diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index 991248aceb4be..6960da74dd1a3 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
                     + "OnDevicePersonalizationSystemService$Lifecycle";
     private static final String UPDATABLE_DEVICE_CONFIG_SERVICE_CLASS =
             "com.android.server.deviceconfig.DeviceConfigInit$Lifecycle";
+    private static final String DEVICE_LOCK_SERVICE_CLASS =
+            "com.android.server.devicelock.DeviceLockService";
+    private static final String DEVICE_LOCK_APEX_PATH =
+            "/apex/com.android.devicelock/javalib/service-devicelock.jar";
 
     private static final String TETHERING_CONNECTOR_CLASS = "android.net.ITetheringConnector";
 
@@ -2864,6 +2868,13 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
         mSystemServiceManager.startService(HEALTHCONNECT_MANAGER_SERVICE_CLASS);
         t.traceEnd();
 
+        if (mPackageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_DEVICE_LOCK)) {
+            t.traceBegin("DeviceLockService");
+            mSystemServiceManager.startServiceFromJar(DEVICE_LOCK_SERVICE_CLASS,
+                    DEVICE_LOCK_APEX_PATH);
+            t.traceEnd();
+        }
+
         // These are needed to propagate to the runnable below.
         final NetworkManagementService networkManagementF = networkManagement;
         final NetworkPolicyManagerService networkPolicyF = networkPolicy;