diff --git a/android/prebuilt.go b/android/prebuilt.go
index 5843487..e7f221b 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt.go
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@
 var _ ExcludeFromVisibilityEnforcementTag = PrebuiltDepTag
 var _ ExcludeFromApexContentsTag = PrebuiltDepTag
 
-type PrebuiltProperties struct {
+// UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties contains the prebuilt properties that can be specified in an
+// Android.bp file.
+type UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties struct {
 	// When prefer is set to true the prebuilt will be used instead of any source module with
 	// a matching name.
 	Prefer *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -70,6 +72,16 @@
 	// If specified then the prefer property is ignored in favor of the value of the Soong config
 	// variable.
 	Use_source_config_var *ConfigVarProperties
+}
+
+// CopyUserSuppliedPropertiesFromPrebuilt copies the user supplied prebuilt properties from the
+// prebuilt properties.
+func (u *UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties) CopyUserSuppliedPropertiesFromPrebuilt(p *Prebuilt) {
+	*u = p.properties.UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties
+}
+
+type PrebuiltProperties struct {
+	UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties
 
 	SourceExists bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	UsePrebuilt  bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index c8173a8..ec8079f 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -2235,8 +2235,9 @@
 		Sdk_version *string
 		Libs        []string
 		Jars        []string
-		Prefer      *bool
 		Compile_dex *bool
+
+		android.UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties
 	}{}
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.stubsLibraryModuleName(apiScope))
 	props.Sdk_version = scopeProperties.Sdk_version
@@ -2246,7 +2247,7 @@
 	props.Jars = scopeProperties.Jars
 
 	// The imports are preferred if the java_sdk_library_import is preferred.
-	props.Prefer = proptools.BoolPtr(module.prebuilt.Prefer())
+	props.CopyUserSuppliedPropertiesFromPrebuilt(&module.prebuilt)
 
 	// The imports need to be compiled to dex if the java_sdk_library_import requests it.
 	compileDex := module.properties.Compile_dex
@@ -2260,16 +2261,18 @@
 
 func (module *SdkLibraryImport) createPrebuiltStubsSources(mctx android.DefaultableHookContext, apiScope *apiScope, scopeProperties *sdkLibraryScopeProperties) {
 	props := struct {
-		Name   *string
-		Srcs   []string
-		Prefer *bool
+		Name *string
+		Srcs []string
+
+		android.UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties
 	}{}
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.stubsSourceModuleName(apiScope))
 	props.Srcs = scopeProperties.Stub_srcs
-	mctx.CreateModule(PrebuiltStubsSourcesFactory, &props)
 
 	// The stubs source is preferred if the java_sdk_library_import is preferred.
-	props.Prefer = proptools.BoolPtr(module.prebuilt.Prefer())
+	props.CopyUserSuppliedPropertiesFromPrebuilt(&module.prebuilt)
+
+	mctx.CreateModule(PrebuiltStubsSourcesFactory, &props)
 }
 
 // Add the dependencies on the child module in the component deps mutator so that it
diff --git a/java/sdk_library_test.go b/java/sdk_library_test.go
index 805bc22..ea7b2f7 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library_test.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library_test.go
@@ -875,11 +875,12 @@
 	})
 }
 
-func TestJavaSdkLibraryImport_Preferred(t *testing.T) {
+func testJavaSdkLibraryImport_Preferred(t *testing.T, prefer string, preparer android.FixturePreparer) {
 	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		prepareForJavaTest,
 		PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
 		FixtureWithLastReleaseApis("sdklib"),
+		preparer,
 	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
 		java_sdk_library {
 			name: "sdklib",
@@ -893,11 +894,37 @@
 
 		java_sdk_library_import {
 			name: "sdklib",
-			prefer: true,
+			`+prefer+`
 			public: {
 				jars: ["a.jar"],
+				stub_srcs: ["a.java"],
+				current_api: "current.txt",
+				removed_api: "removed.txt",
+				annotations: "annotations.zip",
 			},
 		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "combined",
+			static_libs: [
+				"sdklib.stubs",
+			],
+			java_resources: [
+				":sdklib.stubs.source",
+				":sdklib{.public.api.txt}",
+				":sdklib{.public.removed-api.txt}",
+				":sdklib{.public.annotations.zip}",
+			],
+			sdk_version: "none",
+			system_modules: "none",
+		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "public",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			libs: ["sdklib"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
 		`)
 
 	CheckModuleDependencies(t, result.TestContext, "sdklib", "android_common", []string{
@@ -913,9 +940,48 @@
 	CheckModuleDependencies(t, result.TestContext, "prebuilt_sdklib", "android_common", []string{
 		`dex2oatd`,
 		`prebuilt_sdklib.stubs`,
+		`prebuilt_sdklib.stubs.source`,
 		`sdklib.impl`,
 		`sdklib.xml`,
 	})
+
+	// Make sure that dependencies on child modules use the prebuilt when preferred.
+	CheckModuleDependencies(t, result.TestContext, "combined", "android_common", []string{
+		// Each use of :sdklib{...} adds a dependency onto prebuilt_sdklib.
+		`prebuilt_sdklib`,
+		`prebuilt_sdklib`,
+		`prebuilt_sdklib`,
+		`prebuilt_sdklib.stubs`,
+		`prebuilt_sdklib.stubs.source`,
+	})
+
+	// Make sure that dependencies on sdklib that resolve to one of the child libraries use the
+	// prebuilt library.
+	public := result.ModuleForTests("public", "android_common")
+	rule := public.Output("javac/public.jar")
+	inputs := rule.Implicits.Strings()
+	expected := "out/soong/.intermediates/prebuilt_sdklib.stubs/android_common/combined/sdklib.stubs.jar"
+	if !android.InList(expected, inputs) {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q to contain %q", inputs, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJavaSdkLibraryImport_Preferred(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("prefer", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testJavaSdkLibraryImport_Preferred(t, "prefer: true,", android.NullFixturePreparer)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("use_source_config_var", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testJavaSdkLibraryImport_Preferred(t,
+			"use_source_config_var: {config_namespace: \"acme\", var_name: \"use_source\"},",
+			android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+				variables.VendorVars = map[string]map[string]string{
+					"acme": {
+						"use_source": "false",
+					},
+				}
+			}))
+	})
 }
 
 func TestJavaSdkLibraryEnforce(t *testing.T) {