diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index f87cebb..aa47bca 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createUncompressDexRules()...)
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createMakefileGoalRules()...)
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createInitFirstStageRules()...)
+	AddNeverAllowRules(createProhibitFrameworkAccessRules()...)
 }
 
 // Add a NeverAllow rule to the set of rules to apply.
@@ -228,6 +229,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func createProhibitFrameworkAccessRules() []Rule {
+	return []Rule{
+		NeverAllow().
+			With("libs", "framework").
+			WithoutMatcher("sdk_version", Regexp("(core_.*|^$)")).
+			Because("framework can't be used when building against SDK"),
+	}
+}
+
 func neverallowMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	m, ok := ctx.Module().(Module)
 	if !ok {