diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 84a1e7526..0d8b960b5 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ const (
 	imageApexType     = "image"
 	zipApexType       = "zip"
 	flattenedApexType = "flattened"
+
+	ext4FsType = "ext4"
+	f2fsFsType = "f2fs"
 )
 
 type dependencyTag struct {
@@ -1040,6 +1043,10 @@ type apexBundleProperties struct {
 	// Should be only used in non-system apexes (e.g. vendor: true).
 	// Default is false.
 	Use_vndk_as_stable *bool
+
+	// The type of filesystem to use for an image apex. Either 'ext4' or 'f2fs'.
+	// Default 'ext4'.
+	Payload_fs_type *string
 }
 
 type apexTargetBundleProperties struct {
@@ -1247,6 +1254,24 @@ func (af *apexFile) AvailableToPlatform() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+type fsType int
+
+const (
+	ext4 fsType = iota
+	f2fs
+)
+
+func (f fsType) string() string {
+	switch f {
+	case ext4:
+		return ext4FsType
+	case f2fs:
+		return f2fsFsType
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unknown APEX payload type %d", f))
+	}
+}
+
 type apexBundle struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
 	android.DefaultableModuleBase
@@ -1312,6 +1337,8 @@ type apexBundle struct {
 
 	// Optional list of lint report zip files for apexes that contain java or app modules
 	lintReports android.Paths
+
+	payloadFsType fsType
 }
 
 func addDependenciesForNativeModules(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext,
@@ -2284,6 +2311,15 @@ func (a *apexBundle) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "apex")
 	a.filesInfo = filesInfo
 
+	switch proptools.StringDefault(a.properties.Payload_fs_type, ext4FsType) {
+	case ext4FsType:
+		a.payloadFsType = ext4
+	case f2fsFsType:
+		a.payloadFsType = f2fs
+	default:
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("payload_fs_type", "%q is not a valid filesystem for apex [ext4, f2fs]", *a.properties.Payload_fs_type)
+	}
+
 	// Optimization. If we are building bundled APEX, for the files that are gathered due to the
 	// transitive dependencies, don't place them inside the APEX, but place a symlink pointing
 	// the same library in the system partition, thus effectively sharing the same libraries
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 160d3bbe4..22cd69bf4 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func init() {
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("jsonmodify", "jsonmodify")
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("conv_apex_manifest", "conv_apex_manifest")
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("extract_apks", "extract_apks")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("make_f2fs", "make_f2fs")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("sload_f2fs", "sload_f2fs")
 }
 
 var (
@@ -116,12 +118,12 @@ var (
 			`--payload_type image ` +
 			`--key ${key} ${opt_flags} ${image_dir} ${out} `,
 		CommandDeps: []string{"${apexer}", "${avbtool}", "${e2fsdroid}", "${merge_zips}",
-			"${mke2fs}", "${resize2fs}", "${sefcontext_compile}",
+			"${mke2fs}", "${resize2fs}", "${sefcontext_compile}", "${make_f2fs}", "${sload_f2fs}",
 			"${soong_zip}", "${zipalign}", "${aapt2}", "prebuilts/sdk/current/public/android.jar"},
 		Rspfile:        "${out}.copy_commands",
 		RspfileContent: "${copy_commands}",
 		Description:    "APEX ${image_dir} => ${out}",
-	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key", "opt_flags", "manifest")
+	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key", "opt_flags", "manifest", "payload_fs_type")
 
 	zipApexRule = pctx.StaticRule("zipApexRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
 		Command: `rm -rf ${image_dir} && mkdir -p ${image_dir} && ` +
@@ -582,6 +584,8 @@ func (a *apexBundle) buildUnflattenedApex(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 			optFlags = append(optFlags, "--manifest_json "+a.manifestJsonOut.String())
 		}
 
+		optFlags = append(optFlags, "--payload_fs_type "+a.payloadFsType.string())
+
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 			Rule:        apexRule,
 			Implicits:   implicitInputs,