diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 38f6ec8ac..f5ea38133 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -749,6 +749,14 @@ func (c *config) ModulesLoadedByPrivilegedModules() []string {
 	return c.productVariables.ModulesLoadedByPrivilegedModules
 }
 
+func (c *config) BootJars() []string {
+	return c.productVariables.BootJars
+}
+
+func (c *config) PreoptBootJars() []string {
+	return c.productVariables.PreoptBootJars
+}
+
 func (c *config) DisableDexPreopt(name string) bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.DisableDexPreopt) || InList(name, c.productVariables.DisableDexPreoptModules)
 }
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 7e976cd60..ddaf166a3 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ type productVariables struct {
 	UncompressPrivAppDex             *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
 	ModulesLoadedByPrivilegedModules []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
+	BootJars       []string `json:",omitempty"`
+	PreoptBootJars []string `json:",omitempty"`
+
 	DisableDexPreopt        *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
 	DisableDexPreoptModules []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	DexPreoptProfileDir     *string  `json:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/dexpreopt/config.go b/dexpreopt/config.go
index 6b5c40d60..503af7efa 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/config.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/config.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type GlobalConfig struct {
 	PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations []string // virtual locations of boot class path files
 
 	BootJars         []string // modules for jars that form the boot class path
+	PreoptBootJars   []string // modules for jars that form the boot image
 	SystemServerJars []string // jars that form the system server
 	SystemServerApps []string // apps that are loaded into system server
 	SpeedApps        []string // apps that should be speed optimized
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index fa4aee43d..a23835bb8 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1364,6 +1364,12 @@ type Library struct {
 }
 
 func (j *Library) shouldUncompressDex(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
+	// Store uncompressed (and do not strip) dex files from boot class path jars that are not
+	// part of the boot image.
+	if inList(ctx.ModuleName(), ctx.Config().BootJars()) &&
+		!inList(ctx.ModuleName(), ctx.Config().PreoptBootJars()) {
+		return true
+	}
 	return false
 }