diff --git a/cmds/installd/commands.c b/cmds/installd/commands.c
index 5cd2593..b161614 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/commands.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/commands.c
@@ -1076,6 +1076,21 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
+int mark_boot_complete(const char* instruction_set)
+{
+  char boot_marker_path[PKG_PATH_MAX];
+  sprintf(boot_marker_path,"%s%s/.booting", DALVIK_CACHE_PREFIX, instruction_set);
+
+  ALOGV("mark_boot_complete : %s", boot_marker_path);
+  if (unlink(boot_marker_path) != 0) {
+      ALOGE("Unable to unlink boot marker at %s, error=%s", boot_marker_path,
+            strerror(errno));
+      return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 void mkinnerdirs(char* path, int basepos, mode_t mode, int uid, int gid,
         struct stat* statbuf)
 {
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd.c b/cmds/installd/installd.c
index 4864516..509909d 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd.c
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@
     return dexopt(arg[0], atoi(arg[1]), atoi(arg[2]), arg[3], arg[4], atoi(arg[5]), 0);
 }
 
-static int do_move_dex(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX] __unused)
+static int do_mark_boot_complete(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
+{
+    return mark_boot_complete(arg[0] /* instruction set */);
+}
+
+static int do_move_dex(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
 {
     return move_dex(arg[0], arg[1], arg[2]); /* src, dst, instruction_set */
 }
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@
     { "ping",                 0, do_ping },
     { "install",              4, do_install },
     { "dexopt",               6, do_dexopt },
+    { "markbootcomplete",     1, do_mark_boot_complete },
     { "movedex",              3, do_move_dex },
     { "rmdex",                2, do_rm_dex },
     { "remove",               2, do_remove },
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd.h b/cmds/installd/installd.h
index 36c3e8c..a3a5c16 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
 int free_cache(int64_t free_size);
 int dexopt(const char *apk_path, uid_t uid, bool is_public, const char *pkgName,
            const char *instruction_set, bool vm_safe_mode, bool should_relocate);
+int mark_boot_complete(const char *instruction_set);
 int movefiles();
 int linklib(const char* target, const char* source, int userId);
 int idmap(const char *target_path, const char *overlay_path, uid_t uid);