diff --git a/apex/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go b/apex/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go
index 412fa0e..d037664 100644
--- a/apex/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go
+++ b/apex/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go
@@ -231,3 +231,95 @@
 		`prebuilt_foo`,
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSystemserverclasspathFragmentStandaloneContents(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForTestWithSystemserverclasspathFragment,
+		prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+		dexpreopt.FixtureSetApexStandaloneSystemServerJars("myapex:foo"),
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			systemserverclasspath_fragments: [
+				"mysystemserverclasspathfragment",
+			],
+			updatable: false,
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["b.java"],
+			installable: true,
+			apex_available: [
+				"myapex",
+			],
+		}
+
+		systemserverclasspath_fragment {
+			name: "mysystemserverclasspathfragment",
+			standalone_contents: [
+				"foo",
+			],
+			apex_available: [
+				"myapex",
+			],
+		}
+	`)
+
+	ensureExactContents(t, result.TestContext, "myapex", "android_common_myapex_image", []string{
+		"etc/classpaths/systemserverclasspath.pb",
+		"javalib/foo.jar",
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPrebuiltStandaloneSystemserverclasspathFragmentContents(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForTestWithSystemserverclasspathFragment,
+		prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+		dexpreopt.FixtureSetApexStandaloneSystemServerJars("myapex:foo"),
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		prebuilt_apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			arch: {
+				arm64: {
+					src: "myapex-arm64.apex",
+				},
+				arm: {
+					src: "myapex-arm.apex",
+				},
+			},
+			exported_systemserverclasspath_fragments: ["mysystemserverclasspathfragment"],
+		}
+
+		java_import {
+			name: "foo",
+			jars: ["foo.jar"],
+			apex_available: [
+				"myapex",
+			],
+		}
+
+		prebuilt_systemserverclasspath_fragment {
+			name: "mysystemserverclasspathfragment",
+			prefer: true,
+			standalone_contents: [
+				"foo",
+			],
+			apex_available: [
+				"myapex",
+			],
+		}
+	`)
+
+	java.CheckModuleDependencies(t, result.TestContext, "mysystemserverclasspathfragment", "android_common_myapex", []string{
+		`myapex.deapexer`,
+		`prebuilt_foo`,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/dexpreopt/config.go b/dexpreopt/config.go
index de3666a..6d6b41d 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/config.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/config.go
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@
 
 	ArtApexJars android.ConfiguredJarList // modules for jars that are in the ART APEX
 
-	SystemServerJars     android.ConfiguredJarList // jars that form the system server
-	SystemServerApps     []string                  // apps that are loaded into system server
-	ApexSystemServerJars android.ConfiguredJarList // jars within apex that are loaded into system server
-	SpeedApps            []string                  // apps that should be speed optimized
+	SystemServerJars               android.ConfiguredJarList // system_server classpath jars on the platform
+	SystemServerApps               []string                  // apps that are loaded into system server
+	ApexSystemServerJars           android.ConfiguredJarList // system_server classpath jars delivered via apex
+	StandaloneSystemServerJars     android.ConfiguredJarList // jars on the platform that system_server loads dynamically using separate classloaders
+	ApexStandaloneSystemServerJars android.ConfiguredJarList // jars delivered via apex that system_server loads dynamically using separate classloaders
+	SpeedApps                      []string                  // apps that should be speed optimized
 
 	BrokenSuboptimalOrderOfSystemServerJars bool // if true, sub-optimal order does not cause a build error
 
@@ -619,6 +621,8 @@
 		SystemServerJars:                   android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
 		SystemServerApps:                   nil,
 		ApexSystemServerJars:               android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
+		StandaloneSystemServerJars:         android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
+		ApexStandaloneSystemServerJars:     android.EmptyConfiguredJarList(),
 		SpeedApps:                          nil,
 		PreoptFlags:                        nil,
 		DefaultCompilerFilter:              "",
diff --git a/dexpreopt/testing.go b/dexpreopt/testing.go
index 8f5c315..2fba01a 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/testing.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/testing.go
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@
 	})
 }
 
+// FixtureSetStandaloneSystemServerJars sets the StandaloneSystemServerJars property.
+func FixtureSetStandaloneSystemServerJars(jars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
+	return FixtureModifyGlobalConfig(func(dexpreoptConfig *GlobalConfig) {
+		dexpreoptConfig.StandaloneSystemServerJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(jars)
+	})
+}
+
 // FixtureSetSystemServerJars sets the SystemServerJars property.
 func FixtureSetSystemServerJars(jars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
 	return FixtureModifyGlobalConfig(func(dexpreoptConfig *GlobalConfig) {
@@ -139,6 +146,14 @@
 	})
 }
 
+// FixtureSetApexStandaloneSystemServerJars sets the ApexStandaloneSystemServerJars property in the
+// global config.
+func FixtureSetApexStandaloneSystemServerJars(jars ...string) android.FixturePreparer {
+	return FixtureModifyGlobalConfig(func(dexpreoptConfig *GlobalConfig) {
+		dexpreoptConfig.ApexStandaloneSystemServerJars = android.CreateTestConfiguredJarList(jars)
+	})
+}
+
 // FixtureSetPreoptWithUpdatableBcp sets the PreoptWithUpdatableBcp property in the global config.
 func FixtureSetPreoptWithUpdatableBcp(value bool) android.FixturePreparer {
 	return FixtureModifyGlobalConfig(func(dexpreoptConfig *GlobalConfig) {
diff --git a/java/classpath_fragment.go b/java/classpath_fragment.go
index f63d81d..d1d9e73 100644
--- a/java/classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/classpath_fragment.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	"android/soong/android"
 )
 
-// Build rules and utilities to generate individual packages/modules/SdkExtensions/proto/classpaths.proto
+// Build rules and utilities to generate individual packages/modules/common/proto/classpaths.proto
 // config files based on build configuration to embed into /system and /apex on a device.
 //
 // See `derive_classpath` service that reads the configs at runtime and defines *CLASSPATH variables
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@
 type classpathType int
 
 const (
-	// Matches definition in packages/modules/SdkExtensions/proto/classpaths.proto
+	// Matches definition in packages/modules/common/proto/classpaths.proto
 	BOOTCLASSPATH classpathType = iota
 	DEX2OATBOOTCLASSPATH
 	SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH
+	STANDALONE_SYSTEMSERVER_JARS
 )
 
 func (c classpathType) String() string {
-	return [...]string{"BOOTCLASSPATH", "DEX2OATBOOTCLASSPATH", "SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH"}[c]
+	return [...]string{"BOOTCLASSPATH", "DEX2OATBOOTCLASSPATH", "SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH", "STANDALONE_SYSTEMSERVER_JARS"}[c]
 }
 
 type classpathFragmentProperties struct {
diff --git a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
index e263cc4..2ec33a4 100644
--- a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 func (p *platformSystemServerClasspathModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	configuredJars := p.configuredJars(ctx)
 	classpathJars := configuredJarListToClasspathJars(ctx, configuredJars, p.classpathType)
+	standaloneConfiguredJars := p.standaloneConfiguredJars(ctx)
+	standaloneClasspathJars := configuredJarListToClasspathJars(ctx, standaloneConfiguredJars, STANDALONE_SYSTEMSERVER_JARS)
+	configuredJars = configuredJars.AppendList(standaloneConfiguredJars)
+	classpathJars = append(classpathJars, standaloneClasspathJars...)
 	p.classpathFragmentBase().generateClasspathProtoBuildActions(ctx, configuredJars, classpathJars)
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@
 	return dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).SystemServerJars
 }
 
+func (p *platformSystemServerClasspathModule) standaloneConfiguredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.ConfiguredJarList {
+	return dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).StandaloneSystemServerJars
+}
+
 type SystemServerClasspathModule struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
 	android.ApexModuleBase
@@ -84,10 +92,15 @@
 }
 
 type systemServerClasspathFragmentProperties struct {
-	// The contents of this systemserverclasspath_fragment, could be either java_library, or java_sdk_library.
+	// List of system_server classpath jars, could be either java_library, or java_sdk_library.
 	//
 	// The order of this list matters as it is the order that is used in the SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH.
 	Contents []string
+
+	// List of jars that system_server loads dynamically using separate classloaders.
+	//
+	// The order does not matter.
+	Standalone_contents []string
 }
 
 func systemServerClasspathFactory() android.Module {
@@ -101,12 +114,16 @@
 }
 
 func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
-	if len(s.properties.Contents) == 0 {
-		ctx.PropertyErrorf("contents", "empty contents are not allowed")
+	if len(s.properties.Contents) == 0 && len(s.properties.Standalone_contents) == 0 {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("contents", "Either contents or standalone_contents needs to be non-empty")
 	}
 
 	configuredJars := s.configuredJars(ctx)
 	classpathJars := configuredJarListToClasspathJars(ctx, configuredJars, s.classpathType)
+	standaloneConfiguredJars := s.standaloneConfiguredJars(ctx)
+	standaloneClasspathJars := configuredJarListToClasspathJars(ctx, standaloneConfiguredJars, STANDALONE_SYSTEMSERVER_JARS)
+	configuredJars = configuredJars.AppendList(standaloneConfiguredJars)
+	classpathJars = append(classpathJars, standaloneClasspathJars...)
 	s.classpathFragmentBase().generateClasspathProtoBuildActions(ctx, configuredJars, classpathJars)
 
 	// Collect the module directory for IDE info in java/jdeps.go.
@@ -145,6 +162,17 @@
 	return jars
 }
 
+func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) standaloneConfiguredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.ConfiguredJarList {
+	global := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx)
+
+	possibleUpdatableModules := gatherPossibleApexModuleNamesAndStems(ctx, s.properties.Standalone_contents, systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag)
+	jars, _ := global.ApexStandaloneSystemServerJars.Filter(possibleUpdatableModules)
+
+	// TODO(jiakaiz): add a check to ensure that the contents are declared in make.
+
+	return jars
+}
+
 type systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag struct {
 	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
 }
@@ -192,8 +220,11 @@
 func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) ComponentDepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	module := ctx.Module()
 	_, isSourceModule := module.(*SystemServerClasspathModule)
+	var deps []string
+	deps = append(deps, s.properties.Contents...)
+	deps = append(deps, s.properties.Standalone_contents...)
 
-	for _, name := range s.properties.Contents {
+	for _, name := range deps {
 		// A systemserverclasspath_fragment must depend only on other source modules, while the
 		// prebuilt_systemserverclasspath_fragment_fragment must only depend on other prebuilt modules.
 		if !isSourceModule {
@@ -206,6 +237,7 @@
 // Collect information for opening IDE project files in java/jdeps.go.
 func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) IDEInfo(dpInfo *android.IdeInfo) {
 	dpInfo.Deps = append(dpInfo.Deps, s.properties.Contents...)
+	dpInfo.Deps = append(dpInfo.Deps, s.properties.Standalone_contents...)
 	dpInfo.Paths = append(dpInfo.Paths, s.modulePaths...)
 }
 
@@ -233,14 +265,22 @@
 type systemServerClasspathFragmentSdkMemberProperties struct {
 	android.SdkMemberPropertiesBase
 
-	// Contents of the systemserverclasspath fragment
+	// List of system_server classpath jars, could be either java_library, or java_sdk_library.
+	//
+	// The order of this list matters as it is the order that is used in the SYSTEMSERVERCLASSPATH.
 	Contents []string
+
+	// List of jars that system_server loads dynamically using separate classloaders.
+	//
+	// The order does not matter.
+	Standalone_contents []string
 }
 
 func (s *systemServerClasspathFragmentSdkMemberProperties) PopulateFromVariant(ctx android.SdkMemberContext, variant android.Module) {
 	module := variant.(*SystemServerClasspathModule)
 
 	s.Contents = module.properties.Contents
+	s.Standalone_contents = module.properties.Standalone_contents
 }
 
 func (s *systemServerClasspathFragmentSdkMemberProperties) AddToPropertySet(ctx android.SdkMemberContext, propertySet android.BpPropertySet) {
@@ -250,6 +290,10 @@
 	if len(s.Contents) > 0 {
 		propertySet.AddPropertyWithTag("contents", s.Contents, requiredMemberDependency)
 	}
+
+	if len(s.Standalone_contents) > 0 {
+		propertySet.AddPropertyWithTag("standalone_contents", s.Standalone_contents, requiredMemberDependency)
+	}
 }
 
 var _ android.SdkMemberType = (*systemServerClasspathFragmentMemberType)(nil)
diff --git a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go
index 9ad50dd..ba328e7 100644
--- a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go
+++ b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 func TestSystemServerClasspathFragmentWithoutContents(t *testing.T) {
 	prepareForTestWithSystemServerClasspath.
 		ExtendWithErrorHandler(android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(
-			`\Qempty contents are not allowed\E`)).
+			`\QEither contents or standalone_contents needs to be non-empty\E`)).
 		RunTestWithBp(t, `
 			systemserverclasspath_fragment {
 				name: "systemserverclasspath-fragment",