diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index dd2f8e3129c0a..233f2ff574df3 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
             "/apex/com.android.os.statsd/javalib/service-statsd.jar";
     private static final String CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE_APEX_PATH =
             "/apex/com.android.tethering/javalib/service-connectivity.jar";
+    private static final String NEARBY_SERVICE_APEX_PATH =
+            "/apex/com.android.nearby/javalib/service-nearby.jar";
     private static final String STATS_COMPANION_LIFECYCLE_CLASS =
             "com.android.server.stats.StatsCompanion$Lifecycle";
     private static final String STATS_PULL_ATOM_SERVICE_CLASS =
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
             "com.android.server.usb.UsbService$Lifecycle";
     private static final String MIDI_SERVICE_CLASS =
             "com.android.server.midi.MidiService$Lifecycle";
+    private static final String NEARBY_SERVICE_CLASS =
+            "com.android.server.nearby.NearbyService";
     private static final String WIFI_APEX_SERVICE_JAR_PATH =
             "/apex/com.android.wifi/javalib/service-wifi.jar";
     private static final String WIFI_SERVICE_CLASS =
@@ -1974,6 +1978,16 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
             }
             t.traceEnd();
 
+            // Start Nearby Service.
+            t.traceBegin("StartNearbyService");
+            try {
+                mSystemServiceManager.startServiceFromJar(NEARBY_SERVICE_CLASS,
+                        NEARBY_SERVICE_APEX_PATH);
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
+                reportWtf("starting NearbyService", e);
+            }
+            t.traceEnd();
+
             t.traceBegin("StartConnectivityService");
             // This has to be called after NetworkManagementService, NetworkStatsService
             // and NetworkPolicyManager because ConnectivityService needs to take these