diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 051ee44f0..06fdf625d 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ ramdisk-nodeps: $(MKBOOTFS) | $(MINIGZIP)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 
+INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot.img
+
 ifneq ($(strip $(TARGET_NO_KERNEL)),true)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -667,8 +669,6 @@ INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS := \
     --os_version $(PLATFORM_VERSION) \
     --os_patch_level $(PLATFORM_SECURITY_PATCH)
 
-INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot.img
-
 # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT = true must have BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE = true.
 ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT),true)
 ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
@@ -751,6 +751,13 @@ endif # TARGET_BOOTIMAGE_USE_EXT2
 endif # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT
 
 else	# TARGET_NO_KERNEL
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_BOOTIMAGE
+ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
+# Remove when b/63676296 is resolved.
+$(error Prebuilt bootimage is only supported for AB targets)
+endif
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(BOARD_PREBUILT_BOOTIMAGE),$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)))
+else
 INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE := $(strip $(BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE))
 # HACK: The top-level targets depend on the bootimage.  Not all targets
 # can produce a bootimage, though, and emulator targets need the ramdisk
@@ -759,6 +766,7 @@ INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE := $(strip $(BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE))
 #       kernel-less inputs.
 INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET := $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 endif
+endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # NOTICE files
@@ -2549,6 +2557,10 @@ ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/IMAGES
 	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/IMAGES/
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_BOOTIMAGE
+	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/IMAGES
+	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/IMAGES/
+endif
 ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_DTBOIMAGE
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/PREBUILT_IMAGES
 	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/PREBUILT_IMAGES/