diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal
index eeff4de..7fb5b6c 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 package android.hardware.bluetooth.audio@2.2;
 
+import IBluetoothAudioProvider;
 import @2.1::IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory;
+import @2.0::Status;
+import @2.1::SessionType;
 
 /**
  * This factory allows a HAL implementation to be split into multiple
@@ -30,4 +33,19 @@
  * for return value must be invoked synchronously before the API call returns.
  */
 interface IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory extends @2.1::IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory {
+    /**
+     * Opens an audio provider for a session type. To close the provider, it is
+     * necessary to release references to the returned provider object.
+     *
+     * @param sessionType The session type (e.g.
+     *    LE_AUDIO_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH).
+     *
+     * @return status One of the following
+     *    SUCCESS if the Audio HAL successfully opens the provider with the
+     *        given session type
+     *    FAILURE if the Audio HAL cannot open the provider
+     * @return provider The provider of the specified session type
+     */
+    openProvider_2_2(SessionType sessionType)
+        generates (Status status, IBluetoothAudioProvider provider);
 };
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp
index 7438c80..510833d 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,49 @@
   return Void();
 }
 
+Return<void> BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory::openProvider_2_2(
+    const V2_1::SessionType sessionType, openProvider_2_2_cb _hidl_cb) {
+  LOG(INFO) << __func__ << " - SessionType=" << toString(sessionType);
+  BluetoothAudioStatus status = BluetoothAudioStatus::SUCCESS;
+  BluetoothAudioProvider* provider = nullptr;
+
+  switch (sessionType) {
+    case V2_1::SessionType::A2DP_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &a2dp_software_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::A2DP_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &a2dp_offload_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::HEARING_AID_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &hearing_aid_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_output_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_offload_output_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_SOFTWARE_DECODED_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_input_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_DECODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_offload_input_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    default:
+      status = BluetoothAudioStatus::FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  if (provider == nullptr || !provider->isValid(sessionType)) {
+    provider = nullptr;
+    status = BluetoothAudioStatus::FAILURE;
+    LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " - SessionType=" << toString(sessionType)
+               << ", status=" << toString(status);
+  }
+
+  _hidl_cb(status, provider);
+  return Void();
+}
+
 Return<void> BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory::getProviderCapabilities(
     const V2_0::SessionType sessionType, getProviderCapabilities_cb _hidl_cb) {
   hidl_vec<V2_0::AudioCapabilities> audio_capabilities =
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h
index 8db330b..658249b 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
   Return<void> openProvider_2_1(const V2_1::SessionType sessionType,
                                 openProvider_2_1_cb _hidl_cb) override;
 
+  Return<void> openProvider_2_2(const V2_1::SessionType sessionType,
+                                openProvider_2_2_cb _hidl_cb) override;
+
   Return<void> getProviderCapabilities_2_1(
       const V2_1::SessionType sessionType,
       getProviderCapabilities_2_1_cb _hidl_cb) override;