diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 4c4b83c..531b46a 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@
 	// or an android_app_certificate module name in the form ":module".
 	Certificate *string
 
+	// Name of the signing certificate lineage file.
+	Lineage *string
+
 	// the package name of this app. The package name in the manifest file is used if one was not given.
 	Package_name *string
 
@@ -586,7 +589,11 @@
 	if v4SigningRequested {
 		v4SignatureFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+".apk.idsig")
 	}
-	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, a.exportPackage, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile)
+	var lineageFile android.Path
+	if lineage := String(a.overridableAppProperties.Lineage); lineage != "" {
+		lineageFile = android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, lineage)
+	}
+	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, a.exportPackage, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile)
 	a.outputFile = packageFile
 	if v4SigningRequested {
 		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
@@ -598,7 +605,7 @@
 		if v4SigningRequested {
 			v4SignatureFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+"_"+split.suffix+".apk.idsig")
 		}
-		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile)
+		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile)
 		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, packageFile)
 		if v4SigningRequested {
 			a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
@@ -1249,7 +1256,7 @@
 		}
 		a.certificate = certificates[0]
 		signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", apkFilename)
-		SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, dexOutput, certificates, nil)
+		SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, dexOutput, certificates, nil, nil)
 		a.outputFile = signed
 	} else {
 		alignedApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "zip-aligned", apkFilename)
@@ -1486,7 +1493,7 @@
 	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false, false)
 	certificates = processMainCert(r.ModuleBase, String(r.properties.Certificate), certificates, ctx)
 	signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", r.Name()+".apk")
-	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates, nil)
+	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates, nil, nil)
 	r.certificate = certificates[0]
 
 	r.outputFile = signed
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index b2780bc..e8c16c2 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	})
 
 func CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
-	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath) {
+	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath, lineageFile android.Path) {
 
 	unsignedApkName := strings.TrimSuffix(outputFile.Base(), ".apk") + "-unsigned.apk"
 	unsignedApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, unsignedApkName)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 		Implicits: deps,
 	})
 
-	SignAppPackage(ctx, outputFile, unsignedApk, certificates, v4SignatureFile)
+	SignAppPackage(ctx, outputFile, unsignedApk, certificates, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile)
 }
 
-func SignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, signedApk android.WritablePath, unsignedApk android.Path, certificates []Certificate, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath) {
+func SignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, signedApk android.WritablePath, unsignedApk android.Path, certificates []Certificate, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath, lineageFile android.Path) {
 
 	var certificateArgs []string
 	var deps android.Paths
@@ -79,10 +79,14 @@
 	}
 
 	outputFiles := android.WritablePaths{signedApk}
-	var flag string = ""
+	var flags []string
 	if v4SignatureFile != nil {
 		outputFiles = append(outputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
-		flag = "--enable-v4"
+		flags = append(flags, "--enable-v4")
+	}
+
+	if lineageFile != nil {
+		flags = append(flags, "--lineage", lineageFile.String())
 	}
 
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@
 		Implicits:   deps,
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"certificates": strings.Join(certificateArgs, " "),
-			"flags":        flag,
+			"flags":        strings.Join(flags, " "),
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index f2cbbfb..75d1c90 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -1115,7 +1115,8 @@
 		name                string
 		bp                  string
 		certificateOverride string
-		expected            string
+		expectedLineage     string
+		expectedCertificate string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "default",
@@ -1127,7 +1128,8 @@
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "",
-			expected:            "build/make/target/product/security/testkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/testkey.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "build/make/target/product/security/testkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/testkey.pk8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "module certificate property",
@@ -1145,7 +1147,8 @@
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "",
-			expected:            "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "path certificate property",
@@ -1158,7 +1161,8 @@
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "",
-			expected:            "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "certificate overrides",
@@ -1176,7 +1180,28 @@
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "foo:new_certificate",
-			expected:            "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "certificate lineage",
+			bp: `
+				android_app {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: ["a.java"],
+					certificate: ":new_certificate",
+					lineage: "lineage.bin",
+					sdk_version: "current",
+				}
+
+				android_app_certificate {
+					name: "new_certificate",
+					certificate: "cert/new_cert",
+				}
+			`,
+			certificateOverride: "",
+			expectedLineage:     "--lineage lineage.bin",
+			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -1192,9 +1217,14 @@
 			foo := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
 
 			signapk := foo.Output("foo.apk")
-			signFlags := signapk.Args["certificates"]
-			if test.expected != signFlags {
-				t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", test.expected, signFlags)
+			signCertificateFlags := signapk.Args["certificates"]
+			if test.expectedCertificate != signCertificateFlags {
+				t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", test.expectedCertificate, signCertificateFlags)
+			}
+
+			signFlags := signapk.Args["flags"]
+			if test.expectedLineage != signFlags {
+				t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", test.expectedLineage, signFlags)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -1368,6 +1398,7 @@
 			name: "bar",
 			base: "foo",
 			certificate: ":new_certificate",
+			lineage: "lineage.bin",
 			logging_parent: "bah",
 		}
 
@@ -1388,7 +1419,8 @@
 		variantName    string
 		apkName        string
 		apkPath        string
-		signFlag       string
+		certFlag       string
+		lineageFlag    string
 		overrides      []string
 		aaptFlag       string
 		logging_parent string
@@ -1397,7 +1429,8 @@
 			moduleName:     "foo",
 			variantName:    "android_common",
 			apkPath:        "/target/product/test_device/system/app/foo/foo.apk",
-			signFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			certFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			lineageFlag:    "",
 			overrides:      []string{"qux"},
 			aaptFlag:       "",
 			logging_parent: "",
@@ -1406,7 +1439,8 @@
 			moduleName:     "bar",
 			variantName:    "android_common_bar",
 			apkPath:        "/target/product/test_device/system/app/bar/bar.apk",
-			signFlag:       "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			certFlag:       "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			lineageFlag:    "--lineage lineage.bin",
 			overrides:      []string{"qux", "foo"},
 			aaptFlag:       "",
 			logging_parent: "bah",
@@ -1415,7 +1449,8 @@
 			moduleName:     "baz",
 			variantName:    "android_common_baz",
 			apkPath:        "/target/product/test_device/system/app/baz/baz.apk",
-			signFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			certFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			lineageFlag:    "",
 			overrides:      []string{"qux", "foo"},
 			aaptFlag:       "--rename-manifest-package org.dandroid.bp",
 			logging_parent: "",
@@ -1440,9 +1475,15 @@
 
 		// Check the certificate paths
 		signapk := variant.Output(expected.moduleName + ".apk")
-		signFlag := signapk.Args["certificates"]
-		if expected.signFlag != signFlag {
-			t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", expected.signFlag, signFlag)
+		certFlag := signapk.Args["certificates"]
+		if expected.certFlag != certFlag {
+			t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", expected.certFlag, certFlag)
+		}
+
+		// Check the lineage flags
+		lineageFlag := signapk.Args["flags"]
+		if expected.lineageFlag != lineageFlag {
+			t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", expected.lineageFlag, lineageFlag)
 		}
 
 		// Check if the overrides field values are correctly aggregated.
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index 28c1a26..dd35653 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 
 		"cert/new_cert.x509.pem": nil,
 		"cert/new_cert.pk8":      nil,
+		"lineage.bin":            nil,
 
 		"testdata/data": nil,