diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index fc3ce97..e278b9c 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -514,14 +514,28 @@
 
 	// Build a final signed app package.
 	packageFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+".apk")
-	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, a.exportPackage, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps)
+	v4SigningRequested := Bool(a.Module.deviceProperties.V4_signature)
+	var v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath = nil
+	if v4SigningRequested {
+		v4SignatureFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+".apk.idsig")
+	}
+	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, a.exportPackage, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile)
 	a.outputFile = packageFile
+	if v4SigningRequested {
+		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
+	}
 
 	for _, split := range a.aapt.splits {
 		// Sign the split APKs
 		packageFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+"_"+split.suffix+".apk")
-		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps)
+		if v4SigningRequested {
+			v4SignatureFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+"_"+split.suffix+".apk.idsig")
+		}
+		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile)
 		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, packageFile)
+		if v4SigningRequested {
+			a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Build an app bundle.
@@ -1122,7 +1136,7 @@
 		}
 		a.certificate = certificates[0]
 		signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", ctx.ModuleName()+".apk")
-		SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, dexOutput, certificates)
+		SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, dexOutput, certificates, nil)
 		a.outputFile = signed
 	} else {
 		alignedApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "zip-aligned", ctx.ModuleName()+".apk")
@@ -1327,7 +1341,7 @@
 	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false, false)
 	certificates = processMainCert(r.ModuleBase, String(r.properties.Certificate), certificates, ctx)
 	signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", r.Name()+".apk")
-	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates)
+	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates, nil)
 	r.certificate = certificates[0]
 
 	r.outputFile = signed
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index 5e7fbe6..b2780bc 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	})
 
 func CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
-	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths) {
+	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath) {
 
 	unsignedApkName := strings.TrimSuffix(outputFile.Base(), ".apk") + "-unsigned.apk"
 	unsignedApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, unsignedApkName)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 		Implicits: deps,
 	})
 
-	SignAppPackage(ctx, outputFile, unsignedApk, certificates)
+	SignAppPackage(ctx, outputFile, unsignedApk, certificates, v4SignatureFile)
 }
 
-func SignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, signedApk android.WritablePath, unsignedApk android.Path, certificates []Certificate) {
+func SignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, signedApk android.WritablePath, unsignedApk android.Path, certificates []Certificate, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath) {
 
 	var certificateArgs []string
 	var deps android.Paths
@@ -78,14 +78,22 @@
 		deps = append(deps, c.Pem, c.Key)
 	}
 
+	outputFiles := android.WritablePaths{signedApk}
+	var flag string = ""
+	if v4SignatureFile != nil {
+		outputFiles = append(outputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
+		flag = "--enable-v4"
+	}
+
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        Signapk,
 		Description: "signapk",
-		Output:      signedApk,
+		Outputs:     outputFiles,
 		Input:       unsignedApk,
 		Implicits:   deps,
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"certificates": strings.Join(certificateArgs, " "),
+			"flags":        flag,
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 0c6da7a..f3cd070 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -1074,6 +1074,66 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRequestV4SigningFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		bp       string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "default",
+			bp: `
+				android_app {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: ["a.java"],
+					sdk_version: "current",
+				}
+			`,
+			expected: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "default",
+			bp: `
+				android_app {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: ["a.java"],
+					sdk_version: "current",
+					v4_signature: false,
+				}
+			`,
+			expected: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "module certificate property",
+			bp: `
+				android_app {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: ["a.java"],
+					sdk_version: "current",
+					v4_signature: true,
+				}
+			`,
+			expected: "--enable-v4",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			config := testAppConfig(nil, test.bp, nil)
+			ctx := testContext()
+
+			run(t, ctx, config)
+			foo := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
+
+			signapk := foo.Output("foo.apk")
+			signFlags := signapk.Args["flags"]
+			if test.expected != signFlags {
+				t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", test.expected, signFlags)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPackageNameOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name                string
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 0188cf1..8ce982e 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@
 
 	UncompressDex bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	IsSDKLibrary  bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
+
+	// If true, generate the signature file of APK Signing Scheme V4, along side the signed APK file.
+	// Defaults to false.
+	V4_signature *bool
 }
 
 func (me *CompilerDeviceProperties) EffectiveOptimizeEnabled() bool {