diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 9f55728f2..482d8749c 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -3428,6 +3428,7 @@ func TestApexWithAppImports(t *testing.T) {
 			dex_preopt: {
 				enabled: false,
 			},
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 		}
 
 		android_app_import {
@@ -3439,6 +3440,7 @@ func TestApexWithAppImports(t *testing.T) {
 				enabled: false,
 			},
 			filename: "AwesomePrebuiltAppFooPriv.apk",
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 		}
 	`)
 
@@ -3480,6 +3482,7 @@ func TestApexWithAppImportsPrefer(t *testing.T) {
 			filename: "AppFooPrebuilt.apk",
 			presigned: true,
 			prefer: true,
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 		}
 	`, withFiles(map[string][]byte{
 		"AppFooPrebuilt.apk": nil,
diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 7d575253b..68da23ed8 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ func (dstubs *Droidstubs) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidAppImport) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
+	if !a.IsForPlatform() {
+		// The non-platform variant is placed inside APEX. No reason to
+		// make it available to Make.
+		return nil
+	}
 	return []android.AndroidMkEntries{android.AndroidMkEntries{
 		Class:      "APPS",
 		OutputFile: android.OptionalPathForPath(a.outputFile),
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 7d509eea1..afc4a60f8 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ func OverrideAndroidTestModuleFactory() android.Module {
 type AndroidAppImport struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
 	android.DefaultableModuleBase
+	android.ApexModuleBase
 	prebuilt android.Prebuilt
 
 	properties   AndroidAppImportProperties
@@ -1223,7 +1224,9 @@ func (a *AndroidAppImport) generateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext
 
 	// TODO: Optionally compress the output apk.
 
-	a.installPath = ctx.InstallFile(installDir, apkFilename, a.outputFile)
+	if a.IsForPlatform() {
+		a.installPath = ctx.InstallFile(installDir, apkFilename, a.outputFile)
+	}
 
 	// TODO: androidmk converter jni libs
 }
@@ -1274,6 +1277,13 @@ func (a *AndroidAppImport) Privileged() bool {
 	return Bool(a.properties.Privileged)
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidAppImport) DepIsInSameApex(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, dep android.Module) bool {
+	// android_app_import might have extra dependencies via uses_libs property.
+	// Don't track the dependency as we don't automatically add those libraries
+	// to the classpath. It should be explicitly added to java_libs property of APEX
+	return false
+}
+
 func createVariantGroupType(variants []string, variantGroupName string) reflect.Type {
 	props := reflect.TypeOf((*AndroidAppImportProperties)(nil))
 
@@ -1320,6 +1330,7 @@ func AndroidAppImportFactory() android.Module {
 		module.processVariants(ctx)
 	})
 
+	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	android.InitSingleSourcePrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties, "Apk")
 
@@ -1357,6 +1368,7 @@ func AndroidTestImportFactory() android.Module {
 		module.processVariants(ctx)
 	})
 
+	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	android.InitSingleSourcePrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties, "Apk")