diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 452e831..dbe31e1 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 var (
 	sharedLibTag   = dependencyTag{name: "sharedLib", payload: true}
+	jniLibTag      = dependencyTag{name: "jniLib", payload: true}
 	executableTag  = dependencyTag{name: "executable", payload: true}
 	javaLibTag     = dependencyTag{name: "javaLib", payload: true}
 	prebuiltTag    = dependencyTag{name: "prebuilt", payload: true}
@@ -1159,6 +1160,9 @@
 	// List of native libraries
 	Native_shared_libs []string
 
+	// List of JNI libraries
+	Jni_libs []string
+
 	// List of native executables
 	Binaries []string
 
@@ -1406,6 +1410,8 @@
 
 	jacocoReportClassesFile android.Path     // only for javalibs and apps
 	certificate             java.Certificate // only for apps
+
+	isJniLib bool
 }
 
 func newApexFile(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, builtFile android.Path, moduleName string, installDir string, class apexFileClass, module android.Module) apexFile {
@@ -1536,6 +1542,12 @@
 		{Mutator: "version", Variation: ""}, // "" is the non-stub variant
 	}...), sharedLibTag, nativeModules.Native_shared_libs...)
 
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(append(target.Variations(), []blueprint.Variation{
+		{Mutator: "image", Variation: imageVariation},
+		{Mutator: "link", Variation: "shared"},
+		{Mutator: "version", Variation: ""}, // "" is the non-stub variant
+	}...), jniLibTag, nativeModules.Jni_libs...)
+
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(append(target.Variations(),
 		blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: imageVariation}),
 		executableTag, nativeModules.Binaries...)
@@ -1576,12 +1588,13 @@
 		}
 	}
 	for i, target := range targets {
-		// When multilib.* is omitted for native_shared_libs/tests, it implies
+		// When multilib.* is omitted for native_shared_libs/jni_libs/tests, it implies
 		// multilib.both
 		addDependenciesForNativeModules(ctx,
 			ApexNativeDependencies{
 				Native_shared_libs: a.properties.Native_shared_libs,
 				Tests:              a.properties.Tests,
+				Jni_libs:           a.properties.Jni_libs,
 				Binaries:           nil,
 			},
 			target, a.getImageVariation(config))
@@ -1600,6 +1613,7 @@
 				ApexNativeDependencies{
 					Native_shared_libs: nil,
 					Tests:              nil,
+					Jni_libs:           nil,
 					Binaries:           a.properties.Binaries,
 				},
 				target, a.getImageVariation(config))
@@ -1641,7 +1655,7 @@
 				for _, sanitizer := range ctx.Config().SanitizeDevice() {
 					if sanitizer == "hwaddress" {
 						addDependenciesForNativeModules(ctx,
-							ApexNativeDependencies{[]string{"libclang_rt.hwasan-aarch64-android"}, nil, nil},
+							ApexNativeDependencies{[]string{"libclang_rt.hwasan-aarch64-android"}, nil, nil, nil},
 							target, a.getImageVariation(config))
 						break
 					}
@@ -2063,16 +2077,23 @@
 		depName := ctx.OtherModuleName(child)
 		if _, isDirectDep := parent.(*apexBundle); isDirectDep {
 			switch depTag {
-			case sharedLibTag:
+			case sharedLibTag, jniLibTag:
+				isJniLib := depTag == jniLibTag
 				if c, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
 					// bootstrap bionic libs are treated as provided by system
 					if c.HasStubsVariants() && !cc.InstallToBootstrap(c.BaseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) {
 						provideNativeLibs = append(provideNativeLibs, c.OutputFile().Path().Base())
 					}
-					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, apexFileForNativeLibrary(ctx, c, handleSpecialLibs))
+					fi := apexFileForNativeLibrary(ctx, c, handleSpecialLibs)
+					fi.isJniLib = isJniLib
+					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, fi)
 					return true // track transitive dependencies
 				} else {
-					ctx.PropertyErrorf("native_shared_libs", "%q is not a cc_library or cc_library_shared module", depName)
+					propertyName := "native_shared_libs"
+					if isJniLib {
+						propertyName = "jni_libs"
+					}
+					ctx.PropertyErrorf(propertyName, "%q is not a cc_library or cc_library_shared module", depName)
 				}
 			case executableTag:
 				if cc, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index d1d8d64..8c5ca8b 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -226,6 +226,14 @@
 	os.RemoveAll(buildDir)
 }
 
+// ensure that 'result' equals 'expected'
+func ensureEquals(t *testing.T, result string, expected string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if result != expected {
+		t.Errorf("%q != %q", expected, result)
+	}
+}
+
 // ensure that 'result' contains 'expected'
 func ensureContains(t *testing.T, result string, expected string) {
 	t.Helper()
@@ -3621,6 +3629,70 @@
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib.so") // this is a real file
 }
 
+func TestApexWithJniLibs(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			jni_libs: ["mylib"],
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		cc_library {
+			name: "mylib",
+			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+			shared_libs: ["mylib2"],
+			system_shared_libs: [],
+			stl: "none",
+			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+		}
+
+		cc_library {
+			name: "mylib2",
+			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+			system_shared_libs: [],
+			stl: "none",
+			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+		}
+	`)
+
+	rule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	// Notice mylib2.so (transitive dep) is not added as a jni_lib
+	ensureEquals(t, rule.Args["opt"], "-a jniLibs mylib.so")
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_myapex_image", []string{
+		"lib64/mylib.so",
+		"lib64/mylib2.so",
+	})
+}
+
+func TestApexWithJniLibs_Errors(t *testing.T) {
+	testApexError(t, `jni_libs: "xxx" is not a cc_library`, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			jni_libs: ["xxx"],
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		prebuilt_etc {
+			name: "xxx",
+			src: "xxx",
+		}
+	`, withFiles(map[string][]byte{
+		"xxx": nil,
+	}))
+}
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	run := func() int {
 		setUp()
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 9eaf656..8c81fb4 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -180,6 +180,17 @@
 		optCommands = append(optCommands, "-v name "+*a.properties.Apex_name)
 	}
 
+	// collect jniLibs. Notice that a.filesInfo is already sorted
+	var jniLibs []string
+	for _, fi := range a.filesInfo {
+		if fi.isJniLib {
+			jniLibs = append(jniLibs, fi.builtFile.Base())
+		}
+	}
+	if len(jniLibs) > 0 {
+		optCommands = append(optCommands, "-a jniLibs "+strings.Join(jniLibs, " "))
+	}
+
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:   apexManifestRule,
 		Input:  manifestSrc,