diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index d12a786..9ef5e4b 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -416,8 +416,12 @@
 	mergedNotices android.NoticeOutputs
 
 	// The built APEX file. This is the main product.
+	// Could be .apex or .capex
 	outputFile android.WritablePath
 
+	// The built uncompressed .apex file.
+	outputApexFile android.WritablePath
+
 	// The built APEX file in app bundle format. This file is not directly installed to the
 	// device. For an APEX, multiple app bundles are created each of which is for a specific ABI
 	// like arm, arm64, x86, etc. Then they are processed again (outside of the Android build
@@ -1284,6 +1288,12 @@
 	case "", android.DefaultDistTag:
 		// This is the default dist path.
 		return android.Paths{a.outputFile}, nil
+	case imageApexSuffix:
+		// uncompressed one
+		if a.outputApexFile != nil {
+			return android.Paths{a.outputApexFile}, nil
+		}
+		fallthrough
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported module reference tag %q", tag)
 	}