diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 4413df051..bef49b855 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -1203,6 +1203,10 @@ func (c *Module) IsVndkExt() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (c *Module) SubName() string {
+	return c.Properties.SubName
+}
+
 func (c *Module) MustUseVendorVariant() bool {
 	return c.isVndkSp() || c.Properties.MustUseVendorVariant
 }
@@ -2306,12 +2310,7 @@ func checkLinkType(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, from LinkableInterface, to Lin
 			if ccFrom.vndkdep != nil {
 				ccFrom.vndkdep.vndkCheckLinkType(ctx, ccTo, tag)
 			}
-		} else if linkableMod, ok := to.(LinkableInterface); ok {
-			// Static libraries from other languages can be linked
-			if !linkableMod.Static() {
-				ctx.ModuleErrorf("Attempting to link VNDK cc.Module with unsupported module type")
-			}
-		} else {
+		} else if _, ok := to.(LinkableInterface); !ok {
 			ctx.ModuleErrorf("Attempting to link VNDK cc.Module with unsupported module type")
 		}
 		return
@@ -2824,7 +2823,7 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 					c.sabi.Properties.ReexportedIncludes, depExporterInfo.IncludeDirs.Strings()...)
 			}
 
-			makeLibName := c.makeLibName(ctx, ccDep, depName) + libDepTag.makeSuffix
+			makeLibName := MakeLibName(ctx, c, ccDep, depName) + libDepTag.makeSuffix
 			switch {
 			case libDepTag.header():
 				c.Properties.AndroidMkHeaderLibs = append(
@@ -2863,7 +2862,7 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 			switch depTag {
 			case runtimeDepTag:
 				c.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs = append(
-					c.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs, c.makeLibName(ctx, ccDep, depName)+libDepTag.makeSuffix)
+					c.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs, MakeLibName(ctx, c, ccDep, depName)+libDepTag.makeSuffix)
 				// Record baseLibName for snapshots.
 				c.Properties.SnapshotRuntimeLibs = append(c.Properties.SnapshotRuntimeLibs, baseLibName(depName))
 			case objDepTag:
@@ -2941,7 +2940,8 @@ func baseLibName(depName string) string {
 	return libName
 }
 
-func (c *Module) makeLibName(ctx android.ModuleContext, ccDep LinkableInterface, depName string) string {
+func MakeLibName(ctx android.ModuleContext, c LinkableInterface, ccDep LinkableInterface, depName string) string {
+
 	vendorPublicLibraries := vendorPublicLibraries(ctx.Config())
 
 	libName := baseLibName(depName)
@@ -2951,6 +2951,7 @@ func (c *Module) makeLibName(ctx android.ModuleContext, ccDep LinkableInterface,
 	nonSystemVariantsExist := ccDep.HasNonSystemVariants() || isLLndk
 
 	if ccDepModule != nil {
+		// TODO(ivanlozano) Support snapshots for Rust-produced C library variants.
 		// Use base module name for snapshots when exporting to Makefile.
 		if snapshotPrebuilt, ok := ccDepModule.linker.(snapshotInterface); ok {
 			baseName := ccDepModule.BaseModuleName()
@@ -2964,10 +2965,10 @@ func (c *Module) makeLibName(ctx android.ModuleContext, ccDep LinkableInterface,
 		// The vendor module is a no-vendor-variant VNDK library.  Depend on the
 		// core module instead.
 		return libName
-	} else if ccDep.UseVndk() && nonSystemVariantsExist && ccDepModule != nil {
+	} else if ccDep.UseVndk() && nonSystemVariantsExist {
 		// The vendor and product modules in Make will have been renamed to not conflict with the
 		// core module, so update the dependency name here accordingly.
-		return libName + ccDepModule.Properties.SubName
+		return libName + ccDep.SubName()
 	} else if (ctx.Platform() || ctx.ProductSpecific()) && isVendorPublicLib {
 		return libName + vendorPublicLibrarySuffix
 	} else if ccDep.InRamdisk() && !ccDep.OnlyInRamdisk() {
diff --git a/cc/linkable.go b/cc/linkable.go
index 17bafcc41..571a3bb71 100644
--- a/cc/linkable.go
+++ b/cc/linkable.go
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ type LinkableInterface interface {
 	HasNonSystemVariants() bool
 	InProduct() bool
 
+	// SubName returns the modules SubName, used for image and NDK/SDK variations.
+	SubName() string
+
 	SdkVersion() string
 	MinSdkVersion() string
 	AlwaysSdk() bool
@@ -170,6 +173,15 @@ func GetImageVariantType(c LinkableInterface) ImageVariantType {
 	}
 }
 
+// DepTagMakeSuffix returns the makeSuffix value of a particular library dependency tag.
+// Returns an empty string if not a library dependency tag.
+func DepTagMakeSuffix(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) string {
+	if libDepTag, ok := depTag.(libraryDependencyTag); ok {
+		return libDepTag.makeSuffix
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // SharedDepTag returns the dependency tag for any C++ shared libraries.
 func SharedDepTag() blueprint.DependencyTag {
 	return libraryDependencyTag{Kind: sharedLibraryDependency}
diff --git a/rust/androidmk.go b/rust/androidmk.go
index dea32a34d..f8ab2aa7b 100644
--- a/rust/androidmk.go
+++ b/rust/androidmk.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (mod *Module) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 				entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES", mod.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs...)
 				entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES", mod.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs...)
 				entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_SOONG_LINK_TYPE", mod.makeLinkType)
+				if mod.UseVndk() {
+					entries.SetBool("LOCAL_USE_VNDK", true)
+				}
+
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ func (mod *Module) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 		mod.SubAndroidMk(&ret, mod.sanitize)
 	}
 
+	ret.SubName += mod.Properties.RustSubName
 	ret.SubName += mod.Properties.SubName
 
 	return []android.AndroidMkEntries{ret}
diff --git a/rust/compiler.go b/rust/compiler.go
index aaa192402..bc034d7cc 100644
--- a/rust/compiler.go
+++ b/rust/compiler.go
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) compilerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 			if ctx.Target().Os == android.BuildOs {
 				stdlib = stdlib + "_" + ctx.toolchain().RustTriple()
 			}
-
 			deps.Stdlibs = append(deps.Stdlibs, stdlib)
 		}
 	}
@@ -344,6 +343,10 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) installDir(ctx ModuleContext) android.InstallPath
 	if !ctx.Host() && ctx.Config().HasMultilibConflict(ctx.Arch().ArchType) {
 		dir = filepath.Join(dir, ctx.Arch().ArchType.String())
 	}
+
+	if compiler.location == InstallInData && ctx.RustModule().UseVndk() {
+		dir = filepath.Join(dir, "vendor")
+	}
 	return android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, dir, compiler.subDir,
 		compiler.relativeInstallPath(), compiler.relative)
 }
diff --git a/rust/image.go b/rust/image.go
index 1b2469a3e..7eb49d962 100644
--- a/rust/image.go
+++ b/rust/image.go
@@ -110,6 +110,24 @@ func (mod *Module) IsSnapshotPrebuilt() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (ctx *moduleContext) SocSpecific() bool {
+	// Additionally check if this module is inVendor() that means it is a "vendor" variant of a
+	// module. As well as SoC specific modules, vendor variants must be installed to /vendor
+	// unless they have "odm_available: true".
+	return ctx.ModuleContext.SocSpecific() || (ctx.RustModule().InVendor() && !ctx.RustModule().VendorVariantToOdm())
+}
+
+func (ctx *moduleContext) DeviceSpecific() bool {
+	// Some vendor variants want to be installed to /odm by setting "odm_available: true".
+	return ctx.ModuleContext.DeviceSpecific() || (ctx.RustModule().InVendor() && ctx.RustModule().VendorVariantToOdm())
+}
+
+// Returns true when this module creates a vendor variant and wants to install the vendor variant
+// to the odm partition.
+func (c *Module) VendorVariantToOdm() bool {
+	return Bool(c.VendorProperties.Odm_available)
+}
+
 func (ctx *moduleContext) ProductSpecific() bool {
 	return false
 }
@@ -155,6 +173,11 @@ func (mod *Module) InProduct() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// Returns true if the module is "vendor" variant. Usually these modules are installed in /vendor
+func (mod *Module) InVendor() bool {
+	return mod.Properties.ImageVariationPrefix == cc.VendorVariationPrefix
+}
+
 func (mod *Module) SetImageVariation(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, variant string, module android.Module) {
 	m := module.(*Module)
 	if variant == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
@@ -185,32 +208,19 @@ func (mod *Module) ImageMutatorBegin(mctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 		mctx.PropertyErrorf("double_loadable",
 			"Rust modules do not yet support double loading")
 	}
-
-	if mod.HasVendorVariant() {
-		if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); ok && lib.buildShared() {
-			// Explicitly disallow rust_ffi variants which produce shared libraries from setting vendor_available.
-			// Vendor variants do not produce an error for dylibs, rlibs with dylib-std linkage are disabled in the respective library
-			// mutators until support is added.
-			//
-			// We can't check shared() here because image mutator is called before the library mutator, so we need to
-			// check buildShared()
-
-			mctx.PropertyErrorf("vendor_available", "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.")
-		}
-	}
-
 	if Bool(mod.Properties.Vendor_ramdisk_available) {
 		if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); !ok || (ok && lib.buildShared()) {
 			mctx.PropertyErrorf("vendor_ramdisk_available", "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.")
 		}
 	}
 
-	vendorSpecific := mctx.SocSpecific() || mctx.DeviceSpecific()
-	if vendorSpecific {
-		if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); !ok || (ok && (lib.buildShared() || lib.buildDylib() || lib.buildRlib())) {
-			mctx.ModuleErrorf("Rust vendor specific modules are currently only supported for rust_ffi_static modules.")
+	cc.MutateImage(mctx, mod)
+
+	if !mod.Properties.CoreVariantNeeded || mod.HasNonSystemVariants() {
+
+		if _, ok := mod.compiler.(*prebuiltLibraryDecorator); ok {
+			// Rust does not support prebuilt libraries on non-System images.
+			mctx.ModuleErrorf("Rust prebuilt modules not supported for non-system images.")
 		}
 	}
-
-	cc.MutateImage(mctx, mod)
 }
diff --git a/rust/image_test.go b/rust/image_test.go
index 7677cce3b..95e788f88 100644
--- a/rust/image_test.go
+++ b/rust/image_test.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ func TestVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	vendorBinary := ctx.ModuleForTests("fizz_vendor", "android_vendor.29_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*cc.Module)
 
-	if !android.InList("libfoo_vendor", vendorBinary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs) {
-		t.Errorf("vendorBinary should have a dependency on libfoo_vendor")
+	if !android.InList("libfoo_vendor.vendor", vendorBinary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs) {
+		t.Errorf("vendorBinary should have a dependency on libfoo_vendor: %#v", vendorBinary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -87,47 +87,19 @@ func TestVendorRamdiskLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Test that shared libraries cannot be made vendor available until proper support is added.
+// Test that prebuilt libraries cannot be made vendor available.
 func TestForbiddenVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
-	testRustError(t, "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.", `
-		rust_ffi_shared {
-			name: "libfoo_vendor",
-			crate_name: "foo",
-			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
-			vendor_available: true,
-		}
-	`)
-	testRustError(t, "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.", `
-		rust_ffi_shared {
-			name: "libfoo_vendor",
-			crate_name: "foo",
-			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
-			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
-		}
-	`)
-	testRustError(t, "Rust vendor specific modules are currently only supported for rust_ffi_static modules.", `
-		rust_ffi {
-			name: "libfoo_vendor",
-			crate_name: "foo",
-			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+	testRustVndkError(t, "Rust prebuilt modules not supported for non-system images.", `
+		rust_prebuilt_library {
+			name: "librust_prebuilt",
+			crate_name: "rust_prebuilt",
+			rlib: {
+				srcs: ["libtest.rlib"],
+			},
+			dylib: {
+				srcs: ["libtest.so"],
+			},
 			vendor: true,
 		}
-	`)
-	testRustError(t, "Rust vendor specific modules are currently only supported for rust_ffi_static modules.", `
-		rust_library {
-			name: "libfoo_vendor",
-			crate_name: "foo",
-			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
-			vendor: true,
-		}
-	`)
-	testRustError(t, "Rust vendor specific modules are currently only supported for rust_ffi_static modules.", `
-		rust_binary {
-			name: "foo_vendor",
-			crate_name: "foo",
-			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
-			vendor: true,
-		}
-	`)
-
+       `)
 }
diff --git a/rust/library.go b/rust/library.go
index 71fe1f538..ae130a353 100644
--- a/rust/library.go
+++ b/rust/library.go
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ func LibraryMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 			v.(*Module).compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlib()
 		case dylibVariation:
 			v.(*Module).compiler.(libraryInterface).setDylib()
-			if v.(*Module).ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation != android.CoreVariation {
+			if v.(*Module).ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
 				// TODO(b/165791368)
-				// Disable dylib non-core variations until we support these.
+				// Disable dylib Vendor Ramdisk variations until we support these.
 				v.(*Module).Disable()
 			}
 		case "source":
@@ -637,14 +637,14 @@ func LibstdMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 				dylib := modules[1].(*Module)
 				rlib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlibStd()
 				dylib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setDylibStd()
-				if dylib.ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation != android.CoreVariation {
+				if dylib.ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
 					// TODO(b/165791368)
-					// Disable rlibs that link against dylib-std on non-core variations until non-core dylib
+					// Disable rlibs that link against dylib-std on vendor ramdisk variations until those dylib
 					// variants are properly supported.
 					dylib.Disable()
 				}
-				rlib.Properties.SubName += RlibStdlibSuffix
-				dylib.Properties.SubName += DylibStdlibSuffix
+				rlib.Properties.RustSubName += RlibStdlibSuffix
+				dylib.Properties.RustSubName += DylibStdlibSuffix
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index f0da2ced0..abe25a4a8 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ type BaseProperties struct {
 	VndkVersion          string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	SubName              string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
+	// SubName is used by CC for tracking image variants / SDK versions. RustSubName is used for Rust-specific
+	// subnaming which shouldn't be visible to CC modules (such as the rlib stdlinkage subname). This should be
+	// appended before SubName.
+	RustSubName string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+
 	// Set by imageMutator
 	CoreVariantNeeded          bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
@@ -131,11 +136,6 @@ func (mod *Module) SetPreventInstall() {
 	mod.Properties.PreventInstall = true
 }
 
-// Returns true if the module is "vendor" variant. Usually these modules are installed in /vendor
-func (mod *Module) InVendor() bool {
-	return mod.Properties.ImageVariationPrefix == cc.VendorVariationPrefix
-}
-
 func (mod *Module) SetHideFromMake() {
 	mod.Properties.HideFromMake = true
 }
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ func (mod *Module) UseVndk() bool {
 }
 
 func (mod *Module) MustUseVendorVariant() bool {
-	return false
+	return true
+}
+
+func (mod *Module) SubName() string {
+	return mod.Properties.SubName
 }
 
 func (mod *Module) IsVndk() bool {
@@ -858,8 +862,10 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(dep android.Module) {
 		depName := ctx.OtherModuleName(dep)
 		depTag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(dep)
+
 		if rustDep, ok := dep.(*Module); ok && !rustDep.CcLibraryInterface() {
 			//Handle Rust Modules
+			makeLibName := cc.MakeLibName(ctx, mod, rustDep, depName+rustDep.Properties.RustSubName)
 
 			switch depTag {
 			case dylibDepTag:
@@ -869,19 +875,19 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 					return
 				}
 				directDylibDeps = append(directDylibDeps, rustDep)
-				mod.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs, depName)
+				mod.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs, makeLibName)
 			case rlibDepTag:
 
 				rlib, ok := rustDep.compiler.(libraryInterface)
 				if !ok || !rlib.rlib() {
-					ctx.ModuleErrorf("mod %q not an rlib library", depName+rustDep.Properties.SubName)
+					ctx.ModuleErrorf("mod %q not an rlib library", makeLibName)
 					return
 				}
 				directRlibDeps = append(directRlibDeps, rustDep)
-				mod.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs, depName+rustDep.Properties.SubName)
+				mod.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs, makeLibName)
 			case procMacroDepTag:
 				directProcMacroDeps = append(directProcMacroDeps, rustDep)
-				mod.Properties.AndroidMkProcMacroLibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkProcMacroLibs, depName)
+				mod.Properties.AndroidMkProcMacroLibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkProcMacroLibs, makeLibName)
 			case android.SourceDepTag:
 				// Since these deps are added in path_properties.go via AddDependencies, we need to ensure the correct
 				// OS/Arch variant is used.
@@ -925,6 +931,7 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 
 		} else if ccDep, ok := dep.(cc.LinkableInterface); ok {
 			//Handle C dependencies
+			makeLibName := cc.MakeLibName(ctx, mod, ccDep, depName)
 			if _, ok := ccDep.(*Module); !ok {
 				if ccDep.Module().Target().Os != ctx.Os() {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("OS mismatch between %q and %q", ctx.ModuleName(), depName)
@@ -966,7 +973,7 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 				depPaths.depClangFlags = append(depPaths.depClangFlags, exportedInfo.Flags...)
 				depPaths.depGeneratedHeaders = append(depPaths.depGeneratedHeaders, exportedInfo.GeneratedHeaders...)
 				directStaticLibDeps = append(directStaticLibDeps, ccDep)
-				mod.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs, depName)
+				mod.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs, makeLibName)
 			case cc.IsSharedDepTag(depTag):
 				depPaths.linkDirs = append(depPaths.linkDirs, linkPath)
 				depPaths.linkObjects = append(depPaths.linkObjects, linkObject.String())
@@ -976,7 +983,7 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 				depPaths.depClangFlags = append(depPaths.depClangFlags, exportedInfo.Flags...)
 				depPaths.depGeneratedHeaders = append(depPaths.depGeneratedHeaders, exportedInfo.GeneratedHeaders...)
 				directSharedLibDeps = append(directSharedLibDeps, ccDep)
-				mod.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs, depName)
+				mod.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs, makeLibName)
 				exportDep = true
 			case cc.IsHeaderDepTag(depTag):
 				exportedInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(dep, cc.FlagExporterInfoProvider).(cc.FlagExporterInfo)
diff --git a/rust/rust_test.go b/rust/rust_test.go
index 890fb262b..47c64a9ad 100644
--- a/rust/rust_test.go
+++ b/rust/rust_test.go
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ func testRustError(t *testing.T, pattern string, bp string) {
 		RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
 }
 
+// testRustVndkError is similar to testRustError, but can be used to test VNDK-related errors.
+func testRustVndkError(t *testing.T, pattern string, bp string) {
+	skipTestIfOsNotSupported(t)
+	android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForRustTest,
+		rustMockedFiles.AddToFixture(),
+		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(
+			func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+				variables.DeviceVndkVersion = StringPtr("current")
+				variables.ProductVndkVersion = StringPtr("current")
+				variables.Platform_vndk_version = StringPtr("VER")
+			},
+		),
+	).
+		ExtendWithErrorHandler(android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(pattern)).
+		RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
+}
+
 // testRustCtx is used to build a particular test environment. Unless your
 // tests requires a specific setup, prefer the wrapping functions: testRust,
 // testRustCov or testRustError.
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index 09c627f70..f41d5a142 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform", "//apex_available:anyapex"],
 			min_sdk_version: "29",
+			vendor_available: true,
 		}
 		cc_library {
 			name: "libprotobuf-cpp-full",