diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index bd5f6b7..d7f09f9 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -496,11 +496,16 @@
 
 var _ android.OutputFileProducer = (*Module)(nil)
 
-type Dependency interface {
+// Methods that need to be implemented for a module that is added to apex java_libs property.
+type ApexDependency interface {
 	HeaderJars() android.Paths
+	ImplementationAndResourcesJars() android.Paths
+}
+
+type Dependency interface {
+	ApexDependency
 	ImplementationJars() android.Paths
 	ResourceJars() android.Paths
-	ImplementationAndResourcesJars() android.Paths
 	DexJarBuildPath() android.Path
 	DexJarInstallPath() android.Path
 	AidlIncludeDirs() android.Paths
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 503ad59..e83ec0e 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1999,6 +1999,26 @@
 	return module.BaseModuleName()
 }
 
+var _ ApexDependency = (*SdkLibraryImport)(nil)
+
+// to satisfy java.ApexDependency interface
+func (module *SdkLibraryImport) HeaderJars() android.Paths {
+	if module.implLibraryModule == nil {
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		return module.implLibraryModule.HeaderJars()
+	}
+}
+
+// to satisfy java.ApexDependency interface
+func (module *SdkLibraryImport) ImplementationAndResourcesJars() android.Paths {
+	if module.implLibraryModule == nil {
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		return module.implLibraryModule.ImplementationAndResourcesJars()
+	}
+}
+
 //
 // java_sdk_library_xml
 //