diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index 20fcc95..9f93752 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// only the primary arch in the ramdisk / vendor_ramdisk / recovery partition
-	if os == Android && (module.InstallInRecovery() || module.InstallInRamdisk() || module.InstallInVendorRamdisk()) {
+	if os == Android && (module.InstallInRecovery() || module.InstallInRamdisk() || module.InstallInVendorRamdisk() || module.InstallInDebugRamdisk()) {
 		osTargets = []Target{osTargets[0]}
 	}
 
diff --git a/android/image.go b/android/image.go
index 1a1a423..bdb9be0 100644
--- a/android/image.go
+++ b/android/image.go
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 	// vendor ramdisk partition).
 	VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
 
+	// DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a debug ramdisk variant (installed on the
+	// debug ramdisk partition: $(PRODUCT_OUT)/debug_ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk if BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_ROOT is
+	// true, $(PRODUCT_OUT)/debug_ramdisk otherise).
+	DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
+
 	// RecoveryVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a recovery variant (installed on the
 	// recovery partition).
 	RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
@@ -60,6 +65,9 @@
 
 	// VendorRamdiskVariation means a module to be installed to vendor ramdisk image.
 	VendorRamdiskVariation string = "vendor_ramdisk"
+
+	// DebugRamdiskVariation means a module to be installed to debug ramdisk image.
+	DebugRamdiskVariation string = "debug_ramdisk"
 )
 
 // imageMutator creates variants for modules that implement the ImageInterface that
@@ -83,6 +91,9 @@
 		if m.VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, VendorRamdiskVariation)
 		}
+		if m.DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx) {
+			variations = append(variations, DebugRamdiskVariation)
+		}
 		if m.RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, RecoveryVariation)
 		}
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 9f923e2..942e071 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool
+	InstallInDebugRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -450,6 +451,7 @@
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool
+	InstallInDebugRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -753,6 +755,9 @@
 	// Whether this module is installed to vendor ramdisk
 	Vendor_ramdisk *bool
 
+	// Whether this module is installed to debug ramdisk
+	Debug_ramdisk *bool
+
 	// Whether this module is built for non-native architectures (also known as native bridge binary)
 	Native_bridge_supported *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
@@ -1540,6 +1545,10 @@
 	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Vendor_ramdisk)
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInDebugRamdisk() bool {
+	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Debug_ramdisk)
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Recovery)
 }
@@ -1593,6 +1602,10 @@
 	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == VendorRamdiskVariation
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InDebugRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == DebugRamdiskVariation
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InRecovery() bool {
 	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == RecoveryVariation
 }
@@ -2548,6 +2561,10 @@
 	return m.module.InstallInVendorRamdisk()
 }
 
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallInDebugRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.module.InstallInDebugRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (m *moduleContext) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return m.module.InstallInRecovery()
 }
diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index 93c5684..026cb87 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool
+	InstallInDebugRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -1689,6 +1690,16 @@
 			if !ctx.InstallInRoot() {
 				partition += "/system"
 			}
+		} else if ctx.InstallInDebugRamdisk() {
+			// The module is only available after switching root into
+			// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root
+			// on a device without a dedicated recovery partition, install the
+			// recovery variant.
+			if ctx.DeviceConfig().BoardUsesRecoveryAsBoot() {
+				partition = "debug_ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk"
+			} else {
+				partition = "debug_ramdisk"
+			}
 		} else if ctx.InstallInRecovery() {
 			if ctx.InstallInRoot() {
 				partition = "recovery/root"
@@ -1859,6 +1870,7 @@
 	inSanitizerDir  bool
 	inRamdisk       bool
 	inVendorRamdisk bool
+	inDebugRamdisk  bool
 	inRecovery      bool
 	inRoot          bool
 	forceOS         *OsType
@@ -1891,6 +1903,10 @@
 	return m.inVendorRamdisk
 }
 
+func (m testModuleInstallPathContext) InstallInDebugRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.inDebugRamdisk
+}
+
 func (m testModuleInstallPathContext) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return m.inRecovery
 }
diff --git a/android/paths_test.go b/android/paths_test.go
index 6ec75b4..cb9138b 100644
--- a/android/paths_test.go
+++ b/android/paths_test.go
@@ -395,6 +395,19 @@
 			partitionDir: "target/product/test_device/vendor_ramdisk",
 		},
 		{
+			name: "debug_ramdisk binary",
+			ctx: &testModuleInstallPathContext{
+				baseModuleContext: baseModuleContext{
+					os:     deviceTarget.Os,
+					target: deviceTarget,
+				},
+				inDebugRamdisk: true,
+			},
+			in:           []string{"my_test"},
+			out:          "target/product/test_device/debug_ramdisk/my_test",
+			partitionDir: "target/product/test_device/debug_ramdisk",
+		},
+		{
 			name: "system native test binary",
 			ctx: &testModuleInstallPathContext{
 				baseModuleContext: baseModuleContext{
@@ -733,6 +746,19 @@
 			out:          "target/product/test_device/vendor_ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk/my_test",
 			partitionDir: "target/product/test_device/vendor_ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "debug_ramdisk binary",
+			ctx: &testModuleInstallPathContext{
+				baseModuleContext: baseModuleContext{
+					os:     deviceTarget.Os,
+					target: deviceTarget,
+				},
+				inDebugRamdisk: true,
+			},
+			in:           []string{"my_test"},
+			out:          "target/product/test_device/debug_ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk/my_test",
+			partitionDir: "target/product/test_device/debug_ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/cc/genrule.go b/cc/genrule.go
index ca4fda7..82d7205 100644
--- a/cc/genrule.go
+++ b/cc/genrule.go
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 	return Bool(g.Vendor_ramdisk_available)
 }
 
+func (g *GenruleExtraProperties) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (g *GenruleExtraProperties) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	// If the build is using a snapshot, the recovery variant under AOSP directories
 	// is not needed.
diff --git a/cc/image.go b/cc/image.go
index c1e5dfe..bf662c6 100644
--- a/cc/image.go
+++ b/cc/image.go
@@ -601,6 +601,10 @@
 	return c.Properties.VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded
 }
 
+func (c *Module) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (c *Module) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return c.Properties.RecoveryVariantNeeded
 }
diff --git a/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go b/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go
index c12ad79..885a0ce 100644
--- a/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go
+++ b/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@
 	return false
 }
 
+func (s *snapshot) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (s *snapshot) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/etc/prebuilt_etc.go b/etc/prebuilt_etc.go
index 6e502b7..3204e70 100644
--- a/etc/prebuilt_etc.go
+++ b/etc/prebuilt_etc.go
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@
 	// the recovery variant instead.
 	Vendor_ramdisk_available *bool
 
+	// Make this module available when building for debug ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead.
+	Debug_ramdisk_available *bool
+
 	// Make this module available when building for recovery.
 	Recovery_available *bool
 
@@ -159,6 +166,18 @@
 	return p.inVendorRamdisk()
 }
 
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) inDebugRamdisk() bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InDebugRamdisk() || p.ModuleBase.InstallInDebugRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) onlyInDebugRamdisk() bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InstallInDebugRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) InstallInDebugRamdisk() bool {
+	return p.inDebugRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) inRecovery() bool {
 	return p.ModuleBase.InRecovery() || p.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
 }
@@ -177,7 +196,7 @@
 
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) CoreVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return !p.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery() && !p.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk() &&
-		!p.ModuleBase.InstallInVendorRamdisk()
+		!p.ModuleBase.InstallInVendorRamdisk() && !p.ModuleBase.InstallInDebugRamdisk()
 }
 
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
@@ -188,6 +207,10 @@
 	return proptools.Bool(p.properties.Vendor_ramdisk_available) || p.ModuleBase.InstallInVendorRamdisk()
 }
 
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return proptools.Bool(p.properties.Debug_ramdisk_available) || p.ModuleBase.InstallInDebugRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return proptools.Bool(p.properties.Recovery_available) || p.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
 }
@@ -313,6 +336,9 @@
 	if p.inVendorRamdisk() && !p.onlyInVendorRamdisk() {
 		nameSuffix = ".vendor_ramdisk"
 	}
+	if p.inDebugRamdisk() && !p.onlyInDebugRamdisk() {
+		nameSuffix = ".debug_ramdisk"
+	}
 	if p.inRecovery() && !p.onlyInRecovery() {
 		nameSuffix = ".recovery"
 	}
diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index b426b20..77dae75 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@
 func (x noopImageInterface) CoreVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool            { return false }
 func (x noopImageInterface) RamdiskVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool         { return false }
 func (x noopImageInterface) VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool   { return false }
+func (x noopImageInterface) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool    { return false }
 func (x noopImageInterface) RecoveryVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool        { return false }
 func (x noopImageInterface) ExtraImageVariations(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) []string { return nil }
 func (x noopImageInterface) SetImageVariation(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, variation string, module android.Module) {
diff --git a/rust/image.go b/rust/image.go
index 7eb49d9..900842e 100644
--- a/rust/image.go
+++ b/rust/image.go
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
 	return mod.InRamdisk()
 }
 
+func (mod *Module) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (mod *Module) RecoveryVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return mod.InRecovery()
 }
diff --git a/sh/sh_binary.go b/sh/sh_binary.go
index 6623381..42d5680 100644
--- a/sh/sh_binary.go
+++ b/sh/sh_binary.go
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@
 	return proptools.Bool(s.properties.Vendor_ramdisk_available) || s.ModuleBase.InstallInVendorRamdisk()
 }
 
+func (s *ShBinary) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (s *ShBinary) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return proptools.Bool(s.properties.Recovery_available) || s.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
 }