diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
index 8cf0f3b..ba43949 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         "liblp",
     ],
     static_libs: [
+        "libcutils",
         "libdm",
         "libfs_mgr",
         "libfstab",
@@ -56,6 +57,17 @@
     },
 }
 
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "libsnapshot_hal_deps",
+    cflags: [
+        "-DLIBSNAPSHOT_USE_HAL",
+    ],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.0",
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
+    ],
+}
+
 filegroup {
     name: "libsnapshot_sources",
     srcs: [
@@ -75,7 +87,10 @@
 
 cc_library_static {
     name: "libsnapshot",
-    defaults: ["libsnapshot_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "libsnapshot_defaults",
+        "libsnapshot_hal_deps",
+    ],
     srcs: [":libsnapshot_sources"],
     whole_static_libs: [
         "libfiemap_binder",
@@ -83,7 +98,7 @@
 }
 
 cc_library_static {
-    name: "libsnapshot_nobinder",
+    name: "libsnapshot_init",
     defaults: ["libsnapshot_defaults"],
     srcs: [":libsnapshot_sources"],
     recovery_available: true,
@@ -92,6 +107,19 @@
     ],
 }
 
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libsnapshot_nobinder",
+    defaults: [
+        "libsnapshot_defaults",
+        "libsnapshot_hal_deps",
+    ],
+    srcs: [":libsnapshot_sources"],
+    recovery_available: true,
+    whole_static_libs: [
+        "libfiemap_passthrough",
+    ],
+}
+
 cc_test {
     name: "libsnapshot_test",
     defaults: ["libsnapshot_defaults"],
@@ -103,11 +131,13 @@
     ],
     shared_libs: [
         "libbinder",
+        "libhidlbase",
         "libprotobuf-cpp-lite",
         "libutils",
     ],
     static_libs: [
-        "libcutils",
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.0",
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
         "libcrypto_static",
         "libfs_mgr",
         "libgmock",
@@ -134,10 +164,14 @@
         "libsnapshot",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.0",
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
         "libbase",
         "libbinder",
+        "libbinderthreadstate",
         "libext4_utils",
         "libfs_mgr",
+        "libhidlbase",
         "liblog",
         "liblp",
         "libprotobuf-cpp-lite",
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
index 69f2895..fcaa73a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@
 class IPartitionOpener;
 }  // namespace fs_mgr
 
+// Forward declare IBootControl types since we cannot include only the headers
+// with Soong. Note: keep the enum width in sync.
+namespace hardware {
+namespace boot {
+namespace V1_1 {
+enum class MergeStatus : int32_t;
+}  // namespace V1_1
+}  // namespace boot
+}  // namespace hardware
+
 namespace snapshot {
 
 struct AutoDeleteCowImage;
@@ -94,6 +104,7 @@
     using LpMetadata = android::fs_mgr::LpMetadata;
     using MetadataBuilder = android::fs_mgr::MetadataBuilder;
     using DeltaArchiveManifest = chromeos_update_engine::DeltaArchiveManifest;
+    using MergeStatus = android::hardware::boot::V1_1::MergeStatus;
 
   public:
     // Dependency injection for testing.
@@ -107,6 +118,7 @@
         virtual std::string GetSuperDevice(uint32_t slot) const = 0;
         virtual const IPartitionOpener& GetPartitionOpener() const = 0;
         virtual bool IsOverlayfsSetup() const = 0;
+        virtual bool SetBootControlMergeStatus(MergeStatus status) = 0;
     };
 
     ~SnapshotManager();
@@ -208,6 +220,7 @@
     FRIEND_TEST(SnapshotTest, Merge);
     FRIEND_TEST(SnapshotTest, MergeCannotRemoveCow);
     FRIEND_TEST(SnapshotTest, NoMergeBeforeReboot);
+    FRIEND_TEST(SnapshotTest, UpdateBootControlHal);
     FRIEND_TEST(SnapshotUpdateTest, SnapshotStatusFileWithoutCow);
     friend class SnapshotTest;
     friend class SnapshotUpdateTest;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
index 395fb40..48a94e4 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
+#ifdef LIBSNAPSHOT_USE_HAL
+#include <android/hardware/boot/1.1/IBootControl.h>
+#endif
 #include <ext4_utils/ext4_utils.h>
 #include <fs_mgr.h>
 #include <fs_mgr_dm_linear.h>
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@
 using android::fs_mgr::LpMetadata;
 using android::fs_mgr::MetadataBuilder;
 using android::fs_mgr::SlotNumberForSlotSuffix;
+using android::hardware::boot::V1_1::MergeStatus;
 using chromeos_update_engine::DeltaArchiveManifest;
 using chromeos_update_engine::InstallOperation;
 template <typename T>
@@ -84,11 +88,39 @@
         return fs_mgr_get_super_partition_name(slot);
     }
     bool IsOverlayfsSetup() const override { return fs_mgr_overlayfs_is_setup(); }
+    bool SetBootControlMergeStatus(MergeStatus status) override;
 
   private:
     android::fs_mgr::PartitionOpener opener_;
+#ifdef LIBSNAPSHOT_USE_HAL
+    android::sp<android::hardware::boot::V1_1::IBootControl> boot_control_;
+#endif
 };
 
+bool DeviceInfo::SetBootControlMergeStatus([[maybe_unused]] MergeStatus status) {
+#ifdef LIBSNAPSHOT_USE_HAL
+    if (!boot_control_) {
+        auto hal = android::hardware::boot::V1_0::IBootControl::getService();
+        if (!hal) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find IBootControl HAL";
+            return false;
+        }
+        boot_control_ = android::hardware::boot::V1_1::IBootControl::castFrom(hal);
+        if (!boot_control_) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find IBootControl 1.1 HAL";
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!boot_control_->setSnapshotMergeStatus(status)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to set the snapshot merge status";
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 // Note: IImageManager is an incomplete type in the header, so the default
 // destructor doesn't work.
 SnapshotManager::~SnapshotManager() {}
@@ -1590,6 +1622,35 @@
         PLOG(ERROR) << "Could not write to state file";
         return false;
     }
+
+#ifdef LIBSNAPSHOT_USE_HAL
+    auto merge_status = MergeStatus::UNKNOWN;
+    switch (state) {
+        // The needs-reboot and completed cases imply that /data and /metadata
+        // can be safely wiped, so we don't report a merge status.
+        case UpdateState::None:
+        case UpdateState::MergeNeedsReboot:
+        case UpdateState::MergeCompleted:
+            merge_status = MergeStatus::NONE;
+            break;
+        case UpdateState::Initiated:
+        case UpdateState::Unverified:
+            merge_status = MergeStatus::SNAPSHOTTED;
+            break;
+        case UpdateState::Merging:
+        case UpdateState::MergeFailed:
+            merge_status = MergeStatus::MERGING;
+            break;
+        default:
+            // Note that Cancelled flows to here - it is never written, since
+            // it only communicates a transient state to the caller.
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Unexpected update status: " << state;
+            break;
+    }
+    if (!device_->SetBootControlMergeStatus(merge_status)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp
index aea12be..a008294 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp
@@ -617,6 +617,31 @@
     ASSERT_EQ(sm->GetUpdateState(), UpdateState::None);
 }
 
+TEST_F(SnapshotTest, UpdateBootControlHal) {
+    ASSERT_TRUE(AcquireLock());
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sm->WriteUpdateState(lock_.get(), UpdateState::None));
+    ASSERT_EQ(test_device->merge_status(), MergeStatus::NONE);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sm->WriteUpdateState(lock_.get(), UpdateState::Initiated));
+    ASSERT_EQ(test_device->merge_status(), MergeStatus::SNAPSHOTTED);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sm->WriteUpdateState(lock_.get(), UpdateState::Unverified));
+    ASSERT_EQ(test_device->merge_status(), MergeStatus::SNAPSHOTTED);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sm->WriteUpdateState(lock_.get(), UpdateState::Merging));
+    ASSERT_EQ(test_device->merge_status(), MergeStatus::MERGING);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sm->WriteUpdateState(lock_.get(), UpdateState::MergeNeedsReboot));
+    ASSERT_EQ(test_device->merge_status(), MergeStatus::NONE);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sm->WriteUpdateState(lock_.get(), UpdateState::MergeCompleted));
+    ASSERT_EQ(test_device->merge_status(), MergeStatus::NONE);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sm->WriteUpdateState(lock_.get(), UpdateState::MergeFailed));
+    ASSERT_EQ(test_device->merge_status(), MergeStatus::MERGING);
+}
+
 class SnapshotUpdateTest : public SnapshotTest {
   public:
     void SetUp() override {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/test_helpers.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/test_helpers.h
index 769d21e..ea2c5b6 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/test_helpers.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/test_helpers.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <android/hardware/boot/1.1/IBootControl.h>
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <libfiemap/image_manager.h>
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 using android::fs_mgr::IPropertyFetcher;
 using android::fs_mgr::MetadataBuilder;
 using android::fs_mgr::testing::MockPropertyFetcher;
+using android::hardware::boot::V1_1::MergeStatus;
 using chromeos_update_engine::DeltaArchiveManifest;
 using chromeos_update_engine::PartitionUpdate;
 using testing::_;
@@ -81,16 +83,22 @@
     const android::fs_mgr::IPartitionOpener& GetPartitionOpener() const override {
         return *opener_.get();
     }
+    bool SetBootControlMergeStatus(MergeStatus status) override {
+        merge_status_ = status;
+        return true;
+    }
     bool IsOverlayfsSetup() const override { return false; }
 
     void set_slot_suffix(const std::string& suffix) { slot_suffix_ = suffix; }
     void set_fake_super(const std::string& path) {
         opener_ = std::make_unique<TestPartitionOpener>(path);
     }
+    MergeStatus merge_status() const { return merge_status_; }
 
   private:
     std::string slot_suffix_ = "_a";
     std::unique_ptr<TestPartitionOpener> opener_;
+    MergeStatus merge_status_;
 };
 
 class SnapshotTestPropertyFetcher : public android::fs_mgr::testing::MockPropertyFetcher {
diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 9b2ddc0..ce5b12a 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         "libprotobuf-cpp-lite",
         "libpropertyinfoserializer",
         "libpropertyinfoparser",
-        "libsnapshot_nobinder",
+        "libsnapshot_init",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
         "libbacktrace",
diff --git a/init/Android.mk b/init/Android.mk
index 8fc44da..4e4c002 100644
--- a/init/Android.mk
+++ b/init/Android.mk
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     libmodprobe \
     libext2_uuid \
     libprotobuf-cpp-lite \
-    libsnapshot_nobinder \
+    libsnapshot_init \
 
 LOCAL_SANITIZE := signed-integer-overflow
 # First stage init is weird: it may start without stdout/stderr, and no /proc.