diff --git a/sensors/common/vts/utils/Android.bp b/sensors/common/vts/utils/Android.bp
index affc56d..6c25e47 100644
--- a/sensors/common/vts/utils/Android.bp
+++ b/sensors/common/vts/utils/Android.bp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     name: "VtsHalSensorsTargetTestUtils",
     srcs: [
         "GrallocWrapper.cpp",
+        "SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.cpp",
     ],
     export_include_dirs: [
         "include",
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@
     static_libs: [
         "android.hardware.graphics.allocator@2.0",
         "android.hardware.graphics.mapper@2.0",
+        "android.hardware.sensors@1.0",
+        "VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase",
     ],
 }
 
diff --git a/sensors/common/vts/utils/SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.cpp b/sensors/common/vts/utils/SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21c08d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sensors/common/vts/utils/SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 "SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.h"
+
+void SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase::HidlSetUp() {
+    ASSERT_TRUE(resetHal()) << "could not get hidl service";
+
+    collectionEnabled = false;
+    startPollingThread();
+
+    // In case framework just stopped for test and there is sensor events in the pipe,
+    // wait some time for those events to be cleared to avoid them messing up the test.
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(3));
+}
+
+void SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase::HidlTearDown() {
+    stopThread = true;
+    pollThread.detach();
+}
+
+void SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase::catEvents(std::vector<Event>* output) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(events_mutex);
+    if (output) {
+        output->insert(output->end(), events.begin(), events.end());
+    }
+    events.clear();
+}
+
+void SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase::setCollection(bool enable) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(events_mutex);
+    collectionEnabled = enable;
+}
+
+void SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase::addEvent(const Event& ev) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(events_mutex);
+    if (collectionEnabled) {
+        events.push_back(ev);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sensors/common/vts/utils/include/sensors-vts-utils/SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.h b/sensors/common/vts/utils/include/sensors-vts-utils/SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a6f713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sensors/common/vts/utils/include/sensors-vts-utils/SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_SENSORS_HIDL_ENVIRONMENT_BASE_H
+#define ANDROID_SENSORS_HIDL_ENVIRONMENT_BASE_H
+
+#include <VtsHalHidlTargetTestEnvBase.h>
+
+#include <android/hardware/sensors/1.0/types.h>
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+class SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestEnvBase {
+   public:
+    using Event = ::android::hardware::sensors::V1_0::Event;
+    void HidlSetUp() override;
+    void HidlTearDown() override;
+
+    // Get and clear all events collected so far (like "cat" shell command).
+    // If output is nullptr, it clears all collected events.
+    void catEvents(std::vector<Event>* output);
+
+    // set sensor event collection status
+    void setCollection(bool enable);
+
+   protected:
+    SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase() {}
+
+    void addEvent(const Event& ev);
+
+    virtual void startPollingThread() = 0;
+    virtual bool resetHal() = 0;
+
+    bool collectionEnabled;
+    std::atomic_bool stopThread;
+    std::thread pollThread;
+    std::vector<Event> events;
+    std::mutex events_mutex;
+
+    GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(SensorsHidlEnvironmentBase);
+};
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_SENSORS_HIDL_ENVIRONMENT_BASE_H
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