diff --git a/java/Android.bp b/java/Android.bp
index e9319d1..4450c42 100644
--- a/java/Android.bp
+++ b/java/Android.bp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
         "plugin.go",
         "prebuilt_apis.go",
         "proto.go",
+        "resourceshrinker.go",
         "robolectric.go",
         "rro.go",
         "sdk.go",
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@
         "plugin_test.go",
         "prebuilt_apis_test.go",
         "proto_test.go",
+        "resourceshrinker_test.go",
         "rro_test.go",
         "sdk_test.go",
         "sdk_library_test.go",
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 9590d49..0cb72e2 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
 	return android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, installDir, a.installApkName+".apk")
 }
 
-func (a *AndroidApp) dexBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) (android.Path, android.Path) {
+func (a *AndroidApp) dexBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.Path {
 	a.dexpreopter.installPath = a.installPath(ctx)
 	a.dexpreopter.isApp = true
 	if a.dexProperties.Uncompress_dex == nil {
@@ -538,15 +538,7 @@
 	a.dexpreopter.manifestFile = a.mergedManifestFile
 	a.dexpreopter.preventInstall = a.appProperties.PreventInstall
 
-	var packageResources = a.exportPackage
-
 	if ctx.ModuleName() != "framework-res" {
-		if Bool(a.dexProperties.Optimize.Shrink_resources) {
-			protoFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, packageResources.Base()+".proto.apk")
-			aapt2Convert(ctx, protoFile, packageResources, "proto")
-			a.dexer.resourcesInput = android.OptionalPathForPath(protoFile)
-		}
-
 		var extraSrcJars android.Paths
 		var extraClasspathJars android.Paths
 		var extraCombinedJars android.Paths
@@ -564,14 +556,9 @@
 		}
 
 		a.Module.compile(ctx, extraSrcJars, extraClasspathJars, extraCombinedJars)
-		if Bool(a.dexProperties.Optimize.Shrink_resources) {
-			binaryResources := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, packageResources.Base()+".binary.out.apk")
-			aapt2Convert(ctx, binaryResources, a.dexer.resourcesOutput.Path(), "binary")
-			packageResources = binaryResources
-		}
 	}
 
-	return a.dexJarFile.PathOrNil(), packageResources
+	return a.dexJarFile.PathOrNil()
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) jniBuildActions(jniLibs []jniLib, prebuiltJniPackages android.Paths, ctx android.ModuleContext) android.WritablePath {
@@ -756,6 +743,7 @@
 
 	// Process all building blocks, from AAPT to certificates.
 	a.aaptBuildActions(ctx)
+
 	// The decision to enforce <uses-library> checks is made before adding implicit SDK libraries.
 	a.usesLibrary.freezeEnforceUsesLibraries()
 
@@ -781,7 +769,7 @@
 	a.linter.resources = a.aapt.resourceFiles
 	a.linter.buildModuleReportZip = ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildApps()
 
-	dexJarFile, packageResources := a.dexBuildActions(ctx)
+	dexJarFile := a.dexBuildActions(ctx)
 
 	jniLibs, prebuiltJniPackages, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, a, a.shouldEmbedJnis(ctx), !Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis))
 	jniJarFile := a.jniBuildActions(jniLibs, prebuiltJniPackages, ctx)
@@ -805,7 +793,7 @@
 	}
 	rotationMinSdkVersion := String(a.overridableAppProperties.RotationMinSdkVersion)
 
-	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, packageResources, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile, rotationMinSdkVersion)
+	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, a.exportPackage, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile, rotationMinSdkVersion, Bool(a.dexProperties.Optimize.Shrink_resources))
 	a.outputFile = packageFile
 	if v4SigningRequested {
 		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
@@ -834,7 +822,7 @@
 		if v4SigningRequested {
 			v4SignatureFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+"_"+split.suffix+".apk.idsig")
 		}
-		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile, rotationMinSdkVersion)
+		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile, rotationMinSdkVersion, false)
 		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, packageFile)
 		if v4SigningRequested {
 			a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index 943ce31..d397ff7 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	})
 
 func CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
-	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath, lineageFile android.Path, rotationMinSdkVersion string) {
+	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath, lineageFile android.Path, rotationMinSdkVersion string, shrinkResources bool) {
 
 	unsignedApkName := strings.TrimSuffix(outputFile.Base(), ".apk") + "-unsigned.apk"
 	unsignedApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, unsignedApkName)
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@
 		Output:    unsignedApk,
 		Implicits: deps,
 	})
+
+	if shrinkResources {
+		shrunkenApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "resource-shrunken", unsignedApk.Base())
+		ShrinkResources(ctx, unsignedApk, shrunkenApk)
+		unsignedApk = shrunkenApk
+	}
 	SignAppPackage(ctx, outputFile, unsignedApk, certificates, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile, rotationMinSdkVersion)
 }
 
diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index cf0a94c..9ce5053 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@
 	proguardDictionary     android.OptionalPath
 	proguardConfiguration  android.OptionalPath
 	proguardUsageZip       android.OptionalPath
-	resourcesInput         android.OptionalPath
-	resourcesOutput        android.OptionalPath
 
 	providesTransitiveHeaderJars
 }
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@
 		"$r8Template": &remoteexec.REParams{
 			Labels:          map[string]string{"type": "compile", "compiler": "r8"},
 			Inputs:          []string{"$implicits", "${config.R8Jar}"},
-			OutputFiles:     []string{"${outUsage}", "${outConfig}", "${outDict}", "${resourcesOutput}"},
+			OutputFiles:     []string{"${outUsage}", "${outConfig}", "${outDict}"},
 			ExecStrategy:    "${config.RER8ExecStrategy}",
 			ToolchainInputs: []string{"${config.JavaCmd}"},
 			Platform:        map[string]string{remoteexec.PoolKey: "${config.REJavaPool}"},
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@
 			Platform:     map[string]string{remoteexec.PoolKey: "${config.REJavaPool}"},
 		},
 	}, []string{"outDir", "outDict", "outConfig", "outUsage", "outUsageZip", "outUsageDir",
-		"r8Flags", "zipFlags", "mergeZipsFlags", "resourcesOutput"}, []string{"implicits"})
+		"r8Flags", "zipFlags", "mergeZipsFlags"}, []string{"implicits"})
 
 func (d *dexer) dexCommonFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext,
 	dexParams *compileDexParams) (flags []string, deps android.Paths) {
@@ -350,12 +348,6 @@
 		r8Flags = append(r8Flags, "-ignorewarnings")
 	}
 
-	if d.resourcesInput.Valid() {
-		r8Flags = append(r8Flags, "--resource-input", d.resourcesInput.Path().String())
-		r8Deps = append(r8Deps, d.resourcesInput.Path())
-		r8Flags = append(r8Flags, "--resource-output", d.resourcesOutput.Path().String())
-	}
-
 	return r8Flags, r8Deps
 }
 
@@ -397,8 +389,6 @@
 			android.ModuleNameWithPossibleOverride(ctx), "unused.txt")
 		proguardUsageZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "proguard_usage.zip")
 		d.proguardUsageZip = android.OptionalPathForPath(proguardUsageZip)
-		resourcesOutput := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "package-res-shrunken.apk")
-		d.resourcesOutput = android.OptionalPathForPath(resourcesOutput)
 		r8Flags, r8Deps := d.r8Flags(ctx, dexParams.flags)
 		r8Deps = append(r8Deps, commonDeps...)
 		rule := r8
@@ -417,22 +407,17 @@
 			rule = r8RE
 			args["implicits"] = strings.Join(r8Deps.Strings(), ",")
 		}
-		implicitOutputs := android.WritablePaths{
-			proguardDictionary,
-			proguardUsageZip,
-			proguardConfiguration}
-		if d.resourcesInput.Valid() {
-			implicitOutputs = append(implicitOutputs, resourcesOutput)
-			args["resourcesOutput"] = resourcesOutput.String()
-		}
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-			Rule:            rule,
-			Description:     "r8",
-			Output:          javalibJar,
-			ImplicitOutputs: implicitOutputs,
-			Input:           dexParams.classesJar,
-			Implicits:       r8Deps,
-			Args:            args,
+			Rule:        rule,
+			Description: "r8",
+			Output:      javalibJar,
+			ImplicitOutputs: android.WritablePaths{
+				proguardDictionary,
+				proguardUsageZip,
+				proguardConfiguration},
+			Input:     dexParams.classesJar,
+			Implicits: r8Deps,
+			Args:      args,
 		})
 	} else {
 		d8Flags, d8Deps := d8Flags(dexParams.flags)
diff --git a/java/resourceshrinker.go b/java/resourceshrinker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf1b04d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/resourceshrinker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package java
+
+import (
+	"android/soong/android"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+)
+
+var shrinkResources = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("shrinkResources",
+	blueprint.RuleParams{
+		// Note that we suppress stdout to avoid successful log confirmations.
+		Command:     `${config.ResourceShrinkerCmd} --output $out --input $in --raw_resources $raw_resources >/dev/null`,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${config.ResourceShrinkerCmd}"},
+	}, "raw_resources")
+
+func ShrinkResources(ctx android.ModuleContext, apk android.Path, outputFile android.WritablePath) {
+	protoFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, apk.Base()+".proto.apk")
+	aapt2Convert(ctx, protoFile, apk, "proto")
+	strictModeFile := android.PathForSource(ctx, "prebuilts/cmdline-tools/shrinker.xml")
+	protoOut := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, apk.Base()+".proto.out.apk")
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:   shrinkResources,
+		Input:  protoFile,
+		Output: protoOut,
+		Args: map[string]string{
+			"raw_resources": strictModeFile.String(),
+		},
+	})
+	aapt2Convert(ctx, outputFile, protoOut, "binary")
+}
diff --git a/java/resourceshrinker_test.go b/java/resourceshrinker_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bbf116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/resourceshrinker_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package java
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+)
+
+func TestShrinkResourcesArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		android_app {
+			name: "app_shrink",
+			platform_apis: true,
+			optimize: {
+				shrink_resources: true,
+			}
+		}
+
+		android_app {
+			name: "app_no_shrink",
+			platform_apis: true,
+			optimize: {
+				shrink_resources: false,
+			}
+		}
+	`)
+
+	appShrink := result.ModuleForTests("app_shrink", "android_common")
+	appShrinkResources := appShrink.Rule("shrinkResources")
+	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "expected shrinker.xml in app_shrink resource shrinker flags",
+		appShrinkResources.Args["raw_resources"], "shrinker.xml")
+
+	appNoShrink := result.ModuleForTests("app_no_shrink", "android_common")
+	if appNoShrink.MaybeRule("shrinkResources").Rule != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected shrinkResources rule for app_no_shrink")
+	}
+}