diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 5c41ee8..5dcb959 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1360,6 +1360,10 @@
 	return "", false
 }
 
+func (c *deviceConfig) ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride() string {
+	return String(c.config.productVariables.ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride)
+}
+
 func (c *config) IntegerOverflowDisabledForPath(path string) bool {
 	if len(c.productVariables.IntegerOverflowExcludePaths) == 0 {
 		return false
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 4ed0507..077b810 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@
 	CertificateOverrides         []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	PackageNameOverrides         []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
+	ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride *string `json:",omitempty"`
+
 	EnforceSystemCertificate          *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
 	EnforceSystemCertificateAllowList []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index fef2757..03b8bcc 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2452,20 +2452,43 @@
 	android.CheckMinSdkVersion(ctx, minSdkVersion, a.WalkPayloadDeps)
 }
 
+// Returns apex's min_sdk_version string value, honoring overrides
+func (a *apexBundle) minSdkVersionValue(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) string {
+	// Only override the minSdkVersion value on Apexes which already specify
+	// a min_sdk_version (it's optional for non-updatable apexes), and that its
+	// min_sdk_version value is lower than the one to override with.
+	overrideMinSdkValue := ctx.DeviceConfig().ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride()
+	overrideApiLevel := minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, overrideMinSdkValue)
+	originalMinApiLevel := minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version))
+	isMinSdkSet := a.properties.Min_sdk_version != nil
+	isOverrideValueHigher := overrideApiLevel.CompareTo(originalMinApiLevel) > 0
+	if overrideMinSdkValue != "" && isMinSdkSet && isOverrideValueHigher {
+		return overrideMinSdkValue
+	}
+
+	return proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version)
+}
+
+// Returns apex's min_sdk_version SdkSpec, honoring overrides
 func (a *apexBundle) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
 	return android.SdkSpec{
 		Kind:     android.SdkNone,
 		ApiLevel: a.minSdkVersion(ctx),
-		Raw:      String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version),
+		Raw:      a.minSdkVersionValue(ctx),
 	}
 }
 
+// Returns apex's min_sdk_version ApiLevel, honoring overrides
 func (a *apexBundle) minSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
-	ver := proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version)
-	if ver == "" {
+	return minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, a.minSdkVersionValue(ctx))
+}
+
+// Construct ApiLevel object from min_sdk_version string value
+func minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext, value string) android.ApiLevel {
+	if value == "" {
 		return android.NoneApiLevel
 	}
-	apiLevel, err := android.ApiLevelFromUser(ctx, ver)
+	apiLevel, err := android.ApiLevelFromUser(ctx, value)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("min_sdk_version", "%s", err.Error())
 		return android.NoneApiLevel
@@ -2520,7 +2543,7 @@
 // checkUpdatable enforces APEX and its transitive dep properties to have desired values for updatable APEXes.
 func (a *apexBundle) checkUpdatable(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	if a.Updatable() {
-		if String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version) == "" {
+		if a.minSdkVersionValue(ctx) == "" {
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf("updatable", "updatable APEXes should set min_sdk_version as well")
 		}
 		if a.UsePlatformApis() {
@@ -3153,6 +3176,8 @@
 		fileContextsLabelAttribute.SetValue(android.BazelLabelForModuleDepSingle(ctx, *a.properties.File_contexts))
 	}
 
+	// TODO(b/219503907) this would need to be set to a.MinSdkVersionValue(ctx) but
+	// given it's coming via config, we probably don't want to put it in here.
 	var minSdkVersion *string
 	if a.properties.Min_sdk_version != nil {
 		minSdkVersion = a.properties.Min_sdk_version
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 85bd595..f53be92 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@
 	})
 }
 
+func withApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride(minSdkOverride *string) android.FixturePreparer {
+	return android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+		variables.ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride = minSdkOverride
+	})
+}
+
 var withBinder32bit = android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(
 	func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
 		variables.Binder32bit = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
@@ -6303,6 +6309,124 @@
 	ensureNotContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_MODULE_STEM := myapex.apex")
 }
 
+func TestMinSdkVersionOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	// Override from 29 to 31
+	minSdkOverride31 := "31"
+	ctx := testApex(t, `
+			apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					native_shared_libs: ["mylib"],
+					updatable: true,
+					min_sdk_version: "29"
+			}
+
+			override_apex {
+					name: "override_myapex",
+					base: "myapex",
+					logging_parent: "com.foo.bar",
+					package_name: "test.overridden.package"
+			}
+
+			apex_key {
+					name: "myapex.key",
+					public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+					private_key: "testkey.pem",
+			}
+
+			cc_library {
+					name: "mylib",
+					srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+					runtime_libs: ["libbar"],
+					system_shared_libs: [],
+					stl: "none",
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+					min_sdk_version: "apex_inherit"
+			}
+
+			cc_library {
+					name: "libbar",
+					srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+					system_shared_libs: [],
+					stl: "none",
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+					min_sdk_version: "apex_inherit"
+			}
+
+	`, withApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride(&minSdkOverride31))
+
+	apexRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Rule("apexRule")
+	copyCmds := apexRule.Args["copy_commands"]
+
+	// Ensure that direct non-stubs dep is always included
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib.so")
+
+	// Ensure that runtime_libs dep in included
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libbar.so")
+
+	// Ensure libraries target overridden min_sdk_version value
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libbar"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex31")
+}
+
+func TestMinSdkVersionOverrideToLowerVersionNoOp(t *testing.T) {
+	// Attempt to override from 31 to 29, should be a NOOP
+	minSdkOverride29 := "29"
+	ctx := testApex(t, `
+			apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					native_shared_libs: ["mylib"],
+					updatable: true,
+					min_sdk_version: "31"
+			}
+
+			override_apex {
+					name: "override_myapex",
+					base: "myapex",
+					logging_parent: "com.foo.bar",
+					package_name: "test.overridden.package"
+			}
+
+			apex_key {
+					name: "myapex.key",
+					public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+					private_key: "testkey.pem",
+			}
+
+			cc_library {
+					name: "mylib",
+					srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+					runtime_libs: ["libbar"],
+					system_shared_libs: [],
+					stl: "none",
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+					min_sdk_version: "apex_inherit"
+			}
+
+			cc_library {
+					name: "libbar",
+					srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+					system_shared_libs: [],
+					stl: "none",
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+					min_sdk_version: "apex_inherit"
+			}
+
+	`, withApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride(&minSdkOverride29))
+
+	apexRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Rule("apexRule")
+	copyCmds := apexRule.Args["copy_commands"]
+
+	// Ensure that direct non-stubs dep is always included
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib.so")
+
+	// Ensure that runtime_libs dep in included
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libbar.so")
+
+	// Ensure libraries target the original min_sdk_version value rather than the overridden
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libbar"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex31")
+}
+
 func TestLegacyAndroid10Support(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testApex(t, `
 		apex {
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 8c5f99b..c096465 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
 		return !externalDep
 	})
 
-	a.ApexBundleDepsInfo.BuildDepsInfoLists(ctx, proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version), depInfos)
+	a.ApexBundleDepsInfo.BuildDepsInfoLists(ctx, a.MinSdkVersion(ctx).Raw, depInfos)
 
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:   android.Phony,