diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 82f799e..c42ca28 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
 		return javaSdk, true
 	case ver == "current":
 		return javaSdk, false
-	case ver == "":
+	case ver == "" || ver == "none":
 		return javaPlatform, false
 	default:
 		if _, err := strconv.Atoi(ver); err != nil {
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
 	var ret string
 	v := sdkContext.sdkVersion()
 	// For PDK builds, use the latest SDK version instead of "current"
-	if ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() && (v == "" || v == "current") {
+	if ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() && (v == "" || v == "none" || v == "current") {
 		sdkVersions := ctx.Config().Get(sdkVersionsKey).([]int)
 		latestSdkVersion := 0
 		if len(sdkVersions) > 0 {
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@
 		ret = "1.7"
 	} else if ctx.Device() && sdk <= 29 || !ctx.Config().TargetOpenJDK9() {
 		ret = "1.8"
-	} else if ctx.Device() && sdkContext.sdkVersion() != "" && sdk == android.FutureApiLevel {
+	} else if ctx.Device() && sdkContext.sdkVersion() != "" && sdkContext.sdkVersion() != "none" && sdk == android.FutureApiLevel {
 		// TODO(ccross): once we generate stubs we should be able to use 1.9 for sdk_version: "current"
 		ret = "1.8"
 	} else {
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index 4c8367b..cecc8da 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -842,6 +842,19 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJavaLibrary(t *testing.T) {
+	config := testConfig(nil)
+	ctx := testContext(config, "", map[string][]byte{
+		"libcore/Android.bp": []byte(`
+				java_library {
+						name: "core",
+						sdk_version: "none",
+						system_modules: "none",
+				}`),
+	})
+	run(t, ctx, config)
+}
+
 func TestJavaSdkLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testJava(t, `
 		droiddoc_template {
diff --git a/java/sdk.go b/java/sdk.go
index 76d36f6..9dfb38b 100644
--- a/java/sdk.go
+++ b/java/sdk.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 func sdkVersionOrDefault(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, v string) string {
 	switch v {
-	case "", "current", "system_current", "test_current", "core_current":
+	case "", "none", "current", "system_current", "test_current", "core_current":
 		return ctx.Config().DefaultAppTargetSdk()
 	default:
 		return v
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 // it returns android.FutureApiLevel (10000).
 func sdkVersionToNumber(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, v string) (int, error) {
 	switch v {
-	case "", "current", "test_current", "system_current", "core_current":
+	case "", "none", "current", "test_current", "system_current", "core_current":
 		return ctx.Config().DefaultAppTargetSdkInt(), nil
 	default:
 		n := android.GetNumericSdkVersion(v)
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildUsePrebuiltSdks() && v != "" {
+	if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildUsePrebuiltSdks() && v != "" && v != "none" {
 		return toPrebuilt(v)
 	}
 
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@
 			noStandardLibs:   sdkContext.noStandardLibs(),
 			noFrameworksLibs: sdkContext.noFrameworkLibs(),
 		}
+	case "none":
+		return sdkDep{
+			noStandardLibs: true,
+		}
 	case "current":
 		return toModule("android_stubs_current", "framework-res", sdkFrameworkAidlPath(ctx))
 	case "system_current":
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 05c7e81..01531c5 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -402,19 +402,22 @@
 		}
 	}{}
 
+	sdkVersion := module.sdkVersion(apiScope)
 	sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(mctx, sdkContext(&module.Library))
+	if !sdkDep.hasStandardLibs() {
+		sdkVersion = "none"
+	}
 
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.stubsName(apiScope))
 	// sources are generated from the droiddoc
 	props.Srcs = []string{":" + module.docsName(apiScope)}
-	props.Sdk_version = proptools.StringPtr(module.sdkVersion(apiScope))
+	props.Sdk_version = proptools.StringPtr(sdkVersion)
 	props.Libs = module.sdkLibraryProperties.Stub_only_libs
 	// Unbundled apps will use the prebult one from /prebuilts/sdk
 	if mctx.Config().UnbundledBuildUsePrebuiltSdks() {
 		props.Product_variables.Unbundled_build.Enabled = proptools.BoolPtr(false)
 	}
 	props.Product_variables.Pdk.Enabled = proptools.BoolPtr(false)
-	props.No_standard_libs = proptools.BoolPtr(!sdkDep.hasStandardLibs())
 	props.System_modules = module.Library.Module.deviceProperties.System_modules
 	props.Openjdk9.Srcs = module.Library.Module.properties.Openjdk9.Srcs
 	props.Openjdk9.Javacflags = module.Library.Module.properties.Openjdk9.Javacflags
@@ -444,13 +447,13 @@
 		Srcs_lib                         *string
 		Srcs_lib_whitelist_dirs          []string
 		Srcs_lib_whitelist_pkgs          []string
+		Sdk_version                      *string
 		Libs                             []string
 		Arg_files                        []string
 		Args                             *string
 		Api_tag_name                     *string
 		Api_filename                     *string
 		Removed_api_filename             *string
-		No_standard_libs                 *bool
 		Java_version                     *string
 		Merge_annotations_dirs           []string
 		Merge_inclusion_annotations_dirs []string
@@ -466,10 +469,15 @@
 	}{}
 
 	sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(mctx, sdkContext(&module.Library))
+	sdkVersion := ""
+	if !sdkDep.hasStandardLibs() {
+		sdkVersion = "none"
+	}
 
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.docsName(apiScope))
 	props.Srcs = append(props.Srcs, module.Library.Module.properties.Srcs...)
 	props.Srcs = append(props.Srcs, module.sdkLibraryProperties.Api_srcs...)
+	props.Sdk_version = proptools.StringPtr(sdkVersion)
 	props.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(false)
 	// A droiddoc module has only one Libs property and doesn't distinguish between
 	// shared libs and static libs. So we need to add both of these libs to Libs property.
@@ -477,7 +485,6 @@
 	props.Libs = append(props.Libs, module.Library.Module.properties.Static_libs...)
 	props.Aidl.Include_dirs = module.Library.Module.deviceProperties.Aidl.Include_dirs
 	props.Aidl.Local_include_dirs = module.Library.Module.deviceProperties.Aidl.Local_include_dirs
-	props.No_standard_libs = proptools.BoolPtr(!sdkDep.hasStandardLibs())
 	props.Java_version = module.Library.Module.properties.Java_version
 
 	props.Merge_annotations_dirs = module.sdkLibraryProperties.Merge_annotations_dirs
@@ -598,7 +605,7 @@
 
 func (module *SdkLibrary) PrebuiltJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion string) android.Paths {
 	var api, v string
-	if sdkVersion == "" {
+	if sdkVersion == "" || sdkVersion == "none" {
 		api = "system"
 		v = "current"
 	} else if strings.Contains(sdkVersion, "_") {
diff --git a/java/sdk_test.go b/java/sdk_test.go
index 23d7a98..1efe83b 100644
--- a/java/sdk_test.go
+++ b/java/sdk_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 
-			name:          "nostdlib",
+			name:          "nostdlib - no_standard_libs: true",
 			properties:    `no_standard_libs: true, system_modules: "none"`,
 			system:        "none",
 			bootclasspath: []string{`""`},
@@ -121,7 +121,15 @@
 		},
 		{
 
-			name:          "nostdlib system_modules",
+			name:          "nostdlib",
+			properties:    `sdk_version: "none", system_modules: "none"`,
+			system:        "none",
+			bootclasspath: []string{`""`},
+			classpath:     []string{},
+		},
+		{
+
+			name:          "nostdlib system_modules - no_standard_libs: true",
 			properties:    `no_standard_libs: true, system_modules: "core-platform-api-stubs-system-modules"`,
 			system:        "core-platform-api-stubs-system-modules",
 			bootclasspath: []string{`""`},
@@ -129,6 +137,14 @@
 		},
 		{
 
+			name:          "nostdlib system_modules",
+			properties:    `sdk_version: "none", system_modules: "core-platform-api-stubs-system-modules"`,
+			system:        "core-platform-api-stubs-system-modules",
+			bootclasspath: []string{`""`},
+			classpath:     []string{},
+		},
+		{
+
 			name:          "host default",
 			moduleType:    "java_library_host",
 			properties:    ``,
@@ -145,12 +161,18 @@
 			bootclasspath: []string{"jdk8/jre/lib/jce.jar", "jdk8/jre/lib/rt.jar"},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "host supported nostdlib",
+			name:       "host supported nostdlib - no_standard_libs: true",
 			host:       android.Host,
 			properties: `host_supported: true, no_standard_libs: true, system_modules: "none"`,
 			classpath:  []string{},
 		},
 		{
+			name:       "host supported nostdlib",
+			host:       android.Host,
+			properties: `host_supported: true, sdk_version: "none", system_modules: "none"`,
+			classpath:  []string{},
+		},
+		{
 
 			name:          "unbundled sdk v25",
 			unbundled:     true,
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index a9d4670..7cd1871 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 			java_library {
 				name: "%s",
 				srcs: ["a.java"],
-				no_standard_libs: true,
+				sdk_version: "none",
 				system_modules: "core-platform-api-stubs-system-modules",
 			}
 		`, extra)