diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 99d7eb0..58c1800 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME:=
 LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES:=
 LOCAL_EXPORT_PACKAGE_RESOURCES:=
+LOCAL_PACKAGE_MANIFEST_NAME:=
 LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES:=
 LOCAL_ACP_UNAVAILABLE:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS:=
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index f35b44e..64a5dd0 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 board_config_mk := \
 	$(strip $(wildcard \
 		$(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/board/$(TARGET_DEVICE)/BoardConfig.mk \
+		device/*/$(TARGET_DEVICE)/BoardConfig.mk \
 		vendor/*/$(TARGET_DEVICE)/BoardConfig.mk \
 	))
 ifeq ($(board_config_mk),)
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 7e7f9f1..3401eb7 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1701,6 +1701,55 @@
 
 
 ###########################################################
+# Override the package defined in $(1), setting the
+# variables listed below differently.
+#
+#  $(1): The makefile to override (relative to the source
+#        tree root)
+#  $(2): Old LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME value.
+#  $(3): New LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME value.
+#  $(4): New LOCALE_MANIFEST_PACKAGE_NAME value.
+#  $(5): New LOCAL_CERTIFICATE value.
+#
+# Note that LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES is NOT cleared in
+# clear_vars.mk.
+###########################################################
+define inherit-package
+  $(eval $(call inherit-package-internal,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)))
+endef
+
+define inherit-package-internal
+  LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES \
+      := $(strip $(1))||$(strip $(2))||$(strip $(3))||$(strip $(4))||$(strip $(5)) $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES)
+  include $(1)
+  LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES \
+      := $(wordlist 1,$(words $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES)), $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES))
+endef
+
+# To be used with inherit-package above
+# Evalutes to true if the package was overridden
+define set-inherited-package-variables
+$(strip $(call set-inherited-package-variables-internal))
+endef
+
+define keep-or-override
+$(eval $(1) := $(if $(2),$(2),$($(1))))
+endef
+
+define set-inherited-package-variables-internal
+  $(eval _o := $(subst ||, ,$(lastword $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES))))
+  $(eval _n := $(subst ||, ,$(firstword $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES))))
+  $(if $(filter $(word 2,$(_n)),$(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME)), \
+    $(eval LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := $(word 3,$(_o))) \
+    $(eval LOCAL_MANIFEST_PACKAGE_NAME := $(word 4,$(_o))) \
+    $(call keep-or-override,LOCAL_CERTIFICATE,$(word 5,$(_o))) \
+    $(eval LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES := $(sort $(LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES) $(word 2,$(_o)))) \
+    true \
+  ,)
+endef
+
+
+###########################################################
 ## Other includes
 ###########################################################
 
diff --git a/core/package.mk b/core/package.mk
index 2ee3996..388435a 100644
--- a/core/package.mk
+++ b/core/package.mk
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@
 ## be set for you.
 ###########################################################
 
+
+# If this makefile is being read from within an inheritance,
+# use the new values.
+skip_definition:=
+ifdef LOCAL_PACKAGE_OVERRIDES
+  package_overridden := $(call set-inherited-package-variables)
+  ifeq ($(strip $(package_overridden)),)
+    skip_definition := true
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifndef skip_definition
+
 LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := $(strip $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME))
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME),)
 $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): Package modules must define LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME)
@@ -291,3 +304,5 @@
 PACKAGES.$(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME).RESOURCE_FILES := $(all_resources)
 
 PACKAGES := $(PACKAGES) $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME)
+
+endif # skip_definition
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index a9a24d2..5417242 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 # $(call ) isn't necessary.
 #
 define _find-android-products-files
-$(shell test -d vendor && find vendor -maxdepth 6 -name AndroidProducts.mk) \
+$(shell test -d device && find device -maxdepth 6 -name AndroidProducts.mk) \
+  $(shell test -d vendor && find vendor -maxdepth 6 -name AndroidProducts.mk) \
   $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/AndroidProducts.mk
 endef