diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 9e2b0a267f60b..041c21324fb7b 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ package android.content {
     field public static final java.lang.String NETWORK_SCORE_SERVICE = "network_score";
     field public static final java.lang.String OEM_LOCK_SERVICE = "oem_lock";
     field public static final java.lang.String PERSISTENT_DATA_BLOCK_SERVICE = "persistent_data_block";
+    field public static final java.lang.String SECURE_ELEMENT_SERVICE = "secure_element";
     field public static final java.lang.String VR_SERVICE = "vrmanager";
     field public static final java.lang.String WIFI_RTT_SERVICE = "rttmanager";
     field public static final java.lang.String WIFI_SCANNING_SERVICE = "wifiscanner";
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 70087daf51926..2859326107b81 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -4061,6 +4061,16 @@ public abstract class Context {
      */
     public static final String TIME_ZONE_RULES_MANAGER_SERVICE = "timezone";
 
+    /**
+     * Use with {@link #getSystemService} to retrieve a
+     * {@link android.se.omapi.ISecureElementService}
+     * for accessing the SecureElementService.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public static final String SECURE_ELEMENT_SERVICE = "secure_element";
+
     /**
      * Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular
      * process and user ID running in the system.
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Process.java b/core/java/android/os/Process.java
index 9ad5ca41b4747..5e6f5f5dad5b4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Process.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Process.java
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ public class Process {
      */
     public static final int OTA_UPDATE_UID = 1061;
 
+    /**
+     * Defines the UID/GID for the Secure Element service process.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final int SE_UID = 1068;
+
     /** {@hide} */
     public static final int NOBODY_UID = 9999;
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 2ffd6943d922f..e944326c9f7e6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import static android.os.Process.ROOT_UID;
 import static android.os.Process.SCHED_FIFO;
 import static android.os.Process.SCHED_OTHER;
 import static android.os.Process.SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK;
+import static android.os.Process.SE_UID;
 import static android.os.Process.SHELL_UID;
 import static android.os.Process.SIGNAL_QUIT;
 import static android.os.Process.SIGNAL_USR1;
@@ -19258,6 +19259,7 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
             case PHONE_UID:
             case BLUETOOTH_UID:
             case NFC_UID:
+            case SE_UID:
                 isCallerSystem = true;
                 break;
             default:
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index f182c05cb76df..6a53e483b47c6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
     private static final int NFC_UID = Process.NFC_UID;
     private static final int BLUETOOTH_UID = Process.BLUETOOTH_UID;
     private static final int SHELL_UID = Process.SHELL_UID;
+    private static final int SE_UID = Process.SE_UID;
 
     // Cap the size of permission trees that 3rd party apps can define
     private static final int MAX_PERMISSION_TREE_FOOTPRINT = 32768;     // characters of text
@@ -2436,6 +2437,8 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
                 ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM, ApplicationInfo.PRIVATE_FLAG_PRIVILEGED);
         mSettings.addSharedUserLPw("android.uid.shell", SHELL_UID,
                 ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM, ApplicationInfo.PRIVATE_FLAG_PRIVILEGED);
+        mSettings.addSharedUserLPw("android.uid.se", SE_UID,
+                ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM, ApplicationInfo.PRIVATE_FLAG_PRIVILEGED);
 
         String separateProcesses = SystemProperties.get("debug.separate_processes");
         if (separateProcesses != null && separateProcesses.length() > 0) {