diff --git a/storaged/include/storaged.h b/storaged/include/storaged.h
index b6a0850..514798b 100644
--- a/storaged/include/storaged.h
+++ b/storaged/include/storaged.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesListener.h>
+#include <batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.h>
 
 #include "storaged_info.h"
 #include "storaged_uid_monitor.h"
@@ -245,7 +246,8 @@
     int event_time_check_usec;  // check how much cputime spent in event loop
 };
 
-class storaged_t : public BnBatteryPropertiesListener {
+class storaged_t : public BnBatteryPropertiesListener,
+                   public IBinder::DeathRecipient {
 private:
     time_t mTimer;
     storaged_config mConfig;
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@
     disk_stats_monitor mDsm;
     uid_monitor mUidm;
     time_t mStarttime;
+    sp<IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar> battery_properties;
 public:
     storaged_t(void);
     ~storaged_t() {}
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@
 
     void init_battery_service();
     virtual void batteryPropertiesChanged(struct BatteryProperties props);
+    void binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who);
 };
 
 // Eventlog tag
diff --git a/storaged/main.cpp b/storaged/main.cpp
index 2f2273d..4d1e430 100644
--- a/storaged/main.cpp
+++ b/storaged/main.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
 #include <storaged_service.h>
 #include <storaged_utils.h>
 
-storaged_t storaged;
+sp<storaged_t> storaged;
 
 // Function of storaged's main thread
-void* storaged_main(void* s) {
-    storaged_t* storaged = (storaged_t*)s;
+void* storaged_main(void* /* unused */) {
+    storaged = new storaged_t();
 
     storaged->init_battery_service();
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         report_storage_health();
         // Start the main thread of storaged
         pthread_t storaged_main_thread;
-        errno = pthread_create(&storaged_main_thread, NULL, storaged_main, &storaged);
+        errno = pthread_create(&storaged_main_thread, NULL, storaged_main, NULL);
         if (errno != 0) {
             PLOG_TO(SYSTEM, ERROR) << "Failed to create main thread";
             return -1;
diff --git a/storaged/storaged.cpp b/storaged/storaged.cpp
index 1770922..54d429c 100644
--- a/storaged/storaged.cpp
+++ b/storaged/storaged.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <batteryservice/BatteryServiceConstants.h>
 #include <batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.h>
+#include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@
     if (!mConfig.proc_uid_io_available)
         return;
 
-    sp<IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar> battery_properties = get_battery_properties_service();
+    battery_properties = get_battery_properties_service();
     if (battery_properties == NULL) {
         LOG_TO(SYSTEM, WARNING) << "failed to find batteryproperties service";
         return;
@@ -185,6 +186,18 @@
 
     // register listener after init uid_monitor
     battery_properties->registerListener(this);
+    IInterface::asBinder(battery_properties)->linkToDeath(this);
+}
+
+void storaged_t::binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who) {
+    if (battery_properties != NULL &&
+        IInterface::asBinder(battery_properties) == who) {
+        LOG_TO(SYSTEM, ERROR) << "batteryproperties service died, exiting";
+        IPCThreadState::self()->stopProcess();
+        exit(1);
+    } else {
+        LOG_TO(SYSTEM, ERROR) << "unknown service died";
+    }
 }
 
 /* storaged_t */
diff --git a/storaged/storaged_service.cpp b/storaged/storaged_service.cpp
index 33e85e3..b1d3bfd 100644
--- a/storaged/storaged_service.cpp
+++ b/storaged/storaged_service.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 using namespace android::base;
 
-extern storaged_t storaged;
+extern sp<storaged_t> storaged;
 
 std::vector<struct uid_info> BpStoraged::dump_uids(const char* /*option*/) {
     Parcel data, reply;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 std::vector<struct uid_info> Storaged::dump_uids(const char* /* option */) {
     std::vector<struct uid_info> uids_v;
-    std::unordered_map<uint32_t, struct uid_info> uids_m = storaged.get_uids();
+    std::unordered_map<uint32_t, struct uid_info> uids_m = storaged->get_uids();
 
     for (const auto& it : uids_m) {
         uids_v.push_back(it.second);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
     uint64_t last_ts = 0;
     const std::map<uint64_t, struct uid_records>& records =
-                storaged.get_uid_records(hours, threshold, force_report);
+                storaged->get_uid_records(hours, threshold, force_report);
     for (const auto& it : records) {
         if (last_ts != it.second.start_ts) {
             dprintf(fd, "%llu", (unsigned long long)it.second.start_ts);
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     }
 
     if (time_window) {
-        storaged.update_uid_io_interval(time_window);
+        storaged->update_uid_io_interval(time_window);
     }
 
     return NO_ERROR;