diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index dce33a4..169d853 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -182,15 +182,16 @@
 }
 
 type javaBuilderFlags struct {
-	javacFlags    string
-	bootClasspath classpath
-	classpath     classpath
-	processorPath classpath
-	processor     string
-	systemModules *systemModules
-	aidlFlags     string
-	aidlDeps      android.Paths
-	javaVersion   javaVersion
+	javacFlags     string
+	bootClasspath  classpath
+	classpath      classpath
+	java9Classpath classpath
+	processorPath  classpath
+	processor      string
+	systemModules  *systemModules
+	aidlFlags      string
+	aidlDeps       android.Paths
+	javaVersion    javaVersion
 
 	errorProneExtraJavacFlags string
 	errorProneProcessorPath   classpath
@@ -295,11 +296,14 @@
 	var deps android.Paths
 	deps = append(deps, srcJars...)
 
+	classpath := flags.classpath
+
 	var bootClasspath string
 	if flags.javaVersion.usesJavaModules() {
 		var systemModuleDeps android.Paths
 		bootClasspath, systemModuleDeps = flags.systemModules.FormTurbineSystemModulesPath(ctx.Device())
 		deps = append(deps, systemModuleDeps...)
+		classpath = append(flags.java9Classpath, classpath...)
 	} else {
 		deps = append(deps, flags.bootClasspath...)
 		if len(flags.bootClasspath) == 0 && ctx.Device() {
@@ -311,7 +315,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	deps = append(deps, flags.classpath...)
+	deps = append(deps, classpath...)
 	deps = append(deps, flags.processorPath...)
 
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@
 			"javacFlags":    flags.javacFlags,
 			"bootClasspath": bootClasspath,
 			"srcJars":       strings.Join(srcJars.Strings(), " "),
-			"classpath":     strings.Join(flags.classpath.FormTurbineClasspath("--classpath "), " "),
+			"classpath":     strings.Join(classpath.FormTurbineClasspath("--classpath "), " "),
 			"outDir":        android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "turbine", "classes").String(),
 			"javaVersion":   flags.javaVersion.String(),
 		},
@@ -347,11 +351,14 @@
 
 	deps = append(deps, srcJars...)
 
+	classpath := flags.classpath
+
 	var bootClasspath string
 	if flags.javaVersion.usesJavaModules() {
 		var systemModuleDeps android.Paths
 		bootClasspath, systemModuleDeps = flags.systemModules.FormJavaSystemModulesPath(ctx.Device())
 		deps = append(deps, systemModuleDeps...)
+		classpath = append(flags.java9Classpath, classpath...)
 	} else {
 		deps = append(deps, flags.bootClasspath...)
 		if len(flags.bootClasspath) == 0 && ctx.Device() {
@@ -363,7 +370,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	deps = append(deps, flags.classpath...)
+	deps = append(deps, classpath...)
 	deps = append(deps, flags.processorPath...)
 
 	processor := "-proc:none"
@@ -389,7 +396,7 @@
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"javacFlags":    flags.javacFlags,
 			"bootClasspath": bootClasspath,
-			"classpath":     flags.classpath.FormJavaClassPath("-classpath"),
+			"classpath":     classpath.FormJavaClassPath("-classpath"),
 			"processorpath": flags.processorPath.FormJavaClassPath("-processorpath"),
 			"processor":     processor,
 			"srcJars":       strings.Join(srcJars.Strings(), " "),
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 714412c..6f3b152 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -429,8 +429,9 @@
 				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, config.DefaultLibraries...)
 			}
 		} else if sdkDep.useModule {
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, sdkDep.modules...)
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, sdkDep.bootclasspath...)
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesTag, sdkDep.systemModules)
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, java9LibTag, sdkDep.java9Classpath...)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -505,7 +506,8 @@
 
 	sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(ctx, sdkContext(j))
 	if sdkDep.invalidVersion {
-		ctx.AddMissingDependencies(sdkDep.modules)
+		ctx.AddMissingDependencies(sdkDep.bootclasspath)
+		ctx.AddMissingDependencies(sdkDep.java9Classpath)
 	} else if sdkDep.useFiles {
 		deps.bootClasspath = append(deps.bootClasspath, sdkDep.jars...)
 	}
@@ -538,6 +540,13 @@
 			default:
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("depends on non-java module %q", otherName)
 			}
+		case java9LibTag:
+			switch dep := module.(type) {
+			case Dependency:
+				deps.java9Classpath = append(deps.java9Classpath, dep.HeaderJars()...)
+			default:
+				ctx.ModuleErrorf("depends on non-java module %q", otherName)
+			}
 		case systemModulesTag:
 			if deps.systemModules != nil {
 				panic("Found two system module dependencies")
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 4fc5a6f..947aa8c 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@
 	Use_tools_jar *bool
 
 	Openjdk9 struct {
-		// List of source files that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
+		// List of source files that should only be used when passing -source 1.9 or higher
 		Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
-		// List of javac flags that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
+		// List of javac flags that should only be used when passing -source 1.9 or higher
 		Javacflags []string
 	}
 
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
 var (
 	staticLibTag          = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib"}
 	libTag                = dependencyTag{name: "javalib"}
+	java9LibTag           = dependencyTag{name: "java9lib"}
 	pluginTag             = dependencyTag{name: "plugin"}
 	bootClasspathTag      = dependencyTag{name: "bootclasspath"}
 	systemModulesTag      = dependencyTag{name: "system modules"}
@@ -461,12 +462,16 @@
 type sdkDep struct {
 	useModule, useFiles, useDefaultLibs, invalidVersion bool
 
-	modules []string
+	// The modules that will be added to the bootclasspath when targeting 1.8 or lower
+	bootclasspath []string
 
 	// The default system modules to use. Will be an empty string if no system
 	// modules are to be used.
 	systemModules string
 
+	// The modules that will be added ot the classpath when targeting 1.9 or higher
+	java9Classpath []string
+
 	frameworkResModule string
 
 	jars android.Paths
@@ -531,8 +536,9 @@
 				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, config.DefaultLibraries...)
 			}
 		} else if sdkDep.useModule {
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, sdkDep.modules...)
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, sdkDep.bootclasspath...)
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesTag, sdkDep.systemModules)
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, java9LibTag, sdkDep.java9Classpath...)
 			if j.deviceProperties.EffectiveOptimizeEnabled() && sdkDep.hasStandardLibs() {
 				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, proguardRaiseTag, config.DefaultBootclasspathLibraries...)
 				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, proguardRaiseTag, config.DefaultLibraries...)
@@ -630,6 +636,7 @@
 
 type deps struct {
 	classpath          classpath
+	java9Classpath     classpath
 	bootClasspath      classpath
 	processorPath      classpath
 	processorClasses   []string
@@ -739,7 +746,8 @@
 	if ctx.Device() {
 		sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(ctx, sdkContext(j))
 		if sdkDep.invalidVersion {
-			ctx.AddMissingDependencies(sdkDep.modules)
+			ctx.AddMissingDependencies(sdkDep.bootclasspath)
+			ctx.AddMissingDependencies(sdkDep.java9Classpath)
 		} else if sdkDep.useFiles {
 			// sdkDep.jar is actually equivalent to turbine header.jar.
 			deps.classpath = append(deps.classpath, sdkDep.jars...)
@@ -787,6 +795,8 @@
 				// sdk lib names from dependencies are re-exported
 				j.exportedSdkLibs = append(j.exportedSdkLibs, dep.ExportedSdkLibs()...)
 				deps.aidlIncludeDirs = append(deps.aidlIncludeDirs, dep.AidlIncludeDirs()...)
+			case java9LibTag:
+				deps.java9Classpath = append(deps.java9Classpath, dep.HeaderJars()...)
 			case staticLibTag:
 				deps.classpath = append(deps.classpath, dep.HeaderJars()...)
 				deps.staticJars = append(deps.staticJars, dep.ImplementationJars()...)
@@ -883,12 +893,8 @@
 		return JAVA_VERSION_7
 	} else if ctx.Device() && sdk <= 29 {
 		return JAVA_VERSION_8
-	} else if ctx.Device() &&
-		sdkContext.sdkVersion() != "" &&
-		sdkContext.sdkVersion() != "none" &&
-		sdkContext.sdkVersion() != "core_platform" &&
-		sdk == android.FutureApiLevel {
-		// TODO(ccross): once we generate stubs we should be able to use 1.9 for sdk_version: "current"
+	} else if ctx.Device() && ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildUsePrebuiltSdks() {
+		// TODO(b/142896162): once we have prebuilt system modules we can use 1.9 for unbundled builds
 		return JAVA_VERSION_8
 	} else {
 		return JAVA_VERSION_9
@@ -981,6 +987,7 @@
 	// classpath
 	flags.bootClasspath = append(flags.bootClasspath, deps.bootClasspath...)
 	flags.classpath = append(flags.classpath, deps.classpath...)
+	flags.java9Classpath = append(flags.java9Classpath, deps.java9Classpath...)
 	flags.processorPath = append(flags.processorPath, deps.processorPath...)
 
 	flags.processor = strings.Join(deps.processorClasses, ",")
diff --git a/java/sdk.go b/java/sdk.go
index d8584d2..6f0f432 100644
--- a/java/sdk.go
+++ b/java/sdk.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 		if (!jarPath.Valid() || !aidlPath.Valid()) && ctx.Config().AllowMissingDependencies() {
 			return sdkDep{
 				invalidVersion: true,
-				modules:        []string{fmt.Sprintf("sdk_%s_%s_android", api, v)},
+				bootclasspath:  []string{fmt.Sprintf("sdk_%s_%s_android", api, v)},
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -144,20 +144,14 @@
 	}
 
 	toModule := func(m, r string, aidl android.Path) sdkDep {
-		ret := sdkDep{
+		return sdkDep{
 			useModule:          true,
-			modules:            []string{m, config.DefaultLambdaStubsLibrary},
-			systemModules:      m + "_system_modules",
+			bootclasspath:      []string{m, config.DefaultLambdaStubsLibrary},
+			systemModules:      "core-current-stubs-system-modules",
+			java9Classpath:     []string{m},
 			frameworkResModule: r,
 			aidl:               android.OptionalPathForPath(aidl),
 		}
-
-		if m == "core.current.stubs" {
-			ret.systemModules = "core-current-stubs-system-modules"
-			// core_current does not include framework classes.
-			ret.noFrameworksLibs = true
-		}
-		return ret
 	}
 
 	// Ensures that the specificed system SDK version is one of BOARD_SYSTEMSDK_VERSIONS (for vendor apks)
@@ -201,7 +195,7 @@
 			useModule:      true,
 			noStandardLibs: true,
 			systemModules:  systemModules,
-			modules:        []string{systemModules},
+			bootclasspath:  []string{systemModules},
 		}
 	case "core_platform":
 		return sdkDep{
diff --git a/java/sdk_test.go b/java/sdk_test.go
index 647a0b9..525c898 100644
--- a/java/sdk_test.go
+++ b/java/sdk_test.go
@@ -83,19 +83,21 @@
 		},
 		{
 
-			name:          "current",
-			properties:    `sdk_version: "current",`,
-			bootclasspath: []string{"android_stubs_current", "core-lambda-stubs"},
-			forces8:       true,
-			aidl:          "-p" + buildDir + "/framework.aidl",
+			name:           "current",
+			properties:     `sdk_version: "current",`,
+			bootclasspath:  []string{"android_stubs_current", "core-lambda-stubs"},
+			system:         "core-current-stubs-system-modules",
+			java9classpath: []string{"android_stubs_current"},
+			aidl:           "-p" + buildDir + "/framework.aidl",
 		},
 		{
 
-			name:          "system_current",
-			properties:    `sdk_version: "system_current",`,
-			bootclasspath: []string{"android_system_stubs_current", "core-lambda-stubs"},
-			forces8:       true,
-			aidl:          "-p" + buildDir + "/framework.aidl",
+			name:           "system_current",
+			properties:     `sdk_version: "system_current",`,
+			bootclasspath:  []string{"android_system_stubs_current", "core-lambda-stubs"},
+			system:         "core-current-stubs-system-modules",
+			java9classpath: []string{"android_system_stubs_current"},
+			aidl:           "-p" + buildDir + "/framework.aidl",
 		},
 		{
 
@@ -108,18 +110,20 @@
 		},
 		{
 
-			name:          "test_current",
-			properties:    `sdk_version: "test_current",`,
-			bootclasspath: []string{"android_test_stubs_current", "core-lambda-stubs"},
-			forces8:       true,
-			aidl:          "-p" + buildDir + "/framework.aidl",
+			name:           "test_current",
+			properties:     `sdk_version: "test_current",`,
+			bootclasspath:  []string{"android_test_stubs_current", "core-lambda-stubs"},
+			system:         "core-current-stubs-system-modules",
+			java9classpath: []string{"android_test_stubs_current"},
+			aidl:           "-p" + buildDir + "/framework.aidl",
 		},
 		{
 
-			name:          "core_current",
-			properties:    `sdk_version: "core_current",`,
-			bootclasspath: []string{"core.current.stubs", "core-lambda-stubs"},
-			forces8:       true,
+			name:           "core_current",
+			properties:     `sdk_version: "core_current",`,
+			bootclasspath:  []string{"core.current.stubs", "core-lambda-stubs"},
+			system:         "core-current-stubs-system-modules",
+			java9classpath: []string{"core.current.stubs"},
 		},
 		{
 
@@ -385,8 +389,23 @@
 				checkClasspath(t, ctx, true /* isJava8 */)
 			})
 
-			// TODO(b/142896162): Add a with PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME=REL, javac -source 9 -target 9, when that all works.
+			// Test again with PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME=REL, javac -source 9 -target 9
+			t.Run("REL + Java language level 9", func(t *testing.T) {
+				config := testConfig(nil)
+				config.TestProductVariables.Platform_sdk_codename = proptools.StringPtr("REL")
+				config.TestProductVariables.Platform_sdk_final = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
+
+				if testcase.unbundled {
+					config.TestProductVariables.Unbundled_build = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
+				}
+				if testcase.pdk {
+					config.TestProductVariables.Pdk = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
+				}
+				ctx := testContext(bp, nil)
+				run(t, ctx, config)
+
+				checkClasspath(t, ctx, false /* isJava8 */)
+			})
 		})
 	}
-
 }