diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index f95c9b135f..d5b3ac2b1a 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -3098,6 +3098,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'openedx.features.content_type_gating',
     'openedx.features.discounts',
     'openedx.features.effort_estimation',
+    'openedx.features.name_affirmation_api.apps.NameAffirmationApiConfig',
 
     'lms.djangoapps.experiments',
 
diff --git a/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/README.rst b/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cb928f47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Name Affirmation API
+--------------------
+
+This directory contains a passthrough for the edx-name-affirmation plugin,
+in order to enable support in other plugins/packages such as edx-proctoring.
+See here: `https://github.com/edx/edx-name-affirmation`_.
diff --git a/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/__init__.py b/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/apps.py b/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35cdb150a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/features/name_affirmation_api/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+Name Affirmation API App Configuration
+"""
+
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.conf import settings
+from edx_proctoring.runtime import set_runtime_service
+
+
+class NameAffirmationApiConfig(AppConfig):
+    """
+    Application Configuration for Misc Services.
+    """
+    name = 'openedx.features.name_affirmation_api'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        """
+        Connect services.
+        """
+        if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_SPECIAL_EXAMS'):
+            from edx_name_affirmation.services import NameAffirmationService
+            set_runtime_service('name_affirmation', NameAffirmationService())
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 662eee3626..8bab82f60d 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ edx-i18n-tools==0.7.0
     # via ora2
 edx-milestones==0.3.2
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.in
-edx-name-affirmation==0.3.1
+edx-name-affirmation==0.4.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.in
 edx-opaque-keys[django]==2.2.2
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 73ad1a503c..99c08f0d97 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ edx-lint==5.0.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
 edx-milestones==0.3.2
     # via -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
-edx-name-affirmation==0.3.1
+edx-name-affirmation==0.4.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
 edx-opaque-keys[django]==2.2.2
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index 029344386a..91266659d9 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ edx-lint==5.0.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/testing.in
 edx-milestones==0.3.2
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
-edx-name-affirmation==0.3.1
+edx-name-affirmation==0.4.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
 edx-opaque-keys[django]==2.2.2
     # via