diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index dadae48..ce00974 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -315,6 +315,17 @@
 	a.generateJavaUsedByApex(ctx)
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidApp) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
+	defaultMinSdkVersion := a.Module.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
+	if proptools.Bool(a.appProperties.Updatable) {
+		overrideApiLevel := android.MinSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, ctx.DeviceConfig().ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride())
+		if !overrideApiLevel.IsNone() && overrideApiLevel.CompareTo(defaultMinSdkVersion) > 0 {
+			return overrideApiLevel
+		}
+	}
+	return defaultMinSdkVersion
+}
+
 func (a *AndroidApp) checkAppSdkVersions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	if a.Updatable() {
 		if !a.SdkVersion(ctx).Stable() {
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 8474ea7..fc57f44 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -4137,3 +4137,49 @@
 		"\\S+soong/.intermediates/foo/android_common_bar/privapp_allowlist_com.google.android.foo.xml:\\S+/target/product/test_device/system/etc/permissions/bar.xml",
 	)
 }
+
+func TestApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+			variables.ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride = proptools.StringPtr("Tiramisu")
+		}),
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		android_app {
+			name: "com.android.bar",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+		android_app {
+			name: "com.android.foo",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+			min_sdk_version: "S",
+			updatable: true,
+		}
+		override_android_app {
+			name: "com.android.go.foo",
+			base: "com.android.foo",
+		}
+	`)
+	foo := result.ModuleForTests("com.android.foo", "android_common").Rule("manifestFixer")
+	fooOverride := result.ModuleForTests("com.android.foo", "android_common_com.android.go.foo").Rule("manifestFixer")
+	bar := result.ModuleForTests("com.android.bar", "android_common").Rule("manifestFixer")
+
+	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t,
+		"expected manifest fixer to set com.android.bar minSdkVersion to S",
+		bar.BuildParams.Args["args"],
+		"--minSdkVersion  S",
+	)
+	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t,
+		"com.android.foo: expected manifest fixer to set minSdkVersion to T",
+		foo.BuildParams.Args["args"],
+		"--minSdkVersion  T",
+	)
+	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t,
+		"com.android.go.foo: expected manifest fixer to set minSdkVersion to T",
+		fooOverride.BuildParams.Args["args"],
+		"--minSdkVersion  T",
+	)
+
+}