diff --git a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
index d0570b413..5c6a7b899 100644
--- a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ func init() {
 
 	android.RegisterSdkMemberType(&bootclasspathFragmentMemberType{
 		SdkMemberTypeBase: android.SdkMemberTypeBase{
-			PropertyName: "bootclasspath_fragments",
-			SupportsSdk:  true,
+			PropertyName:         "bootclasspath_fragments",
+			SupportsSdk:          true,
+			TransitiveSdkMembers: true,
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -60,11 +61,22 @@ func (b bootclasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag) ReplaceSourceWithPrebuilt() b
 	return false
 }
 
+// SdkMemberType causes dependencies added with this tag to be automatically added to the sdk as if
+// they were specified using java_boot_libs.
+func (b bootclasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag) SdkMemberType() android.SdkMemberType {
+	return javaBootLibsSdkMemberType
+}
+
+func (b bootclasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag) ExportMember() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 // The tag used for the dependency between the bootclasspath_fragment module and its contents.
 var bootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag = bootclasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag{}
 
 var _ android.ExcludeFromVisibilityEnforcementTag = bootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag
 var _ android.ReplaceSourceWithPrebuilt = bootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag
+var _ android.SdkMemberTypeDependencyTag = bootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag
 
 func IsBootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag(tag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
 	return tag == bootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag
diff --git a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
index ef4d7cd45..6fb41411d 100644
--- a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func TestSnapshotWithBootclasspathFragment_ImageName(t *testing.T) {
 			sdk {
 				name: "mysdk",
 				bootclasspath_fragments: ["mybootclasspathfragment"],
-				java_boot_libs: ["mybootlib"],
 			}
 
 			apex {
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ func TestSnapshotWithBootClasspathFragment_Contents(t *testing.T) {
 			sdk {
 				name: "mysdk",
 				bootclasspath_fragments: ["mybootclasspathfragment"],
-				java_boot_libs: ["mybootlib"],
 			}
 
 			bootclasspath_fragment {
@@ -288,7 +286,6 @@ func TestSnapshotWithBootclasspathFragment_HiddenAPI(t *testing.T) {
 			sdk {
 				name: "mysdk",
 				bootclasspath_fragments: ["mybootclasspathfragment"],
-				java_boot_libs: ["mybootlib"],
 			}
 
 			bootclasspath_fragment {