diff --git a/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsCameraBase.h b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsCameraBase.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3e9dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsCameraBase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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 <aidl/android/hardware/automotive/evs/BnEvsCamera.h>
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::automotive::evs::implementation {
+
+class EvsCameraBase : public evs::BnEvsCamera {
+  private:
+    using Base = evs::BnEvsCamera;
+    using Self = EvsCameraBase;
+
+  public:
+    using Base::Base;
+
+    ~EvsCameraBase() override = default;
+
+    virtual void shutdown() = 0;
+
+  protected:
+    // This is used for the derived classes and it prevents constructors from direct access
+    // while it allows this class to be instantiated via ndk::SharedRefBase::make<>.
+    struct Sigil {
+        explicit Sigil() = default;
+    };
+};
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::automotive::evs::implementation
diff --git a/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsEnumerator.h b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsEnumerator.h
index 259c266..7202bf8 100644
--- a/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsEnumerator.h
+++ b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsEnumerator.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
+#include "EvsCameraBase.h"
 #include "EvsGlDisplay.h"
-#include "EvsMockCamera.h"
 
 #include <aidl/android/frameworks/automotive/display/ICarDisplayProxy.h>
 #include <aidl/android/hardware/automotive/evs/BnEvsEnumerator.h>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   private:
     struct CameraRecord {
         evs::CameraDesc desc;
-        std::weak_ptr<EvsMockCamera> activeInstance;
+        std::weak_ptr<EvsCameraBase> activeInstance;
 
         CameraRecord(const char* cameraId) : desc() { desc.id = cameraId; }
     };
diff --git a/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsMockCamera.h b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsMockCamera.h
index 7e010a2..c7b9e0f 100644
--- a/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsMockCamera.h
+++ b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/include/EvsMockCamera.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
+#include "EvsCameraBase.h"
 
-#include <aidl/android/hardware/automotive/evs/BnEvsCamera.h>
 #include <aidl/android/hardware/automotive/evs/BufferDesc.h>
 #include <aidl/android/hardware/automotive/evs/CameraDesc.h>
 #include <aidl/android/hardware/automotive/evs/CameraParam.h>
@@ -36,14 +36,7 @@
 
 namespace aidl::android::hardware::automotive::evs::implementation {
 
-class EvsMockCamera : public evs::BnEvsCamera {
-    // This prevents constructors from direct access while it allows this class to
-    // be instantiated via ndk::SharedRefBase::make<>.
-  private:
-    struct Sigil {
-        explicit Sigil() = default;
-    };
-
+class EvsMockCamera : public EvsCameraBase {
   public:
     // Methods from ::android::hardware::automotive::evs::IEvsCamera follow.
     ndk::ScopedAStatus doneWithFrame(const std::vector<evs::BufferDesc>& buffers) override;
@@ -81,7 +74,9 @@
     EvsMockCamera& operator=(const EvsMockCamera&) = delete;
 
     virtual ~EvsMockCamera() override;
-    void shutdown();
+
+    // Methods from EvsCameraBase follow.
+    void shutdown() override;
 
     const evs::CameraDesc& getDesc() { return mDescription; }
 
diff --git a/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/src/EvsEnumerator.cpp b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/src/EvsEnumerator.cpp
index 3a81346..ec4b18f 100644
--- a/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/src/EvsEnumerator.cpp
+++ b/automotive/evs/aidl/impl/default/src/EvsEnumerator.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "EvsEnumerator.h"
 
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
+#include "EvsCameraBase.h"
 #include "EvsGlDisplay.h"
 #include "EvsMockCamera.h"
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@
     }
 
     // Has this camera already been instantiated by another caller?
-    std::shared_ptr<EvsMockCamera> pActiveCamera = pRecord->activeInstance.lock();
+    std::shared_ptr<EvsCameraBase> pActiveCamera = pRecord->activeInstance.lock();
     if (pActiveCamera) {
         LOG(WARNING) << "Killing previous camera because of new caller";
         closeCamera(pActiveCamera);
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@
 
     pRecord->activeInstance = pActiveCamera;
     if (!pActiveCamera) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to create new EvsMockCamera object for " << id;
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to create new EVS camera object for " << id;
         return ScopedAStatus::fromServiceSpecificError(
                 static_cast<int>(EvsResult::UNDERLYING_SERVICE_ERROR));
     }
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@
     if (!pRecord) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Asked to close a camera whose name isn't recognized";
     } else {
-        std::shared_ptr<EvsMockCamera> pActiveCamera = pRecord->activeInstance.lock();
+        std::shared_ptr<EvsCameraBase> pActiveCamera = pRecord->activeInstance.lock();
         if (!pActiveCamera) {
             LOG(WARNING) << "Somehow a camera is being destroyed "
                          << "when the enumerator didn't know one existed";