diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 6e9153c..5c19a9c 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@
 				sharedLibs = append(sharedLibs, exportPackage)
 			}
 		case staticLibTag:
+			if dep, ok := module.(Dependency); ok {
+				sdkLibraries.AddLibraryPaths(dep.ExportedSdkLibs())
+			}
 			if exportPackage != nil {
 				transitiveStaticLibs = append(transitiveStaticLibs, aarDep.ExportedStaticPackages()...)
 				transitiveStaticLibs = append(transitiveStaticLibs, exportPackage)
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index a070318..6b27124 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -2526,10 +2526,24 @@
 			sdk_version: "current",
 		}
 
+		java_sdk_library {
+			name: "runtime-library",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "static-runtime-helper",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			libs: ["runtime-library"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+
 		android_app {
 			name: "app",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
 			libs: ["qux", "quuz.stubs"],
+			static_libs: ["static-runtime-helper"],
 			uses_libs: ["foo"],
 			sdk_version: "current",
 			optional_uses_libs: [
@@ -2562,11 +2576,10 @@
 
 	// Test that implicit dependencies on java_sdk_library instances are passed to the manifest.
 	manifestFixerArgs := app.Output("manifest_fixer/AndroidManifest.xml").Args["args"]
-	if w := "--uses-library qux"; !strings.Contains(manifestFixerArgs, w) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected manifest_fixer args: wanted %q in %q", w, manifestFixerArgs)
-	}
-	if w := "--uses-library quuz"; !strings.Contains(manifestFixerArgs, w) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected manifest_fixer args: wanted %q in %q", w, manifestFixerArgs)
+	for _, w := range []string{"qux", "quuz", "runtime-library"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(manifestFixerArgs, "--uses-library "+w) {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected manifest_fixer args: wanted %q in %q", w, manifestFixerArgs)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Test that all libraries are verified