diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index eb0835529..f1e59478a 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -210,10 +210,28 @@ $(INSTALLED_SDK_BUILD_PROP_TARGET): $(INSTALLED_BUILD_PROP_TARGET)
 	            echo "$$x"generic >> $@.tmp; done
 	$(hide) mv $@.tmp $@
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------
+# declare recovery ramdisk files
+ifeq ($(BUILDING_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
+INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,recovery)/ramdisk_files-timestamp
+endif
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Declare vendor ramdisk fragments
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS :=
 
+ifeq (true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT))
+  ifneq (,$(filter recovery,$(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS)))
+    $(error BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS must not contain "recovery" if \
+      BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT is set)
+  endif
+  INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS += recovery
+  VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT.recovery.STAGING_DIR := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)
+  VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT.recovery.FILES := $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP)
+  BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT.recovery.MKBOOTIMG_ARGS += --ramdisk_type RECOVERY
+  .KATI_READONLY := VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT.recovery.STAGING_DIR
+endif
+
 # Validation check and assign default --ramdisk_type.
 $(foreach vendor_ramdisk_fragment,$(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS), \
   $(if $(and $(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT.$(vendor_ramdisk_fragment).KERNEL_MODULE_DIRS), \
@@ -1032,12 +1050,6 @@ endif # my_installed_prebuilt_gki_apex not defined
 my_apex_extracted_boot_image :=
 my_installed_prebuilt_gki_apex :=
 
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------
-# declare recovery ramdisk files
-ifeq ($(BUILDING_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
-INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,recovery)/ramdisk_files-timestamp
-endif
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # vendor boot image
 ifeq ($(BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE),true)
@@ -1052,10 +1064,14 @@ INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
 
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,vendor_boot)/vendor_ramdisk.cpio$(RAMDISK_EXT)
 
+# Exclude recovery files in the default vendor ramdisk if including a standalone
+# recovery ramdisk in vendor_boot.
 ifeq (true,$(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT))
+ifneq (true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT))
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP)
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET): PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DIR := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)
 endif
+endif
 
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FILES) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS)
 	$(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT) $(PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DIR) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND) > $@
@@ -2448,9 +2464,14 @@ INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,v
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(INTERNAL_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES)
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): VENDOR_RAMDISK_DIR := $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT)
 
+# Exclude recovery files in the default vendor ramdisk if including a standalone
+# recovery ramdisk in vendor_boot.
 ifeq (true,$(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT))
+ifneq (true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT))
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP)
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DIR := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)
 endif
+endif
 
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
     $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
@@ -4850,8 +4871,12 @@ $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE): \
 ifneq (,$(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET)$(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT))$(filter true,$(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT)))
 	@# Components of the recovery image
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)
+# Exclude recovery files in the default vendor ramdisk if including a standalone
+# recovery ramdisk in vendor_boot.
+ifneq (true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT))
 	$(hide) $(call package_files-copy-root, \
 	    $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT),$(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)/RAMDISK)
+endif
 ifdef INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET
 ifneq (,$(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)))
 	cp $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET) $(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)/
diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index 9ae597e33..be37292c7 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ _board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_KERNEL_MODULE_INTERFACE_VERSIONS
 #   contains a kernel or not.
 # - BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT controls whether ramdisk
 #   recovery resources are built to vendor_boot.
+# - BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT controls whether recovery
+#   resources are built as a standalone recovery ramdisk in vendor_boot.
 # - BOARD_MOVE_GSI_AVB_KEYS_TO_VENDOR_BOOT controls whether GSI AVB keys are
 #   built to vendor_boot.
 # - BOARD_COPY_BOOT_IMAGE_TO_TARGET_FILES controls whether boot images in $OUT are added
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ _board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_KERNEL_MODULE_INTERFACE_VERSIONS
 _board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE
 _board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_EXCLUDE_KERNEL_FROM_RECOVERY_IMAGE
 _board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT
+_board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT
 _board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_MOVE_GSI_AVB_KEYS_TO_VENDOR_BOOT
 _board_strip_readonly_list += BOARD_COPY_BOOT_IMAGE_TO_TARGET_FILES
 
@@ -835,6 +838,10 @@ else # BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE
       $(error Should not set BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS if \
         BOARD_BOOT_HEADER_VERSION is less than 4)
     endif
+    ifeq (true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT))
+      $(error Should not set BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT if \
+        BOARD_BOOT_HEADER_VERSION is less than 4)
+    endif
   endif
 endif # BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE
 
@@ -842,6 +849,13 @@ ifneq ($(words $(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS)),$(words $(sort $(BOARD_VENDOR_
   $(error BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS has duplicate entries: $(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENTS))
 endif
 
+ifeq (true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT))
+  ifneq (true,$(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT))
+    $(error Should not set BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_IN_VENDOR_BOOT if \
+      BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT is not set)
+  endif
+endif
+
 # If BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE is set, BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT must not be set.
 # Devices without a dedicated recovery partition uses BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT to
 # build recovery into vendor_boot.