diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 0ad17dbe5..cb451fd90 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3416,7 +3416,7 @@ endif # BOARD_PREBUILT_PVMFWIMAGE
 # $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET)" for "system vendor".
 # (1): list of partitions like "system", "vendor" or "system product system_ext".
 define images-for-partitions
-$(strip $(foreach item,$(1),$(INSTALLED_$(call to-upper,$(item))IMAGE_TARGET)))
+$(strip $(foreach item,$(1),$(if $(filter $(item),system_other),$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMOTHERIMAGE_TARGET),$(INSTALLED_$(call to-upper,$(item))IMAGE_TARGET))))
 endef
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4145,13 +4145,20 @@ ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_UNBUNDLED))
 
 ifeq (true,$(PRODUCT_BUILD_SUPER_PARTITION))
 
+PARTITIONS_AND_OTHER_IN_SUPER := $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST)
+
+# Add the system other image to the misc_info. Because factory ota may install system_other to the super partition.
+ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_OTHER_IMAGE
+PARTITIONS_AND_OTHER_IN_SUPER += system_other
+endif # BUILDING_SYSTEM_OTHER_IMAGE
+
 # $(1): misc_info.txt
 # #(2): optional log file
 define check-all-partition-sizes-target
   mkdir -p $(dir $(1))
   rm -f $(1)
   $(call dump-super-image-info, $(1))
-  $(foreach partition,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST), \
+  $(foreach partition,$(PARTITIONS_AND_OTHER_IN_SUPER), \
     echo "$(partition)_image="$(call images-for-partitions,$(partition)) >> $(1);)
   $(CHECK_PARTITION_SIZES) $(if $(2),--logfile $(2),-v) $(1)
 endef
@@ -4162,7 +4169,7 @@ $(call dist-for-goals, droid_targets, $(check_all_partition_sizes_log))
 
 $(check_all_partition_sizes_log): \
     $(CHECK_PARTITION_SIZES) \
-    $(call images-for-partitions,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST))
+    $(call images-for-partitions,$(PARTITIONS_AND_OTHER_IN_SUPER))
 	$(call check-all-partition-sizes-target, \
 	  $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,check-all-partition-sizes)/misc_info.txt, \
 	  $@)
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py b/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py
index 3047ddb7c..eaed07e87 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py
@@ -223,9 +223,15 @@ class DynamicPartitionSizeChecker(object):
       error_limit = Expression(
           "BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_ERROR_LIMIT{}".format(size_limit_suffix),
           int(info_dict["super_partition_error_limit"]) // num_slots)
-      self._CheckSumOfPartitionSizes(
-          max_size, info_dict["dynamic_partition_list"].strip().split(),
-          warn_limit, error_limit)
+      partitions_in_super = info_dict["dynamic_partition_list"].strip().split()
+      # In the vab case, factory OTA will allocate space on super to install
+      # the system_other partition. So add system_other to the partition list.
+      if DeviceType.Get(self.info_dict) == DeviceType.VAB and (
+          "system_other_image" in info_dict or
+          "system_other_image_size" in info_dict):
+        partitions_in_super.append("system_other")
+      self._CheckSumOfPartitionSizes(max_size, partitions_in_super,
+                                     warn_limit, error_limit)
 
     groups = info_dict.get("super_partition_groups", "").strip().split()
 
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/test_check_partition_sizes.py b/tools/releasetools/test_check_partition_sizes.py
index 073d2290e..88cf60f6d 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/test_check_partition_sizes.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/test_check_partition_sizes.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class CheckPartitionSizesTest(test_utils.ReleaseToolsTestCase):
         system_image_size=50
         vendor_image_size=20
         product_image_size=20
+        system_other_image_size=10
         """.split("\n"))
 
   def test_ab(self):
@@ -126,3 +127,13 @@ class CheckPartitionSizesTest(test_utils.ReleaseToolsTestCase):
         """.split("\n")))
     with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
       CheckPartitionSizes(self.info_dict)
+
+  def test_vab_too_big_with_system_other(self):
+    self.info_dict.update(common.LoadDictionaryFromLines("""
+        virtual_ab=true
+        system_other_image_size=20
+        super_partition_size=101
+        super_super_device_size=101
+        """.split("\n")))
+    with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+      CheckPartitionSizes(self.info_dict)