diff --git a/android/base_module_context.go b/android/base_module_context.go
index e24ce9d..223b534 100644
--- a/android/base_module_context.go
+++ b/android/base_module_context.go
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
 	// This method shouldn't be used directly, prefer the type-safe android.OtherModuleProvider instead.
 	otherModuleProvider(m blueprint.Module, provider blueprint.AnyProviderKey) (any, bool)
 
+	// OtherModuleIsAutoGenerated returns true if the module is auto generated by another module
+	// instead of being defined in Android.bp file.
+	OtherModuleIsAutoGenerated(m blueprint.Module) bool
+
 	// Provider returns the value for a provider for the current module.  If the value is
 	// not set it returns nil and false.  It panics if called before the appropriate
 	// mutator or GenerateBuildActions pass for the provider.  The value returned may be a deep
@@ -275,6 +279,10 @@
 	return b.bp.OtherModuleProvider(m, provider)
 }
 
+func (b *baseModuleContext) OtherModuleIsAutoGenerated(m blueprint.Module) bool {
+	return b.bp.OtherModuleIsAutoGenerated(m)
+}
+
 func (b *baseModuleContext) provider(provider blueprint.AnyProviderKey) (any, bool) {
 	return b.bp.Provider(provider)
 }
diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index 44ac2cd..7fb22bf 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createLimitDirgroupRule()...)
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createFilesystemIsAutoGeneratedRule())
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createKotlinPluginRule()...)
+	AddNeverAllowRules(createPrebuiltEtcBpDefineRule())
 }
 
 // Add a NeverAllow rule to the set of rules to apply.
@@ -321,6 +322,23 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// These module types are introduced to convert PRODUCT_COPY_FILES to Soong,
+// and is only intended to be used by filesystem_creator.
+func createPrebuiltEtcBpDefineRule() Rule {
+	return NeverAllow().
+		ModuleType(
+			"prebuilt_usr_srec",
+			"prebuilt_priv_app",
+			"prebuilt_rfs",
+			"prebuilt_framework",
+			"prebuilt_res",
+			"prebuilt_wlc_upt",
+			"prebuilt_odm",
+		).
+		DefinedInBpFile().
+		Because("module type not allowed to be defined in bp file")
+}
+
 func neverallowMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	m, ok := ctx.Module().(Module)
 	if !ok {
@@ -354,6 +372,10 @@
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if !n.appliesToBpDefinedModule(ctx) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("violates " + n.String())
 	}
 }
@@ -477,6 +499,8 @@
 
 	WithoutMatcher(properties string, matcher ValueMatcher) Rule
 
+	DefinedInBpFile() Rule
+
 	Because(reason string) Rule
 }
 
@@ -498,6 +522,8 @@
 	unlessProps ruleProperties
 
 	onlyBootclasspathJar bool
+
+	definedInBp bool
 }
 
 // Create a new NeverAllow rule.
@@ -571,6 +597,13 @@
 	return r
 }
 
+// DefinedInBpFile specifies that this rule applies to modules that are defined
+// in bp files, and does not apply to modules that are auto generated by other modules.
+func (r *rule) DefinedInBpFile() Rule {
+	r.definedInBp = true
+	return r
+}
+
 func selectMatcher(expected string) ValueMatcher {
 	if expected == "*" {
 		return anyMatcherInstance
@@ -665,6 +698,13 @@
 	return includeProps && !excludeProps
 }
 
+func (r *rule) appliesToBpDefinedModule(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) bool {
+	if !r.definedInBp {
+		return true
+	}
+	return !ctx.OtherModuleIsAutoGenerated(ctx.Module()) == r.definedInBp
+}
+
 func StartsWith(prefix string) ValueMatcher {
 	return &startsWithMatcher{prefix}
 }
diff --git a/android/neverallow_test.go b/android/neverallow_test.go
index caec8c7..c74d5ff 100644
--- a/android/neverallow_test.go
+++ b/android/neverallow_test.go
@@ -374,6 +374,20 @@
 			`is_auto_generated property is only allowed for filesystem modules in build/soong/fsgen directory`,
 		},
 	},
+	// Test for the rule restricting use of prebuilt_* module
+	{
+		name: `"prebuilt_usr_srec" defined in Android.bp file`,
+		fs: map[string][]byte{
+			"a/b/Android.bp": []byte(`
+				prebuilt_usr_srec {
+					name: "foo",
+				}
+			`),
+		},
+		expectedErrors: []string{
+			`module type not allowed to be defined in bp file`,
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 var prepareForNeverAllowTest = GroupFixturePreparers(
@@ -383,6 +397,7 @@
 		ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_library_host", newMockJavaLibraryModule)
 		ctx.RegisterModuleType("java_device_for_host", newMockJavaLibraryModule)
 		ctx.RegisterModuleType("filesystem", newMockFilesystemModule)
+		ctx.RegisterModuleType("prebuilt_usr_srec", newMockPrebuiltUsrSrecModule)
 	}),
 )
 
@@ -482,3 +497,16 @@
 
 func (p *mockJavaLibraryModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ModuleContext) {
 }
+
+type mockPrebuiltUsrSrecModule struct {
+	ModuleBase
+}
+
+func (p *mockPrebuiltUsrSrecModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ModuleContext) {
+}
+
+func newMockPrebuiltUsrSrecModule() Module {
+	m := &mockPrebuiltUsrSrecModule{}
+	InitAndroidModule(m)
+	return m
+}