diff --git a/cc/linkable.go b/cc/linkable.go
index d0fda64..337b459 100644
--- a/cc/linkable.go
+++ b/cc/linkable.go
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
 	SetMinSdkVersion(version string)
 	ApexSdkVersion() android.ApiLevel
 	ImplementationModuleNameForMake(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) string
+
+	// RustApexExclude returns ApexExclude() for Rust modules; always returns false for all non-Rust modules.
+	// TODO(b/362509506): remove this once all apex_exclude uses are switched to stubs.
+	RustApexExclude() bool
 }
 
 // LinkableInterface is an interface for a type of module that is linkable in a C++ library.