diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 1e99ff8..0186b85 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/cc"
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@
 		"com.android.media":              []string{"libbinder"},
 		"com.android.media.swcodec":      []string{"libbinder"},
 		"test_com.android.media.swcodec": []string{"libbinder"},
+		"com.android.vndk":               []string{"libbinder"},
 	}
 )
 
@@ -184,9 +186,14 @@
 
 	android.RegisterModuleType("apex", apexBundleFactory)
 	android.RegisterModuleType("apex_test", testApexBundleFactory)
+	android.RegisterModuleType("apex_vndk", vndkApexBundleFactory)
 	android.RegisterModuleType("apex_defaults", defaultsFactory)
 	android.RegisterModuleType("prebuilt_apex", PrebuiltFactory)
 
+	android.PreDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
+		ctx.TopDown("apex_vndk_gather", apexVndkGatherMutator).Parallel()
+		ctx.BottomUp("apex_vndk_add_deps", apexVndkAddDepsMutator).Parallel()
+	})
 	android.PostDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
 		ctx.TopDown("apex_deps", apexDepsMutator)
 		ctx.BottomUp("apex", apexMutator).Parallel()
@@ -194,6 +201,51 @@
 	})
 }
 
+var (
+	vndkApexListKey   = android.NewOnceKey("vndkApexList")
+	vndkApexListMutex sync.Mutex
+)
+
+func vndkApexList(config android.Config) map[string]*apexBundle {
+	return config.Once(vndkApexListKey, func() interface{} {
+		return map[string]*apexBundle{}
+	}).(map[string]*apexBundle)
+}
+
+// apexVndkGatherMutator gathers "apex_vndk" modules and puts them in a map with vndk_version as a key.
+func apexVndkGatherMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
+	if ab, ok := mctx.Module().(*apexBundle); ok && ab.vndkApex {
+		if ab.IsNativeBridgeSupported() {
+			mctx.PropertyErrorf("native_bridge_supported", "%q doesn't support native bridge binary.", mctx.ModuleType())
+		}
+		vndkVersion := proptools.StringDefault(ab.vndkProperties.Vndk_version, mctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion())
+		vndkApexListMutex.Lock()
+		defer vndkApexListMutex.Unlock()
+		vndkApexList := vndkApexList(mctx.Config())
+		if other, ok := vndkApexList[vndkVersion]; ok {
+			mctx.PropertyErrorf("vndk_version", "%v is already defined in %q", vndkVersion, other.Name())
+		}
+		vndkApexList[vndkVersion] = ab
+	}
+}
+
+// apexVndkAddDepsMutator adds (reverse) dependencies from vndk libs to apex_vndk modules.
+// It filters only libs with matching targets.
+func apexVndkAddDepsMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	if cc, ok := mctx.Module().(*cc.Module); ok && cc.IsVndkOnSystem() {
+		vndkApexList := vndkApexList(mctx.Config())
+		if ab, ok := vndkApexList[cc.VndkVersion()]; ok {
+			targetArch := cc.Target().String()
+			for _, target := range ab.MultiTargets() {
+				if target.String() == targetArch {
+					mctx.AddReverseDependency(mctx.Module(), sharedLibTag, ab.Name())
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Mark the direct and transitive dependencies of apex bundles so that they
 // can be built for the apex bundles.
 func apexDepsMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
@@ -240,11 +292,14 @@
 type apexNativeDependencies struct {
 	// List of native libraries
 	Native_shared_libs []string
+
 	// List of native executables
 	Binaries []string
+
 	// List of native tests
 	Tests []string
 }
+
 type apexMultilibProperties struct {
 	// Native dependencies whose compile_multilib is "first"
 	First apexNativeDependencies
@@ -345,14 +400,17 @@
 		Android struct {
 			Multilib apexMultilibProperties
 		}
+
 		// Multilib properties only for host.
 		Host struct {
 			Multilib apexMultilibProperties
 		}
+
 		// Multilib properties only for host linux_bionic.
 		Linux_bionic struct {
 			Multilib apexMultilibProperties
 		}
+
 		// Multilib properties only for host linux_glibc.
 		Linux_glibc struct {
 			Multilib apexMultilibProperties
@@ -360,6 +418,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
+type apexVndkProperties struct {
+	// Indicates VNDK version of which this VNDK APEX bundles VNDK libs. Default is Platform VNDK Version.
+	Vndk_version *string
+}
+
 type apexFileClass int
 
 const (
@@ -458,6 +521,7 @@
 
 	properties       apexBundleProperties
 	targetProperties apexTargetBundleProperties
+	vndkProperties   apexVndkProperties
 
 	apexTypes apexPackaging
 
@@ -483,6 +547,7 @@
 	flattened bool
 
 	testApex bool
+	vndkApex bool
 
 	// intermediate path for apex_manifest.json
 	manifestOut android.WritablePath
@@ -1063,11 +1128,12 @@
 
 	// remove duplicates in filesInfo
 	removeDup := func(filesInfo []apexFile) []apexFile {
-		encountered := make(map[android.Path]bool)
+		encountered := make(map[string]bool)
 		result := []apexFile{}
 		for _, f := range filesInfo {
-			if !encountered[f.builtFile] {
-				encountered[f.builtFile] = true
+			dest := filepath.Join(f.installDir, f.builtFile.Base())
+			if !encountered[dest] {
+				encountered[dest] = true
 				result = append(result, f)
 			}
 		}
@@ -1590,18 +1656,9 @@
 		}}
 }
 
-func testApexBundleFactory() android.Module {
-	return ApexBundleFactory(true /*testApex*/)
-}
-
-func apexBundleFactory() android.Module {
-	return ApexBundleFactory(false /*testApex*/)
-}
-
-func ApexBundleFactory(testApex bool) android.Module {
+func newApexBundle() *apexBundle {
 	module := &apexBundle{
 		outputFiles: map[apexPackaging]android.WritablePath{},
-		testApex:    testApex,
 	}
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 	module.AddProperties(&module.targetProperties)
@@ -1613,6 +1670,39 @@
 	return module
 }
 
+func ApexBundleFactory(testApex bool) android.Module {
+	bundle := newApexBundle()
+	bundle.testApex = testApex
+	return bundle
+}
+
+func testApexBundleFactory() android.Module {
+	bundle := newApexBundle()
+	bundle.testApex = true
+	return bundle
+}
+
+func apexBundleFactory() android.Module {
+	return newApexBundle()
+}
+
+// apex_vndk creates a special variant of apex modules which contains only VNDK libraries.
+// If `vndk_version` is specified, the VNDK libraries of the specified VNDK version are gathered automatically.
+// If not specified, then the "current" versions are gathered.
+func vndkApexBundleFactory() android.Module {
+	bundle := newApexBundle()
+	bundle.vndkApex = true
+	bundle.AddProperties(&bundle.vndkProperties)
+	android.AddLoadHook(bundle, func(ctx android.LoadHookContext) {
+		ctx.AppendProperties(&struct {
+			Compile_multilib *string
+		}{
+			proptools.StringPtr("both"),
+		})
+	})
+	return bundle
+}
+
 //
 // Defaults
 //