diff --git a/install/adb_install.cpp b/install/adb_install.cpp
index 4dd1f1b..9497df5 100644
--- a/install/adb_install.cpp
+++ b/install/adb_install.cpp
@@ -363,11 +363,13 @@
         "\n\nNow send the package you want to apply\n"
         "to the device with \"adb sideload <filename>\"...\n");
   } else {
-    ui->Print("\n\nWaiting for rescue commands...\n");
     command_map.emplace(MinadbdCommand::kWipeData, [&device]() {
       bool result = WipeData(device, false);
       return std::make_pair(result, true);
     });
+    command_map.emplace(MinadbdCommand::kNoOp, []() { return std::make_pair(true, true); });
+
+    ui->Print("\n\nWaiting for rescue commands...\n");
   }
 
   CreateMinadbdServiceAndExecuteCommands(ui, command_map, rescue_mode);
diff --git a/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp b/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp
index 1c4c0f4..6c10274 100644
--- a/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp
+++ b/minadbd/minadbd_services.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@
   if (!android::base::WriteFully(sfd, result.data(), result.size())) {
     exit(kMinadbdHostSocketIOError);
   }
+
+  // Send heartbeat signal to keep the rescue service alive.
+  if (!WriteCommandToFd(MinadbdCommand::kNoOp, minadbd_socket)) {
+    exit(kMinadbdSocketIOError);
+  }
+  if (MinadbdCommandStatus status; !WaitForCommandStatus(minadbd_socket, &status)) {
+    exit(kMinadbdMessageFormatError);
+  }
 }
 
 // Reboots into the given target. We don't reboot directly from minadbd, but going through recovery
diff --git a/minadbd/minadbd_types.h b/minadbd/minadbd_types.h
index 99fd45e..002523f 100644
--- a/minadbd/minadbd_types.h
+++ b/minadbd/minadbd_types.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   kRebootRescue = 6,
   kWipeCache = 7,
   kWipeData = 8,
+  kNoOp = 9,
 
   // Last but invalid command.
   kError,