diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterface.h b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterface.h
index c025a45..33e4397 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterface.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterface.h
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@
                                         audio_channel_mask_t channelMask,
                                         audio_output_flags_t flags,
                                         const audio_offload_info_t *offloadInfo) = 0;
+    virtual audio_io_handle_t getOutputForAttr(const audio_attributes_t *attr,
+                                                uint32_t samplingRate,
+                                                audio_format_t format,
+                                                audio_channel_mask_t channelMask,
+                                                audio_output_flags_t flags,
+                                                const audio_offload_info_t *offloadInfo) = 0;
     // indicates to the audio policy manager that the output starts being used by corresponding stream.
     virtual status_t startOutput(audio_io_handle_t output,
                                  audio_stream_type_t stream,