diff --git a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go
index 3759217..deaf77f 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context.go
@@ -437,7 +437,11 @@
 			if sdkVer == AnySdkVersion {
 				// Return error if dexpreopt doesn't know paths to one of the <uses-library>
 				// dependencies. In the future we may need to relax this and just disable dexpreopt.
-				return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid path for <uses-library> \"%s\"", clc.Name)
+				if clc.Host == nil {
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid build path for <uses-library> \"%s\"", clc.Name)
+				} else {
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid install path for <uses-library> \"%s\"", clc.Name)
+				}
 			} else {
 				// No error for compatibility libraries, as Soong doesn't know if they are needed
 				// (this depends on the targetSdkVersion in the manifest), but the CLC is invalid.
diff --git a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go
index df68563..be7d4c6 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/class_loader_context_test.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 	// But class loader context in such cases should raise an error on validation.
 	t.Run("validate", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := validateClassLoaderContext(m)
-		checkError(t, err, "invalid path for <uses-library> \"a\"")
+		checkError(t, err, "invalid build path for <uses-library> \"a\"")
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 1940d7f..3b6b34e 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@
 
 	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(module android.Module) {
 		depName := ctx.OtherModuleName(module)
+		depTag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module)
 
 		var exportPackage android.Path
 		aarDep, _ := module.(AndroidLibraryDependency)
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@
 			exportPackage = aarDep.ExportPackage()
 		}
 
-		switch ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module) {
+		switch depTag {
 		case instrumentationForTag:
 			// Nothing, instrumentationForTag is treated as libTag for javac but not for aapt2.
 		case libTag:
@@ -439,7 +440,6 @@
 				transitiveStaticLibs = append(transitiveStaticLibs, aarDep.ExportedStaticPackages()...)
 				transitiveStaticLibs = append(transitiveStaticLibs, exportPackage)
 				transitiveStaticLibManifests = append(transitiveStaticLibManifests, aarDep.ExportedManifests()...)
-				classLoaderContexts.AddContextMap(aarDep.ClassLoaderContexts(), depName)
 				if aarDep.ExportedAssets().Valid() {
 					assets = append(assets, aarDep.ExportedAssets().Path())
 				}
@@ -458,11 +458,8 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Add nested dependencies after processing the direct dependency: if it is a <uses-library>,
-		// nested context is added as its subcontext, and should not be re-added at the top-level.
-		if dep, ok := module.(Dependency); ok {
-			classLoaderContexts.AddContextMap(dep.ClassLoaderContexts(), depName)
-		}
+		// Merge dep's CLC after processing the dep itself (which may add its own <uses-library>).
+		maybeAddCLCFromDep(module, depTag, depName, classLoaderContexts)
 	})
 
 	deps = append(deps, sharedLibs...)
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 6efb0dc..8523b87 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -2730,6 +2730,13 @@
 		}
 
 		java_sdk_library {
+			name: "fred",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			api_packages: ["fred"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+
+		java_sdk_library {
 			name: "bar",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
 			api_packages: ["bar"],
@@ -2753,7 +2760,12 @@
 			name: "app",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
 			libs: ["qux", "quuz.stubs"],
-			static_libs: ["static-runtime-helper"],
+			static_libs: [
+				"static-runtime-helper",
+				// statically linked component libraries should not pull their SDK libraries,
+				// so "fred" should not be added to class loader context
+				"fred.stubs",
+			],
 			uses_libs: ["foo"],
 			sdk_version: "current",
 			optional_uses_libs: [
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 3d121cc..d44719e 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1081,7 +1081,6 @@
 			switch tag {
 			case libTag:
 				deps.classpath = append(deps.classpath, dep.SdkHeaderJars(ctx, j.sdkVersion())...)
-				// names of sdk libs that are directly depended are exported
 				j.classLoaderContexts.MaybeAddContext(ctx, dep.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(),
 					dep.DexJarBuildPath(), dep.DexJarInstallPath())
 			case staticLibTag:
@@ -1093,7 +1092,6 @@
 				deps.bootClasspath = append(deps.bootClasspath, dep.HeaderJars()...)
 			case libTag, instrumentationForTag:
 				deps.classpath = append(deps.classpath, dep.HeaderJars()...)
-				// sdk lib names from dependencies are re-exported
 				j.classLoaderContexts.AddContextMap(dep.ClassLoaderContexts(), otherName)
 				deps.aidlIncludeDirs = append(deps.aidlIncludeDirs, dep.AidlIncludeDirs()...)
 				pluginJars, pluginClasses, disableTurbine := dep.ExportedPlugins()
@@ -1106,8 +1104,6 @@
 				deps.staticJars = append(deps.staticJars, dep.ImplementationJars()...)
 				deps.staticHeaderJars = append(deps.staticHeaderJars, dep.HeaderJars()...)
 				deps.staticResourceJars = append(deps.staticResourceJars, dep.ResourceJars()...)
-				// sdk lib names from dependencies are re-exported
-				j.classLoaderContexts.AddContextMap(dep.ClassLoaderContexts(), otherName)
 				deps.aidlIncludeDirs = append(deps.aidlIncludeDirs, dep.AidlIncludeDirs()...)
 				pluginJars, pluginClasses, disableTurbine := dep.ExportedPlugins()
 				addPlugins(&deps, pluginJars, pluginClasses...)
@@ -1182,6 +1178,9 @@
 				deps.systemModules = &systemModules{outputDir, outputDeps}
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Merge dep's CLC after processing the dep itself (which may add its own <uses-library>).
+		maybeAddCLCFromDep(module, tag, otherName, j.classLoaderContexts)
 	})
 
 	return deps
@@ -2815,8 +2814,6 @@
 			switch tag {
 			case libTag, staticLibTag:
 				flags.classpath = append(flags.classpath, dep.HeaderJars()...)
-				// sdk lib names from dependencies are re-exported
-				j.classLoaderContexts.AddContextMap(dep.ClassLoaderContexts(), otherName)
 			case bootClasspathTag:
 				flags.bootClasspath = append(flags.bootClasspath, dep.HeaderJars()...)
 			}
@@ -2824,10 +2821,12 @@
 			switch tag {
 			case libTag:
 				flags.classpath = append(flags.classpath, dep.SdkHeaderJars(ctx, j.sdkVersion())...)
-				// names of sdk libs that are directly depended are exported
 				j.classLoaderContexts.AddContext(ctx, otherName, dep.DexJarBuildPath(), dep.DexJarInstallPath())
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Merge dep's CLC after processing the dep itself (which may add its own <uses-library>).
+		maybeAddCLCFromDep(module, tag, otherName, j.classLoaderContexts)
 	})
 
 	var installFile android.Path
@@ -3248,3 +3247,31 @@
 var BoolDefault = proptools.BoolDefault
 var String = proptools.String
 var inList = android.InList
+
+// Add class loader context of a given dependency to the given class loader context, provided that
+// all the necessary conditions are met.
+func maybeAddCLCFromDep(depModule android.Module, depTag blueprint.DependencyTag,
+	depName string, clcMap dexpreopt.ClassLoaderContextMap) {
+
+	if dep, ok := depModule.(Dependency); ok {
+		if depTag == libTag {
+			// Ok, propagate <uses-library> through non-static library dependencies.
+		} else if depTag == staticLibTag {
+			// Propagate <uses-library> through static library dependencies, unless it is a
+			// component library (such as stubs). Component libraries have a dependency on their
+			// SDK library, which should not be pulled just because of a static component library.
+			if comp, isComp := depModule.(SdkLibraryComponentDependency); isComp {
+				if compName := comp.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(); compName != nil {
+					dep = nil
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Don't propagate <uses-library> for other dependency tags.
+			dep = nil
+		}
+
+		if dep != nil {
+			clcMap.AddContextMap(dep.ClassLoaderContexts(), depName)
+		}
+	}
+}