diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index e6a412c..175e794 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@
 
 	Static_libs []string
 	Libs        []string
+
+	// if set to true, run Jetifier against .aar file. Defaults to false.
+	Jetifier_enabled *bool
 }
 
 type AARImport struct {
@@ -456,7 +459,14 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	aar := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, a.properties.Aars[0])
+	aarName := ctx.ModuleName() + ".aar"
+	var aar android.Path
+	aar = android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, a.properties.Aars[0])
+	if Bool(a.properties.Jetifier_enabled) {
+		inputFile := aar
+		aar = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "jetifier", aarName)
+		TransformJetifier(ctx, aar.(android.WritablePath), inputFile)
+	}
 
 	extractedAARDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "aar")
 	extractedResDir := extractedAARDir.Join(ctx, "res")
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 68fba86..c645ee2 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@
 			CommandDeps: []string{"${config.JavaCmd}", "${config.JarjarCmd}", "$rulesFile"},
 		},
 		"rulesFile")
+
+	jetifier = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("jetifier",
+		blueprint.RuleParams{
+			Command:     "${config.JavaCmd} -jar ${config.JetifierJar} -l error -o $out -i $in",
+			CommandDeps: []string{"${config.JavaCmd}", "${config.JetifierJar}"},
+		},
+	)
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -371,6 +378,16 @@
 	})
 }
 
+func TransformJetifier(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
+	inputFile android.Path) {
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:        jetifier,
+		Description: "jetifier",
+		Output:      outputFile,
+		Input:       inputFile,
+	})
+}
+
 type classpath []android.Path
 
 func (x *classpath) FormJavaClassPath(optName string) string {
diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index 6129349..3d27b70 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 	pctx.HostJavaToolVariable("DoclavaJar", "doclava.jar")
 	pctx.HostJavaToolVariable("MetalavaJar", "metalava.jar")
 	pctx.HostJavaToolVariable("DokkaJar", "dokka.jar")
+	pctx.HostJavaToolVariable("JetifierJar", "jetifier.jar")
 
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("SoongJavacWrapper", "soong_javac_wrapper")
 
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 295863f..b911078 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1582,6 +1582,9 @@
 
 	// List of directories to remove from the jar file(s)
 	Exclude_dirs []string
+
+	// if set to true, run Jetifier against .jar file. Defaults to false.
+	Jetifier_enabled *bool
 }
 
 type Import struct {
@@ -1622,9 +1625,15 @@
 func (j *Import) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	jars := ctx.ExpandSources(j.properties.Jars, nil)
 
-	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "classes.jar")
+	jarName := ctx.ModuleName() + ".jar"
+	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "combined", jarName)
 	TransformJarsToJar(ctx, outputFile, "for prebuilts", jars, android.OptionalPath{},
 		false, j.properties.Exclude_files, j.properties.Exclude_dirs)
+	if Bool(j.properties.Jetifier_enabled) {
+		inputFile := outputFile
+		outputFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "jetifier", jarName)
+		TransformJetifier(ctx, outputFile, inputFile)
+	}
 	j.combinedClasspathFile = outputFile
 
 	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(module android.Module) {