diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 376811a..6538032 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1428,6 +1428,7 @@
 }
 
 var _ javaModule = (*java.Library)(nil)
+var _ javaModule = (*java.Import)(nil)
 var _ javaModule = (*java.SdkLibrary)(nil)
 var _ javaModule = (*java.DexImport)(nil)
 var _ javaModule = (*java.SdkLibraryImport)(nil)
@@ -1629,7 +1630,7 @@
 				}
 			case javaLibTag:
 				switch child.(type) {
-				case *java.Library, *java.SdkLibrary, *java.DexImport, *java.SdkLibraryImport:
+				case *java.Library, *java.SdkLibrary, *java.DexImport, *java.SdkLibraryImport, *java.Import:
 					af := apexFileForJavaModule(ctx, child.(javaModule))
 					if !af.ok() {
 						ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q is not configured to be compiled into dex", depName)
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 58739b0..3c7e019 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -4515,6 +4515,34 @@
 	`)
 }
 
+func TestApexWithJavaImport(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			java_libs: ["myjavaimport"],
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		java_import {
+			name: "myjavaimport",
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+			jars: ["my.jar"],
+			compile_dex: true,
+		}
+	`)
+
+	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image")
+	apexRule := module.Rule("apexRule")
+	copyCmds := apexRule.Args["copy_commands"]
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myjavaimport.jar")
+}
+
 func TestApexWithApps(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex {