diff --git a/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test b/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test
index 4c8f9cb..29225ce 100644
--- a/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test
+++ b/contexts/plat_file_contexts_test
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 /sys                                                              sysfs
 /apex                                                             apex_mnt_dir
 /bootstrap-apex                                                   apex_mnt_dir
+/mnt/vm                                                           vm_data_file
 
 /postinstall                                                      postinstall_mnt_dir
 /postinstall/apex                                                 postinstall_apex_mnt_dir
diff --git a/private/crosvm.te b/private/crosvm.te
index 0c2acb9..6f07391 100644
--- a/private/crosvm.te
+++ b/private/crosvm.te
@@ -40,10 +40,14 @@
   apex_virt_data_file
   shell_data_file
   vendor_microdroid_file
+  is_flag_enabled(RELEASE_AVF_ENABLE_EARLY_VM, `vm_data_file')
 }:file { getattr read ioctl lock };
 
 # Allow searching the directory where the composite disk images are.
-allow crosvm virtualizationservice_data_file:dir search;
+allow crosvm {
+    virtualizationservice_data_file
+    is_flag_enabled(RELEASE_AVF_ENABLE_EARLY_VM, `vm_data_file')
+}:dir search;
 
 # When running a VM as root we get spurious capability denials.
 # Suppress them.
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@
   privapp_data_file
   apex_compos_data_file
   apex_virt_data_file
+  is_flag_enabled(RELEASE_AVF_ENABLE_EARLY_VM, `vm_data_file')
 }:file write;
 
 # Allow crosvm to pipe console log to shell or app which could be the owner of a VM.
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@
   app_data_file
   privapp_data_file
   is_flag_enabled(RELEASE_UNLOCKED_STORAGE_API, `storage_area_content_file')
+  is_flag_enabled(RELEASE_AVF_ENABLE_EARLY_VM, `vm_data_file')
   userdebug_or_eng(`-shell_data_file')
 }:file open;
 
diff --git a/private/dumpstate.te b/private/dumpstate.te
index 20341e4..13b7b9f 100644
--- a/private/dumpstate.te
+++ b/private/dumpstate.te
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@
   linkerconfig_file
   mirror_data_file
   mnt_user_file
+  vm_data_file
 }:dir getattr;
 
 # Allow dumpstate to talk to bufferhubd over binder
diff --git a/private/early_virtmgr.te b/private/early_virtmgr.te
index 4e332f6..484077c 100644
--- a/private/early_virtmgr.te
+++ b/private/early_virtmgr.te
@@ -5,4 +5,15 @@
     type early_virtmgr_exec, system_file_type, exec_type, file_type;
 
     use_bootstrap_libs(early_virtmgr)
+
+    allow early_virtmgr vm_data_file:dir create_dir_perms;
+    allow early_virtmgr vm_data_file:file create_file_perms;
+
+    ###
+    ### Neverallow rules
+    ###
+
+    # Only crosvm and early_virtmgr can access vm_data_file
+    neverallow { domain -crosvm -early_virtmgr -init } vm_data_file:dir no_w_dir_perms;
+    neverallow { domain -crosvm -early_virtmgr } vm_data_file:file no_rw_file_perms;
 ')
diff --git a/private/file.te b/private/file.te
index d30465b..038e899 100644
--- a/private/file.te
+++ b/private/file.te
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
 # virtualizationmanager, which runs at a more constrained MLS level.
 type virtualizationservice_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type, mlstrustedobject;
 
+# /mnt/vm
+type vm_data_file, file_type, core_data_file_type;
+
 # /data/system/environ
 type environ_system_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
 
diff --git a/private/file_contexts b/private/file_contexts
index ce5ed96..f5da4af 100644
--- a/private/file_contexts
+++ b/private/file_contexts
@@ -922,3 +922,7 @@
 # dexopt_chroot_setup inside chroot, in addition to the files and directories
 # matching the pattern below.
 /mnt/pre_reboot_dexopt(/.*)?  u:object_r:pre_reboot_dexopt_file:s0
+
+#############################
+# For early boot VM
+/mnt/vm u:object_r:vm_data_file:s0
diff --git a/private/init.te b/private/init.te
index e4bafd8..8ab1aab 100644
--- a/private/init.te
+++ b/private/init.te
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 userdebug_or_eng(`
   allow init kmsg_debug_device:chr_file { open write relabelto };
 ')
+# /mnt/vm, also permissions to mkdir / mount / chmod / chown
+allow init vm_data_file:dir { add_name create search write getattr setattr relabelto mounton };
 
 # allow init to mount and unmount debugfs in debug builds
 userdebug_or_eng(`
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@
     -storage_area_app_dir
     -storage_area_content_file
   ')
+  -vm_data_file
   -bpffs_type
   -exec_type
   -misc_logd_file
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@
     -storage_area_app_dir
     -storage_area_content_file
   ')
+  -vm_data_file
   -bpffs_type
   -credstore_data_file
   -exec_type
@@ -351,6 +355,7 @@
     -storage_area_app_dir
     -storage_area_content_file
   ')
+  -vm_data_file
   -bpffs_type
   -exec_type
   -gsi_data_file
@@ -383,6 +388,7 @@
     -storage_area_app_dir
     -storage_area_content_file
   ')
+  -vm_data_file
   -bpffs_type
   -exec_type
   -gsi_data_file
@@ -408,6 +414,7 @@
     -storage_area_app_dir
     -storage_area_content_file
   ')
+  -vm_data_file
   -bpffs_type
   -exec_type
   -gsi_data_file
@@ -439,6 +446,7 @@
     -storage_area_app_dir
     -storage_area_content_file
   ')
+  -vm_data_file
   -privapp_data_file
 }:dir_file_class_set relabelto;