diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
index 29a03d1..c47c572 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/NsdService.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 import com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.MdnsSearchOptions;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.MdnsServiceBrowserListener;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.MdnsServiceInfo;
-import com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.MdnsSocketClientBase;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.MdnsSocketProvider;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.util.MdnsUtils;
 
@@ -1394,8 +1393,7 @@
         mMdnsSocketClient =
                 new MdnsMultinetworkSocketClient(handler.getLooper(), mMdnsSocketProvider);
         mMdnsDiscoveryManager = deps.makeMdnsDiscoveryManager(new ExecutorProvider(),
-                mMdnsSocketClient, LOGGER.forSubComponent("MdnsDiscoveryManager"),
-                handler.getLooper());
+                mMdnsSocketClient, LOGGER.forSubComponent("MdnsDiscoveryManager"));
         handler.post(() -> mMdnsSocketClient.setCallback(mMdnsDiscoveryManager));
         mAdvertiser = deps.makeMdnsAdvertiser(handler.getLooper(), mMdnsSocketProvider,
                 new AdvertiserCallback(), LOGGER.forSubComponent("MdnsAdvertiser"));
@@ -1453,9 +1451,8 @@
          */
         public MdnsDiscoveryManager makeMdnsDiscoveryManager(
                 @NonNull ExecutorProvider executorProvider,
-                @NonNull MdnsSocketClientBase socketClient, @NonNull SharedLog sharedLog,
-                @NonNull Looper looper) {
-            return new MdnsDiscoveryManager(executorProvider, socketClient, sharedLog, looper);
+                @NonNull MdnsMultinetworkSocketClient socketClient, @NonNull SharedLog sharedLog) {
+            return new MdnsDiscoveryManager(executorProvider, socketClient, sharedLog);
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsDiscoveryManager.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsDiscoveryManager.java
index 06ca914..0f30f10 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsDiscoveryManager.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsDiscoveryManager.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package com.android.server.connectivity.mdns;
 
 import static com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.util.MdnsUtils.ensureRunningOnHandlerThread;
-import static com.android.server.connectivity.mdns.util.MdnsUtils.isRunningOnHandlerThread;
 
 import android.Manifest.permission;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
 import android.annotation.RequiresPermission;
 import android.net.Network;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
+import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@
 
     @NonNull private final PerNetworkServiceTypeClients perNetworkServiceTypeClients;
     @NonNull private final Handler handler;
+    @Nullable private final HandlerThread handlerThread;
 
     private static class PerNetworkServiceTypeClients {
         private final ArrayMap<Pair<String, Network>, MdnsServiceTypeClient> clients =
@@ -109,17 +109,23 @@
     }
 
     public MdnsDiscoveryManager(@NonNull ExecutorProvider executorProvider,
-            @NonNull MdnsSocketClientBase socketClient, @NonNull SharedLog sharedLog,
-            @NonNull Looper looper) {
+            @NonNull MdnsSocketClientBase socketClient, @NonNull SharedLog sharedLog) {
         this.executorProvider = executorProvider;
         this.socketClient = socketClient;
         this.sharedLog = sharedLog;
-        perNetworkServiceTypeClients = new PerNetworkServiceTypeClients();
-        handler = new Handler(looper);
+        this.perNetworkServiceTypeClients = new PerNetworkServiceTypeClients();
+        if (socketClient.getLooper() != null) {
+            this.handlerThread = null;
+            this.handler = new Handler(socketClient.getLooper());
+        } else {
+            this.handlerThread = new HandlerThread(MdnsDiscoveryManager.class.getSimpleName());
+            this.handlerThread.start();
+            this.handler = new Handler(handlerThread.getLooper());
+        }
     }
 
     private void checkAndRunOnHandlerThread(@NonNull Runnable function) {
-        if (isRunningOnHandlerThread(handler)) {
+        if (this.handlerThread == null) {
             function.run();
         } else {
             handler.post(function);
@@ -127,6 +133,15 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Do the cleanup of the MdnsDiscoveryManager
+     */
+    public void shutDown() {
+        if (this.handlerThread != null) {
+            this.handlerThread.quitSafely();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Starts (or continue) to discovery mDNS services with given {@code serviceType}, and registers
      * {@code listener} for receiving mDNS service discovery responses.
      *
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsMultinetworkSocketClient.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsMultinetworkSocketClient.java
index d6f2d06..d9bfb26 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsMultinetworkSocketClient.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsMultinetworkSocketClient.java
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@
         mSocketProvider.unrequestSocket(callback);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Looper getLooper() {
+        return mHandler.getLooper();
+    }
+
     private void sendMdnsPacket(@NonNull DatagramPacket packet, @Nullable Network targetNetwork) {
         final boolean isIpv6 = ((InetSocketAddress) packet.getSocketAddress()).getAddress()
                 instanceof Inet6Address;
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientBase.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientBase.java
index 22cf326..deadc58 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientBase.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsSocketClientBase.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.net.Network;
+import android.os.Looper;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.DatagramPacket;
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@
     /*** Notify that the network is unrequested */
     default void notifyNetworkUnrequested(@NonNull MdnsServiceBrowserListener listener) { }
 
+    /*** Gets looper that used by the socket client */
+    default Looper getLooper() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /*** Callback for mdns response  */
     interface Callback {
         /*** Receive a mdns response */