diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/Android.mk b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/Android.mk
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+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/Android.mk
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+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-subdir-java-files)
+
+LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := ExternalStorageProvider
+LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := platform
+
+include $(BUILD_PACKAGE)
diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        package="com.android.externalstorage">
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+
+    <application android:label="@string/app_label">
+        <provider
+            android:name=".ExternalStorageProvider"
+            android:authorities="com.android.externalstorage"
+            android:grantUriPermissions="true"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:permission="android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS">
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.content.DOCUMENT_PROVIDER"
+                android:value="true" />
+        </provider>
+    </application>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/res/values/strings.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2013 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.
+-->
+
+<resources>
+    <string name="app_label">External Storage</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f75e3bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 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 com.android.externalstorage;
+
+import android.content.ContentProvider;
+import android.content.ContentResolver;
+import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.content.UriMatcher;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.database.MatrixCursor;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Environment;
+import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import android.provider.BaseColumns;
+import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
+import android.provider.DocumentsContract.DocumentColumns;
+import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;
+
+import com.android.internal.annotations.GuardedBy;
+import com.google.android.collect.Lists;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+public class ExternalStorageProvider extends ContentProvider {
+    private static final String TAG = "ExternalStorage";
+
+    private static final String AUTHORITY = "com.android.externalstorage";
+
+    // TODO: support searching
+    // TODO: support multiple storage devices
+    // TODO: persist GUIDs across launches
+
+    private static final UriMatcher sMatcher = new UriMatcher(UriMatcher.NO_MATCH);
+
+    private static final int URI_DOCS_ID = 1;
+    private static final int URI_DOCS_ID_CONTENTS = 2;
+    private static final int URI_SEARCH = 3;
+
+    static {
+        sMatcher.addURI(AUTHORITY, "docs/#", URI_DOCS_ID);
+        sMatcher.addURI(AUTHORITY, "docs/#/contents", URI_DOCS_ID_CONTENTS);
+        sMatcher.addURI(AUTHORITY, "search", URI_SEARCH);
+    }
+
+    @GuardedBy("mFiles")
+    private ArrayList<File> mFiles = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreate() {
+        mFiles.clear();
+        mFiles.add(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory());
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, String selection, String[] selectionArgs,
+            String sortOrder) {
+
+        // TODO: support custom projections
+        projection = new String[] {
+                BaseColumns._ID,
+                DocumentColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, DocumentColumns.SIZE, DocumentColumns.GUID,
+                DocumentColumns.MIME_TYPE, DocumentColumns.LAST_MODIFIED, DocumentColumns.FLAGS };
+
+        final MatrixCursor cursor = new MatrixCursor(projection);
+        switch (sMatcher.match(uri)) {
+            case URI_DOCS_ID: {
+                final int id = Integer.parseInt(uri.getPathSegments().get(1));
+                synchronized (mFiles) {
+                    includeFileLocked(cursor, id);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case URI_DOCS_ID_CONTENTS: {
+                final int parentId = Integer.parseInt(uri.getPathSegments().get(1));
+                synchronized (mFiles) {
+                    final File parent = mFiles.get(parentId);
+                    for (File file : parent.listFiles()) {
+                        final int id = findOrCreateFileLocked(file);
+                        includeFileLocked(cursor, id);
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                cursor.close();
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported Uri " + uri);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return cursor;
+    }
+
+    private int findOrCreateFileLocked(File file) {
+        int id = mFiles.indexOf(file);
+        if (id == -1) {
+            id = mFiles.size();
+            mFiles.add(file);
+        }
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    private void includeFileLocked(MatrixCursor cursor, int id) {
+        final File file = mFiles.get(id);
+        int flags = 0;
+
+        if (file.isDirectory() && file.canWrite()) {
+            flags |= DocumentsContract.FLAG_SUPPORTS_CREATE;
+        }
+        if (file.canWrite()) {
+            flags |= DocumentsContract.FLAG_SUPPORTS_RENAME;
+        }
+
+        final String mimeType = getTypeLocked(id);
+        if (mimeType.startsWith("image/")) {
+            flags |= DocumentsContract.FLAG_SUPPORTS_THUMBNAIL;
+        }
+
+        cursor.addRow(new Object[] {
+                id, file.getName(), file.length(), id, mimeType, file.lastModified(), flags });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getType(Uri uri) {
+        switch (sMatcher.match(uri)) {
+            case URI_DOCS_ID: {
+                final int id = Integer.parseInt(uri.getPathSegments().get(1));
+                synchronized (mFiles) {
+                    return getTypeLocked(id);
+                }
+            }
+            default: {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported Uri " + uri);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String getTypeLocked(int id) {
+        final File file = mFiles.get(id);
+
+        if (file.isDirectory()) {
+            return DocumentsContract.MIME_TYPE_DIRECTORY;
+        }
+
+        final int lastDot = file.getName().lastIndexOf('.');
+        if (lastDot >= 0) {
+            final String extension = file.getName().substring(lastDot + 1);
+            final String mime = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(extension);
+            if (mime != null) {
+                return mime;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return "application/octet-stream";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ParcelFileDescriptor openFile(Uri uri, String mode) throws FileNotFoundException {
+        switch (sMatcher.match(uri)) {
+            case URI_DOCS_ID: {
+                final int id = Integer.parseInt(uri.getPathSegments().get(1));
+                synchronized (mFiles) {
+                    final File file = mFiles.get(id);
+                    // TODO: turn into thumbnail
+                    return ParcelFileDescriptor.open(file, ContentResolver.modeToMode(uri, mode));
+                }
+            }
+            default: {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported Uri " + uri);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Uri insert(Uri uri, ContentValues values) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int update(Uri uri, ContentValues values, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int delete(Uri uri, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+}