diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/E1AP/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e766581fa..27bfbcc8a2 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 add_library(e1ap_lib OBJECT
             e1ap_bearer_context_management.c
+            e1ap_interface_management.c
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(e1ap_lib PRIVATE asn1_e1ap)
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_interface_management.c b/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_interface_management.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09d524f4da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_interface_management.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
+ * the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (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.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
+ *      contact@openairinterface.org
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "common/utils/assertions.h"
+#include "openair3/UTILS/conversions.h"
+#include "common/utils/oai_asn1.h"
+#include "common/utils/utils.h"
+
+#include "e1ap_lib_common.h"
+#include "e1ap_lib_includes.h"
+#include "e1ap_messages_types.h"
+#include "e1ap_interface_management.h"
+
+
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_interface_management.h b/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_interface_management.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92b9ca1407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_interface_management.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
+ * the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (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.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
+ *      contact@openairinterface.org
+ */
+
+#ifndef E1AP_INTERFACE_MANAGEMENT_H_
+#define E1AP_INTERFACE_MANAGEMENT_H_
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "openair2/COMMON/e1ap_messages_types.h"
+#include "common/platform_types.h"
+
+#endif /* E1AP_INTERFACE_MANAGEMENT_H_ */