diff --git a/base/Android.bp b/base/Android.bp
index f2f5ab0..2282ddf 100644
--- a/base/Android.bp
+++ b/base/Android.bp
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@
     name: "libhidlbase",
     shared_libs: [
         "libbase",
+        "libcutils",
         "liblog",
         "libutils",
-        "libcutils",
+        "libvintf",
     ],
     export_shared_lib_headers: [
         "libbase",
         "libutils",
+        "libvintf",
     ],
     local_include_dirs: ["include"],
     export_include_dirs: ["include"],
diff --git a/base/HidlSupport.cpp b/base/HidlSupport.cpp
index ef82775..a89e88b 100644
--- a/base/HidlSupport.cpp
+++ b/base/HidlSupport.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <hidl/HidlSupport.h>
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <vintf/VendorManifest.h>
 
 #ifdef LIBHIDL_TARGET_DEBUGGABLE
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,20 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace hardware {
 
+vintf::Transport getTransportFromManifest(const std::string &iface) {
+    const vintf::VendorManifest *vm = vintf::VendorManifest::Get();
+    if (vm == nullptr) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot find vendor interface manifest.";
+        return vintf::Transport::EMPTY;
+    }
+    auto it = vm->hals.find(iface);
+    if (it == vm->hals.end()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Vendor interface manifest does not contain entry for " << iface;
+        return vintf::Transport::EMPTY;
+    }
+    return it->second.transport;
+}
+
 static const char *const kEmptyString = "";
 
 hidl_string::hidl_string()
diff --git a/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h b/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h
index b9e4ffa..acc6347 100644
--- a/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h
+++ b/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
 #include <utils/StrongPointer.h>
+#include <vintf/Transport.h>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@
 
 namespace hardware {
 
+vintf::Transport getTransportFromManifest(const std::string &iface);
+
 // hidl_death_recipient is a callback interfaced that can be used with
 // linkToDeath() / unlinkToDeath()
 struct hidl_death_recipient : public virtual RefBase {