diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index d338623dc..2cf162d58 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var (
 			Command: `rm -rf "$outDir" "$annoDir" "$srcJarDir" && mkdir -p "$outDir" "$annoDir" "$srcJarDir" && ` +
 				`${config.ZipSyncCmd} -d $srcJarDir -l $srcJarDir/list -f "*.java" $srcJars && ` +
 				`${config.SoongJavacWrapper} ${config.JavacWrapper}${config.JavacCmd} ${config.JavacHeapFlags} ${config.CommonJdkFlags} ` +
-				`$javacFlags $bootClasspath $classpath ` +
+				`$processorpath $javacFlags $bootClasspath $classpath ` +
 				`-source $javaVersion -target $javaVersion ` +
 				`-d $outDir -s $annoDir @$out.rsp @$srcJarDir/list && ` +
 				`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar -o $out -C $outDir -D $outDir`,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var (
 			Rspfile:          "$out.rsp",
 			RspfileContent:   "$in",
 		},
-		"javacFlags", "bootClasspath", "classpath", "srcJars", "srcJarDir",
+		"javacFlags", "bootClasspath", "classpath", "processorpath", "srcJars", "srcJarDir",
 		"outDir", "annoDir", "javaVersion")
 
 	kotlinc = pctx.AndroidGomaStaticRule("kotlinc",
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ type javaBuilderFlags struct {
 	javacFlags    string
 	bootClasspath classpath
 	classpath     classpath
+	processorPath classpath
 	systemModules classpath
 	aidlFlags     string
 	javaVersion   string
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ func transformJavaToClasses(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.Writab
 	}
 
 	deps = append(deps, flags.classpath...)
+	deps = append(deps, flags.processorPath...)
 
 	srcJarDir := "srcjars"
 	outDir := "classes"
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ func transformJavaToClasses(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.Writab
 			"javacFlags":    flags.javacFlags,
 			"bootClasspath": bootClasspath,
 			"classpath":     flags.classpath.FormJavaClassPath("-classpath"),
+			"processorpath": flags.processorPath.FormJavaClassPath("-processorpath"),
 			"srcJars":       strings.Join(srcJars.Strings(), " "),
 			"srcJarDir":     android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, intermediatesDir, srcJarDir).String(),
 			"outDir":        android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, intermediatesDir, outDir).String(),
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 8179df8c0..86c3c21cc 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ type dependencyTag struct {
 var (
 	staticLibTag     = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib"}
 	libTag           = dependencyTag{name: "javalib"}
+	annoTag          = dependencyTag{name: "annotation processor"}
 	bootClasspathTag = dependencyTag{name: "bootclasspath"}
 	systemModulesTag = dependencyTag{name: "system modules"}
 	frameworkResTag  = dependencyTag{name: "framework-res"}
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ func (j *Module) deps(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 
 	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, j.properties.Libs...)
 	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), staticLibTag, j.properties.Static_libs...)
-	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, j.properties.Annotation_processors...)
+	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), annoTag, j.properties.Annotation_processors...)
 
 	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Srcs)
 	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Exclude_srcs)
@@ -602,6 +603,7 @@ func (j *Module) aidlFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext, aidlPreprocess android.Opt
 type deps struct {
 	classpath          classpath
 	bootClasspath      classpath
+	processorPath      classpath
 	staticJars         android.Paths
 	staticHeaderJars   android.Paths
 	staticJarResources android.Paths
@@ -726,6 +728,8 @@ func (j *Module) collectDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext) deps {
 				deps.staticHeaderJars = append(deps.staticHeaderJars, dep.HeaderJars()...)
 				// sdk lib names from dependencies are re-exported
 				j.exportedSdkLibs = append(j.exportedSdkLibs, dep.ExportedSdkLibs()...)
+			case annoTag:
+				deps.processorPath = append(deps.processorPath, dep.ImplementationJars()...)
 			case frameworkResTag:
 				if ctx.ModuleName() == "framework" {
 					// framework.jar has a one-off dependency on the R.java and Manifest.java files
@@ -850,6 +854,7 @@ func (j *Module) collectBuilderFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext, deps deps) javaB
 	// classpath
 	flags.bootClasspath = append(flags.bootClasspath, deps.bootClasspath...)
 	flags.classpath = append(flags.classpath, deps.classpath...)
+	flags.processorPath = append(flags.processorPath, deps.processorPath...)
 
 	if len(flags.bootClasspath) == 0 && ctx.Host() && !ctx.Config().TargetOpenJDK9() &&
 		!Bool(j.properties.No_standard_libs) &&