diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index a4af7aa..7081ceb 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -985,9 +985,6 @@
 	// List of providing APEXes' names so that this APEX can depend on provided shared libraries.
 	Uses []string
 
-	// A txt file containing list of files that are allowed to be included in this APEX.
-	Allowed_files *string
-
 	// package format of this apex variant; could be non-flattened, flattened, or zip.
 	// imageApex, zipApex or flattened
 	ApexType apexPackaging `blueprint:"mutated"`
@@ -1063,6 +1060,9 @@
 	// Apex Container Package Name.
 	// Override value for attribute package:name in AndroidManifest.xml
 	Package_name string
+
+	// A txt file containing list of files that are allowed to be included in this APEX.
+	Allowed_files *string `android:"path"`
 }
 
 type apexPackaging int
@@ -1454,6 +1454,9 @@
 }
 
 func (a *apexBundle) OverridablePropertiesDepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	if a.overridableProperties.Allowed_files != nil {
+		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, a.overridableProperties.Allowed_files)
+	}
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(ctx.Config().AndroidCommonTarget.Variations(),
 		androidAppTag, a.overridableProperties.Apps...)
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(ctx.Config().AndroidCommonTarget.Variations(),
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index a7a7765..3d5886e 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -5396,6 +5396,61 @@
 	ensureNotContains(t, content, "myapex.apex")
 }
 
+func TestAllowedFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			apps: ["app"],
+			allowed_files: "allowed.txt",
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		android_app {
+			name: "app",
+			srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+			package_name: "foo",
+			sdk_version: "none",
+			system_modules: "none",
+			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+		}
+	`, withFiles(map[string][]byte{
+		"sub/Android.bp": []byte(`
+			override_apex {
+				name: "override_myapex",
+				base: "myapex",
+				apps: ["override_app"],
+				allowed_files: ":allowed",
+			}
+			// Overridable "path" property should be referenced indirectly
+			filegroup {
+				name: "allowed",
+				srcs: ["allowed.txt"],
+			}
+			override_android_app {
+				name: "override_app",
+				base: "app",
+				package_name: "bar",
+			}
+			`),
+	}))
+
+	rule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Rule("diffApexContentRule")
+	if expected, actual := "allowed.txt", rule.Args["allowed_files_file"]; expected != actual {
+		t.Errorf("allowed_files_file: expected %q but got %q", expected, actual)
+	}
+
+	rule2 := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_override_myapex_myapex_image").Rule("diffApexContentRule")
+	if expected, actual := "sub/allowed.txt", rule2.Args["allowed_files_file"]; expected != actual {
+		t.Errorf("allowed_files_file: expected %q but got %q", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	run := func() int {
 		setUp()
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 53c1193..af43417 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 	emitCommands = append(emitCommands, "sort -o "+imageContentFile.String()+" "+imageContentFile.String())
 	implicitInputs = append(implicitInputs, a.manifestPbOut)
 
-	if a.properties.Allowed_files != nil {
+	if a.overridableProperties.Allowed_files != nil {
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 			Rule:        emitApexContentRule,
 			Implicits:   implicitInputs,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 			},
 		})
 		implicitInputs = append(implicitInputs, imageContentFile)
-		allowedFilesFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, proptools.String(a.properties.Allowed_files))
+		allowedFilesFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, proptools.String(a.overridableProperties.Allowed_files))
 
 		phonyOutput := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.Name()+"-diff-phony-output")
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{