diff --git a/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/Android.bp b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddf360d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+// A daemon that launches microfuchsia in AVF.
+rust_binary {
+    name: "microfuchsiad",
+    srcs: ["src/main.rs"],
+    edition: "2021",
+    prefer_rlib: true,
+    defaults: ["avf_build_flags_rust"],
+    rustlibs: [
+        "android.system.microfuchsiad-rust",
+        "android.system.virtualizationservice-rust",
+        "libandroid_logger",
+        "libanyhow",
+        "libbinder_rs",
+        "liblog_rust",
+        "liblibc",
+        "libvmclient",
+    ],
+    apex_available: [
+        "com.android.microfuchsia",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/aidl/Android.bp b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/aidl/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02bb7c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+aidl_interface {
+    name: "android.system.microfuchsiad",
+    srcs: ["android/system/microfuchsiad/*.aidl"],
+    // TODO: Make this stable when the APEX becomes updatable.
+    unstable: true,
+    backend: {
+        java: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+        ndk: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+        rust: {
+            enabled: true,
+            apex_available: [
+                "com.android.microfuchsia",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+}
diff --git a/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/aidl/android/system/microfuchsiad/IMicrofuchsiaService.aidl b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/aidl/android/system/microfuchsiad/IMicrofuchsiaService.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a04ae2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/aidl/android/system/microfuchsiad/IMicrofuchsiaService.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 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.system.microfuchsiad;
+
+// This service exists as a placeholder in case we want to communicate with the
+// daemon in the future.
+interface IMicrofuchsiaService {
+}
diff --git a/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/instance_manager.rs b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/instance_manager.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5082e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/instance_manager.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 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.
+ */
+
+//! Manages running instances of the Microfuchsia VM.
+//! At most one instance should be running at a time.
+
+use crate::instance_starter::{InstanceStarter, MicrofuchsiaInstance};
+use android_system_virtualizationservice::aidl::android::system::virtualizationservice;
+use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use binder::Strong;
+use virtualizationservice::IVirtualizationService::IVirtualizationService;
+
+pub struct InstanceManager {
+    service: Strong<dyn IVirtualizationService>,
+    started: bool,
+}
+
+impl InstanceManager {
+    pub fn new(service: Strong<dyn IVirtualizationService>) -> Self {
+        Self { service, started: false }
+    }
+
+    pub fn start_instance(&mut self) -> Result<MicrofuchsiaInstance> {
+        if self.started {
+            bail!("Cannot start multiple microfuchsia instances");
+        }
+
+        let instance_starter = InstanceStarter::new("Microfuchsia", 0);
+        let instance = instance_starter.start_new_instance(&*self.service);
+
+        if instance.is_ok() {
+            self.started = true;
+        }
+        instance
+    }
+}
diff --git a/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/instance_starter.rs b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/instance_starter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15fcc06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/instance_starter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 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.
+ */
+
+//! Responsible for starting an instance of the Microfuchsia VM.
+
+use android_system_virtualizationservice::aidl::android::system::virtualizationservice::{
+    CpuTopology::CpuTopology, IVirtualizationService::IVirtualizationService,
+    VirtualMachineConfig::VirtualMachineConfig, VirtualMachineRawConfig::VirtualMachineRawConfig,
+};
+use anyhow::{ensure, Context, Result};
+use binder::{LazyServiceGuard, ParcelFileDescriptor};
+use log::info;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::os::fd::FromRawFd;
+use vmclient::VmInstance;
+
+pub struct MicrofuchsiaInstance {
+    _vm_instance: VmInstance,
+    _lazy_service_guard: LazyServiceGuard,
+    _pty: Pty,
+}
+
+pub struct InstanceStarter {
+    instance_name: String,
+    instance_id: u8,
+}
+
+impl InstanceStarter {
+    pub fn new(instance_name: &str, instance_id: u8) -> Self {
+        Self { instance_name: instance_name.to_owned(), instance_id }
+    }
+
+    pub fn start_new_instance(
+        &self,
+        virtualization_service: &dyn IVirtualizationService,
+    ) -> Result<MicrofuchsiaInstance> {
+        info!("Creating {} instance", self.instance_name);
+
+        // Always use instance id 0, because we will only ever have one instance.
+        let mut instance_id = [0u8; 64];
+        instance_id[0] = self.instance_id;
+
+        // Open the kernel and initrd files from the microfuchsia.images apex.
+        let kernel_fd =
+            File::open("/apex/com.android.microfuchsia.images/etc/linux-arm64-boot-shim.bin")
+                .context("Failed to open the boot-shim")?;
+        let initrd_fd = File::open("/apex/com.android.microfuchsia.images/etc/fuchsia.zbi")
+            .context("Failed to open the fuchsia ZBI")?;
+        let kernel = Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(kernel_fd));
+        let initrd = Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(initrd_fd));
+
+        // Prepare a pty for console input/output.
+        let pty = openpty()?;
+        let console_in = Some(pty.leader.try_clone().context("cloning pty")?);
+        let console_out = Some(pty.leader.try_clone().context("cloning pty")?);
+
+        let config = VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(VirtualMachineRawConfig {
+            name: "Microfuchsia".into(),
+            instanceId: instance_id,
+            kernel,
+            initrd,
+            params: None,
+            bootloader: None,
+            disks: vec![],
+            protectedVm: false,
+            memoryMib: 256,
+            cpuTopology: CpuTopology::ONE_CPU,
+            platformVersion: "1.0.0".into(),
+            // Fuchsia uses serial for console by default.
+            consoleInputDevice: Some("ttyS0".into()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+        let vm_instance = VmInstance::create(
+            virtualization_service,
+            &config,
+            console_out,
+            console_in,
+            /* log= */ None,
+            None,
+        )
+        .context("Failed to create VM")?;
+        vm_instance
+            .vm
+            .setHostConsoleName(&pty.follower_name)
+            .context("Setting host console name")?;
+        vm_instance.start().context("Starting VM")?;
+
+        Ok(MicrofuchsiaInstance {
+            _vm_instance: vm_instance,
+            _lazy_service_guard: Default::default(),
+            _pty: pty,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+struct Pty {
+    leader: File,
+    follower_name: String,
+}
+
+/// Opens a pseudoterminal (pty), configures it to be a raw terminal, and returns the file pair.
+fn openpty() -> Result<Pty> {
+    // Create a pty pair.
+    let mut leader: libc::c_int = -1;
+    let mut _follower: libc::c_int = -1;
+    let mut follower_name: Vec<libc::c_char> = vec![0; 32];
+
+    // SAFETY: calling openpty with valid+initialized variables is safe.
+    // The two null pointers are valid inputs for openpty.
+    unsafe {
+        ensure!(
+            libc::openpty(
+                &mut leader,
+                &mut _follower,
+                follower_name.as_mut_ptr(),
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            ) == 0,
+            "failed to openpty"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // SAFETY: calling these libc functions with valid+initialized variables is safe.
+    unsafe {
+        // Fetch the termios attributes.
+        let mut attr = libc::termios {
+            c_iflag: 0,
+            c_oflag: 0,
+            c_cflag: 0,
+            c_lflag: 0,
+            c_line: 0,
+            c_cc: [0u8; 19],
+        };
+        ensure!(libc::tcgetattr(leader, &mut attr) == 0, "failed to get termios attributes");
+
+        // Force it to be a raw pty and re-set it.
+        libc::cfmakeraw(&mut attr);
+        ensure!(
+            libc::tcsetattr(leader, libc::TCSANOW, &attr) == 0,
+            "failed to set termios attributes"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Construct the return value.
+    // SAFETY: The file descriptors are valid because openpty returned without error (above).
+    let leader = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(leader) };
+    let follower_name: Vec<u8> = follower_name.iter_mut().map(|x| *x as _).collect();
+    let follower_name = CStr::from_bytes_until_nul(&follower_name)
+        .context("pty filename missing NUL")?
+        .to_str()
+        .context("pty filename invalid utf8")?
+        .to_string();
+    Ok(Pty { leader, follower_name })
+}
diff --git a/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/main.rs b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec290cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 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.
+ */
+
+//! A daemon that can be launched on bootup that runs microfuchsia in AVF.
+//! An on-demand binder service is also prepared in case we want to communicate with the daemon in
+//! the future.
+
+mod instance_manager;
+mod instance_starter;
+mod service;
+
+use crate::instance_manager::InstanceManager;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use binder::{register_lazy_service, ProcessState};
+use log::{error, info};
+
+#[allow(clippy::eq_op)]
+fn try_main() -> Result<()> {
+    let debuggable = env!("TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT") != "user";
+    let log_level = if debuggable { log::LevelFilter::Debug } else { log::LevelFilter::Info };
+    android_logger::init_once(
+        android_logger::Config::default().with_tag("microfuchsiad").with_max_level(log_level),
+    );
+
+    ProcessState::start_thread_pool();
+
+    let virtmgr =
+        vmclient::VirtualizationService::new().context("Failed to spawn VirtualizationService")?;
+    let virtualization_service =
+        virtmgr.connect().context("Failed to connect to VirtualizationService")?;
+
+    let instance_manager = InstanceManager::new(virtualization_service);
+    let service = service::new_binder(instance_manager);
+    register_lazy_service("android.system.microfuchsiad", service.as_binder())
+        .context("Registering microfuchsiad service")?;
+
+    info!("Registered services, joining threadpool");
+    ProcessState::join_thread_pool();
+
+    info!("Exiting");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    if let Err(e) = try_main() {
+        error!("{:?}", e);
+        std::process::exit(1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/service.rs b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/service.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2112b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microfuchsia/microfuchsiad/src/service.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 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.
+ */
+
+//! Implementation of IMicrofuchsiaService that runs microfuchsia in AVF when
+//! created.
+
+use crate::instance_manager::InstanceManager;
+use crate::instance_starter::MicrofuchsiaInstance;
+use android_system_microfuchsiad::aidl::android::system::microfuchsiad::IMicrofuchsiaService::{
+    BnMicrofuchsiaService, IMicrofuchsiaService,
+};
+use anyhow::Context;
+use binder::{self, BinderFeatures, Interface, Strong};
+
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub struct MicrofuchsiaService {
+    instance_manager: InstanceManager,
+    microfuchsia: MicrofuchsiaInstance,
+}
+
+pub fn new_binder(mut instance_manager: InstanceManager) -> Strong<dyn IMicrofuchsiaService> {
+    let microfuchsia = instance_manager.start_instance().context("Starting Microfuchsia").unwrap();
+    let service = MicrofuchsiaService { instance_manager, microfuchsia };
+    BnMicrofuchsiaService::new_binder(service, BinderFeatures::default())
+}
+
+impl Interface for MicrofuchsiaService {}
+
+impl IMicrofuchsiaService for MicrofuchsiaService {}