diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
index 97151d7..1ddf129 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     IVirtualMachine::{BnVirtualMachine, IVirtualMachine},
     IVirtualMachineCallback::IVirtualMachineCallback,
     IVirtualizationService::IVirtualizationService,
+    IVirtualizationService::FEATURE_PAYLOAD_NON_ROOT,
     MemoryTrimLevel::MemoryTrimLevel,
     Partition::Partition,
     PartitionType::PartitionType,
@@ -264,6 +265,21 @@
         // Delegate to the global service, including checking the permission.
         GLOBAL_SERVICE.getAssignableDevices()
     }
+
+    /// Returns whether given feature is enabled
+    fn isFeatureEnabled(&self, feature: &str) -> binder::Result<bool> {
+        check_manage_access()?;
+
+        // This approach is quite cumbersome, but will do the work for the short term.
+        // TODO(b/298012279): make this scalable.
+        match feature {
+            FEATURE_PAYLOAD_NON_ROOT => Ok(cfg!(payload_not_root)),
+            _ => {
+                warn!("unknown feature {}", feature);
+                Ok(false)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl VirtualizationService {