diff --git a/manifest.xml b/manifest.xml
index f8f5ddb8..daa9b0e6 100644
--- a/manifest.xml
+++ b/manifest.xml
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@
             <instance>default</instance>
         </interface>
     </hal>
+    <hal format="hidl">
+        <name>android.hardware.wifi.hostapd</name>
+        <transport>hwbinder</transport>
+        <version>1.0</version>
+        <interface>
+            <name>IHostapd</name>
+            <instance>default</instance>
+        </interface>
+    </hal>
     <hal format="hidl">
         <name>android.hardware.wifi.supplicant</name>
         <transport>hwbinder</transport>