diff --git a/java/droidstubs.go b/java/droidstubs.go
index 02b81a4..870c643 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs.go
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@
 		cmd.Flag(config.MetalavaAnnotationsFlags)
 
 		if params.migratingNullability {
-			previousApi := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(d.properties.Previous_api))
-			cmd.FlagWithInput("--migrate-nullness ", previousApi)
+			previousApiFiles := android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, []string{String(d.properties.Previous_api)})
+			cmd.FlagForEachInput("--migrate-nullness ", previousApiFiles)
 		}
 
 		if s := String(d.properties.Validate_nullability_from_list); s != "" {
@@ -692,11 +692,11 @@
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("out", "out property may not be combined with check_api")
 	}
 
-	apiFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file))
-	removedApiFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file))
+	apiFiles := android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, []string{String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file)})
+	removedApiFiles := android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, []string{String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file)})
 
-	cmd.FlagWithInput("--check-compatibility:api:released ", apiFile)
-	cmd.FlagWithInput("--check-compatibility:removed:released ", removedApiFile)
+	cmd.FlagForEachInput("--check-compatibility:api:released ", apiFiles)
+	cmd.FlagForEachInput("--check-compatibility:removed:released ", removedApiFiles)
 
 	baselineFile := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Baseline_file)
 	if baselineFile.Valid() {
@@ -950,9 +950,12 @@
 
 	// Add API lint options.
 	if doApiLint {
-		newSince := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.New_since)
-		if newSince.Valid() {
-			cmd.FlagWithInput("--api-lint ", newSince.Path())
+		var newSince android.Paths
+		if d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.New_since != nil {
+			newSince = android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, []string{proptools.String(d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.New_since)})
+		}
+		if len(newSince) > 0 {
+			cmd.FlagForEachInput("--api-lint ", newSince)
 		} else {
 			cmd.Flag("--api-lint")
 		}
diff --git a/java/prebuilt_apis.go b/java/prebuilt_apis.go
index 6a79e58..00613ee 100644
--- a/java/prebuilt_apis.go
+++ b/java/prebuilt_apis.go
@@ -367,10 +367,23 @@
 		info := latest[k]
 		name := PrebuiltApiCombinedModuleName(info.module, info.scope, "latest")
 
+		// Iterate until the currentApiScope does not extend any other api scopes
+		// i.e. is not a superset of any other api scopes
+		// the relationship between the api scopes is defined in java/sdk_library.go
 		var srcs []string
 		currentApiScope := scopeByName[info.scope]
-		srcs = append(srcs, PrebuiltApiModuleName(info.module, currentApiScope.name, "latest"))
+		for currentApiScope != nil {
+			if _, ok := latest[fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", info.module, currentApiScope.name)]; ok {
+				srcs = append(srcs, PrebuiltApiModuleName(info.module, currentApiScope.name, "latest"))
+			}
+			currentApiScope = currentApiScope.extends
+		}
 
+		// srcs is currently listed in the order from the widest api scope to the narrowest api scopes
+		// e.g. module lib -> system -> public
+		// In order to pass the files in metalava from the narrowest api scope to the widest api scope,
+		// the list has to be reversed.
+		android.ReverseSliceInPlace(srcs)
 		createCombinedApiFilegroupModule(mctx, name, srcs)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 56b1d39..bb5730d 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -705,10 +705,10 @@
 	annotationsZip android.OptionalPath
 
 	// The path to the latest API file.
-	latestApiPath android.OptionalPath
+	latestApiPaths android.Paths
 
 	// The path to the latest removed API file.
-	latestRemovedApiPath android.OptionalPath
+	latestRemovedApiPaths android.Paths
 }
 
 func (paths *scopePaths) extractStubsLibraryInfoFromDependency(ctx android.ModuleContext, dep android.Module) error {
@@ -829,28 +829,25 @@
 	})
 }
 
-func extractSingleOptionalOutputPath(dep android.Module) (android.OptionalPath, error) {
+func extractOutputPaths(dep android.Module) (android.Paths, error) {
 	var paths android.Paths
 	if sourceFileProducer, ok := dep.(android.SourceFileProducer); ok {
 		paths = sourceFileProducer.Srcs()
+		return paths, nil
 	} else {
-		return android.OptionalPath{}, fmt.Errorf("module %q does not produce source files", dep)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("module %q does not produce source files", dep)
 	}
-	if len(paths) != 1 {
-		return android.OptionalPath{}, fmt.Errorf("expected one path from %q, got %q", dep, paths)
-	}
-	return android.OptionalPathForPath(paths[0]), nil
 }
 
 func (paths *scopePaths) extractLatestApiPath(ctx android.ModuleContext, dep android.Module) error {
-	outputPath, err := extractSingleOptionalOutputPath(dep)
-	paths.latestApiPath = outputPath
+	outputPaths, err := extractOutputPaths(dep)
+	paths.latestApiPaths = outputPaths
 	return err
 }
 
 func (paths *scopePaths) extractLatestRemovedApiPath(ctx android.ModuleContext, dep android.Module) error {
-	outputPath, err := extractSingleOptionalOutputPath(dep)
-	paths.latestRemovedApiPath = outputPath
+	outputPaths, err := extractOutputPaths(dep)
+	paths.latestRemovedApiPaths = outputPaths
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -1625,11 +1622,15 @@
 		scopes[scope.name] = scopeInfo
 		scopeInfo["current_api"] = scope.snapshotRelativeCurrentApiTxtPath(baseModuleName)
 		scopeInfo["removed_api"] = scope.snapshotRelativeRemovedApiTxtPath(baseModuleName)
-		if p := scopePaths.latestApiPath; p.Valid() {
-			scopeInfo["latest_api"] = p.Path().String()
+		if p := scopePaths.latestApiPaths; len(p) > 0 {
+			// The last path in the list is the one that applies to this scope, the
+			// preceding ones, if any, are for the scope(s) that it extends.
+			scopeInfo["latest_api"] = p[len(p)-1].String()
 		}
-		if p := scopePaths.latestRemovedApiPath; p.Valid() {
-			scopeInfo["latest_removed_api"] = p.Path().String()
+		if p := scopePaths.latestRemovedApiPaths; len(p) > 0 {
+			// The last path in the list is the one that applies to this scope, the
+			// preceding ones, if any, are for the scope(s) that it extends.
+			scopeInfo["latest_removed_api"] = p[len(p)-1].String()
 		}
 	}
 	android.SetProvider(ctx, android.AdditionalSdkInfoProvider, android.AdditionalSdkInfo{additionalSdkInfo})