diff --git a/android/apex.go b/android/apex.go
index a5ff442..257bdad 100644
--- a/android/apex.go
+++ b/android/apex.go
@@ -453,6 +453,23 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// AvailableToSameApexes returns true if the two modules are apex_available to
+// exactly the same set of APEXes (and platform), i.e. if their apex_available
+// properties have the same elements.
+func AvailableToSameApexes(mod1, mod2 ApexModule) bool {
+	mod1ApexAvail := SortedUniqueStrings(mod1.apexModuleBase().ApexProperties.Apex_available)
+	mod2ApexAvail := SortedUniqueStrings(mod2.apexModuleBase().ApexProperties.Apex_available)
+	if len(mod1ApexAvail) != len(mod2ApexAvail) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i, v := range mod1ApexAvail {
+		if v != mod2ApexAvail[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 type byApexName []ApexInfo
 
 func (a byApexName) Len() int           { return len(a) }