diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
index 9053af27184b8..1634d11870e85 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ import android.media.MediaRouter;
 import android.media.session.MediaSessionManager;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.IConnectivityManager;
+import android.net.EthernetManager;
+import android.net.IEthernetManager;
 import android.net.INetworkPolicyManager;
 import android.net.NetworkPolicyManager;
 import android.net.NetworkScoreManager;
@@ -599,6 +601,13 @@ class ContextImpl extends Context {
                 return new WifiScanner(ctx.getOuterContext(), service);
             }});
 
+        registerService(ETHERNET_SERVICE, new ServiceFetcher() {
+                public Object createService(ContextImpl ctx) {
+                    IBinder b = ServiceManager.getService(ETHERNET_SERVICE);
+                    IEthernetManager service = IEthernetManager.Stub.asInterface(b);
+                    return new EthernetManager(ctx.getOuterContext(), service);
+                }});
+
         registerService(WINDOW_SERVICE, new ServiceFetcher() {
                 Display mDefaultDisplay;
                 public Object getService(ContextImpl ctx) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 9e02e4b0a076c..d0ac9c923d08c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -2069,6 +2069,9 @@ public abstract class Context {
      *  <dt> {@link #WIFI_P2P_SERVICE} ("wifip2p")
      *  <dd> A {@link android.net.wifi.p2p.WifiP2pManager WifiP2pManager} for management of
      * Wi-Fi Direct connectivity.
+     *  <dt> {@link #ETHERNET_SERVICE} ("ethernet")
+     *  <dd> A {@link android.net.ethernet.EthernetManager EthernetManager} for
+     * management of Ethernet connectivity.
      * <dt> {@link #INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE} ("input_method")
      * <dd> An {@link android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager InputMethodManager}
      * for management of input methods.
@@ -2380,6 +2383,18 @@ public abstract class Context {
      */
     public static final String WIFI_SCANNING_SERVICE = "wifiscanner";
 
+    /**
+     * Use with {@link #getSystemService} to retrieve a {@link
+     * android.net.ethernet.EthernetManager} for handling management of
+     * Ethernet access.
+     *
+     * @see #getSystemService
+     * @see android.net.ethernet.EthernetManager
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String ETHERNET_SERVICE = "ethernet";
+
     /**
      * Use with {@link #getSystemService} to retrieve a {@link
      * android.net.nsd.NsdManager} for handling management of network service
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index 55ae9c6f737cd..de46b1629ce75 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public final class SystemServer {
             "com.android.server.wifi.p2p.WifiP2pService";
     private static final String HDMI_CEC_SERVICE_CLASS =
             "com.android.server.hdmi.HdmiCecService";
+    private static final String ETHERNET_SERVICE_CLASS =
+            "com.android.server.ethernet.EthernetService";
 
     private final int mFactoryTestMode;
     private Timer mProfilerSnapshotTimer;
@@ -659,6 +661,12 @@ public final class SystemServer {
                     reportWtf("starting Wi-Fi Scanning Service", e);
                 }
 
+                try {
+                    mSystemServiceManager.startService(ETHERNET_SERVICE_CLASS);
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    reportWtf("starting Ethernet Service", e);
+                }
+
                 try {
                     Slog.i(TAG, "Connectivity Service");
                     connectivity = new ConnectivityService(