diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 498b539..3dae4e4 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -443,6 +443,30 @@
 	usesLibCompat30OptTag   = makeUsesLibraryDependencyTag(30, true)
 )
 
+// A list of tags for deps used for compiling a module.
+// Any dependency tags that modifies the following properties of `deps` in `Module.collectDeps` should be
+// added to this list:
+// - bootClasspath
+// - classpath
+// - java9Classpath
+// - systemModules
+// - kotlin deps...
+var (
+	compileDependencyTags = []blueprint.DependencyTag{
+		sdkLibTag,
+		libTag,
+		staticLibTag,
+		bootClasspathTag,
+		systemModulesTag,
+		java9LibTag,
+		kotlinStdlibTag,
+		kotlinAnnotationsTag,
+		kotlinPluginTag,
+		syspropPublicStubDepTag,
+		instrumentationForTag,
+	}
+)
+
 func IsLibDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
 	return depTag == libTag || depTag == sdkLibTag
 }