diff --git a/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.cpp b/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.cpp
index 2ee8bcfec8..f6a64c4b40 100644
--- a/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.cpp
+++ b/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ void TvInput::init() {
                                       new TvStreamConfigWrapper(11, 360, 480, false))}};
     mStreamConfigs[3] = {{5, shared_ptr<TvStreamConfigWrapper>(
                                      new TvStreamConfigWrapper(5, 1080, 1920, false))}};
+
+    mQueue = shared_ptr<AidlMessageQueue<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite>>(
+            new (std::nothrow) AidlMessageQueue<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite>(8));
 }
 
 ::ndk::ScopedAStatus TvInput::setCallback(const shared_ptr<ITvInputCallback>& in_callback) {
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@ void TvInput::init() {
         return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromServiceSpecificError(STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENTS);
     }
 
+    // When calling notifyTvMessage, make sure to verify against this map.
     mTvMessageEventEnabled[deviceId][streamId][in_type] = enabled;
+
     return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
@@ -82,11 +87,17 @@ void TvInput::init() {
         MQDescriptor<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite>* out_queue, int32_t in_deviceId,
         int32_t in_streamId) {
     ALOGV("%s", __FUNCTION__);
+    ::ndk::ScopedAStatus status = ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
     if (mStreamConfigs.count(in_deviceId) == 0) {
         ALOGW("Device with id %d isn't available", in_deviceId);
-        return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromServiceSpecificError(STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENTS);
+        status = ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromServiceSpecificError(STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENTS);
+    } else if (!mQueue->isValid()) {
+        ALOGE("Tv Message Queue was not properly initialized");
+        status = ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromServiceSpecificError(STATUS_INVALID_STATE);
+    } else {
+        *out_queue = mQueue->dupeDesc();
     }
-    return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+    return status;
 }
 
 ::ndk::ScopedAStatus TvInput::getStreamConfigurations(int32_t in_deviceId,
diff --git a/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.h b/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.h
index 57769618e3..595f017fff 100644
--- a/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.h
+++ b/tv/input/aidl/default/TvInput.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class TvInput : public BnTvInput {
     map<int32_t, shared_ptr<TvInputDeviceInfoWrapper>> mDeviceInfos;
     map<int32_t, map<int32_t, shared_ptr<TvStreamConfigWrapper>>> mStreamConfigs;
     TvMessageEnabledMap mTvMessageEventEnabled;
+    shared_ptr<AidlMessageQueue<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite>> mQueue;
 };
 
 }  // namespace input
diff --git a/tv/input/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvInputTargetTest.cpp b/tv/input/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvInputTargetTest.cpp
index 8d3395b8d2..746ae1e1af 100644
--- a/tv/input/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvInputTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/tv/input/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvInputTargetTest.cpp
@@ -355,8 +355,12 @@ TEST_P(TvInputAidlTest, GetTvMessageQueueTest) {
     }
     int32_t stream_id = streamConfigs[0].streamId;
     ALOGD("GetTvMessageQueueTest: device_id=%d, stream_id=%d", device_id, stream_id);
-    MQDescriptor<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite> queue;
-    tv_input_->getTvMessageQueueDesc(&queue, device_id, stream_id);
+    MQDescriptor<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite> queueDescriptor;
+    AidlMessageQueue<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite>* queue;
+    tv_input_->getTvMessageQueueDesc(&queueDescriptor, device_id, stream_id);
+    queue = new (std::nothrow) AidlMessageQueue<int8_t, SynchronizedReadWrite>(queueDescriptor);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(queue->isValid());
+    delete queue;
 }
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(PerInstance, TvInputAidlTest,