diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp b/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp
index 4ebbe68..680c00a 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
     srcs: [
         "main.go",
         "writedocs.go",
-        "bazel_overlay.go",
+        "queryview.go",
     ],
     testSrcs: [
-        "bazel_overlay_test.go",
+        "queryview_test.go",
     ],
     primaryBuilder: true,
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/main.go b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
index 7ae1c37..9d7dddd 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 )
 
 var (
-	docFile         string
-	bazelOverlayDir string
+	docFile           string
+	bazelQueryViewDir string
 )
 
 func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&docFile, "soong_docs", "", "build documentation file to output")
-	flag.StringVar(&bazelOverlayDir, "bazel_overlay_dir", "", "path to the bazel overlay directory")
+	flag.StringVar(&bazelQueryViewDir, "bazel_queryview_dir", "", "path to the bazel queryview directory")
 }
 
 func newNameResolver(config android.Config) *android.NameResolver {
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
 		ctx = newContext(srcDir, configuration)
 		bootstrap.Main(ctx.Context, configuration, extraNinjaDeps...)
 	}
-	if bazelOverlayDir != "" {
-		if err := createBazelOverlay(ctx, bazelOverlayDir); err != nil {
+	if bazelQueryViewDir != "" {
+		if err := createBazelQueryView(ctx, bazelQueryViewDir); err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 }
 
 func shouldPrepareBuildActions() bool {
-	// If we're writing soong_docs or bazel_overlay, don't write build.ninja or
+	// If we're writing soong_docs or queryview, don't write build.ninja or
 	// collect metrics.
-	return docFile == "" && bazelOverlayDir == ""
+	return docFile == "" && bazelQueryViewDir == ""
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/bazel_overlay.go b/cmd/soong_build/queryview.go
similarity index 94%
rename from cmd/soong_build/bazel_overlay.go
rename to cmd/soong_build/queryview.go
index fc1b492..27856b5 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/bazel_overlay.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/queryview.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 const (
 	// The default `load` preamble for every generated BUILD file.
 	soongModuleLoad = `package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
-load("//build/bazel/overlay_rules:soong_module.bzl", "soong_module")
+load("//build/bazel/queryview_rules:soong_module.bzl", "soong_module")
 
 `
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	soongModuleBzl = `
 %s
 
-load("//build/bazel/overlay_rules:providers.bzl", "SoongModuleInfo")
+load("//build/bazel/queryview_rules:providers.bzl", "SoongModuleInfo")
 
 def _generic_soong_module_impl(ctx):
     return [
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 
 	ruleShims := map[string]RuleShim{}
 	for _, pkg := range packages {
-		content := "load(\"//build/bazel/overlay_rules:providers.bzl\", \"SoongModuleInfo\")\n"
+		content := "load(\"//build/bazel/queryview_rules:providers.bzl\", \"SoongModuleInfo\")\n"
 
 		bzlFileName := strings.ReplaceAll(pkg.Path, "android/soong/", "")
 		bzlFileName = strings.ReplaceAll(bzlFileName, ".", "_")
@@ -441,10 +441,10 @@
 	return ruleShims, nil
 }
 
-func createBazelOverlay(ctx *android.Context, bazelOverlayDir string) error {
+func createBazelQueryView(ctx *android.Context, bazelQueryViewDir string) error {
 	blueprintCtx := ctx.Context
 	blueprintCtx.VisitAllModules(func(module blueprint.Module) {
-		buildFile, err := buildFileForModule(blueprintCtx, module)
+		buildFile, err := buildFileForModule(blueprintCtx, module, bazelQueryViewDir)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -455,12 +455,12 @@
 	var err error
 
 	// Write top level files: WORKSPACE and BUILD. These files are empty.
-	if err = writeReadOnlyFile(bazelOverlayDir, "WORKSPACE", ""); err != nil {
+	if err = writeReadOnlyFile(bazelQueryViewDir, "WORKSPACE", ""); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Used to denote that the top level directory is a package.
-	if err = writeReadOnlyFile(bazelOverlayDir, "BUILD", ""); err != nil {
+	if err = writeReadOnlyFile(bazelQueryViewDir, "BUILD", ""); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Write .bzl Starlark files into the bazel_rules top level directory (provider and rule definitions)
-	bazelRulesDir := bazelOverlayDir + "/build/bazel/overlay_rules"
+	bazelRulesDir := bazelQueryViewDir + "/build/bazel/queryview_rules"
 	if err = writeReadOnlyFile(bazelRulesDir, "BUILD", ""); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 	var loadStmts string
 	var moduleRuleMap string
 	for bzlFileName, ruleShim := range bzlLoads {
-		loadStmt := "load(\"//build/bazel/overlay_rules:"
+		loadStmt := "load(\"//build/bazel/queryview_rules:"
 		loadStmt += bzlFileName
 		loadStmt += ".bzl\""
 		for _, rule := range ruleShim.rules {
@@ -563,9 +563,10 @@
 		attributes)
 }
 
-func buildFileForModule(ctx *blueprint.Context, module blueprint.Module) (*os.File, error) {
+func buildFileForModule(
+	ctx *blueprint.Context, module blueprint.Module, bazelQueryViewDir string) (*os.File, error) {
 	// Create nested directories for the BUILD file
-	dirPath := filepath.Join(bazelOverlayDir, packagePath(ctx, module))
+	dirPath := filepath.Join(bazelQueryViewDir, packagePath(ctx, module))
 	createDirectoryIfNonexistent(dirPath)
 	// Open the file for appending, and create it if it doesn't exist
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-// The overlay directory should be read-only, sufficient for bazel query. The files
+// The QueryView directory should be read-only, sufficient for bazel query. The files
 // are not intended to be edited by end users.
 func writeReadOnlyFile(dir string, baseName string, content string) error {
 	createDirectoryIfNonexistent(dir)
diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/bazel_overlay_test.go b/cmd/soong_build/queryview_test.go
similarity index 96%
rename from cmd/soong_build/bazel_overlay_test.go
rename to cmd/soong_build/queryview_test.go
index 548888e..675b532 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/bazel_overlay_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/queryview_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 func setUp() {
 	var err error
-	buildDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "bazel_overlay_test")
+	buildDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "bazel_queryview_test")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	return module
 }
 
-func TestGenerateBazelOverlayFromBlueprint(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGenerateBazelQueryViewFromBlueprint(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		bp                  string
 		expectedBazelTarget string
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	expectedBzl := `load("//build/bazel/overlay_rules:providers.bzl", "SoongModuleInfo")
+	expectedBzl := `load("//build/bazel/queryview_rules:providers.bzl", "SoongModuleInfo")
 
 def _foo_binary_impl(ctx):
     return [SoongModuleInfo()]
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 	}
 	actualSoongModuleBzl := generateSoongModuleBzl(ruleShims)
 
-	expectedLoad := "load(\"//build/bazel/overlay_rules:foo.bzl\", \"foo_binary\", \"foo_library\", \"foo_test_\")"
+	expectedLoad := "load(\"//build/bazel/queryview_rules:foo.bzl\", \"foo_binary\", \"foo_library\", \"foo_test_\")"
 	expectedRuleMap := `soong_module_rule_map = {
     "foo_binary": foo_binary,
     "foo_library": foo_library,