diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 335d9fc..07a97ed 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(variation, tag, a.appProperties.Jni_libs...)
 	}
 
-	cert := android.SrcIsModule(String(a.appProperties.Certificate))
+	cert := android.SrcIsModule(a.getCertString(ctx))
 	if cert != "" {
 		ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), certificateTag, cert)
 	}
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	cert := String(a.appProperties.Certificate)
+	cert := a.getCertString(ctx)
 	certModule := android.SrcIsModule(cert)
 	if certModule != "" {
 		a.certificate = certificateDeps[0]
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@
 	return jniLibs, certificates
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidApp) getCertString(ctx android.BaseContext) string {
+	certificate, overridden := ctx.DeviceConfig().OverrideCertificateFor(ctx.ModuleName())
+	if overridden {
+		return ":" + certificate
+	}
+	return String(a.appProperties.Certificate)
+}
+
 func AndroidAppFactory() android.Module {
 	module := &AndroidApp{}