diff --git a/audio/aidl/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/Android.bp
index 54c0e0f..820f7b4 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -96,3 +96,26 @@
         },
     },
 }
+
+aidl_interface {
+    name: "android.hardware.audio.effect",
+    vendor_available: true,
+    srcs: [
+        "android/hardware/audio/effect/Descriptor.aidl",
+        "android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.aidl",
+    ],
+    imports: [
+        "android.hardware.audio.common-V1",
+        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1",
+    ],
+    stability: "vintf",
+    backend: {
+        // The C++ backend is disabled transitively due to use of FMQ.
+        cpp: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+        java: {
+            sdk_version: "module_current",
+        },
+    },
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.effect/current/android/hardware/audio/effect/Descriptor.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.effect/current/android/hardware/audio/effect/Descriptor.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94cacd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.effect/current/android/hardware/audio/effect/Descriptor.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.effect;
+@VintfStability
+parcelable Descriptor {
+  android.hardware.audio.effect.Descriptor.Common common;
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_ENV_REVERB = "c2e5d5f0-94bd-4763-9cac-4e234d06839e";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_PRESET_REVERB = "47382d60-ddd8-11db-bf3a-0002a5d5c51b";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_EQUALIZER = "0bed4300-ddd6-11db-8f34-0002a5d5c51b";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_BASS_BOOST = "0634f220-ddd4-11db-a0fc-0002a5d5c51b";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_VIRTUALIZER = "37cc2c00-dddd-11db-8577-0002a5d5c51b";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_AGC = "0a8abfe0-654c-11e0-ba26-0002a5d5c51b";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_AEC = "7b491460-8d4d-11e0-bd61-0002a5d5c51b";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_NS = "58b4b260-8e06-11e0-aa8e-0002a5d5c51b";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_LOUDNESS_ENHANCER = "fe3199be-aed0-413f-87bb-11260eb63cf1";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_DYNAMICS_PROCESSING = "7261676f-6d75-7369-6364-28e2fd3ac39e";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_HAPTIC_GENERATOR = "1411e6d6-aecd-4021-a1cf-a6aceb0d71e5";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_SPATIALIZER = "ccd4cf09-a79d-46c2-9aae-06a1698d6c8f";
+  const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_VOLUME = "09e8ede0-ddde-11db-b4f6-0002a5d5c51b";
+  @VintfStability
+  parcelable Identity {
+    android.media.audio.common.AudioUuid type;
+    android.media.audio.common.AudioUuid uuid;
+  }
+  @VintfStability
+  parcelable Common {
+    android.hardware.audio.effect.Descriptor.Identity id;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.effect/current/android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.aidl b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.effect/current/android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6c9aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.audio.effect/current/android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.audio.effect;
+@VintfStability
+interface IFactory {
+  android.hardware.audio.effect.Descriptor.Identity[] queryEffects(in @nullable android.media.audio.common.AudioUuid type, in @nullable android.media.audio.common.AudioUuid implementation);
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/Descriptor.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/Descriptor.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51b31c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/Descriptor.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.effect;
+
+import android.media.audio.common.AudioUuid;
+
+/**
+ * Effect descriptor contains all information (capabilities, attributes, and ownership) for an
+ * effect implemented in the Audio Effect HAL. Framework uses this information to decide when and
+ * how to apply the effect.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+parcelable Descriptor {
+    /**
+     * UUID for effect types, these definitions are in sync with SDK, see @c AudioEffect.java.
+     */
+    // UUID for environmental reverberation effect type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_ENV_REVERB = "c2e5d5f0-94bd-4763-9cac-4e234d06839e";
+    // UUID for preset reverberation effect type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_PRESET_REVERB = "47382d60-ddd8-11db-bf3a-0002a5d5c51b";
+    // UUID for equalizer effect type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_EQUALIZER = "0bed4300-ddd6-11db-8f34-0002a5d5c51b";
+    // UUID for bass boost effect type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_BASS_BOOST = "0634f220-ddd4-11db-a0fc-0002a5d5c51b";
+    // UUID for virtualizer effect type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_VIRTUALIZER = "37cc2c00-dddd-11db-8577-0002a5d5c51b";
+    // UUID for Automatic Gain Control (AGC) type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_AGC = "0a8abfe0-654c-11e0-ba26-0002a5d5c51b";
+    // UUID for Acoustic Echo Canceler (AEC) type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_AEC = "7b491460-8d4d-11e0-bd61-0002a5d5c51b";
+    // UUID for Noise Suppressor (NS) type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_NS = "58b4b260-8e06-11e0-aa8e-0002a5d5c51b";
+    // UUID for Loudness Enhancer type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_LOUDNESS_ENHANCER = "fe3199be-aed0-413f-87bb-11260eb63cf1";
+    // UUID for Dynamics Processing type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_DYNAMICS_PROCESSING = "7261676f-6d75-7369-6364-28e2fd3ac39e";
+    // UUID for Haptic Generator type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_HAPTIC_GENERATOR = "1411e6d6-aecd-4021-a1cf-a6aceb0d71e5";
+    // UUID for Spatializer type.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_SPATIALIZER = "ccd4cf09-a79d-46c2-9aae-06a1698d6c8f";
+    // UUID for Volume type. The volume effect is used for automated tests only.
+    const String EFFECT_TYPE_UUID_VOLUME = "09e8ede0-ddde-11db-b4f6-0002a5d5c51b";
+
+    /**
+     * This structure completely identifies an effect implementation.
+     */
+    @VintfStability
+    parcelable Identity {
+        /**
+         * UUID for the type of effect.
+         */
+        AudioUuid type;
+        /**
+         * UUID for this particular implementation.
+         */
+        AudioUuid uuid;
+    }
+
+    // Common attributes of all effect implementation.
+    @VintfStability
+    parcelable Common {
+        /**
+         * Identity of effect implementation.
+         */
+        Identity id;
+    }
+    Common common;
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.aidl b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99c2e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/IFactory.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.effect;
+
+import android.hardware.audio.effect.Descriptor;
+import android.media.audio.common.AudioUuid;
+
+/**
+ * Provides system-wide effect factory interfaces.
+ *
+ * An android.hardware.audio.effect.IFactory platform service is registered with ServiceManager, and
+ * is always available on the device.
+ *
+ */
+@VintfStability
+interface IFactory {
+    /**
+     * Return a list of effect identities supported by this device, with the optional
+     * filter by type and/or by instance UUID.
+     *
+     * @param type UUID identifying the effect type.
+     *        This is an optional parameter, pass in null if this parameter is not necessary; if non
+     *        null, used as a filter for effect type UUIDs.
+     * @param implementation Indicates the particular implementation of the effect in that type.
+     *        This is an optional parameter, pass in null if this parameter is not necessary; if
+     *        non null, used as a filter for effect type UUIDs.
+     * @return List of effect identities supported and filtered by type/implementation UUID.
+     */
+    Descriptor.Identity[] queryEffects(
+            in @nullable AudioUuid type, in @nullable AudioUuid implementation);
+}