diff --git a/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp b/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp
index 6fe5c79..79e6fc4 100644
--- a/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp
+++ b/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include "minadbd_services.h"
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -27,38 +29,95 @@
 #include <string_view>
 #include <thread>
 
+#include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/memory.h>
+#include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
+
 #include "adb.h"
 #include "adb_unique_fd.h"
 #include "fdevent.h"
 #include "fuse_adb_provider.h"
 #include "fuse_sideload.h"
+#include "minadbd_types.h"
 #include "services.h"
 #include "sysdeps.h"
 
+static int minadbd_socket = -1;
+void SetMinadbdSocketFd(int socket_fd) {
+  minadbd_socket = socket_fd;
+}
+
+static bool WriteCommandToFd(MinadbdCommands cmd, int fd) {
+  char message[kMinadbdMessageSize];
+  memcpy(message, kMinadbdCommandPrefix, strlen(kMinadbdStatusPrefix));
+  android::base::put_unaligned(message + strlen(kMinadbdStatusPrefix), cmd);
+
+  if (!android::base::WriteFully(fd, message, kMinadbdMessageSize)) {
+    PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to write message " << message;
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+// Blocks and reads the command status from |fd|. Returns false if the received message has a
+// format error.
+static bool WaitForCommandStatus(int fd, MinadbdCommandStatus* status) {
+  char buffer[kMinadbdMessageSize];
+  if (!android::base::ReadFully(fd, buffer, kMinadbdMessageSize)) {
+    PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to response status from socket";
+    exit(kMinadbdSocketIOError);
+  }
+
+  std::string message(buffer, buffer + kMinadbdMessageSize);
+  if (!android::base::StartsWith(message, kMinadbdStatusPrefix)) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to parse status in " << message;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  *status = android::base::get_unaligned<MinadbdCommandStatus>(
+      message.substr(strlen(kMinadbdStatusPrefix)).c_str());
+  return true;
+}
+
 static void sideload_host_service(unique_fd sfd, const std::string& args) {
   int64_t file_size;
   int block_size;
   if ((sscanf(args.c_str(), "%" SCNd64 ":%d", &file_size, &block_size) != 2) || file_size <= 0 ||
       block_size <= 0) {
-    printf("bad sideload-host arguments: %s\n", args.c_str());
-    exit(1);
+    LOG(ERROR) << "bad sideload-host arguments: " << args;
+    exit(kMinadbdPackageSizeError);
   }
 
-  printf("sideload-host file size %" PRId64 " block size %d\n", file_size, block_size);
+  LOG(INFO) << "sideload-host file size " << file_size << ", block size " << block_size;
+
+  if (!WriteCommandToFd(MinadbdCommands::kInstall, minadbd_socket)) {
+    exit(kMinadbdSocketIOError);
+  }
 
   auto adb_data_reader =
       std::make_unique<FuseAdbDataProvider>(std::move(sfd), file_size, block_size);
-  int result = run_fuse_sideload(std::move(adb_data_reader));
+  if (int result = run_fuse_sideload(std::move(adb_data_reader)); result != 0) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to start fuse";
+    exit(kMinadbdFuseStartError);
+  }
 
-  printf("sideload_host finished\n");
-  exit(result == 0 ? 0 : 1);
+  MinadbdCommandStatus status;
+  if (!WaitForCommandStatus(minadbd_socket, &status)) {
+    exit(kMinadbdMessageFormatError);
+  }
+  LOG(INFO) << "Got command status: " << static_cast<unsigned int>(status);
+
+  LOG(INFO) << "sideload_host finished";
+  exit(kMinadbdSuccess);
 }
 
 unique_fd daemon_service_to_fd(std::string_view name, atransport* /* transport */) {
   if (name.starts_with("sideload:")) {
     // This exit status causes recovery to print a special error message saying to use a newer adb
     // (that supports sideload-host).
-    exit(3);
+    exit(kMinadbdAdbVersionError);
   } else if (name.starts_with("sideload-host:")) {
     std::string arg(name.substr(strlen("sideload-host:")));
     return create_service_thread("sideload-host",