diff --git a/android/hooks.go b/android/hooks.go
index 1e5ff21..604cb9c 100644
--- a/android/hooks.go
+++ b/android/hooks.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 type InstallHookContext interface {
 	ModuleContext
-	Path() OutputPath
+	Path() InstallPath
 	Symlink() bool
 }
 
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
 
 type installHookContext struct {
 	ModuleContext
-	path    OutputPath
+	path    InstallPath
 	symlink bool
 }
 
-func (x *installHookContext) Path() OutputPath {
+func (x *installHookContext) Path() InstallPath {
 	return x.path
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	return x.symlink
 }
 
-func (x *hooks) runInstallHooks(ctx ModuleContext, path OutputPath, symlink bool) {
+func (x *hooks) runInstallHooks(ctx ModuleContext, path InstallPath, symlink bool) {
 	if len(x.install) > 0 {
 		mctx := &installHookContext{
 			ModuleContext: ctx,
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 2d0c20d..40b2b57 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@
 	ExpandSource(srcFile, prop string) Path
 	ExpandOptionalSource(srcFile *string, prop string) OptionalPath
 
-	InstallExecutable(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) OutputPath
-	InstallFile(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) OutputPath
-	InstallSymlink(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath OutputPath) OutputPath
-	InstallAbsoluteSymlink(installPath OutputPath, name string, absPath string) OutputPath
+	InstallExecutable(installPath InstallPath, name string, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) InstallPath
+	InstallFile(installPath InstallPath, name string, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) InstallPath
+	InstallSymlink(installPath InstallPath, name string, srcPath InstallPath) InstallPath
+	InstallAbsoluteSymlink(installPath InstallPath, name string, absPath string) InstallPath
 	CheckbuildFile(srcPath Path)
 
 	InstallInData() bool
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@
 	return m.module.InstallBypassMake()
 }
 
-func (m *moduleContext) skipInstall(fullInstallPath OutputPath) bool {
+func (m *moduleContext) skipInstall(fullInstallPath InstallPath) bool {
 	if m.module.base().commonProperties.SkipInstall {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -1561,18 +1561,18 @@
 	return false
 }
 
-func (m *moduleContext) InstallFile(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path,
-	deps ...Path) OutputPath {
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallFile(installPath InstallPath, name string, srcPath Path,
+	deps ...Path) InstallPath {
 	return m.installFile(installPath, name, srcPath, Cp, deps)
 }
 
-func (m *moduleContext) InstallExecutable(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path,
-	deps ...Path) OutputPath {
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallExecutable(installPath InstallPath, name string, srcPath Path,
+	deps ...Path) InstallPath {
 	return m.installFile(installPath, name, srcPath, CpExecutable, deps)
 }
 
-func (m *moduleContext) installFile(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path,
-	rule blueprint.Rule, deps []Path) OutputPath {
+func (m *moduleContext) installFile(installPath InstallPath, name string, srcPath Path,
+	rule blueprint.Rule, deps []Path) InstallPath {
 
 	fullInstallPath := installPath.Join(m, name)
 	m.module.base().hooks.runInstallHooks(m, fullInstallPath, false)
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@
 	return fullInstallPath
 }
 
-func (m *moduleContext) InstallSymlink(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath OutputPath) OutputPath {
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallSymlink(installPath InstallPath, name string, srcPath InstallPath) InstallPath {
 	fullInstallPath := installPath.Join(m, name)
 	m.module.base().hooks.runInstallHooks(m, fullInstallPath, true)
 
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@
 
 // installPath/name -> absPath where absPath might be a path that is available only at runtime
 // (e.g. /apex/...)
-func (m *moduleContext) InstallAbsoluteSymlink(installPath OutputPath, name string, absPath string) OutputPath {
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallAbsoluteSymlink(installPath InstallPath, name string, absPath string) InstallPath {
 	fullInstallPath := installPath.Join(m, name)
 	m.module.base().hooks.runInstallHooks(m, fullInstallPath, true)
 
diff --git a/android/notices.go b/android/notices.go
index 7b61d65..bf273b5 100644
--- a/android/notices.go
+++ b/android/notices.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	})
 }
 
-func BuildNoticeOutput(ctx ModuleContext, installPath OutputPath, installFilename string,
+func BuildNoticeOutput(ctx ModuleContext, installPath InstallPath, installFilename string,
 	noticePaths []Path) NoticeOutputs {
 	// Merge all NOTICE files into one.
 	// TODO(jungjw): We should just produce a well-formatted NOTICE.html file in a single pass.
diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index e8b08b5..b89edba 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
 	return OptionalPathForPath(PathForSource(ctx, relPath))
 }
 
-// OutputPath is a Path representing a file path rooted from the build directory
+// OutputPath is a Path representing an intermediates file path rooted from the build directory
 type OutputPath struct {
 	basePath
 }
@@ -824,12 +824,12 @@
 // pathForInstallInMakeDir is used by PathForModuleInstall when the module returns true
 // for InstallBypassMake to produce an OutputPath that installs to $OUT_DIR instead of
 // $OUT_DIR/soong.
-func pathForInstallInMakeDir(ctx PathContext, pathComponents ...string) OutputPath {
+func pathForInstallInMakeDir(ctx PathContext, pathComponents ...string) InstallPath {
 	path, err := validatePath(pathComponents...)
 	if err != nil {
 		reportPathError(ctx, err)
 	}
-	return OutputPath{basePath{"../" + path, ctx.Config(), ""}}
+	return InstallPath{basePath{"../" + path, ctx.Config(), ""}}
 }
 
 // PathsForOutput returns Paths rooted from buildDir
@@ -847,10 +847,6 @@
 	return filepath.Join(p.config.buildDir, p.path)
 }
 
-func (p OutputPath) RelPathString() string {
-	return p.path
-}
-
 // Join creates a new OutputPath with paths... joined with the current path. The
 // provided paths... may not use '..' to escape from the current path.
 func (p OutputPath) Join(ctx PathContext, paths ...string) OutputPath {
@@ -1119,9 +1115,39 @@
 	return ModuleResPath{PathForModuleOut(ctx, "res", p)}
 }
 
+// InstallPath is a Path representing a installed file path rooted from the build directory
+type InstallPath struct {
+	basePath
+}
+
+func (p InstallPath) writablePath() {}
+
+func (p InstallPath) String() string {
+	return filepath.Join(p.config.buildDir, p.path)
+}
+
+// Join creates a new InstallPath with paths... joined with the current path. The
+// provided paths... may not use '..' to escape from the current path.
+func (p InstallPath) Join(ctx PathContext, paths ...string) InstallPath {
+	path, err := validatePath(paths...)
+	if err != nil {
+		reportPathError(ctx, err)
+	}
+	return p.withRel(path)
+}
+
+func (p InstallPath) withRel(rel string) InstallPath {
+	p.basePath = p.basePath.withRel(rel)
+	return p
+}
+
+func (p InstallPath) RelPathString() string {
+	return p.path
+}
+
 // PathForModuleInstall returns a Path representing the install path for the
 // module appended with paths...
-func PathForModuleInstall(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext, pathComponents ...string) OutputPath {
+func PathForModuleInstall(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext, pathComponents ...string) InstallPath {
 	var outPaths []string
 	if ctx.Device() {
 		partition := modulePartition(ctx)
@@ -1144,10 +1170,24 @@
 	if ctx.InstallBypassMake() && ctx.Config().EmbeddedInMake() {
 		return pathForInstallInMakeDir(ctx, outPaths...)
 	}
-	return PathForOutput(ctx, outPaths...)
+
+	path, err := validatePath(outPaths...)
+	if err != nil {
+		reportPathError(ctx, err)
+	}
+	return InstallPath{basePath{path, ctx.Config(), ""}}
 }
 
-func InstallPathToOnDevicePath(ctx PathContext, path OutputPath) string {
+func PathForNdkInstall(ctx PathContext, paths ...string) InstallPath {
+	paths = append([]string{"ndk"}, paths...)
+	path, err := validatePath(paths...)
+	if err != nil {
+		reportPathError(ctx, err)
+	}
+	return InstallPath{basePath{path, ctx.Config(), ""}}
+}
+
+func InstallPathToOnDevicePath(ctx PathContext, path InstallPath) string {
 	rel := Rel(ctx, PathForOutput(ctx, "target", "product", ctx.Config().DeviceName()).String(), path.String())
 
 	return "/" + rel
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_etc.go b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
index d29ed16..3aeda1c 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt_etc.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	installDirBase string
 	// The base install location when soc_specific property is set to true, e.g. "firmware" for prebuilt_firmware.
 	socInstallDirBase      string
-	installDirPath         OutputPath
+	installDirPath         InstallPath
 	additionalDependencies *Paths
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 	return PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(p.properties.Src))
 }
 
-func (p *PrebuiltEtc) InstallDirPath() OutputPath {
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) InstallDirPath() InstallPath {
 	return p.installDirPath
 }