diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
index 4fb3be2d588fe..c238d7d49f9b0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ android_library {
         "res",
     ],
     static_libs: [
+        "WindowManager-Shell",
         "SystemUIPluginLib",
         "SystemUISharedLib",
         "SettingsLib",
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/OWNERS b/packages/WindowManager/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..063d4594f2fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set noparent
+
+include ../../services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/Android.bp b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b8934dc8c583c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+android_library {
+    name: "WindowManager-Shell",
+    srcs: [
+        "src/**/*.java",
+        "src/**/I*.aidl",
+    ],
+    resource_dirs: [
+        "res",
+    ],
+    manifest: "AndroidManifest.xml",
+
+    platform_apis: true,
+    sdk_version: "current",
+    min_sdk_version: "system_current",
+}
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ea8a5c3050298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+     Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="com.android.wm.shell">
+</manifest>
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/OWNERS b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4390004f5f937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# sysui owners
+hwwang@google.com
+mrenouf@google.com
+winsonc@google.com
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/res/values/config.xml b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/res/values/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c894eb0133b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/res/values/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2019, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<resources>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/WindowManagerShell.java b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/WindowManagerShell.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..273bd27a221be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/WindowManagerShell.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.wm.shell;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for the shell.
+ */
+public class WindowManagerShell {
+}
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/Android.bp b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..78fa45ebdf949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+android_test {
+    name: "WindowManagerShellTests",
+
+    srcs: ["**/*.java"],
+
+    static_libs: [
+        "WindowManager-Shell",
+        "junit",
+        "androidx.test.runner",
+        "androidx.test.rules",
+        "androidx.test.ext.junit",
+        "mockito-target-extended-minus-junit4",
+        "truth-prebuilt",
+    ],
+    libs: [
+        "android.test.mock",
+        "android.test.base",
+        "android.test.runner",
+    ],
+    jni_libs: [
+        "libdexmakerjvmtiagent",
+        "libstaticjvmtiagent",
+    ],
+
+    sdk_version: "current",
+    platform_apis: true,
+
+    optimize: {
+        enabled: false,
+    },
+}
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a8f795ec8a8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+
+    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+    limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:androidprv="http://schemas.android.com/apk/prv/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    package="com.android.wm.shell.tests">
+
+    <application android:debuggable="true" android:largeHeap="true">
+        <uses-library android:name="android.test.mock" />
+        <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner" />
+    </application>
+
+    <instrumentation
+        android:name="androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        android:label="Tests for WindowManager-Shell"
+        android:targetPackage="com.android.wm.shell.tests">
+    </instrumentation>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/AndroidTest.xml b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/AndroidTest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4dce4db360e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<configuration description="Runs Tests for WindowManagerShellLib">
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.suite.SuiteApkInstaller">
+        <option name="cleanup-apks" value="true" />
+        <option name="install-arg" value="-t" />
+        <option name="test-file-name" value="WindowManagerShellTests.apk" />
+    </target_preparer>
+
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="framework-base-presubmit" />
+    <option name="test-tag" value="WindowManagerShellTests" />
+    <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.AndroidJUnitTest" >
+        <option name="package" value="com.android.wm.shell.tests" />
+        <option name="runner" value="androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner" />
+        <option name="hidden-api-checks" value="false"/>
+    </test>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/res/values/config.xml b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/res/values/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c894eb0133b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/res/values/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+** Copyright 2019, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<resources>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/src/com/android/wm/shell/tests/WindowManagerShellTest.java b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/src/com/android/wm/shell/tests/WindowManagerShellTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..376875b143a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/WindowManager/Shell/tests/src/com/android/wm/shell/tests/WindowManagerShellTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.wm.shell.tests;
+
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
+
+import com.android.wm.shell.WindowManagerShell;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the shell.
+ */
+@SmallTest
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class WindowManagerShellTest {
+
+    WindowManagerShell mShell;
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNothing() {
+        // Do nothing
+    }
+}