diff --git a/libs/utils/android/__init__.py b/libs/utils/android/__init__.py
index c067fc8b1990b39ccda250039cab1dc91e903e0f..23b868f9893c4267ba31135a1babcc978d833327 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 """Initialization for Android module"""
 
 from screen import Screen
+from system import System
 from workload import Workload
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/system.py b/libs/utils/android/system.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..87258e49e7308acf0e1ed06cea73a50c859f1a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/utils/android/system.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015, ARM Limited and contributors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import logging
+
+class System(object):
+    """
+    Collection of Android related services
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def set_airplane_mode(target, on=True):
+        """
+        Set airplane mode
+        """
+        ap_mode = 1 if on else 0
+        ap_state = 'true' if on else 'false'
+
+        target.execute('settings put global airplane_mode_on {}'\
+                       .format(ap_mode))
+        target.execute('am broadcast '\
+                       '-a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE '\
+                       '--ez state {}'\
+                       .format(ap_state))
+
+# vim :set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py b/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py
index d7c1443bd489e7fa130a2ff25268074fbf6a1d29..cd9fd3c2bd9da38b40f3ac4ae78c6b4842c226cf 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import re
 import os
 
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
-from android import Screen, Workload
+from android import Screen, System, Workload
 
 import logging
 
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class Jankbench(Workload):
         self.target.execute('am force-stop com.android.benchmark')
         self.target.execute('pm clear com.android.benchmark')
 
+        # Set airplane mode
+        System.set_airplane_mode(self.target, on=True)
+
         # Force screen in PORTRAIT mode
         Screen.set_orientation(self.target, portrait=True)