diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile b/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile
index 6ceb2602e..0208dc442 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ OUT_DIR ?= .
 CFLAGS := -Wall
 CFLAGS += -I../../devicemodel/include
 CFLAGS += -I../../devicemodel/include/public
+CFLAGS += -I../../hypervisor/include
+
 ifeq ($(RELEASE),0)
 CFLAGS += -g -DMNGR_DEBUG
 endif
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -lacrn-mngr
 LDFLAGS +=  -lpthread
 
 .PHONY: all
-all: $(OUT_DIR)/libacrn-mngr.a $(OUT_DIR)/acrn_mngr.h $(OUT_DIR)/acrnctl
+all: $(OUT_DIR)/libacrn-mngr.a $(OUT_DIR)/acrn_mngr.h $(OUT_DIR)/acrnctl $(OUT_DIR)/acrnd
 
 $(OUT_DIR)/libacrn-mngr.a: acrn_mngr.c acrn_mngr.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c acrn_mngr.c -o $(OUT_DIR)/acrn_mngr.o
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ endif
 $(OUT_DIR)/acrnctl: acrnctl.c acrn_mngr.h $(OUT_DIR)/libacrn-mngr.a
 	$(CC) -o $(OUT_DIR)/acrnctl acrnctl.c acrn_vm_ops.c $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
+$(OUT_DIR)/acrnd: acrnd.c $(OUT_DIR)/libacrn-mngr.a
+	$(CC) -o $(OUT_DIR)/acrnd acrnd.c acrn_vm_ops.c $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+ifneq ($(OUT_DIR),.)
+	cp ./acrnd.service $(OUT_DIR)/acrnd.service
+endif
+
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OUT_DIR)/acrnctl
@@ -34,9 +42,14 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(OUT_DIR)/libacrn-mngr.a
 ifneq ($(OUT_DIR),.)
 	rm -f $(OUT_DIR)/acrn_mngr.h
+	rm -f $(OUT_DIR)/acrnd.service
 endif
+	rm -f $(OUT_DIR)/acrnd
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(OUT_DIR)/acrnctl
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system
 	install -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin $(OUT_DIR)/acrnctl
+	install -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin $(OUT_DIR)/acrnd
+	install -p -D -m 0644 $(OUT_DIR)/acrnd.service $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system
diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.c b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45dba9fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C)2018 Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "mevent.h"
+#include "acrnctl.h"
+#include "acrn_mngr.h"
+#include "ioc.h"
+
+#define TIMER_LIST_FILE "/opt/acrn/conf/timer_list"
+
+/* load/store_timer_list to file to keep timers if SOS poweroff */
+int load_timer_list(void)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int active_all_vms(void)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+#define SOS_LCS_SOCK		"sos-lcs"
+#define ACRND_NAME		"acrnd"
+static int acrnd_fd = -1;
+
+unsigned get_sos_wakeup_reason(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void handle_timer_req(struct mngr_msg *msg, int client_fd, void *param)
+{
+}
+
+static int store_timer_list(void)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static void handle_acrnd_stop(struct mngr_msg *msg, int client_fd, void *param)
+{
+}
+
+void handle_acrnd_resume(struct mngr_msg *msg, int client_fd, void *param)
+{
+}
+
+static void handle_on_exit(void)
+{
+	store_timer_list();
+
+	if (acrnd_fd > 0) {
+		mngr_close(acrnd_fd);
+		acrnd_fd = -1;
+	}
+}
+
+int init_vm(void)
+{
+	unsigned int wakeup_reason;
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (!stat(TIMER_LIST_FILE, &st))
+		if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+			return load_timer_list();
+
+	/* init all UOSs, according wakeup_reason */
+	wakeup_reason = get_sos_wakeup_reason();
+
+	if (wakeup_reason & CBC_WK_RSN_RTC)
+		return load_timer_list();
+	else {
+		/* TODO: auto start UOSs */
+		return active_all_vms();
+	}
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	/* create listening thread */
+	acrnd_fd = mngr_open_un(ACRND_NAME, MNGR_SERVER);
+	if (acrnd_fd < 0) {
+		pdebug();
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (init_vm()) {
+		pdebug();
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	unlink(TIMER_LIST_FILE);
+
+	atexit(handle_on_exit);
+
+	mngr_add_handler(acrnd_fd, ACRND_TIMER, handle_timer_req, NULL);
+	mngr_add_handler(acrnd_fd, ACRND_STOP, handle_acrnd_stop, NULL);
+	mngr_add_handler(acrnd_fd, ACRND_RESUME, handle_acrnd_resume, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.service b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e882646ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=ACRN manager deamon
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/acrnd
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/killall -s TERM acrnd
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+