diff --git a/android/virtmgr/src/aidl.rs b/android/virtmgr/src/aidl.rs
index 9d72506..cc7cf7c 100644
--- a/android/virtmgr/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/android/virtmgr/src/aidl.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 use crate::debug_config::DebugConfig;
 use crate::dt_overlay::{create_device_tree_overlay, VM_DT_OVERLAY_MAX_SIZE, VM_DT_OVERLAY_PATH};
 use crate::payload::{add_microdroid_payload_images, add_microdroid_system_images, add_microdroid_vendor_image};
-use crate::selinux::{getfilecon, SeContext};
+use crate::selinux::{getfilecon, getprevcon, SeContext};
 use android_os_permissions_aidl::aidl::android::os::IPermissionController;
 use android_system_virtualizationcommon::aidl::android::system::virtualizationcommon::{
     Certificate::Certificate,
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@
             check_config_allowed_for_early_vms(config)?;
         }
 
+        let caller_secontext = getprevcon().or_service_specific_exception(-1)?;
+        info!("callers secontext: {}", caller_secontext);
+
         // Allocating VM context checks the MANAGE_VIRTUAL_MACHINE permission.
         let (vm_context, cid, temporary_directory) = if cfg!(early) {
             self.create_early_vm_context(config)?
diff --git a/android/virtmgr/src/selinux.rs b/android/virtmgr/src/selinux.rs
index ba62b7f..284cd23 100644
--- a/android/virtmgr/src/selinux.rs
+++ b/android/virtmgr/src/selinux.rs
@@ -117,3 +117,19 @@
         _ => Err(anyhow!(io::Error::last_os_error())).context("fgetfilecon failed"),
     }
 }
+
+pub fn getprevcon() -> Result<SeContext> {
+    let mut con: *mut c_char = ptr::null_mut();
+    // SAFETY: the returned pointer `con` is wrapped in SeContext::Raw which is freed with
+    // `freecon` when it is dropped.
+    match unsafe { selinux_bindgen::getprevcon(&mut con) } {
+        0.. => {
+            if !con.is_null() {
+                Ok(SeContext::Raw(con))
+            } else {
+                Err(anyhow!("getprevcon returned a NULL context"))
+            }
+        }
+        _ => Err(anyhow!(io::Error::last_os_error())).context("getprevcon failed"),
+    }
+}