diff --git a/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl b/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl
index 7a0ae54..220912e 100644
--- a/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl
+++ b/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@
   int write(in byte[] data);
   void setEnableVerboseLogging(in boolean enable);
   boolean isVerboseLoggingEnabled();
+  android.hardware.nfc.NfcStatus controlGranted();
 }
diff --git a/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl b/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl
index dda258e..aebe836 100644
--- a/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl
+++ b/nfc/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.nfc/current/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@
   PRE_DISCOVER_CPLT = 3,
   HCI_NETWORK_RESET = 4,
   ERROR = 5,
+  REQUEST_CONTROL = 6,
+  RELEASE_CONTROL = 7,
 }
diff --git a/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl b/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl
index 662f8d4..1d18b9e 100644
--- a/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl
+++ b/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/INfc.aidl
@@ -140,4 +140,13 @@
      * @return true if verbose logging flag value is enabled, false if disabled.
      */
     boolean isVerboseLoggingEnabled();
+
+    /**
+     * Requests control of NFCC to libnfc-nci.
+     * If an API request is sent when the framework has no control of NFCC, the request will be
+     * queued until the control is released from HAL.
+     * The control will be taken out of the framework for at most 2 seconds.
+     * @return NfcStatus::OK on success and NfcStatus::FAILED on error.
+     */
+    NfcStatus controlGranted();
 }
diff --git a/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl b/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl
index a78b1cd..7e0231a 100644
--- a/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl
+++ b/nfc/aidl/android/hardware/nfc/NfcEvent.aidl
@@ -50,4 +50,14 @@
      * Error event to notify upper layer when there's an unknown error.
      */
     ERROR = 5,
+    /**
+     * Request control event to notify upper layer when HAL
+     * request control of NFCC to libnfc-nci
+     */
+    REQUEST_CONTROL = 6,
+    /**
+     * Release control event to notify upper layer when HAL
+     * release control of NFCC to libnfc-nci.
+     */
+    RELEASE_CONTROL = 7,
 }
diff --git a/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp b/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp
index 0dab2d8..0200860 100644
--- a/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         "libbinder_ndk",
     ],
     static_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.nfc-V1-ndk",
+        "android.hardware.nfc-V2-ndk",
     ],
     test_suites: [
         "general-tests",
diff --git a/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/VtsAidlHalNfcTargetTest.cpp b/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/VtsAidlHalNfcTargetTest.cpp
index 977b25c..12f4364 100644
--- a/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/VtsAidlHalNfcTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/nfc/aidl/vts/functional/VtsAidlHalNfcTargetTest.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,16 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(!enabled);
 }
 
+TEST_P(NfcAidl, CheckControlGrantedStatus) {
+    int interface_version;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(infc_->getInterfaceVersion(&interface_version).isOk());
+    if (interface_version > 1) {
+        NfcStatus status;
+        EXPECT_TRUE(infc_->controlGranted(&status).isOk());
+        EXPECT_EQ(status, NfcStatus::OK);
+    }
+}
+
 GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(NfcAidl);
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(Nfc, NfcAidl,
                          testing::ValuesIn(::android::getAidlHalInstanceNames(INfc::descriptor)),