diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index a546cd5..5afdc2f 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -500,6 +500,14 @@
 	usesLibTag            = dependencyTag{name: "uses-library"}
 )
 
+func IsLibDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
+	return depTag == libTag
+}
+
+func IsStaticLibDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
+	return depTag == staticLibTag
+}
+
 type sdkDep struct {
 	useModule, useFiles, useDefaultLibs, invalidVersion bool