+            <name>IFactory</name>
+            <instance>default</instance>
+        </interface>
+    </hal>
     <hal format="aidl" optional="true">
          <name>android.hardware.authsecret</name>
          <version>1</version>