diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp b/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp
index 5acc09d..e185cbe 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp
@@ -57,10 +57,21 @@
         export_aidl_headers: true,
     },
     srcs: [
-        "binder/android/os/IDumpstate.aidl",
+        "binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.cpp",
+        ":dumpstate_aidl",
+    ],
+    export_include_dirs: ["binder"],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "dumpstate_aidl",
+    srcs: [
         "binder/android/os/IDumpstateListener.aidl",
         "binder/android/os/IDumpstateToken.aidl",
+        //"binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.aidl",
+        "binder/android/os/IDumpstate.aidl",
     ],
+    path: "binder",
 }
 
 cc_defaults {
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.cpp
index 49a78e7..260ea4b 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@
     return binder::Status::ok();
 }
 
+binder::Status DumpstateService::startBugreport(int, const sp<IDumpstateListener>&,
+                                                const DumpstateOptions&, int32_t* returned_id) {
+    // TODO: fork to handle the bugreport request and return the process id or a request id here.
+    *returned_id = -1;
+    return binder::Status::ok();
+}
+
 status_t DumpstateService::dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>&) {
     dprintf(fd, "id: %d\n", ds_.id_);
     dprintf(fd, "pid: %d\n", ds_.pid_);
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.h b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.h
index 7bca24a..131aff3 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.h
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateService.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
                                bool getSectionDetails,
                                sp<IDumpstateToken>* returned_token) override;
 
+    binder::Status startBugreport(int fd, const sp<IDumpstateListener>& listener,
+                                  const DumpstateOptions& options, int32_t* returned_id) override;
+
   private:
     Dumpstate& ds_;
     std::mutex lock_;
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.aidl b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1a7f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * 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.os;
+
+/**
+  * Specifies arguments for IDumpstate.
+  * {@hide}
+  */
+parcelable DumpstateOptions cpp_header "android/os/DumpstateOptions.h";
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5654190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <android/os/DumpstateOptions.h>
+
+#include <binder/IBinder.h>
+#include <binder/Parcel.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace os {
+
+status_t DumpstateOptions::readFromParcel(const ::android::Parcel* parcel) {
+    if (status_t err = parcel->readBool(&get_section_details)) {
+        return err;
+    }
+    if (status_t err = parcel->readUtf8FromUtf16(&name)) {
+        return err;
+    }
+    return android::OK;
+}
+
+status_t DumpstateOptions::writeToParcel(::android::Parcel* parcel) const {
+    if (status_t err = parcel->writeBool(get_section_details)) {
+        return err;
+    }
+    if (status_t err = parcel->writeUtf8AsUtf16(name)) {
+        return err;
+    }
+    return android::OK;
+}
+
+}  // namespace os
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.h b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a748e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/DumpstateOptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_OS_DUMPSTATE_OPTIONS_H_
+#define ANDROID_OS_DUMPSTATE_OPTIONS_H_
+
+#include <binder/Parcelable.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace os {
+
+struct DumpstateOptions : public android::Parcelable {
+    // If true the caller can get callbacks with per-section progress details.
+    bool get_section_details = false;
+
+    // Name of the caller.
+    std::string name;
+
+    status_t writeToParcel(android::Parcel* parcel) const override;
+    status_t readFromParcel(const android::Parcel* parcel) override;
+};
+
+}  // namespace os
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_OS_DUMPSTATE_OPTIONS_H_
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/IDumpstate.aidl b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/IDumpstate.aidl
index 9b11b96..68a4f21 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/IDumpstate.aidl
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/binder/android/os/IDumpstate.aidl
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import android.os.IDumpstateListener;
 import android.os.IDumpstateToken;
+import android.os.DumpstateOptions;
 
 /**
   * Binder interface for the currently running dumpstate process.
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@
   */
 interface IDumpstate {
 
+
+    // TODO: remove method once startBugReport is used by Shell.
     /*
      * Sets the listener for this dumpstate progress.
      *
@@ -35,4 +38,11 @@
      */
     IDumpstateToken setListener(@utf8InCpp String name, IDumpstateListener listener,
                                 boolean getSectionDetails);
+
+    /*
+     * Starts a bugreport in a child process.
+     *
+     * Returns an identifier of the bugreport process running in the background.
+     */
+    int startBugreport(int fd, IDumpstateListener listener, in DumpstateOptions options);
 }