diff --git a/apex/aconfig_test.go b/apex/aconfig_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be98d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apex/aconfig_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,550 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package apex
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/aconfig/codegen"
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/cc"
+	"android/soong/genrule"
+	"android/soong/java"
+	"android/soong/rust"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
+)
+
+var withAconfigValidationError = android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+	variables.AconfigContainerValidation = "error"
+	variables.BuildId = proptools.StringPtr("TEST.BUILD_ID")
+})
+
+func TestValidationAcrossContainersExportedPass(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		bp   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Java lib passes for exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					java_libs: [
+						"my_java_library_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					mode: "exported",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Android app passes for exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					apps: [
+						"my_android_app_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				android_app {
+					name: "my_android_app_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					stl: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_library_bar"],
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_bar",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_bar"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_bar",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					mode: "exported",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cc lib passes for exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					native_shared_libs: [
+						"my_cc_library_bar",
+					],
+					binaries: [
+						"my_cc_binary_baz",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "my_cc_library_bar",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: [
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_bar",
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_baz",
+					],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_binary {
+					name: "my_cc_binary_baz",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: ["my_cc_aconfig_library_baz"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "server_configurable_flags",
+					srcs: ["server_configurable_flags.cc"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_bar",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+					mode: "exported",
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_baz",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["baz.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_baz",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_baz",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+					mode: "exported",
+				}`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+				cc.PrepareForTestWithCcBuildComponents,
+				rust.PrepareForTestWithRustDefaultModules,
+				codegen.PrepareForTestWithAconfigBuildComponents,
+				PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
+				prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+				withAconfigValidationError,
+			).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, test.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidationAcrossContainersNotExportedFail(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		expectedError string
+		bp            string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Java lib fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					java_libs: [
+						"my_java_library_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_java_library_foo/myapex depends on my_java_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Android app fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					apps: [
+						"my_android_app_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				android_app {
+					name: "my_android_app_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					stl: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_android_app_foo/myapex depends on my_java_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cc lib fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					native_shared_libs: [
+						"my_cc_library_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "my_cc_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					shared_libs: [
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "server_configurable_flags",
+					srcs: ["server_configurable_flags.cc"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_cc_library_foo/myapex depends on my_cc_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cc binary fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					binaries: [
+						"my_cc_binary_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "my_cc_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: [
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_binary {
+					name: "my_cc_binary_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: ["my_cc_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "server_configurable_flags",
+					srcs: ["server_configurable_flags.cc"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_cc_binary_foo/myapex depends on my_cc_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Aconfig validation propagate along sourceOrOutputDependencyTag",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					apps: [
+						"my_android_app_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				android_app {
+					name: "my_android_app_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					stl: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: [":my_genrule_foo"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations_group {
+						name: "my_aconfig_declarations_group_foo",
+						java_aconfig_libraries: [
+								"my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+						],
+				}
+				filegroup {
+						name: "my_filegroup_foo_srcjars",
+						srcs: [
+								":my_aconfig_declarations_group_foo{.srcjars}",
+						],
+				}
+				genrule {
+						name: "my_genrule_foo",
+						srcs: [":my_filegroup_foo_srcjars"],
+						cmd: "cp $(in) $(out)",
+						out: ["my_genrule_foo.srcjar"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_android_app_foo/myapex depends on my_java_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			errorHandler := android.FixtureExpectsNoErrors
+			if test.expectedError != "" {
+				errorHandler = android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(test.expectedError)
+			}
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+				cc.PrepareForTestWithCcBuildComponents,
+				rust.PrepareForTestWithRustDefaultModules,
+				codegen.PrepareForTestWithAconfigBuildComponents,
+				genrule.PrepareForIntegrationTestWithGenrule,
+				PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
+				prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+				withAconfigValidationError,
+			).
+				ExtendWithErrorHandler(errorHandler).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, test.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidationNotPropagateAcrossShared(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		bp   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Java shared lib not propagate aconfig validation",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					java_libs: [
+						"my_java_library_bar",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_bar",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					libs: ["my_java_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+				cc.PrepareForTestWithCcBuildComponents,
+				rust.PrepareForTestWithRustDefaultModules,
+				codegen.PrepareForTestWithAconfigBuildComponents,
+				PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
+				prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+				withAconfigValidationError,
+			).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, test.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 9d7af18..d0b3986 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2321,9 +2321,15 @@
 }
 
 func addAconfigFiles(vctx *visitorContext, ctx android.ModuleContext, module blueprint.Module) {
-	dep, _ := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.AconfigTransitiveDeclarationsInfoProvider)
-	if len(dep.AconfigFiles) > 0 && dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()] != nil {
-		vctx.aconfigFiles = append(vctx.aconfigFiles, dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()]...)
+	if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.AconfigTransitiveDeclarationsInfoProvider); ok {
+		if len(dep.AconfigFiles) > 0 && dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()] != nil {
+			vctx.aconfigFiles = append(vctx.aconfigFiles, dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()]...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	validationFlag := ctx.DeviceConfig().AconfigContainerValidation()
+	if validationFlag == "error" || validationFlag == "warning" {
+		android.VerifyAconfigBuildMode(ctx, ctx.ModuleName(), module, validationFlag == "error")
 	}
 }