diff --git a/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ec46dd59de..9436a2b3d6 100644
--- a/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1419,7 +1419,6 @@
                 <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.plus.service.image.INTENT" />
                 <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.plus.service.internal.START" />
                 <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.plus.service.START" />
-                <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.rcs.START" />
                 <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.romanesco.MODULE_BACKUP_AGENT" />
                 <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.romanesco.service.START" />
                 <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.search.service.SEARCH_AUTH_START" />
@@ -1474,6 +1473,13 @@
                     tools:ignore="WearableBindListener" />
             </intent-filter>
         </service>
+        <service android:name="org.microg.gms.rcs.RcsService"
+                 android:process=":persistent"
+                 android:exported="true">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.rcs.START" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </service>
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/rcs/RcsService.java b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/rcs/RcsService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a547cbcc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/rcs/RcsService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.microg.gms.rcs;
+
+import android.app.Service;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+public class RcsService extends Service {
+    private static final String TAG = "GmsRcsService";
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate() {
+        super.onCreate();
+        Log.d(TAG, "RCS Subsystem Initialized");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
+        Log.d(TAG, "Google Messages binding to RCS layer");
+        return null; 
+    }
+}
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