diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
index ee3261851e322..f7a02156c15ae 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
     private static final boolean LOGD = true;
     private static final String REMOVE_SPLIT_MARKER_EXTENSION = ".removed";
 
-    private static final int MSG_COMMIT = 0;
-    private static final int MSG_ON_PACKAGE_INSTALLED = 1;
+    private static final int MSG_EARLY_BIND = 0;
+    private static final int MSG_COMMIT = 1;
+    private static final int MSG_ON_PACKAGE_INSTALLED = 2;
 
     /** XML constants used for persisting a session */
     static final String TAG_SESSION = "session";
@@ -280,6 +281,9 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
         @Override
         public boolean handleMessage(Message msg) {
             switch (msg.what) {
+                case MSG_EARLY_BIND:
+                    earlyBindToDefContainer();
+                    break;
                 case MSG_COMMIT:
                     synchronized (mLock) {
                         try {
@@ -315,6 +319,10 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
         }
     };
 
+    private void earlyBindToDefContainer() {
+        mPm.earlyBindToDefContainer();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return {@code true} iff the installing is app an device owner or affiliated profile owner.
      */
@@ -410,6 +418,10 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
         } finally {
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(identity);
         }
+        // attempt to bind to the DefContainer as early as possible
+        if ((params.installFlags & PackageManager.INSTALL_INSTANT_APP) != 0) {
+            mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_EARLY_BIND));
+        }
     }
 
     public SessionInfo generateInfo() {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 0e0bfbdb283c9..2c98da3a49042 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
     static final int INTENT_FILTER_VERIFIED = 18;
     static final int WRITE_PACKAGE_LIST = 19;
     static final int INSTANT_APP_RESOLUTION_PHASE_TWO = 20;
+    static final int DEF_CONTAINER_BIND = 21;
 
     static final int WRITE_SETTINGS_DELAY = 10*1000;  // 10 seconds
 
@@ -1417,8 +1418,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
             new ArrayList<HandlerParams>();
 
         private boolean connectToService() {
-            if (DEBUG_SD_INSTALL) Log.i(TAG, "Trying to bind to" +
-                    " DefaultContainerService");
+            if (DEBUG_INSTALL) Log.i(TAG, "Trying to bind to DefaultContainerService");
             Intent service = new Intent().setComponent(DEFAULT_CONTAINER_COMPONENT);
             Process.setThreadPriority(Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
             if (mContext.bindServiceAsUser(service, mDefContainerConn,
@@ -1453,6 +1453,17 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
 
         void doHandleMessage(Message msg) {
             switch (msg.what) {
+                case DEF_CONTAINER_BIND:
+                    if (!mBound) {
+                        Trace.asyncTraceBegin(TRACE_TAG_PACKAGE_MANAGER, "earlyBindingMCS",
+                                System.identityHashCode(mHandler));
+                        if (!connectToService()) {
+                            Slog.e(TAG, "Failed to bind to media container service");
+                        }
+                        Trace.asyncTraceEnd(TRACE_TAG_PACKAGE_MANAGER, "earlyBindingMCS",
+                                System.identityHashCode(mHandler));
+                    }
+                    break;
                 case INIT_COPY: {
                     HandlerParams params = (HandlerParams) msg.obj;
                     int idx = mPendingInstalls.size();
@@ -13621,6 +13632,14 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
         return installReason;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Attempts to bind to the default container service explicitly instead of doing so lazily on
+     * install commit.
+     */
+    void earlyBindToDefContainer() {
+        mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(DEF_CONTAINER_BIND));
+    }
+
     void installStage(String packageName, File stagedDir,
             IPackageInstallObserver2 observer, PackageInstaller.SessionParams sessionParams,
             String installerPackageName, int installerUid, UserHandle user,