diff --git a/cas/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.cas/current/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl b/cas/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.cas/current/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl
index 28c9eb0..903ab92 100644
--- a/cas/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.cas/current/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl
+++ b/cas/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.cas/current/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 @VintfStability
 interface ICas {
   void closeSession(in byte[] sessionId);
+  byte[] openSessionDefault();
   byte[] openSession(in android.hardware.cas.SessionIntent intent, in android.hardware.cas.ScramblingMode mode);
   void processEcm(in byte[] sessionId, in byte[] ecm);
   void processEmm(in byte[] emm);
diff --git a/cas/aidl/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl b/cas/aidl/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl
index e6494ae..272cb10 100644
--- a/cas/aidl/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl
+++ b/cas/aidl/android/hardware/cas/ICas.aidl
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
     void closeSession(in byte[] sessionId);
 
     /**
+     * Open a session to descramble one or more streams without specifying intention
+     * and scrambling mode.
+     *
+     * @return sessionId The id of the newly opened session.
+     */
+    byte[] openSessionDefault();
+
+    /**
      * Open a session to descramble one or more streams by specifying intention
      * and scrambling mode.
      *
diff --git a/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.cpp b/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.cpp
index 2d31b35..f08fcc0 100755
--- a/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.cpp
+++ b/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@
     return toStatus(holder->setPrivateData(pvtData));
 }
 
+ScopedAStatus CasImpl::openSessionDefault(vector<uint8_t>* sessionId) {
+    ALOGV("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+
+    shared_ptr<CasPlugin> holder = atomic_load(&mPluginHolder);
+    status_t err = INVALID_OPERATION;
+    if (holder.get() != nullptr) {
+        err = holder->openSession(sessionId);
+        holder.reset();
+    }
+
+    return toStatus(err);
+}
+
 ScopedAStatus CasImpl::openSession(SessionIntent intent, ScramblingMode mode,
                                    vector<uint8_t>* sessionId) {
     ALOGV("%s", __FUNCTION__);
diff --git a/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.h b/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.h
index 84a8115..2488a7f 100755
--- a/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.h
+++ b/cas/aidl/default/CasImpl.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
     virtual ScopedAStatus setPrivateData(const vector<uint8_t>& pvtData) override;
 
+    virtual ScopedAStatus openSessionDefault(vector<uint8_t>* sessionId) override;
+
     virtual ScopedAStatus openSession(SessionIntent intent, ScramblingMode mode,
                                       vector<uint8_t>* sessionId) override;
 
diff --git a/cas/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalCasAidlTargetTest.cpp b/cas/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalCasAidlTargetTest.cpp
index 266b55d..4c904a8 100644
--- a/cas/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalCasAidlTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/cas/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalCasAidlTargetTest.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
     } OobInputTestParams;
 
     AssertionResult createCasPlugin(int32_t caSystemId);
+    AssertionResult openCasSessionDefault(vector<uint8_t>* sessionId);
     AssertionResult openCasSession(vector<uint8_t>* sessionId, SessionIntent intent,
                                    ScramblingMode mode);
     AssertionResult descrambleTestInputBuffer(const shared_ptr<IDescrambler>& descrambler,
@@ -331,6 +332,10 @@
     return AssertionResult(mDescrambler != nullptr);
 }
 
+AssertionResult MediaCasAidlTest::openCasSessionDefault(vector<uint8_t>* sessionId) {
+    return AssertionResult(mMediaCas->openSessionDefault(sessionId).isOk());
+}
+
 AssertionResult MediaCasAidlTest::openCasSession(vector<uint8_t>* sessionId, SessionIntent intent,
                                                  ScramblingMode mode) {
     return AssertionResult(mMediaCas->openSession(intent, mode, sessionId).isOk());
@@ -485,6 +490,32 @@
     ADD_FAILURE() << "ClearKey plugin not installed";
 }
 
+TEST_P(MediaCasAidlTest, TestClearKeyDefaultSessionClosedAfterRelease) {
+    description("Test that all sessions are closed after a MediaCas object is released");
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(createCasPlugin(CLEAR_KEY_SYSTEM_ID));
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mMediaCas->provision(PROVISION_STR).isOk());
+
+    vector<uint8_t> sessionId;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(openCasSessionDefault(&sessionId));
+
+    vector<uint8_t> streamSessionId;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(openCasSessionDefault(&streamSessionId));
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mMediaCas->release().isOk());
+
+    if (mDescrambler != nullptr) {
+        auto status = mDescrambler->setMediaCasSession(sessionId);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(status.isOk());
+        EXPECT_EQ(Status::ERROR_CAS_SESSION_NOT_OPENED, status.getServiceSpecificError());
+
+        status = mDescrambler->setMediaCasSession(streamSessionId);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(status.isOk());
+        EXPECT_EQ(Status::ERROR_CAS_SESSION_NOT_OPENED, status.getServiceSpecificError());
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_P(MediaCasAidlTest, TestClearKeySessionClosedAfterRelease) {
     description("Test that all sessions are closed after a MediaCas object is released");