diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 4d2e5e1..6bf8e26 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
         "core/java/android/app/timedetector/ITimeDetectorService.aidl",
         "core/java/android/app/timezone/ICallback.aidl",
         "core/java/android/app/timezone/IRulesManager.aidl",
+        "core/java/android/app/timezonedetector/ITimeZoneDetectorService.aidl",
         "core/java/android/app/usage/ICacheQuotaService.aidl",
         "core/java/android/app/usage/IStorageStatsManager.aidl",
         "core/java/android/app/usage/IUsageStatsManager.aidl",
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
index e5f143c..aae311a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import android.app.slice.SliceManager;
 import android.app.timedetector.TimeDetector;
 import android.app.timezone.RulesManager;
+import android.app.timezonedetector.TimeZoneDetector;
 import android.app.trust.TrustManager;
 import android.app.usage.IStorageStatsManager;
 import android.app.usage.IUsageStatsManager;
@@ -1015,6 +1016,13 @@
                             throws ServiceNotFoundException {
                         return new TimeDetector();
                     }});
+        registerService(Context.TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE, TimeZoneDetector.class,
+                new CachedServiceFetcher<TimeZoneDetector>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public TimeZoneDetector createService(ContextImpl ctx)
+                            throws ServiceNotFoundException {
+                        return new TimeZoneDetector();
+                    }});
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/timezonedetector/ITimeZoneDetectorService.aidl b/core/java/android/app/timezonedetector/ITimeZoneDetectorService.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef2cbab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/app/timezonedetector/ITimeZoneDetectorService.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 android.app.timezonedetector;
+
+/**
+ * System private API to comunicate with time zone detector service.
+ *
+ * <p>Used by parts of the Android system with signals associated with the device's time zone to
+ * provide information to the Time Zone Detector Service.
+ *
+ * <p>Use the {@link android.app.timezonedetector.TimeZoneDetector} class rather than going through
+ * this Binder interface directly. See {@link android.app.timezonedetector.TimeZoneDetectorService}
+ * for more complete documentation.
+ *
+ *
+ * {@hide}
+ */
+interface ITimeZoneDetectorService {
+  void stubbedCall();
+}
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetector.java b/core/java/android/app/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetector.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be3c764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/app/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 android.app.timezonedetector;
+
+import android.annotation.SystemService;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.ServiceManager;
+import android.os.ServiceManager.ServiceNotFoundException;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+/**
+ * The interface through which system components can send signals to the TimeZoneDetectorService.
+ * @hide
+ */
+@SystemService(Context.TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE)
+public final class TimeZoneDetector {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "timezonedetector.TimeZoneDetector";
+    private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
+
+    private final ITimeZoneDetectorService mITimeZoneDetectorService;
+
+    public TimeZoneDetector() throws ServiceNotFoundException {
+        mITimeZoneDetectorService = ITimeZoneDetectorService.Stub.asInterface(
+                ServiceManager.getServiceOrThrow(Context.TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE));
+
+    }
+    /**
+     * Does nothing.
+     * TODO: Remove this when the service implementation is built out.
+     */
+    public void stubbedCall() {
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "stubbedCall called");
+        }
+        try {
+            mITimeZoneDetectorService.stubbedCall();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index c0cfb90..0d4300f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -3060,6 +3060,7 @@
             CROSS_PROFILE_APPS_SERVICE,
             //@hide: SYSTEM_UPDATE_SERVICE,
             //@hide: TIME_DETECTOR_SERVICE,
+            //@hide: TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE,
     })
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     public @interface ServiceName {}
@@ -4231,6 +4232,15 @@
     public static final String TIME_DETECTOR_SERVICE = "time_detector";
 
     /**
+     * Use with {@link #getSystemService(String)} to retrieve an
+     * {@link android.app.timezonedetector.ITimeZoneDetectorService}.
+     * @hide
+     *
+     * @see #getSystemService(String)
+     */
+    public static final String TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE = "time_zone_detector";
+
+    /**
      * Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular
      * process and user ID running in the system.
      *
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetectorService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetectorService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f71b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetectorService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.server.timezonedetector;
+
+import com.android.internal.util.DumpUtils;
+import com.android.server.SystemService;
+import android.app.timezonedetector.ITimeZoneDetectorService;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Slog;
+import java.io.FileDescriptor;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+
+public final class TimeZoneDetectorService extends ITimeZoneDetectorService.Stub {
+    private static final String TAG = "timezonedetector.TimeZoneDetectorService";
+
+    public static class Lifecycle extends SystemService {
+
+        public Lifecycle(Context context) {
+            super(context);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onStart() {
+            TimeZoneDetectorService service = TimeZoneDetectorService.create(getContext());
+            // Publish the binder service so it can be accessed from other (appropriately
+            // permissioned) processes.
+            publishBinderService(Context.TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE, service);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private final Context mContext;
+
+    private static TimeZoneDetectorService create(Context context) {
+        return new TimeZoneDetectorService(context);
+    }
+
+    public TimeZoneDetectorService(Context context) {
+        mContext = context;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stubbedCall() {
+        // Empty call for initial tests.
+        Slog.d(TAG, "stubbedCall() called");
+        // TODO: Remove when there are real methods.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter pw, String[] args) {
+        if (!DumpUtils.checkDumpPermission(mContext, TAG, pw)) return;
+        // TODO: Implement when there is state.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index 2811f71..ad8884f 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
             "com.android.internal.car.CarServiceHelperService";
     private static final String TIME_DETECTOR_SERVICE_CLASS =
             "com.android.server.timedetector.TimeDetectorService$Lifecycle";
+    private static final String TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE_CLASS =
+            "com.android.server.timezonedetector.TimeZoneDetectorService$Lifecycle";
 
     private static final String PERSISTENT_DATA_BLOCK_PROP = "ro.frp.pst";
 
@@ -1251,6 +1253,14 @@
             }
             traceEnd();
 
+            traceBeginAndSlog("StartTimeZoneDetectorService");
+            try {
+                mSystemServiceManager.startService(TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE_CLASS);
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
+                reportWtf("starting StartTimeZoneDetectorService service", e);
+            }
+            traceEnd();
+
             if (!isWatch) {
                 traceBeginAndSlog("StartSearchManagerService");
                 try {
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetectorServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetectorServiceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d31cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/timezonedetector/TimeZoneDetectorServiceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.server.timezonedetector;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the {@link TimeZoneDetectorService}.
+ */
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class TimeZoneDetectorServiceTest {
+
+    private TimeZoneDetectorService mTimeZoneDetectorService;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        final Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getContext();
+        mTimeZoneDetectorService = new TimeZoneDetectorService(context);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStubbedCall() {
+        mTimeZoneDetectorService.stubbedCall();
+    }
+}