diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Android.bp b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Android.bp
index cb8f87b..c10ad22 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
     default_applicable_licenses: ["hardware_interfaces_license"],
 }
 
-cc_binary {
-    name: "android.hardware.tv.tuner-service.example",
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "tuner_hal_example_defaults",
     relative_install_path: "hw",
-    init_rc: ["tuner-default.rc"],
     vintf_fragments: ["tuner-default.xml"],
     vendor: true,
     compile_multilib: "first",
@@ -44,3 +43,18 @@
         "media_plugin_headers",
     ],
 }
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.tv.tuner-service.example",
+    defaults: ["tuner_hal_example_defaults"],
+    init_rc: ["tuner-default.rc"],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.tv.tuner-service.example-lazy",
+    defaults: ["tuner_hal_example_defaults"],
+    init_rc: ["tuner-default-lazy.rc"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DLAZY_HAL",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Demux.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Demux.cpp
index a94b4ad..60fd899 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Demux.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Demux.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 }
 
 Demux::~Demux() {
+    ALOGV("%s", __FUNCTION__);
     close();
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +181,10 @@
     mRecordFilterIds.clear();
     mFilters.clear();
     mLastUsedFilterId = -1;
-    mTuner->removeDemux(mDemuxId);
+    if (mTuner != nullptr) {
+        mTuner->removeDemux(mDemuxId);
+        mTuner = nullptr;
+    }
 
     return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.cpp
index 3f7797c..0573d08 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 namespace tv {
 namespace tuner {
 
-Frontend::Frontend(FrontendType type, int32_t id, std::shared_ptr<Tuner> tuner) {
+Frontend::Frontend(FrontendType type, int32_t id) {
     mType = type;
     mId = id;
-    mTuner = tuner;
+    mTuner = nullptr;
     // Init callback to nullptr
     mCallback = nullptr;
 
@@ -170,7 +170,12 @@
     }
 }
 
-Frontend::~Frontend() {}
+Frontend::~Frontend() {
+    ALOGV("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+    mCallback = nullptr;
+    mIsLocked = false;
+    mTuner = nullptr;
+}
 
 ::ndk::ScopedAStatus Frontend::close() {
     ALOGV("%s", __FUNCTION__);
@@ -178,6 +183,7 @@
     mCallback = nullptr;
     mIsLocked = false;
     mTuner->removeFrontend(mId);
+    mTuner = nullptr;
 
     return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
@@ -233,6 +239,10 @@
     return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
+void Frontend::setTunerService(std::shared_ptr<Tuner> tuner) {
+    mTuner = tuner;
+}
+
 void Frontend::scanThreadLoop() {
     if (mIsLocked) {
         FrontendScanMessage msg;
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.h b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.h
index 1d9ab53..85bd636 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Frontend.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 class Frontend : public BnFrontend {
   public:
-    Frontend(FrontendType type, int32_t id, std::shared_ptr<Tuner> tuner);
+    Frontend(FrontendType type, int32_t id);
 
     ::ndk::ScopedAStatus setCallback(
             const std::shared_ptr<IFrontendCallback>& in_callback) override;
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     string getSourceFile();
     bool isLocked();
     void getFrontendInfo(FrontendInfo* _aidl_return);
+    void setTunerService(std::shared_ptr<Tuner> tuner);
 
   private:
     virtual ~Frontend();
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Tuner.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Tuner.cpp
index fa74288..591f936 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Tuner.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/Tuner.cpp
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@
     // Static Frontends array to maintain local frontends information
     // Array index matches their FrontendId in the default impl
     mFrontendSize = 10;
-    mFrontends[0] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ISDBS, 0, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[1] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ATSC3, 1, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[2] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DVBC, 2, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[3] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DVBS, 3, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[4] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DVBT, 4, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[5] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ISDBT, 5, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[6] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ANALOG, 6, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[7] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ATSC, 7, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[8] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ISDBS3, 8, this->ref<Tuner>());
-    mFrontends[9] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DTMB, 9, this->ref<Tuner>());
+    mFrontends[0] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ISDBS, 0);
+    mFrontends[1] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ATSC3, 1);
+    mFrontends[2] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DVBC, 2);
+    mFrontends[3] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DVBS, 3);
+    mFrontends[4] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DVBT, 4);
+    mFrontends[5] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ISDBT, 5);
+    mFrontends[6] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ANALOG, 6);
+    mFrontends[7] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ATSC, 7);
+    mFrontends[8] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::ISDBS3, 8);
+    mFrontends[9] = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Frontend>(FrontendType::DTMB, 9);
 
     mMaxUsableFrontends[FrontendType::ISDBS] = 1;
     mMaxUsableFrontends[FrontendType::ATSC3] = 1;
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
                 static_cast<int32_t>(Result::INVALID_ARGUMENT));
     }
 
+    mFrontends[in_frontendId]->setTunerService(this->ref<Tuner>());
     *_aidl_return = mFrontends[in_frontendId];
     return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/service.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/service.cpp
index ac8d779..f980f4a 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/service.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/service.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,15 @@
     std::shared_ptr<Tuner> tuner = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Tuner>();
     tuner->init();
 
+    binder_status_t status;
     const std::string instance = std::string() + Tuner::descriptor + "/default";
-    binder_status_t status = AServiceManager_addService(tuner->asBinder().get(), instance.c_str());
+#ifdef LAZY_HAL
+    ALOGD("Start as a lazy HAL");
+    status = AServiceManager_registerLazyService(tuner->asBinder().get(), instance.c_str());
+#else
+    ALOGD("Start as a normal HAL");
+    status = AServiceManager_addService(tuner->asBinder().get(), instance.c_str());
+#endif
     CHECK(status == STATUS_OK);
 
     ABinderProcess_joinThreadPool();
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/tuner-default-lazy.rc b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/tuner-default-lazy.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b3b183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/tuner-default-lazy.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+service vendor.tuner-default-lazy /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.tv.tuner-service.example-lazy
+    class hal
+    user media
+    group mediadrm drmrpc
+    ioprio rt 4
+    task_profiles ProcessCapacityHigh
+    interface aidl android.hardware.tv.tuner.ITuner/default
+    oneshot
+    disabled
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/tuner-default.rc b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/tuner-default.rc
index 661c219..f9315ae 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/default/tuner-default.rc
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/default/tuner-default.rc
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
     ioprio rt 4
     task_profiles ProcessCapacityHigh
     onrestart restart media.tuner
+    interface aidl android.hardware.tv.tuner.ITuner/default