diff --git a/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go b/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
index 9626a04..6c02bf7 100644
--- a/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
@@ -1816,7 +1816,10 @@
 .intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/mynativelib.a -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.a
 .intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm64/lib/mynativelib.so
 .intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_static/mynativelib.a -> arm/lib/mynativelib.a
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so`),
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so
+`),
+		// TODO(b/183315522): Remove this and fix the issue.
+		snapshotTestErrorHandler(checkSnapshotPreferredWithSource, android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(`\Qunrecognized property "arch.arm.shared.export_include_dirs"\E`)),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -2664,6 +2667,11 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
+	// Mixing the snapshot with the source (irrespective of which one is preferred) causes a problem
+	// due to missing variants.
+	// TODO(b/183204176): Remove this and fix the cause.
+	snapshotWithSourceErrorHandler := android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(`\QReplaceDependencies could not find identical variant {os:android,image:,arch:arm64_armv8-a,sdk:,link:shared,version:} for module mynativelib\E`)
+
 	CheckSnapshot(t, result, "mysdk", "",
 		checkUnversionedAndroidBpContents(`
 // This is auto-generated. DO NOT EDIT.
@@ -2688,6 +2696,9 @@
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
 myinclude/Test.h -> include/myinclude/Test.h
 arm64/include/Arm64Test.h -> arm64/include/arm64/include/Arm64Test.h
-.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so`),
+.intermediates/mynativelib/android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared/mynativelib.so -> arm/lib/mynativelib.so
+`),
+		snapshotTestErrorHandler(checkSnapshotWithSourcePreferred, snapshotWithSourceErrorHandler),
+		snapshotTestErrorHandler(checkSnapshotPreferredWithSource, snapshotWithSourceErrorHandler),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go b/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go
index dffc02a..1b62885 100644
--- a/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/compat_config_sdk_test.go
@@ -66,5 +66,30 @@
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
 .intermediates/myconfig/android_common/myconfig_meta.xml -> compat_configs/myconfig/myconfig_meta.xml
 `),
+		snapshotTestChecker(checkSnapshotWithoutSource,
+			func(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult) {
+				// Make sure that the snapshot metadata is collated by the platform compat config singleton.
+				java.CheckMergedCompatConfigInputs(t, result, "snapshot module", "snapshot/compat_configs/myconfig/myconfig_meta.xml")
+			}),
+
+		snapshotTestChecker(checkSnapshotWithSourcePreferred,
+			func(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult) {
+				// Make sure that the snapshot metadata is collated by the platform compat config singleton.
+				java.CheckMergedCompatConfigInputs(t, result, "snapshot module",
+					"out/soong/.intermediates/myconfig/android_common/myconfig_meta.xml",
+					// TODO(b/182402754): Remove this as only the config file from the preferred module should be used.
+					"snapshot/compat_configs/myconfig/myconfig_meta.xml",
+				)
+			}),
+
+		snapshotTestChecker(checkSnapshotPreferredWithSource,
+			func(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult) {
+				// Make sure that the snapshot metadata is collated by the platform compat config singleton.
+				java.CheckMergedCompatConfigInputs(t, result, "snapshot module",
+					"out/soong/.intermediates/myconfig/android_common/myconfig_meta.xml",
+					// TODO(b/182402754): Remove this as only the config file from the preferred module should be used.
+					"snapshot/compat_configs/myconfig/myconfig_meta.xml",
+				)
+			}),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
index fa0eb3f..6f78ded 100644
--- a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
@@ -48,42 +48,17 @@
 			system_modules: "none",
 			sdk_version: "none",
 		}
-
-		java_import {
-			name: "sdkmember",
-			prefer: true,
-			jars: ["prebuilt.jar"],
-		}
 	`)
 
 	// Make sure that the mysdk module depends on "sdkmember" and not "prebuilt_sdkmember".
-	java.CheckModuleDependencies(t, result.TestContext, "mysdk", "android_common", []string{"sdkmember"})
+	sdkChecker := func(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult) {
+		java.CheckModuleDependencies(t, result.TestContext, "mysdk", "android_common", []string{"sdkmember"})
+	}
 
 	CheckSnapshot(t, result, "mysdk", "",
-		checkAndroidBpContents(`// This is auto-generated. DO NOT EDIT.
-
-java_import {
-    name: "mysdk_sdkmember@current",
-    sdk_member_name: "sdkmember",
-    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
-    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
-    jars: ["java/sdkmember.jar"],
-}
-
-java_import {
-    name: "sdkmember",
-    prefer: false,
-    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
-    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
-    jars: ["java/sdkmember.jar"],
-}
-
-sdk_snapshot {
-    name: "mysdk@current",
-    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
-    java_header_libs: ["mysdk_sdkmember@current"],
-}
-`))
+		snapshotTestChecker(checkSnapshotWithSourcePreferred, sdkChecker),
+		snapshotTestChecker(checkSnapshotPreferredWithSource, sdkChecker),
+	)
 }
 
 func TestBasicSdkWithJavaLibrary(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/sdk/sdk.go b/sdk/sdk.go
index e561529..b60fb18 100644
--- a/sdk/sdk.go
+++ b/sdk/sdk.go
@@ -486,6 +486,15 @@
 			// sdk containing sdkmember.
 			memberName := versionedSdkMember.MemberName()
 
+			// Convert a panic into a normal error to allow it to be more easily tested for. This is a
+			// temporary workaround, once http://b/183204176 has been fixed this can be removed.
+			// TODO(b/183204176): Remove this after fixing.
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r != nil {
+					mctx.ModuleErrorf("%s", r)
+				}
+			}()
+
 			// Replace dependencies on sdkmember with a dependency on the current module which
 			// is a versioned prebuilt of the sdkmember if required.
 			mctx.ReplaceDependenciesIf(memberName, func(from blueprint.Module, tag blueprint.DependencyTag, to blueprint.Module) bool {
diff --git a/sdk/testing.go b/sdk/testing.go
index ba40f67..f253814 100644
--- a/sdk/testing.go
+++ b/sdk/testing.go
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 		androidBpContents:            sdk.GetAndroidBpContentsForTests(),
 		androidUnversionedBpContents: sdk.GetUnversionedAndroidBpContentsForTests(),
 		androidVersionedBpContents:   sdk.GetVersionedAndroidBpContentsForTests(),
+		snapshotTestCustomizations:   map[snapshotTest]*snapshotTestCustomization{},
 	}
 
 	buildParams := sdk.BuildParamsForTests()
@@ -183,6 +184,24 @@
 	return info
 }
 
+// The enum of different sdk snapshot tests performed by CheckSnapshot.
+type snapshotTest int
+
+const (
+	// The enumeration of the different test configurations.
+	// A test with the snapshot/Android.bp file but without the original Android.bp file.
+	checkSnapshotWithoutSource snapshotTest = iota
+
+	// A test with both the original source and the snapshot, with the source preferred.
+	checkSnapshotWithSourcePreferred
+
+	// A test with both the original source and the snapshot, with the snapshot preferred.
+	checkSnapshotPreferredWithSource
+
+	// The directory into which the snapshot will be 'unpacked'.
+	snapshotSubDir = "snapshot"
+)
+
 // Check the snapshot build rules.
 //
 // Takes a list of functions which check different facets of the snapshot build rules.
@@ -214,31 +233,58 @@
 	// Populate a mock filesystem with the files that would have been copied by
 	// the rules.
 	fs := android.MockFS{}
-	snapshotSubDir := "snapshot"
 	for _, dest := range snapshotBuildInfo.snapshotContents {
 		fs[filepath.Join(snapshotSubDir, dest)] = nil
 	}
 	fs[filepath.Join(snapshotSubDir, "Android.bp")] = []byte(snapshotBuildInfo.androidBpContents)
 
-	preparer := result.Preparer()
+	// The preparers from the original source fixture.
+	sourcePreparers := result.Preparer()
 
-	// Process the generated bp file to make sure it is valid. Use the same preparer as was used to
-	// produce this result.
+	// Preparer to combine the snapshot and the source.
+	snapshotPreparer := android.GroupFixturePreparers(sourcePreparers, fs.AddToFixture())
+
+	var runSnapshotTestWithCheckers = func(t *testing.T, testConfig snapshotTest, extraPreparer android.FixturePreparer) {
+		customization := snapshotBuildInfo.snapshotTestCustomization(testConfig)
+
+		// TODO(b/183184375): Set Config.TestAllowNonExistentPaths = false to verify that all the
+		//  files the snapshot needs are actually copied into the snapshot.
+
+		// Run the snapshot with the snapshot preparer and the extra preparer, which must come after as
+		// it may need to modify parts of the MockFS populated by the snapshot preparer.
+		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(snapshotPreparer, extraPreparer).
+			ExtendWithErrorHandler(customization.errorHandler).
+			RunTest(t)
+
+		// Perform any additional checks the test need on the result of processing the snapshot.
+		for _, checker := range customization.checkers {
+			checker(t, result)
+		}
+	}
+
 	t.Run("snapshot without source", func(t *testing.T) {
-		android.GroupFixturePreparers(
-			preparer,
-			// TODO(b/183184375): Set Config.TestAllowNonExistentPaths = false to verify that all the
-			//  files the snapshot needs are actually copied into the snapshot.
+		// Remove the source Android.bp file to make sure it works without.
+		removeSourceAndroidBp := android.FixtureModifyMockFS(func(fs android.MockFS) {
+			delete(fs, "Android.bp")
+		})
 
-			// Add the files (including bp) created for this snapshot to the test fixture.
-			fs.AddToFixture(),
+		runSnapshotTestWithCheckers(t, checkSnapshotWithoutSource, removeSourceAndroidBp)
+	})
 
-			// Remove the source Android.bp file to make sure it works without.
-			// TODO(b/183184375): Add a test with the source.
-			android.FixtureModifyMockFS(func(fs android.MockFS) {
-				delete(fs, "Android.bp")
-			}),
-		).RunTest(t)
+	t.Run("snapshot with source preferred", func(t *testing.T) {
+		runSnapshotTestWithCheckers(t, checkSnapshotWithSourcePreferred, android.NullFixturePreparer)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("snapshot preferred with source", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Replace the snapshot/Android.bp file with one where "prefer: false," has been replaced with
+		// "prefer: true,"
+		preferPrebuilts := android.FixtureModifyMockFS(func(fs android.MockFS) {
+			snapshotBpFile := filepath.Join(snapshotSubDir, "Android.bp")
+			unpreferred := string(fs[snapshotBpFile])
+			fs[snapshotBpFile] = []byte(strings.ReplaceAll(unpreferred, "prefer: false,", "prefer: true,"))
+		})
+
+		runSnapshotTestWithCheckers(t, checkSnapshotPreferredWithSource, preferPrebuilts)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -312,6 +358,46 @@
 	}
 }
 
+type resultChecker func(t *testing.T, result *android.TestResult)
+
+// snapshotTestChecker registers a checker that will be run against the result of processing the
+// generated snapshot for the specified snapshotTest.
+func snapshotTestChecker(snapshotTest snapshotTest, checker resultChecker) snapshotBuildInfoChecker {
+	return func(info *snapshotBuildInfo) {
+		customization := info.snapshotTestCustomization(snapshotTest)
+		customization.checkers = append(customization.checkers, checker)
+	}
+}
+
+// snapshotTestErrorHandler registers an error handler to use when processing the snapshot
+// in the specific test case.
+//
+// Generally, the snapshot should work with all the test cases but some do not and just in case
+// there are a lot of issues to resolve, or it will take a lot of time this is a
+// get-out-of-jail-free card that allows progress to be made.
+//
+// deprecated: should only be used as a temporary workaround with an attached to do and bug.
+func snapshotTestErrorHandler(snapshotTest snapshotTest, handler android.FixtureErrorHandler) snapshotBuildInfoChecker {
+	return func(info *snapshotBuildInfo) {
+		customization := info.snapshotTestCustomization(snapshotTest)
+		customization.errorHandler = handler
+	}
+}
+
+// Encapsulates information provided by each test to customize a specific snapshotTest.
+type snapshotTestCustomization struct {
+	// Checkers that are run on the result of processing the preferred snapshot in a specific test
+	// case.
+	checkers []resultChecker
+
+	// Specify an error handler for when processing a specific test case.
+	//
+	// In some cases the generated snapshot cannot be used in a test configuration. Those cases are
+	// invariably bugs that need to be resolved but sometimes that can take a while. This provides a
+	// mechanism to temporarily ignore that error.
+	errorHandler android.FixtureErrorHandler
+}
+
 // Encapsulates information about the snapshot build structure in order to insulate tests from
 // knowing too much about internal structures.
 //
@@ -355,4 +441,21 @@
 
 	// The final output zip.
 	outputZip string
+
+	// The test specific customizations for each snapshot test.
+	snapshotTestCustomizations map[snapshotTest]*snapshotTestCustomization
+}
+
+// snapshotTestCustomization gets the test specific customization for the specified snapshotTest.
+//
+// If no customization was created previously then it creates a default customization.
+func (i *snapshotBuildInfo) snapshotTestCustomization(snapshotTest snapshotTest) *snapshotTestCustomization {
+	customization := i.snapshotTestCustomizations[snapshotTest]
+	if customization == nil {
+		customization = &snapshotTestCustomization{
+			errorHandler: android.FixtureExpectsNoErrors,
+		}
+		i.snapshotTestCustomizations[snapshotTest] = customization
+	}
+	return customization
 }