diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index 8563ebd..2eba4a9 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if !n.appliesToBootclasspathJar(ctx) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("violates " + n.String())
 	}
 }
@@ -311,6 +315,18 @@
 	return ".regexp(" + m.re.String() + ")"
 }
 
+type notInListMatcher struct {
+	allowed []string
+}
+
+func (m *notInListMatcher) Test(value string) bool {
+	return !InList(value, m.allowed)
+}
+
+func (m *notInListMatcher) String() string {
+	return ".not-in-list(" + strings.Join(m.allowed, ",") + ")"
+}
+
 type isSetMatcher struct{}
 
 func (m *isSetMatcher) Test(value string) bool {
@@ -342,6 +358,8 @@
 
 	NotModuleType(types ...string) Rule
 
+	BootclasspathJar() Rule
+
 	With(properties, value string) Rule
 
 	WithMatcher(properties string, matcher ValueMatcher) Rule
@@ -369,6 +387,8 @@
 
 	props       []ruleProperty
 	unlessProps []ruleProperty
+
+	onlyBootclasspathJar bool
 }
 
 // Create a new NeverAllow rule.
@@ -444,6 +464,11 @@
 	return r
 }
 
+func (r *rule) BootclasspathJar() Rule {
+	r.onlyBootclasspathJar = true
+	return r
+}
+
 func (r *rule) String() string {
 	s := "neverallow"
 	for _, v := range r.paths {
@@ -470,6 +495,9 @@
 	for _, v := range r.osClasses {
 		s += " os:" + v.String()
 	}
+	if r.onlyBootclasspathJar {
+		s += " inBcp"
+	}
 	if len(r.reason) != 0 {
 		s += " which is restricted because " + r.reason
 	}
@@ -498,6 +526,14 @@
 	return matches
 }
 
+func (r *rule) appliesToBootclasspathJar(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) bool {
+	if !r.onlyBootclasspathJar {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return InList(ctx.ModuleName(), ctx.Config().BootJars())
+}
+
 func (r *rule) appliesToOsClass(osClass OsClass) bool {
 	if len(r.osClasses) == 0 {
 		return true
@@ -534,6 +570,10 @@
 	return &regexMatcher{r}
 }
 
+func NotInList(allowed []string) ValueMatcher {
+	return &notInListMatcher{allowed}
+}
+
 // assorted utils
 
 func cleanPaths(paths []string) []string {