diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index 616cead..98ff07a 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -914,8 +914,8 @@
 		osTargets = targets
 	}
 
-	// only the primary arch in the ramdisk / recovery partition
-	if os == Android && (module.InstallInRecovery() || module.InstallInRamdisk()) {
+	// only the primary arch in the ramdisk / vendor_ramdisk / recovery partition
+	if os == Android && (module.InstallInRecovery() || module.InstallInRamdisk() || module.InstallInVendorRamdisk()) {
 		osTargets = []Target{osTargets[0]}
 	}
 
diff --git a/android/image.go b/android/image.go
index 061bfa5..1a1a423 100644
--- a/android/image.go
+++ b/android/image.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 	// ramdisk partition).
 	RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
 
+	// VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a vendor ramdisk variant (installed on the
+	// vendor ramdisk partition).
+	VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
+
 	// RecoveryVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a recovery variant (installed on the
 	// recovery partition).
 	RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
@@ -53,6 +57,9 @@
 
 	// RamdiskVariation means a module to be installed to ramdisk image.
 	RamdiskVariation string = "ramdisk"
+
+	// VendorRamdiskVariation means a module to be installed to vendor ramdisk image.
+	VendorRamdiskVariation string = "vendor_ramdisk"
 )
 
 // imageMutator creates variants for modules that implement the ImageInterface that
@@ -73,6 +80,9 @@
 		if m.RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, RamdiskVariation)
 		}
+		if m.VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx) {
+			variations = append(variations, VendorRamdiskVariation)
+		}
 		if m.RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, RecoveryVariation)
 		}
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 70a343e..d677406 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRamdisk() bool
+	InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRamdisk() bool
+	InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -623,6 +625,9 @@
 	// Whether this module is installed to ramdisk
 	Ramdisk *bool
 
+	// Whether this module is installed to vendor ramdisk
+	Vendor_ramdisk *bool
+
 	// Whether this module is built for non-native architecures (also known as native bridge binary)
 	Native_bridge_supported *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
@@ -1274,6 +1279,10 @@
 	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Ramdisk)
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool {
+	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Vendor_ramdisk)
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Recovery)
 }
@@ -1323,6 +1332,10 @@
 	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == RamdiskVariation
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InVendorRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == VendorRamdiskVariation
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InRecovery() bool {
 	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == RecoveryVariation
 }
@@ -2224,6 +2237,10 @@
 	return m.module.InstallInRamdisk()
 }
 
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.module.InstallInVendorRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (m *moduleContext) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return m.module.InstallInRecovery()
 }
diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index 3825d45..8fd2e88 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRamdisk() bool
+	InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -1376,6 +1377,9 @@
 			if !ctx.InstallInRoot() {
 				partition += "/system"
 			}
+		} else if ctx.InstallInVendorRamdisk() {
+			// TODO(elsk): Should be conditional on move_recovery_res_to_vendor_boot
+			partition = "vendor-ramdisk"
 		} else if ctx.InstallInRecovery() {
 			if ctx.InstallInRoot() {
 				partition = "recovery/root"
diff --git a/android/paths_test.go b/android/paths_test.go
index 108bd6c..9ecf4a1 100644
--- a/android/paths_test.go
+++ b/android/paths_test.go
@@ -200,14 +200,15 @@
 type moduleInstallPathContextImpl struct {
 	baseModuleContext
 
-	inData         bool
-	inTestcases    bool
-	inSanitizerDir bool
-	inRamdisk      bool
-	inRecovery     bool
-	inRoot         bool
-	forceOS        *OsType
-	forceArch      *ArchType
+	inData          bool
+	inTestcases     bool
+	inSanitizerDir  bool
+	inRamdisk       bool
+	inVendorRamdisk bool
+	inRecovery      bool
+	inRoot          bool
+	forceOS         *OsType
+	forceArch       *ArchType
 }
 
 func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) Config() Config {
@@ -232,6 +233,10 @@
 	return m.inRamdisk
 }
 
+func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInVendorRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.inVendorRamdisk
+}
+
 func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return m.inRecovery
 }