diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 0d08483..31f9c90 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("assemble_vintf", "assemble_vintf")
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("apex_elf_checker", "apex_elf_checker")
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("aconfig", "aconfig")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("host_apex_verifier", "host_apex_verifier")
 }
 
 type createStorageStruct struct {
@@ -249,6 +250,13 @@
 		Description: "run apex_linkerconfig_validation",
 	}, "image_dir")
 
+	apexHostVerifierRule = pctx.StaticRule("apexHostVerifierRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `${host_apex_verifier} --deapexer=${deapexer} --debugfs=${debugfs_static} ` +
+			`--fsckerofs=${fsck_erofs} --apex=${in} && touch ${out}`,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${host_apex_verifier}", "${deapexer}", "${debugfs_static}", "${fsck_erofs}"},
+		Description: "run host_apex_verifier",
+	})
+
 	assembleVintfRule = pctx.StaticRule("assembleVintfRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
 		Command:     `rm -f $out && VINTF_IGNORE_TARGET_FCM_VERSION=true ${assemble_vintf} -i $in -o $out`,
 		CommandDeps: []string{"${assemble_vintf}"},
@@ -952,6 +960,9 @@
 		validations = append(validations,
 			runApexElfCheckerUnwanted(ctx, unsignedOutputFile.OutputPath, a.properties.Unwanted_transitive_deps))
 	}
+	if !a.testApex && android.InList(a.payloadFsType, []fsType{ext4, erofs}) {
+		validations = append(validations, runApexHostVerifier(ctx, unsignedOutputFile.OutputPath))
+	}
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        rule,
 		Description: "signapk",
@@ -1246,3 +1257,13 @@
 	})
 	return timestamp
 }
+
+func runApexHostVerifier(ctx android.ModuleContext, apexFile android.OutputPath) android.Path {
+	timestamp := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "host_apex_verifier.timestamp")
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:   apexHostVerifierRule,
+		Input:  apexFile,
+		Output: timestamp,
+	})
+	return timestamp
+}