diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 742119f93..7e7d6dce1 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -776,6 +776,10 @@ ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).CHECKED := \
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).CHECKED) $(my_checked_module)
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT := \
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT) $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
+ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).TARGET_BUILT := \
+    $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).TARGET_BUILT) $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
+endif
 ifneq (true,$(LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE))
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED := \
     $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED) \
diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index ad3d76bc2..da188aecc 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -1214,17 +1214,17 @@ else ifdef LOCAL_USE_VNDK
         # with vendor_available: false
         my_link_type := native:vendor
         my_warn_types :=
-        my_allowed_types := native:vendor native:vndk
+        my_allowed_types := native:vendor native:vndk native:platform_vndk
     endif
 else ifneq ($(filter $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/%,$(call get_non_asan_path,$(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH))),)
 my_link_type := native:recovery
 my_warn_types :=
 # TODO(b/113303515) remove native:platform and my_allowed_ndk_types
-my_allowed_types := native:recovery native:platform $(my_allowed_ndk_types)
+my_allowed_types := native:recovery native:platform native:platform_vndk $(my_allowed_ndk_types)
 else
 my_link_type := native:platform
 my_warn_types := $(my_warn_ndk_types)
-my_allowed_types := $(my_allowed_ndk_types) native:platform
+my_allowed_types := $(my_allowed_ndk_types) native:platform native:platform_vndk
 endif
 
 my_link_deps := $(addprefix STATIC_LIBRARIES:,$(my_whole_static_libraries) $(my_static_libraries))
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 188374325..444612fc9 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ LOCAL_USE_VNDK:=
 LOCAL_USES_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS:=
+LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT:=
 LOCAL_VTSC_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_VTS_INCLUDES:=
 LOCAL_VTS_MODE:=
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index d2f65ebd6..02b737cd6 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -649,6 +649,18 @@ define module-installed-files
 $(foreach module,$(1),$(ALL_MODULES.$(module).INSTALLED))
 endef
 
+###########################################################
+## Convert a list of short modules names (e.g., "framework", "Browser")
+## into the list of files that are built *for the target* for those modules.
+## NOTE: this won't return reliable results until after all
+## sub-makefiles have been included.
+## $(1): target list
+###########################################################
+
+define module-target-built-files
+$(foreach module,$(1),$(ALL_MODULES.$(module).TARGET_BUILT))
+endef
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Convert a list of short modules names (e.g., "framework", "Browser")
 ## into the list of files that should be used when linking
@@ -3386,3 +3398,19 @@ $(KATI_obsolete_var \
   initialize-package-file \
   add-jni-shared-libs-to-package,\
   These functions have been removed)
+
+###########################################################
+## Verify the variants of a VNDK library are identical
+##
+## $(1): Path to the core variant shared library file.
+## $(2): Path to the vendor variant shared library file.
+## $(3): TOOLS_PREFIX
+###########################################################
+LIBRARY_IDENTITY_CHECK_SCRIPT := build/make/tools/check_identical_lib.sh
+define verify-vndk-libs-identical
+@echo "Checking VNDK vendor variant: $(2)"
+$(hide) CLANG_BIN="$(LLVM_PREBUILTS_PATH)" \
+	CROSS_COMPILE="$(strip $(3))" \
+	XZ="$(XZ)" \
+	$(LIBRARY_IDENTITY_CHECK_SCRIPT) $(SOONG_STRIP_PATH) $(1) $(2)
+endef
diff --git a/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk b/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk
index ad734b566..ad073c7ee 100644
--- a/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk
+++ b/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ endif
 ALL_MODULES += $(dpi_apk_name)
 ALL_MODULES.$(dpi_apk_name).CLASS := APPS
 ALL_MODULES.$(dpi_apk_name).BUILT := $(built_dpi_apk)
+ALL_MODULES.$(dpi_apk_name).TARGET_BUILT := $(built_dpi_apk)
 PACKAGES := $(PACKAGES) $(dpi_apk_name)
 PACKAGES.$(dpi_apk_name).PRIVATE_KEY := $(private_key)
 PACKAGES.$(dpi_apk_name).CERTIFICATE := $(certificate)
diff --git a/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk b/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk
index e0f1ad4b8..a79a49a7f 100644
--- a/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk
+++ b/core/install_jni_libs_internal.mk
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ my_link_type := app:sdk
 my_warn_types := native:platform $(my_warn_ndk_types)
 my_allowed_types := $(my_allowed_ndk_types)
     ifneq (,$(filter true,$(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE) $(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE) $(LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE)))
-        my_allowed_types += native:vendor native:vndk
+        my_allowed_types += native:vendor native:vndk native:platform_vndk
     endif
 else
 my_link_type := app:platform
 my_warn_types := $(my_warn_ndk_types)
-my_allowed_types := $(my_allowed_ndk_types) native:platform native:vendor native:vndk native:vndk_private
+my_allowed_types := $(my_allowed_ndk_types) native:platform native:vendor native:vndk native:vndk_private native:platform_vndk
 endif
 
 my_link_deps := $(addprefix SHARED_LIBRARIES:,$(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES))
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index bbe6b38fb..43c80ee1b 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ ifndef subdir_makefiles_total
 subdir_makefiles_total := $(words init post finish)
 endif
 
+droid_targets: no_vendor_variant_vndk_check
+.PHONY: no_vendor_variant_vndk_check
+no_vendor_variant_vndk_check:
+
 $(info [$(call inc_and_print,subdir_makefiles_inc)/$(subdir_makefiles_total)] finishing build rules ...)
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
index 8d248af33..679d5b8bb 100644
--- a/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@ ifneq ($(filter STATIC_LIBRARIES SHARED_LIBRARIES HEADER_LIBRARIES,$(LOCAL_MODUL
 endif
 
 ifdef LOCAL_USE_VNDK
-  name_without_suffix := $(patsubst %.vendor,%,$(LOCAL_MODULE))
-  ifneq ($(name_without_suffix),$(LOCAL_MODULE)
-    SPLIT_VENDOR.$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS).$(name_without_suffix) := 1
+  ifneq ($(LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT),true)
+    name_without_suffix := $(patsubst %.vendor,%,$(LOCAL_MODULE))
+    ifneq ($(name_without_suffix),$(LOCAL_MODULE)
+      SPLIT_VENDOR.$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS).$(name_without_suffix) := 1
+    endif
+    name_without_suffix :=
   endif
-  name_without_suffix :=
 endif
 
 # Check prebuilt ELF binaries.
@@ -113,27 +115,52 @@ ifdef LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE
   endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT),true)
+  # Add $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) as a dependency to no_vendor_variant_vndk_check so
+  # that the vendor variant will be built and checked against the core variant.
+  no_vendor_variant_vndk_check: $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
+
+  my_core_register_name := $(subst .vendor,,$(my_register_name))
+  my_core_variant_files := $(call module-target-built-files,$(my_core_register_name))
+  my_core_shared_lib := $(sort $(filter %.so,$(my_core_variant_files)))
+  $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_CORE_VARIANT := $(my_core_shared_lib)
+
+  # The built vendor variant library needs to depend on the built core variant
+  # so that we can perform identity check against the core variant.
+  $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(my_core_shared_lib)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT),true)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE) $(LIBRARY_IDENTITY_CHECK_SCRIPT)
+	$(call verify-vndk-libs-identical,\
+		$(PRIVATE_CORE_VARIANT),\
+		$<,\
+		$($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)TOOLS_PREFIX))
+	$(copy-file-to-target)
+else
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE)
 	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)
+endif
 ifneq ($(filter EXECUTABLES NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
 	$(hide) chmod +x $@
 endif
 
 ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
   ifdef LOCAL_SOONG_UNSTRIPPED_BINARY
-    my_symbol_path := $(if $(LOCAL_SOONG_SYMBOL_PATH),$(LOCAL_SOONG_SYMBOL_PATH),$(my_module_path))
-    # Store a copy with symbols for symbolic debugging
-    my_unstripped_path := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/$(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$(my_symbol_path))
-    # drop /root as /root is mounted as /
-    my_unstripped_path := $(patsubst $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/root/%,$(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/%, $(my_unstripped_path))
-    symbolic_output := $(my_unstripped_path)/$(my_installed_module_stem)
-    $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(LOCAL_SOONG_UNSTRIPPED_BINARY),$(symbolic_output)))
-    $(call add-dependency,$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE),$(symbolic_output))
+    ifneq ($(LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT),true)
+      my_symbol_path := $(if $(LOCAL_SOONG_SYMBOL_PATH),$(LOCAL_SOONG_SYMBOL_PATH),$(my_module_path))
+      # Store a copy with symbols for symbolic debugging
+      my_unstripped_path := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/$(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$(my_symbol_path))
+      # drop /root as /root is mounted as /
+      my_unstripped_path := $(patsubst $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/root/%,$(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/%, $(my_unstripped_path))
+      symbolic_output := $(my_unstripped_path)/$(my_installed_module_stem)
+      $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(LOCAL_SOONG_UNSTRIPPED_BINARY),$(symbolic_output)))
+      $(call add-dependency,$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE),$(symbolic_output))
 
-    ifeq ($(BREAKPAD_GENERATE_SYMBOLS),true)
-      my_breakpad_path := $(TARGET_OUT_BREAKPAD)/$(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$(my_symbol_path))
-      breakpad_output := $(my_breakpad_path)/$(my_installed_module_stem).sym
-      $(breakpad_output) : $(LOCAL_SOONG_UNSTRIPPED_BINARY) | $(BREAKPAD_DUMP_SYMS) $(PRIVATE_READELF)
+      ifeq ($(BREAKPAD_GENERATE_SYMBOLS),true)
+        my_breakpad_path := $(TARGET_OUT_BREAKPAD)/$(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$(my_symbol_path))
+        breakpad_output := $(my_breakpad_path)/$(my_installed_module_stem).sym
+        $(breakpad_output) : $(LOCAL_SOONG_UNSTRIPPED_BINARY) | $(BREAKPAD_DUMP_SYMS) $(PRIVATE_READELF)
 	@echo "target breakpad: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) if $(PRIVATE_READELF) -S $< > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then \
@@ -142,7 +169,8 @@ ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
 	  echo "skipped for non-elf file."; \
 	  touch $@; \
 	fi
-      $(call add-dependency,$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE),$(breakpad_output))
+        $(call add-dependency,$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE),$(breakpad_output))
+      endif
     endif
   endif
 endif
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index 3c82e8824..995fc1124 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ $(call add_json_list, ModulesLoadedByPrivilegedModules,  $(PRODUCT_LOADED_BY_PRI
 
 $(call add_json_list, BootJars,                          $(PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS))
 
+$(call add_json_bool, VndkUseCoreVariant,                $(TARGET_VNDK_USE_CORE_VARIANT))
+
 $(call add_json_bool, Product_is_iot,                    $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_IOT)))
 
 $(call add_json_bool, Treble_linker_namespaces,          $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_TREBLE_LINKER_NAMESPACES)))
diff --git a/tools/check_identical_lib.sh b/tools/check_identical_lib.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..01007c088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/check_identical_lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+STRIP_PATH="${1}"
+CORE="${2}"
+VENDOR="${3}"
+
+stripped_core="${CORE}.vndk_lib_check.stripped"
+stripped_vendor="${VENDOR}.vndk_lib_check.stripped"
+
+function cleanup() {
+  rm -f ${stripped_core} ${stripped_vendor}
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+function strip_lib() {
+  ${STRIP_PATH} \
+    -i ${1} \
+    -o ${2} \
+    -d /dev/null \
+    --remove-build-id
+}
+
+strip_lib ${CORE} ${stripped_core}
+strip_lib ${VENDOR} ${stripped_vendor}
+if ! cmp -s ${stripped_core} ${stripped_vendor}; then
+  echo "VNDK library not in vndkMustUseVendorVariantList but has different core and vendor variant: $(basename ${CORE})"
+  echo "If the two variants need to have different runtime behavior, consider using libvndksupport."
+  exit 1
+fi