diff --git a/apex/Android.bp b/apex/Android.bp
index 32f88e1..ef7677b 100644
--- a/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/apex/Android.bp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     ],
     prebuilts: [
         "com.android.virt.init.rc",
+        "features_com.android.virt.xml",
         "microdroid_initrd_app_debuggable",
         "microdroid_initrd_full_debuggable",
         "microdroid_initrd_normal",
diff --git a/apex/permissions/Android.bp b/apex/permissions/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c925ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apex/permissions/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//
+// 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 {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "features_com.android.virt.xml",
+    sub_dir: "permissions",
+    src: "features_com.android.virt.xml",
+}
diff --git a/apex/permissions/features_com.android.virt.xml b/apex/permissions/features_com.android.virt.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2b32e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apex/permissions/features_com.android.virt.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ 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.
+  -->
+<permissions>
+    <feature name="android.software.virtualization_framework" />
+</permissions>
diff --git a/demo/AndroidManifest.xml b/demo/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6669adb..8fde69e 100644
--- a/demo/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/demo/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_VIRTUAL_MACHINE" />
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="33" android:targetSdkVersion="33"/>
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.software.virtualization_framework" android:required="true" />
     <application
         android:label="MicrodroidDemo"
         android:theme="@style/Theme.MicrodroidDemo"
diff --git a/tests/testapk/AndroidManifest.xml b/tests/testapk/AndroidManifest.xml
index ab22546..d5d7659 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tests/testapk/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_VIRTUAL_MACHINE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CUSTOM_VIRTUAL_MACHINE" />
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="33" android:targetSdkVersion="33" />
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.software.virtualization_framework" android:required="false" />
     <application>
         <uses-library android:name="android.system.virtualmachine" android:required="false" />
     </application>