diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 118f239..8992f68 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 	dxFlags       string
 	bootClasspath classpath
 	classpath     classpath
+	systemModules classpath
 	desugarFlags  string
 	aidlFlags     string
 	javaVersion   string
@@ -177,7 +178,16 @@
 	}
 
 	deps = append(deps, srcFileLists...)
-	deps = append(deps, flags.bootClasspath...)
+
+	var bootClasspath string
+	if flags.javaVersion == "1.9" {
+		deps = append(deps, flags.systemModules...)
+		bootClasspath = flags.systemModules.JavaSystemModules(ctx.Device())
+	} else {
+		deps = append(deps, flags.bootClasspath...)
+		bootClasspath = flags.bootClasspath.JavaBootClasspath(ctx.Device())
+	}
+
 	deps = append(deps, flags.classpath...)
 
 	ctx.ModuleBuild(pctx, android.ModuleBuildParams{
@@ -188,7 +198,7 @@
 		Implicits:   deps,
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"javacFlags":    javacFlags,
-			"bootClasspath": flags.bootClasspath.JavaBootClasspath(ctx.Device()),
+			"bootClasspath": bootClasspath,
 			"classpath":     flags.classpath.JavaClasspath(),
 			"outDir":        android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "classes"+suffix).String(),
 			"annoDir":       android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "anno"+suffix).String(),
@@ -259,7 +269,7 @@
 	dumpDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "desugar_dumped_classes")
 
 	javaFlags := ""
-	if ctx.AConfig().Getenv("EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9") != "" {
+	if ctx.AConfig().UseOpenJDK9() {
 		javaFlags = "--add-opens java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED"
 	}
 
@@ -359,6 +369,21 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// Returns a --system argument in the form javac expects with -source 1.9.  If forceEmpty is true,
+// returns --system=none if the list is empty to ensure javac does not fall back to the default
+// system modules.
+func (x *classpath) JavaSystemModules(forceEmpty bool) string {
+	if len(*x) > 1 {
+		panic("more than one system module")
+	} else if len(*x) == 1 {
+		return "--system=" + strings.TrimSuffix((*x)[0].String(), "lib/modules")
+	} else if forceEmpty {
+		return "--system=none"
+	} else {
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
 func (x *classpath) DesugarBootClasspath() []string {
 	if x == nil || *x == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index 70b8fe5..7d1fa29 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	pctx = android.NewPackageContext("android/soong/java/config")
 
 	DefaultBootclasspathLibraries = []string{"core-oj", "core-libart"}
+	DefaultSystemModules          = "core-system-modules"
 	DefaultLibraries              = []string{"ext", "framework", "okhttp"}
 )
 
@@ -47,9 +48,10 @@
 		// If a different javac is used the flag will be ignored and extra bridges will be inserted.
 		// The flag is implemented by https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/486427
 		`-XDskipDuplicateBridges=true`,
-	}, " "))
 
-	pctx.StaticVariable("DefaultJavaVersion", "1.8")
+		// b/65004097: prevent using java.lang.invoke.StringConcatFactory when using -target 1.9
+		`-XDstringConcat=inline`,
+	}, " "))
 
 	pctx.VariableConfigMethod("hostPrebuiltTag", android.Config.PrebuiltOS)
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@
 		if override := config.(android.Config).Getenv("OVERRIDE_ANDROID_JAVA_HOME"); override != "" {
 			return override, nil
 		}
-		if jdk9 := config.(android.Config).Getenv("EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9"); jdk9 != "" {
+		if config.(android.Config).UseOpenJDK9() {
 			return "prebuilts/jdk/jdk9/${hostPrebuiltTag}", nil
 		}
 		return "prebuilts/jdk/jdk8/${hostPrebuiltTag}", nil
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@
 	pctx.SourcePathVariable("JavadocCmd", "${JavaToolchain}/javadoc")
 	pctx.SourcePathVariable("JlinkCmd", "${JavaToolchain}/jlink")
 	pctx.SourcePathVariable("JmodCmd", "${JavaToolchain}/jmod")
+	pctx.SourcePathVariable("JrtFsJar", "${JavaHome}/lib/jrt-fs.jar")
 
 	pctx.SourcePathVariable("JarArgsCmd", "build/soong/scripts/jar-args.sh")
 	pctx.StaticVariable("SoongZipCmd", filepath.Join("${bootstrap.ToolDir}", "soong_zip"))
@@ -86,17 +89,3 @@
 		return "", nil
 	})
 }
-
-func StripJavac9Flags(flags []string) []string {
-	var ret []string
-	for _, f := range flags {
-		switch {
-		case strings.HasPrefix(f, "-J--add-modules="):
-			// drop
-		default:
-			ret = append(ret, f)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ret
-}
diff --git a/java/config/makevars.go b/java/config/makevars.go
index 937d597..1453a07 100644
--- a/java/config/makevars.go
+++ b/java/config/makevars.go
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@
 func makeVarsProvider(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
 	ctx.Strict("TARGET_DEFAULT_JAVA_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(DefaultLibraries, " "))
 	ctx.Strict("TARGET_DEFAULT_BOOTCLASSPATH_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(DefaultBootclasspathLibraries, " "))
+	ctx.Strict("DEFAULT_SYSTEM_MODULES", DefaultSystemModules)
 
-	ctx.Strict("DEFAULT_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION", "${DefaultJavaVersion}")
+	if ctx.Config().TargetOpenJDK9() {
+		ctx.Strict("DEFAULT_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION", "1.9")
+	} else {
+		ctx.Strict("DEFAULT_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION", "1.8")
+	}
 
 	ctx.Strict("ANDROID_JAVA_HOME", "${JavaHome}")
 	ctx.Strict("ANDROID_JAVA_TOOLCHAIN", "${JavaToolchain}")
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@
 		ctx.Strict("HOST_JAVAC", "${JavacCmd} ${CommonJdkFlags}")
 	}
 
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseOpenJDK9() {
 		ctx.Strict("JLINK", "${JlinkCmd}")
 		ctx.Strict("JMOD", "${JmodCmd}")
 	}
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 5393b06..c3b7557 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@
 
 	// List of classes to pass to javac to use as annotation processors
 	Annotation_processor_classes []string
+
+	Openjdk9 struct {
+		// List of source files that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
+		Srcs []string
+
+		// List of javac flags that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
+		Javacflags []string
+	}
 }
 
 type CompilerDeviceProperties struct {
@@ -134,6 +142,9 @@
 
 	// If true, export a copy of the module as a -hostdex module for host testing.
 	Hostdex *bool
+
+	// When targeting 1.9, override the modules to use with --system
+	System_modules *string
 }
 
 // Module contains the properties and members used by all java module types
@@ -185,26 +196,39 @@
 	staticLibTag     = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib"}
 	libTag           = dependencyTag{name: "javalib"}
 	bootClasspathTag = dependencyTag{name: "bootclasspath"}
+	systemModulesTag = dependencyTag{name: "system modules"}
 	frameworkResTag  = dependencyTag{name: "framework-res"}
 )
 
 type sdkDep struct {
 	useModule, useFiles, useDefaultLibs, invalidVersion bool
 
-	module string
-	jar    android.Path
-	aidl   android.Path
+	module        string
+	systemModules string
+
+	jar  android.Path
+	aidl android.Path
+}
+
+func sdkStringToNumber(ctx android.BaseContext, v string) int {
+	switch v {
+	case "", "current", "system_current", "test_current":
+		return 10000
+	default:
+		if i, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err != nil {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("sdk_version", "invalid sdk version")
+			return -1
+		} else {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func decodeSdkDep(ctx android.BaseContext, v string) sdkDep {
-	switch v {
-	case "", "current", "system_current", "test_current":
-		// OK
-	default:
-		if _, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err != nil {
-			ctx.PropertyErrorf("sdk_version", "invalid sdk version")
-			return sdkDep{}
-		}
+	i := sdkStringToNumber(ctx, v)
+	if i == -1 {
+		// Invalid sdk version, error handled by sdkStringToNumber.
+		return sdkDep{}
 	}
 
 	toFile := func(v string) sdkDep {
@@ -240,8 +264,9 @@
 
 	toModule := func(m string) sdkDep {
 		return sdkDep{
-			useModule: true,
-			module:    m,
+			useModule:     true,
+			module:        m,
+			systemModules: m + "_system_modules",
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -266,20 +291,31 @@
 }
 
 func (j *Module) deps(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	if !proptools.Bool(j.properties.No_standard_libs) {
-		if ctx.Device() {
+	if ctx.Device() {
+		if !proptools.Bool(j.properties.No_standard_libs) {
 			sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(ctx, j.deviceProperties.Sdk_version)
 			if sdkDep.useDefaultLibs {
 				ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), bootClasspathTag, config.DefaultBootclasspathLibraries...)
+				if ctx.AConfig().TargetOpenJDK9() {
+					ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), systemModulesTag, config.DefaultSystemModules)
+				}
 				if !proptools.Bool(j.properties.No_framework_libs) {
 					ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, config.DefaultLibraries...)
 				}
-			}
-			if sdkDep.useModule {
+			} else if sdkDep.useModule {
+				if ctx.AConfig().TargetOpenJDK9() {
+					ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), systemModulesTag, sdkDep.systemModules)
+				}
 				ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), bootClasspathTag, sdkDep.module)
 			}
+		} else if j.deviceProperties.System_modules == nil {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("no_standard_libs",
+				"system_modules is required to be set when no_standard_libs is true, did you mean no_framework_libs?")
+		} else if *j.deviceProperties.System_modules != "none" && ctx.AConfig().TargetOpenJDK9() {
+			ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), systemModulesTag, *j.deviceProperties.System_modules)
 		}
 	}
+
 	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, j.properties.Libs...)
 	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), staticLibTag, j.properties.Static_libs...)
 	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, j.properties.Annotation_processors...)
@@ -335,6 +371,7 @@
 	staticJarResources android.Paths
 	aidlIncludeDirs    android.Paths
 	srcFileLists       android.Paths
+	systemModules      android.Path
 	aidlPreprocess     android.OptionalPath
 }
 
@@ -358,6 +395,15 @@
 			switch tag {
 			case android.DefaultsDepTag, android.SourceDepTag:
 				// Nothing to do
+			case systemModulesTag:
+				if deps.systemModules != nil {
+					panic("Found two system module dependencies")
+				}
+				sm := module.(*SystemModules)
+				if sm.outputFile == nil {
+					panic("Missing directory for system module dependency")
+				}
+				deps.systemModules = sm.outputFile
 			default:
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("depends on non-java module %q", otherName)
 			}
@@ -397,19 +443,29 @@
 	var flags javaBuilderFlags
 
 	javacFlags := j.properties.Javacflags
-	if ctx.AConfig().Getenv("EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9") == "" {
-		javacFlags = config.StripJavac9Flags(javacFlags)
+	if ctx.AConfig().TargetOpenJDK9() {
+		javacFlags = append(javacFlags, j.properties.Openjdk9.Javacflags...)
+		j.properties.Srcs = append(j.properties.Srcs, j.properties.Openjdk9.Srcs...)
 	}
 
+	sdk := sdkStringToNumber(ctx, j.deviceProperties.Sdk_version)
 	if j.properties.Java_version != nil {
 		flags.javaVersion = *j.properties.Java_version
+	} else if ctx.Device() && sdk <= 23 {
+		flags.javaVersion = "1.7"
+	} else if ctx.Device() && sdk <= 26 || !ctx.AConfig().TargetOpenJDK9() {
+		flags.javaVersion = "1.8"
 	} else {
-		flags.javaVersion = "${config.DefaultJavaVersion}"
+		flags.javaVersion = "1.9"
 	}
 
 	flags.bootClasspath.AddPaths(deps.bootClasspath)
 	flags.classpath.AddPaths(deps.classpath)
 
+	if deps.systemModules != nil {
+		flags.systemModules = append(flags.systemModules, deps.systemModules)
+	}
+
 	if len(javacFlags) > 0 {
 		ctx.Variable(pctx, "javacFlags", strings.Join(javacFlags, " "))
 		flags.javacFlags = "$javacFlags"
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index a86973d..4729313 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@
 
 	os.Exit(run())
 }
-
 func testJava(t *testing.T, bp string) *android.TestContext {
-	config := android.TestArchConfig(buildDir, nil)
+	return testJavaWithEnv(t, bp, nil)
+}
+
+func testJavaWithEnv(t *testing.T, bp string, env map[string]string) *android.TestContext {
+	config := android.TestArchConfig(buildDir, env)
 
 	ctx := android.NewTestArchContext()
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("android_app", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(AndroidAppFactory))
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_library_host", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(LibraryHostFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_import", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(ImportFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_defaults", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(defaultsFactory))
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_system_modules", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(SystemModulesFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("filegroup", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(genrule.FileGroupFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("genrule", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(genrule.GenRuleFactory))
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterPrebuiltsPreArchMutators)
@@ -84,10 +88,28 @@
 				name: "%s",
 				srcs: ["a.java"],
 				no_standard_libs: true,
+				system_modules: "core-system-modules",
 			}
 		`, extra)
 	}
 
+	if config.TargetOpenJDK9() {
+		systemModules := []string{
+			"core-system-modules",
+			"android_stubs_current_system_modules",
+			"android_system_stubs_current_system_modules",
+			"android_test_stubs_current_system_modules",
+		}
+
+		for _, extra := range systemModules {
+			bp += fmt.Sprintf(`
+			java_system_modules {
+				name: "%s",
+			}
+		`, extra)
+		}
+	}
+
 	ctx.MockFileSystem(map[string][]byte{
 		"Android.bp": []byte(bp),
 		"a.java":     nil,
@@ -190,17 +212,20 @@
 	host          android.OsClass
 	properties    string
 	bootclasspath []string
+	system        string
 	classpath     []string
 }{
 	{
 		name:          "default",
 		bootclasspath: []string{"core-oj", "core-libart"},
+		system:        "core-system-modules",
 		classpath:     []string{"ext", "framework", "okhttp"},
 	},
 	{
 		name:          "blank sdk version",
 		properties:    `sdk_version: "",`,
 		bootclasspath: []string{"core-oj", "core-libart"},
+		system:        "core-system-modules",
 		classpath:     []string{"ext", "framework", "okhttp"},
 	},
 	{
@@ -208,6 +233,7 @@
 		name:          "sdk v14",
 		properties:    `sdk_version: "14",`,
 		bootclasspath: []string{`""`},
+		system:        "bootclasspath", // special value to tell 1.9 test to expect bootclasspath
 		classpath:     []string{"prebuilts/sdk/14/android.jar"},
 	},
 	{
@@ -215,6 +241,7 @@
 		name:          "current",
 		properties:    `sdk_version: "current",`,
 		bootclasspath: []string{"android_stubs_current"},
+		system:        "android_stubs_current_system_modules",
 		classpath:     []string{},
 	},
 	{
@@ -222,6 +249,7 @@
 		name:          "system_current",
 		properties:    `sdk_version: "system_current",`,
 		bootclasspath: []string{"android_system_stubs_current"},
+		system:        "android_system_stubs_current_system_modules",
 		classpath:     []string{},
 	},
 	{
@@ -229,12 +257,22 @@
 		name:          "test_current",
 		properties:    `sdk_version: "test_current",`,
 		bootclasspath: []string{"android_test_stubs_current"},
+		system:        "android_test_stubs_current_system_modules",
 		classpath:     []string{},
 	},
 	{
 
 		name:          "nostdlib",
-		properties:    `no_standard_libs: true`,
+		properties:    `no_standard_libs: true, system_modules: "none"`,
+		system:        "none",
+		bootclasspath: []string{`""`},
+		classpath:     []string{},
+	},
+	{
+
+		name:          "nostdlib system_modules",
+		properties:    `no_standard_libs: true, system_modules: "core-system-modules"`,
+		system:        "core-system-modules",
 		bootclasspath: []string{`""`},
 		classpath:     []string{},
 	},
@@ -263,7 +301,7 @@
 	{
 		name:       "host supported nostdlib",
 		host:       android.Host,
-		properties: `host_supported: true, no_standard_libs: true`,
+		properties: `host_supported: true, no_standard_libs: true, system_modules: "none"`,
 		classpath:  []string{},
 	},
 }
@@ -275,12 +313,17 @@
 			if testcase.moduleType != "" {
 				moduleType = testcase.moduleType
 			}
-			ctx := testJava(t, moduleType+` {
+
+			bp := moduleType + ` {
 				name: "foo",
 				srcs: ["a.java"],
-				`+testcase.properties+`
+				` + testcase.properties + `
+			}`
+
+			variant := "android_common"
+			if testcase.host == android.Host {
+				variant = android.BuildOs.String() + "_common"
 			}
-			`)
 
 			convertModulesToPaths := func(cp []string) []string {
 				ret := make([]string, len(cp))
@@ -293,33 +336,63 @@
 			bootclasspath := convertModulesToPaths(testcase.bootclasspath)
 			classpath := convertModulesToPaths(testcase.classpath)
 
-			variant := "android_common"
-			if testcase.host == android.Host {
-				variant = android.BuildOs.String() + "_common"
-			}
-			javac := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", variant).Rule("javac")
-
-			got := strings.TrimPrefix(javac.Args["bootClasspath"], "-bootclasspath ")
 			bc := strings.Join(bootclasspath, ":")
-			if got != bc {
-				t.Errorf("bootclasspath expected %q != got %q", bc, got)
+			if bc != "" {
+				bc = "-bootclasspath " + bc
 			}
 
-			got = strings.TrimPrefix(javac.Args["classpath"], "-classpath ")
 			c := strings.Join(classpath, ":")
-			if got != c {
-				t.Errorf("classpath expected %q != got %q", c, got)
+			if c != "" {
+				c = "-classpath " + c
+			}
+			system := ""
+			if testcase.system == "none" {
+				system = "--system=none"
+			} else if testcase.system != "" {
+				system = "--system=" + filepath.Join(buildDir, ".intermediates", testcase.system, "android_common", "system") + "/"
 			}
 
-			var deps []string
-			if len(bootclasspath) > 0 && bootclasspath[0] != `""` {
-				deps = append(deps, bootclasspath...)
-			}
-			deps = append(deps, classpath...)
+			t.Run("1.8", func(t *testing.T) {
+				// Test default javac 1.8
+				ctx := testJava(t, bp)
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(javac.Implicits.Strings(), deps) {
-				t.Errorf("implicits expected %q != got %q", deps, javac.Implicits.Strings())
-			}
+				javac := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", variant).Rule("javac")
+
+				got := javac.Args["bootClasspath"]
+				if got != bc {
+					t.Errorf("bootclasspath expected %q != got %q", bc, got)
+				}
+
+				got = javac.Args["classpath"]
+				if got != c {
+					t.Errorf("classpath expected %q != got %q", c, got)
+				}
+
+				var deps []string
+				if len(bootclasspath) > 0 && bootclasspath[0] != `""` {
+					deps = append(deps, bootclasspath...)
+				}
+				deps = append(deps, classpath...)
+
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(javac.Implicits.Strings(), deps) {
+					t.Errorf("implicits expected %q != got %q", deps, javac.Implicits.Strings())
+				}
+			})
+
+			// Test again with javac 1.9
+			t.Run("1.9", func(t *testing.T) {
+				ctx := testJavaWithEnv(t, bp, map[string]string{"EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9": "true"})
+
+				javac := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", variant).Rule("javac")
+				got := javac.Args["bootClasspath"]
+				expected := system
+				if testcase.system == "bootclasspath" {
+					expected = bc
+				}
+				if got != expected {
+					t.Errorf("bootclasspath expected %q != got %q", expected, got)
+				}
+			})
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/java/system_modules.go b/java/system_modules.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddfc5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/system_modules.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// Copyright 2017 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package java
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+)
+
+// OpenJDK 9 introduces the concept of "system modules", which replace the bootclasspath.  This
+// file will produce the rules necessary to convert each unique set of bootclasspath jars into
+// system modules in a runtime image using the jmod and jlink tools.
+
+func init() {
+	android.RegisterModuleType("java_system_modules", SystemModulesFactory)
+
+	pctx.SourcePathVariable("moduleInfoJavaPath", "build/soong/scripts/jars-to-module-info-java.sh")
+}
+
+var (
+	jarsTosystemModules = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("jarsTosystemModules", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `rm -rf ${outDir} ${workDir} && mkdir -p ${workDir}/jmod && ` +
+			`${moduleInfoJavaPath} ${moduleName} $in > ${workDir}/module-info.java && ` +
+			`${config.JavacCmd} --system=none --patch-module=java.base=${classpath} ${workDir}/module-info.java && ` +
+			`${config.SoongZipCmd} -jar -o ${workDir}/classes.jar -C ${workDir} -f ${workDir}/module-info.class && ` +
+			`${config.MergeZipsCmd} -j ${workDir}/module.jar ${workDir}/classes.jar $in && ` +
+			`${config.JmodCmd} create --module-version 9 --target-platform android ` +
+			`  --class-path ${workDir}/module.jar ${workDir}/jmod/${moduleName}.jmod && ` +
+			`${config.JlinkCmd} --module-path ${workDir}/jmod --add-modules ${moduleName} --output ${outDir} && ` +
+			`cp ${config.JrtFsJar} ${outDir}/lib/`,
+		CommandDeps: []string{
+			"${moduleInfoJavaPath}",
+			"${config.JavacCmd}",
+			"${config.SoongZipCmd}",
+			"${config.MergeZipsCmd}",
+			"${config.JmodCmd}",
+			"${config.JlinkCmd}",
+			"${config.JrtFsJar}",
+		},
+	},
+		"moduleName", "classpath", "outDir", "workDir")
+)
+
+func TransformJarsToSystemModules(ctx android.ModuleContext, moduleName string, jars android.Paths) android.WritablePath {
+	outDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "system")
+	workDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "modules")
+	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "system/lib/modules")
+	outputs := android.WritablePaths{
+		outputFile,
+		android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "system/lib/jrt-fs.jar"),
+		android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "system/release"),
+	}
+
+	ctx.ModuleBuild(pctx, android.ModuleBuildParams{
+		Rule:        jarsTosystemModules,
+		Description: "system modules",
+		Outputs:     outputs,
+		Inputs:      jars,
+		Args: map[string]string{
+			"moduleName": moduleName,
+			"classpath":  strings.Join(jars.Strings(), ":"),
+			"workDir":    workDir.String(),
+			"outDir":     outDir.String(),
+		},
+	})
+
+	return outputFile
+}
+
+func SystemModulesFactory() android.Module {
+	module := &SystemModules{}
+	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
+	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
+	return module
+}
+
+type SystemModules struct {
+	android.ModuleBase
+
+	properties SystemModulesProperties
+
+	outputFile android.Path
+}
+
+type SystemModulesProperties struct {
+	// List of java library modules that should be included in the system modules
+	Libs []string
+
+	// List of prebuilt jars that should be included in the system modules
+	Jars []string
+
+	// Sdk version that should be included in the system modules
+	Sdk_version *string
+}
+
+func (system *SystemModules) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	var jars android.Paths
+
+	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(module blueprint.Module) {
+		if ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module) == libTag {
+			dep, _ := module.(Dependency)
+			jars = append(jars, dep.ClasspathFiles()...)
+		}
+	})
+
+	jars = append(jars, android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, system.properties.Jars)...)
+
+	if ctx.AConfig().TargetOpenJDK9() {
+		system.outputFile = TransformJarsToSystemModules(ctx, "java.base", jars)
+	}
+}
+
+func (system *SystemModules) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), libTag, system.properties.Libs...)
+}
+
+func (system *SystemModules) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
+	return android.AndroidMkData{
+		Custom: func(w io.Writer, name, prefix, moduleDir string, data android.AndroidMkData) {
+			if system.outputFile != nil {
+				makevar := "SOONG_SYSTEM_MODULES_" + name
+				fmt.Fprintln(w)
+				fmt.Fprintln(w, makevar, ":=", system.outputFile.String())
+				fmt.Fprintln(w, ".KATI_READONLY", ":=", makevar)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+}