diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/include/vhal_v2_0/VmsUtils.h b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/include/vhal_v2_0/VmsUtils.h
index d689e62..8ee3c54 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/include/vhal_v2_0/VmsUtils.h
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/include/vhal_v2_0/VmsUtils.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 std::unique_ptr<VehiclePropValue> createAvailabilityRequest();
 
 // Creates a VehiclePropValue containing a message of type
-// VmsMessageType.AVAILABILITY_REQUEST.
+// VmsMessageType.SUBSCRIPTIONS_REQUEST.
 std::unique_ptr<VehiclePropValue> createSubscriptionsRequest();
 
 // Creates a VehiclePropValue containing a message of type VmsMessageType.DATA.
@@ -202,21 +202,21 @@
 
 // Returns true if the new sequence number is greater than the last seen
 // sequence number.
-bool isSequenceNumberNewer(const VehiclePropValue& subscription_change,
+bool isSequenceNumberNewer(const VehiclePropValue& subscriptions_state,
                            const int last_seen_sequence_number);
 
 // Returns sequence number of the message.
-int32_t getSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState(const VehiclePropValue& subscription_change);
+int32_t getSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState(const VehiclePropValue& subscriptions_state);
 
-// Takes a subscription change message and returns the layers that have active
+// Takes a subscriptions state message and returns the layers that have active
 // subscriptions of the layers that are offered by your HAL client/publisher.
 //
-// A publisher can use this function when receiving a subscription change message
-// to determine which layers to publish data on.
+// A publisher can use this function when receiving a subscriptions response or subscriptions
+// change message to determine which layers to publish data on.
 // The caller of this function can optionally decide to not consume these layers
 // if the subscription change has the sequence number less than the last seen
 // sequence number.
-std::vector<VmsLayer> getSubscribedLayers(const VehiclePropValue& subscription_change,
+std::vector<VmsLayer> getSubscribedLayers(const VehiclePropValue& subscriptions_state,
                                           const VmsOffers& offers);
 
 // Takes an availability change message and returns true if the parsed message implies that
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/src/VmsUtils.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/src/VmsUtils.cpp
index d346206..9eba905 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/src/VmsUtils.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/common/src/VmsUtils.cpp
@@ -194,32 +194,35 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-bool isSequenceNumberNewer(const VehiclePropValue& subscription_change,
+bool isSequenceNumberNewer(const VehiclePropValue& subscriptions_state,
                            const int last_seen_sequence_number) {
-    return (isValidVmsMessage(subscription_change) &&
-            parseMessageType(subscription_change) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE &&
-            subscription_change.value.int32Values.size() > kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex &&
-            subscription_change.value.int32Values[kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex] >
+    return (isValidVmsMessage(subscriptions_state) &&
+            (parseMessageType(subscriptions_state) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE ||
+             parseMessageType(subscriptions_state) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE) &&
+            subscriptions_state.value.int32Values.size() > kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex &&
+            subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex] >
                     last_seen_sequence_number);
 }
 
-int32_t getSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState(const VehiclePropValue& subscription_change) {
-    if (isValidVmsMessage(subscription_change) &&
-        parseMessageType(subscription_change) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE &&
-        subscription_change.value.int32Values.size() > kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex) {
-        return subscription_change.value.int32Values[kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex];
+int32_t getSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState(const VehiclePropValue& subscriptions_state) {
+    if (isValidVmsMessage(subscriptions_state) &&
+        (parseMessageType(subscriptions_state) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE ||
+         parseMessageType(subscriptions_state) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE) &&
+        subscriptions_state.value.int32Values.size() > kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex) {
+        return subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex];
     }
     return -1;
 }
 
-std::vector<VmsLayer> getSubscribedLayers(const VehiclePropValue& subscription_change,
+std::vector<VmsLayer> getSubscribedLayers(const VehiclePropValue& subscriptions_state,
                                           const VmsOffers& offers) {
-    if (isValidVmsMessage(subscription_change) &&
-        parseMessageType(subscription_change) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE &&
-        subscription_change.value.int32Values.size() > kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex) {
-        const int32_t num_of_layers = subscription_change.value.int32Values[toInt(
+    if (isValidVmsMessage(subscriptions_state) &&
+        (parseMessageType(subscriptions_state) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE ||
+         parseMessageType(subscriptions_state) == VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE) &&
+        subscriptions_state.value.int32Values.size() > kSubscriptionStateSequenceNumberIndex) {
+        const int32_t num_of_layers = subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[toInt(
                 VmsSubscriptionsStateIntegerValuesIndex::NUMBER_OF_LAYERS)];
-        const int32_t num_of_associated_layers = subscription_change.value.int32Values[toInt(
+        const int32_t num_of_associated_layers = subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[toInt(
                 VmsSubscriptionsStateIntegerValuesIndex ::NUMBER_OF_ASSOCIATED_LAYERS)];
 
         std::unordered_set<VmsLayer, VmsLayer::VmsLayerHashFunction> offered_layers;
@@ -231,9 +234,9 @@
         int current_index = toInt(VmsSubscriptionsStateIntegerValuesIndex::SUBSCRIPTIONS_START);
         // Add all subscribed layers which are offered by the current publisher.
         for (int i = 0; i < num_of_layers; i++) {
-            VmsLayer layer = VmsLayer(subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index],
-                                      subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index + 1],
-                                      subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index + 2]);
+            VmsLayer layer = VmsLayer(subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index],
+                                      subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index + 1],
+                                      subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index + 2]);
             if (offered_layers.find(layer) != offered_layers.end()) {
                 subscribed_layers.push_back(layer);
             }
@@ -243,15 +246,15 @@
         // For this, we need to check if the associated layer has a publisher ID which is
         // same as that of the current publisher.
         for (int i = 0; i < num_of_associated_layers; i++) {
-            VmsLayer layer = VmsLayer(subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index],
-                                      subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index + 1],
-                                      subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index + 2]);
+            VmsLayer layer = VmsLayer(subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index],
+                                      subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index + 1],
+                                      subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index + 2]);
             current_index += kLayerSize;
             if (offered_layers.find(layer) != offered_layers.end()) {
-                int32_t num_of_publisher_ids = subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index];
+                int32_t num_of_publisher_ids = subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index];
                 current_index++;
                 for (int j = 0; j < num_of_publisher_ids; j++) {
-                    if (subscription_change.value.int32Values[current_index] ==
+                    if (subscriptions_state.value.int32Values[current_index] ==
                         offers.publisher_id) {
                         subscribed_layers.push_back(layer);
                     }
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VmsUtils_test.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VmsUtils_test.cpp
index 7189212..8b547f1 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VmsUtils_test.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VmsUtils_test.cpp
@@ -214,57 +214,82 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(parsePublisherIdResponse(*message), -1);
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, validSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, validSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsChange) {
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
     message->value.int32Values =
             hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE), 1234};
     EXPECT_EQ(getSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState(*message), 1234);
 }
 
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, validSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsResponse) {
+    auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
+    message->value.int32Values =
+            hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE), 1234};
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState(*message), 1234);
+}
+
 TEST(VmsUtilsTest, invalidSubscriptionsState) {
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(1);
     EXPECT_EQ(getSequenceNumberForSubscriptionsState(*message), -1);
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForExistingSmallerNumber) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForExistingSmallerNumberForChange) {
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
     message->value.int32Values =
             hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE), 1234};
     EXPECT_TRUE(isSequenceNumberNewer(*message, 1233));
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForExistingGreaterNumber) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForExistingSmallerNumberForResponse) {
+    auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
+    message->value.int32Values =
+            hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE), 1234};
+    EXPECT_TRUE(isSequenceNumberNewer(*message, 1233));
+}
+
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForExistingGreaterNumberForChange) {
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
     message->value.int32Values =
             hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE), 1234};
     EXPECT_FALSE(isSequenceNumberNewer(*message, 1235));
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForSameNumber) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForExistingGreaterNumberForResponse) {
+    auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
+    message->value.int32Values =
+            hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE), 1234};
+    EXPECT_FALSE(isSequenceNumberNewer(*message, 1235));
+}
+
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForSameNumberForChange) {
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
     message->value.int32Values =
             hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE), 1234};
     EXPECT_FALSE(isSequenceNumberNewer(*message, 1234));
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayers) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, newSequenceNumberForSameNumberForResponse) {
+    auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
+    message->value.int32Values =
+            hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE), 1234};
+    EXPECT_FALSE(isSequenceNumberNewer(*message, 1234));
+}
+
+void testSubscribedLayers(VmsMessageType type) {
     VmsOffers offers = {123,
                         {VmsLayerOffering(VmsLayer(1, 0, 1), {VmsLayer(4, 1, 1)}),
                          VmsLayerOffering(VmsLayer(2, 0, 1))}};
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
-    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE),
+    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(type),
                                                    1234,  // sequence number
                                                    2,     // number of layers
                                                    1,     // number of associated layers
                                                    1,     // layer 1
-                                                   0,
-                                                   1,
+                                                   0,           1,
                                                    4,  // layer 2
-                                                   1,
-                                                   1,
+                                                   1,           1,
                                                    2,  // associated layer
-                                                   0,
-                                                   1,
+                                                   0,           1,
                                                    2,    // number of publisher IDs
                                                    111,  // publisher IDs
                                                    123};
@@ -275,10 +300,18 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(result.at(1), VmsLayer(2, 0, 1));
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentSubtype) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersForChange) {
+    testSubscribedLayers(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE);
+}
+
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersForResponse) {
+    testSubscribedLayers(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE);
+}
+
+void testSubscribedLayersWithDifferentSubtype(VmsMessageType type) {
     VmsOffers offers = {123, {VmsLayerOffering(VmsLayer(1, 0, 1))}};
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
-    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE),
+    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(type),
                                                    1234,  // sequence number
                                                    1,     // number of layers
                                                    0,     // number of associated layers
@@ -289,36 +322,58 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(getSubscribedLayers(*message, offers).empty());
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentVersion) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentSubtypeForChange) {
+    testSubscribedLayersWithDifferentSubtype(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE);
+}
+
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentSubtypeForResponse) {
+    testSubscribedLayersWithDifferentSubtype(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE);
+}
+
+void subscribedLayersWithDifferentVersion(VmsMessageType type) {
     VmsOffers offers = {123, {VmsLayerOffering(VmsLayer(1, 0, 1))}};
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
-    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE),
-                                                   1234,  // sequence number
-                                                   1,     // number of layers
-                                                   0,     // number of associated layers
-                                                   1,     // layer 1
-                                                   0,
-                                                   2};  // different version
+    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(type),
+                                                   1234,             // sequence number
+                                                   1,                // number of layers
+                                                   0,                // number of associated layers
+                                                   1,                // layer 1
+                                                   0,           2};  // different version
     EXPECT_TRUE(isValidVmsMessage(*message));
     EXPECT_TRUE(getSubscribedLayers(*message, offers).empty());
 }
 
-TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentPublisherId) {
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentVersionForChange) {
+    subscribedLayersWithDifferentVersion(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE);
+}
+
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentVersionForResponse) {
+    subscribedLayersWithDifferentVersion(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE);
+}
+
+void subscribedLayersWithDifferentPublisherId(VmsMessageType type) {
     VmsOffers offers = {123, {VmsLayerOffering(VmsLayer(1, 0, 1))}};
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
-    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE),
+    message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(type),
                                                    1234,  // sequence number
                                                    0,     // number of layers
                                                    1,     // number of associated layers
                                                    1,     // associated layer 1
-                                                   0,
-                                                   1,
+                                                   0,           1,
                                                    1,     // number of publisher IDs
                                                    234};  // publisher ID 1
     EXPECT_TRUE(isValidVmsMessage(*message));
     EXPECT_TRUE(getSubscribedLayers(*message, offers).empty());
 }
 
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentPublisherIdForChange) {
+    subscribedLayersWithDifferentPublisherId(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_CHANGE);
+}
+
+TEST(VmsUtilsTest, subscribedLayersWithDifferentPublisherIdForResponse) {
+    subscribedLayersWithDifferentPublisherId(VmsMessageType::SUBSCRIPTIONS_RESPONSE);
+}
+
 TEST(VmsUtilsTest, serviceNewlyStarted) {
     auto message = createBaseVmsMessage(2);
     message->value.int32Values = hidl_vec<int32_t>{toInt(VmsMessageType::AVAILABILITY_CHANGE), 0};