diff --git a/packages/PrintRecommendationService/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/PrintRecommendationService/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2e9342c9354a6..750b9fb7e52f5 100644
--- a/packages/PrintRecommendationService/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/PrintRecommendationService/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 -->
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.android.printservice.recommendation"
-    android:versionCode="2"
-    android:versionName="1.1.0">
+    android:versionCode="3"
+    android:versionName="1.2.0">
 
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="24"
         android:targetSdkVersion="25" />
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
     <application
diff --git a/packages/PrintRecommendationService/src/com/android/printservice/recommendation/RecommendationServiceImpl.java b/packages/PrintRecommendationService/src/com/android/printservice/recommendation/RecommendationServiceImpl.java
index 128ed50855294..9ae31989eeb2b 100644
--- a/packages/PrintRecommendationService/src/com/android/printservice/recommendation/RecommendationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/packages/PrintRecommendationService/src/com/android/printservice/recommendation/RecommendationServiceImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.printservice.recommendation;
 
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
 import android.printservice.PrintService;
 import android.printservice.recommendation.RecommendationInfo;
 import android.printservice.recommendation.RecommendationService;
@@ -47,8 +48,20 @@ public class RecommendationServiceImpl extends RecommendationService
     /** All registered plugins */
     private ArrayList<RemotePrintServicePlugin> mPlugins;
 
+    /** Lock to keep multi-cast enabled */
+    private WifiManager.MulticastLock mMultiCastLock;
+
     @Override
     public void onConnected() {
+        WifiManager wifiManager = getSystemService(WifiManager.class);
+        if (wifiManager != null) {
+            if (mMultiCastLock == null) {
+                mMultiCastLock = wifiManager.createMulticastLock(LOG_TAG);
+            }
+
+            mMultiCastLock.acquire();
+        }
+
         mPlugins = new ArrayList<>();
 
         try {
@@ -125,6 +138,10 @@ public class RecommendationServiceImpl extends RecommendationService
                 Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Could not stop plugin", e);
             }
         }
+
+        if (mMultiCastLock != null) {
+            mMultiCastLock.release();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override