diff --git a/services/medialog/IMediaLogService.cpp b/services/medialog/IMediaLogService.cpp
index bc445ff..0e9b01e 100644
--- a/services/medialog/IMediaLogService.cpp
+++ b/services/medialog/IMediaLogService.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 enum {
     REGISTER_WRITER = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION,
     UNREGISTER_WRITER,
+    REQUEST_MERGE_WAKEUP,
 };
 
 class BpMediaLogService : public BpInterface<IMediaLogService>
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@
         // FIXME ignores status
     }
 
+    virtual void    requestMergeWakeup() {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(IMediaLogService::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        status_t status __unused = remote()->transact(REQUEST_MERGE_WAKEUP, data, &reply);
+        // FIXME ignores status
+    }
+
 };
 
 IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(MediaLogService, "android.media.IMediaLogService");
@@ -84,6 +92,12 @@
             return NO_ERROR;
         }
 
+        case REQUEST_MERGE_WAKEUP: {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(IMediaLogService, data, reply);
+            requestMergeWakeup();
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
+
         default:
             return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
     }