diff --git a/compos/Android.bp b/compos/Android.bp
index fc0517f..1611b68 100644
--- a/compos/Android.bp
+++ b/compos/Android.bp
@@ -55,3 +55,10 @@
         "com.android.compos",
     ],
 }
+
+// TODO(b/190503456) Remove this when vm/virtualizationservice generates payload.img from vm_config
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "compos_payload_config",
+    src: "payload_config.json",
+    filename: "payload_config.json",
+}
diff --git a/compos/apex/Android.bp b/compos/apex/Android.bp
index 7ced384..3a8f601 100644
--- a/compos/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/compos/apex/Android.bp
@@ -40,4 +40,12 @@
         "compsvc_worker",
         "pvm_exec",
     ],
+
+    apps: [
+        "CompOSPayloadApp",
+    ],
+
+    prebuilts: [
+        "compos_payload_config",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/compos/apk/Android.bp b/compos/apk/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6192b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compos/apk/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+android_app {
+    name: "CompOSPayloadApp",
+    sdk_version: "current",
+    apex_available: ["com.android.compos"],
+}
diff --git a/compos/apk/AndroidManifest.xml b/compos/apk/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e9352b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compos/apk/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+-->
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+      package="com.android.compos.payload">
+    <application android:label="CompOS" />
+</manifest>
diff --git a/compos/apk/assets/vm_config.json b/compos/apk/assets/vm_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8dca71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compos/apk/assets/vm_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "os": {
+    "name": "microdroid"
+  },
+  "task": {
+    "type": "executable",
+    "command": "/apex/com.android.compos/bin/compsvc",
+    "args": [
+      "--rpc-binder",
+      "/apex/com.android.art/bin/dex2oat64"
+    ]
+  },
+  "apexes": [
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.adbd"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.art"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.compos"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.i18n"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.os.statsd"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "com.android.sdkext"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/compos/payload_config.json b/compos/payload_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..588ccca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compos/payload_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "apk": {
+    "path": "/apex/com.android.compos/app/CompOSPayloadApp/CompOSPayloadApp.apk",
+    "name": "com.android.compos.payload"
+  },
+  "system_apexes": [
+    "com.android.adbd",
+    "com.android.art",
+    "com.android.compos",
+    "com.android.i18n",
+    "com.android.os.statsd",
+    "com.android.sdkext"
+  ],
+  "payload_config_path": "/mnt/apk/assets/vm_config.json"
+}
\ No newline at end of file