diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 7ab7454..28ae4bd 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@
 	// Default: true.
 	Installable *bool
 
+	// Whether this APEX can be compressed or not. Setting this property to false means this
+	// APEX will never be compressed. When set to true, APEX will be compressed if other
+	// conditions, e.g, target device needs to support APEX compression, are also fulfilled.
+	// Default: true.
+	Compressible *bool
+
 	// For native libraries and binaries, use the vendor variant instead of the core (platform)
 	// variant. Default is false. DO NOT use this for APEXes that are installed to the system or
 	// system_ext partition.
@@ -354,6 +360,8 @@
 
 	prebuiltFileToDelete string
 
+	isCompressed bool
+
 	// Path of API coverage generate file
 	coverageOutputPath android.ModuleOutPath
 }