diff --git a/android/path_properties.go b/android/path_properties.go
index 853e5a9a7..2c8d27c56 100644
--- a/android/path_properties.go
+++ b/android/path_properties.go
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ func fieldsByIndex(v reflect.Value, index []int, values *[]reflect.Value) {
 				*values = append(*values, v.Index(i).Field(index[0]))
 			}
 		} else {
+			// Dereference it if it's a pointer.
+			if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+				if v.IsNil() {
+					return
+				}
+				v = v.Elem()
+			}
 			*values = append(*values, v.Field(index[0]))
 		}
 		return
diff --git a/android/path_properties_test.go b/android/path_properties_test.go
index 2aab74835..85c96eee3 100644
--- a/android/path_properties_test.go
+++ b/android/path_properties_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ type pathDepsMutatorTestModule struct {
 		Bar []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 		Baz *string  `android:"path"`
 		Qux string
+		V   *struct {
+			W string `android:"path"`
+		}
 	}
 
 	// A second property struct with a duplicate property name
@@ -94,8 +97,11 @@ func TestPathDepsMutator(t *testing.T) {
 						],
 					},
 				],
+				v: {
+					w: ":w",
+				},
 			}`,
-			deps: []string{"a", "b", "c", "x", "y", "z"},
+			deps: []string{"a", "b", "c", "w", "x", "y", "z"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "arch variant",
@@ -135,6 +141,10 @@ func TestPathDepsMutator(t *testing.T) {
 					name: "d",
 				}
 
+				filegroup {
+					name: "w",
+				}
+
 				filegroup {
 					name: "x",
 				}
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 0660aa62e..e98fe3114 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ type overridableAppProperties struct {
 	// or an android_app_certificate module name in the form ":module".
 	Certificate *string
 
-	// Name of the signing certificate lineage file.
-	Lineage *string
+	// Name of the signing certificate lineage file or filegroup module.
+	Lineage *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// the package name of this app. The package name in the manifest file is used if one was not given.
 	Package_name *string
diff --git a/java/app_import.go b/java/app_import.go
index d38f63e06..d4da64da5 100644
--- a/java/app_import.go
+++ b/java/app_import.go
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ type AndroidAppImportProperties struct {
 	// be set for presigned modules.
 	Presigned *bool
 
-	// Name of the signing certificate lineage file.
-	Lineage *string
+	// Name of the signing certificate lineage file or filegroup module.
+	Lineage *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Sign with the default system dev certificate. Must be used judiciously. Most imported apps
 	// need to either specify a specific certificate or be presigned.
diff --git a/java/app_import_test.go b/java/app_import_test.go
index 00406aa2e..cae41d0e7 100644
--- a/java/app_import_test.go
+++ b/java/app_import_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,32 @@ func TestAndroidAppImport_SigningLineage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAndroidAppImport_SigningLineageFilegroup(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testJava(t, `
+	  android_app_import {
+			name: "foo",
+			apk: "prebuilts/apk/app.apk",
+			certificate: "platform",
+			lineage: ":lineage_bin",
+		}
+
+		filegroup {
+			name: "lineage_bin",
+			srcs: ["lineage.bin"],
+		}
+	`)
+
+	variant := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
+
+	signedApk := variant.Output("signed/foo.apk")
+	// Check cert signing lineage flag.
+	signingFlag := signedApk.Args["flags"]
+	expected := "--lineage lineage.bin"
+	if expected != signingFlag {
+		t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", expected, signingFlag)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAndroidAppImport_DefaultDevCert(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testJava(t, `
 		android_app_import {
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index f41047aa6..78e1a57a9 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -1576,6 +1576,31 @@ func TestCertificates(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedLineage:     "--lineage lineage.bin",
 			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "lineage from filegroup",
+			bp: `
+				android_app {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: ["a.java"],
+					certificate: ":new_certificate",
+					lineage: ":lineage_bin",
+					sdk_version: "current",
+				}
+
+				android_app_certificate {
+					name: "new_certificate",
+					certificate: "cert/new_cert",
+				}
+
+				filegroup {
+					name: "lineage_bin",
+					srcs: ["lineage.bin"],
+				}
+			`,
+			certificateOverride: "",
+			expectedLineage:     "--lineage lineage.bin",
+			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testCases {