diff --git a/cc/genrule_test.go b/cc/genrule_test.go
index d38cf27f0..a366f765c 100644
--- a/cc/genrule_test.go
+++ b/cc/genrule_test.go
@@ -76,3 +76,42 @@ func TestArchGenruleCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf(`want arm64 inputs %v, got %v`, expected, gen.Inputs.Strings())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLibraryGenruleCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	bp := `
+		cc_library {
+			name: "libboth",
+		}
+
+		cc_library_shared {
+			name: "libshared",
+		}
+
+		cc_library_static {
+			name: "libstatic",
+		}
+
+		cc_genrule {
+			name: "gen",
+			tool_files: ["tool"],
+			srcs: [
+				":libboth",
+				":libshared",
+				":libstatic",
+			],
+			cmd: "$(location tool) $(in) $(out)",
+			out: ["out"],
+		}
+		`
+	ctx := testCc(t, bp)
+
+	gen := ctx.ModuleForTests("gen", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon").Output("out")
+	expected := []string{"libboth.so", "libshared.so", "libstatic.a"}
+	var got []string
+	for _, input := range gen.Inputs {
+		got = append(got, input.Base())
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, got) {
+		t.Errorf(`want inputs %v, got %v`, expected, got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index ad152d526..9e6297420 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1469,6 +1469,12 @@ func LinkageMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 			static.linker.(prebuiltLibraryInterface).setStatic()
 			shared.linker.(prebuiltLibraryInterface).setShared()
 
+			if library.buildShared() {
+				mctx.AliasVariation("shared")
+			} else if library.buildStatic() {
+				mctx.AliasVariation("static")
+			}
+
 			if !library.buildStatic() {
 				static.linker.(prebuiltLibraryInterface).disablePrebuilt()
 			}
@@ -1500,18 +1506,22 @@ func LinkageMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 			if _, ok := library.(*Module); ok {
 				reuseStaticLibrary(mctx, static.(*Module), shared.(*Module))
 			}
+			mctx.AliasVariation("shared")
 		} else if library.BuildStaticVariant() {
 			variations := append([]string{"static"}, variations...)
 
 			modules := mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variations...)
 			modules[0].(LinkableInterface).SetStatic()
+			mctx.AliasVariation("static")
 		} else if library.BuildSharedVariant() {
 			variations := append([]string{"shared"}, variations...)
 
 			modules := mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variations...)
 			modules[0].(LinkableInterface).SetShared()
+			mctx.AliasVariation("shared")
 		} else if len(variations) > 0 {
 			mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variations...)
+			mctx.AliasVariation(variations[0])
 		}
 	}
 }