diff --git a/base.mk b/base.mk
index f1bad7d..3277699 100644
--- a/base.mk
+++ b/base.mk
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
 #   vendor/etc
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
 	device/phh/treble/nfc/libnfc-nci.conf:system/etc/libnfc-nci.conf
+
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+	treble-environ-rc
diff --git a/environ/Android.mk b/environ/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eec2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environ/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := treble-environ-rc
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+
+LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD := \
+	sed -e 's?%BOOTCLASSPATH%?$(PRODUCT_BOOTCLASSPATH)?g' device/phh/treble/environ/init.treble-environ.rc > $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/etc/init/init.treble-environ.rc && \
+	sed -i -e 's?%SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH%?$(PRODUCT_SYSTEM_SERVER_CLASSPATH)?g' $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/etc/init/init.treble-environ.rc
+
+include $(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)
diff --git a/environ/init.treble-environ.rc b/environ/init.treble-environ.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db095c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environ/init.treble-environ.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# set up the global environment
+on init
+    export BOOTCLASSPATH %BOOTCLASSPATH%
+    export SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH %SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH%