diff --git a/etc/Android.bp b/etc/Android.bp
index 06a2fa1..c670236 100644
--- a/etc/Android.bp
+++ b/etc/Android.bp
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
     ],
     srcs: [
         "prebuilt_etc.go",
+        "snapshot_etc.go",
     ],
     testSrcs: [
         "prebuilt_etc_test.go",
+        "snapshot_etc_test.go",
     ],
     pluginFor: ["soong_build"],
 }
diff --git a/etc/snapshot_etc.go b/etc/snapshot_etc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a25d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/snapshot_etc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// 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 etc
+
+// This file implements snapshot module of 'prebuilt_etc' type
+// 'snapshot_etc' module defines android.PrebuiltInterface so it can be handled
+// as prebuilt of 'prebuilt_etc' type.
+// Properties of 'snapshot_etc' follows properties from snapshotJsonFlags type
+
+import (
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
+)
+
+func RegisterSnapshotEtcModule(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("snapshot_etc", SnapshotEtcFactory)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterSnapshotEtcModule(android.InitRegistrationContext)
+}
+
+// snapshot_etc is a prebuilt module type to be installed under etc which is auto-generated by
+// development/vendor_snapshot/update.py. This module will override prebuilt_etc module with same
+// name when 'prefer' property is true.
+func SnapshotEtcFactory() android.Module {
+	module := &SnapshotEtc{}
+	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
+
+	var srcsSupplier = func(_ android.BaseModuleContext, prebuilt android.Module) []string {
+		s, ok := prebuilt.(*SnapshotEtc)
+		if !ok || s.properties.Src == nil {
+			return []string{}
+		}
+
+		return []string{*s.properties.Src}
+	}
+
+	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibFirst)
+	android.InitPrebuiltModuleWithSrcSupplier(module, srcsSupplier, "src")
+	return module
+}
+
+type snapshotEtcProperties struct {
+	Src                   *string `android:"path,arch_variant"` // Source of snapshot_etc file
+	Filename              *string `android:"arch_variant"`      // Target file name when it differs from module name
+	Relative_install_path *string `android:"arch_variant"`      // Relative install path when it should be installed subdirectory of etc
+}
+
+type SnapshotEtc struct {
+	android.ModuleBase
+	prebuilt   android.Prebuilt
+	properties snapshotEtcProperties
+
+	outputFilePath android.OutputPath
+	installDirPath android.InstallPath
+}
+
+func (s *SnapshotEtc) Prebuilt() *android.Prebuilt {
+	return &s.prebuilt
+}
+
+func (s *SnapshotEtc) Name() string {
+	return s.prebuilt.Name(s.BaseModuleName())
+}
+
+func (s *SnapshotEtc) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	if s.properties.Src == nil {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("src", "missing prebuilt source file")
+		return
+	}
+
+	sourceFilePath := s.prebuilt.SingleSourcePath(ctx)
+
+	// Determine the output file basename.
+	// If Filename is set, use the name specified by the property.
+	// Otherwise use the module name.
+	filename := proptools.String(s.properties.Filename)
+	if filename == "" {
+		filename = ctx.ModuleName()
+	}
+
+	s.outputFilePath = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, filename).OutputPath
+
+	if strings.Contains(filename, "/") {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("filename", "filename cannot contain separator '/'")
+		return
+	}
+
+	subDir := ""
+	if s.properties.Relative_install_path != nil {
+		subDir = *s.properties.Relative_install_path
+	}
+
+	s.installDirPath = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "etc", subDir)
+
+	// This ensures that outputFilePath has the correct name for others to
+	// use, as the source file may have a different name.
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:        android.Cp,
+		Input:       sourceFilePath,
+		Output:      s.outputFilePath,
+		Description: "Install snapshot etc module " + s.BaseModuleName(),
+	})
+
+	ctx.InstallFile(s.installDirPath, s.outputFilePath.Base(), sourceFilePath)
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
+	return []android.AndroidMkEntries{{
+		Class:      "ETC",
+		OutputFile: android.OptionalPathForPath(p.outputFilePath),
+		ExtraEntries: []android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesFunc{
+			func(ctx android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesContext, entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
+				entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS", "optional")
+				entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_PATH", p.installDirPath.ToMakePath().String())
+				entries.SetString("LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM", p.outputFilePath.Base())
+			},
+		},
+	}}
+}
+
+type snapshotEtcDependencyTag struct {
+	blueprint.DependencyTag
+}
+
+var tag = snapshotEtcDependencyTag{}
+
+func (s *SnapshotEtc) CoreVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return !s.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery() && !s.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk() &&
+		!s.ModuleBase.InstallInVendorRamdisk() && !s.ModuleBase.InstallInDebugRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InstallInVendorRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InstallInDebugRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) ExtraImageVariations(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) []string {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) SetImageVariation(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, variation string, module android.Module) {
+}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) ImageMutatorBegin(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) {}
+
+func (p *SnapshotEtc) OutputFiles(tag string) (android.Paths, error) {
+	switch tag {
+	case "":
+		return android.Paths{p.outputFilePath}, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported module reference tag %q", tag)
+	}
+
+}
+
+var _ android.PrebuiltInterface = (*SnapshotEtc)(nil)
+var _ android.ImageInterface = (*SnapshotEtc)(nil)
+var _ android.OutputFileProducer = (*SnapshotEtc)(nil)
diff --git a/etc/snapshot_etc_test.go b/etc/snapshot_etc_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9d5504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/snapshot_etc_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// 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 etc
+
+import (
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+)
+
+var registerSourceModule = func(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("source", newSourceModule)
+}
+
+type sourceModuleProperties struct {
+	Deps []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
+}
+
+type sourceModule struct {
+	android.ModuleBase
+	android.OverridableModuleBase
+
+	properties                                     sourceModuleProperties
+	dependsOnSourceModule, dependsOnPrebuiltModule bool
+	deps                                           android.Paths
+	src                                            android.Path
+}
+
+func newSourceModule() android.Module {
+	m := &sourceModule{}
+	m.AddProperties(&m.properties)
+	android.InitAndroidArchModule(m, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibFirst)
+	android.InitOverridableModule(m, nil)
+	return m
+}
+
+func (s *sourceModule) OverridablePropertiesDepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	// s.properties.Deps are annotated with android:path, so they are
+	// automatically added to the dependency by pathDeps mutator
+}
+
+func (s *sourceModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	s.deps = android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, s.properties.Deps)
+	s.src = android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, "source_file")
+}
+
+func (s *sourceModule) Srcs() android.Paths {
+	return android.Paths{s.src}
+}
+
+var prepareForSnapshotEtcTest = android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+	android.PrepareForTestWithArchMutator,
+	android.PrepareForTestWithPrebuilts,
+	PrepareForTestWithPrebuiltEtc,
+	android.FixtureRegisterWithContext(RegisterSnapshotEtcModule),
+	android.FixtureRegisterWithContext(registerSourceModule),
+	android.FixtureMergeMockFs(android.MockFS{
+		"foo.conf": nil,
+		"bar.conf": nil,
+	}),
+)
+
+func TestSnapshotWithFilename(t *testing.T) {
+	var androidBp = `
+	snapshot_etc {
+		name: "etc_module",
+		src: "foo.conf",
+		filename: "bar.conf",
+	}
+	`
+
+	result := prepareForSnapshotEtcTest.RunTestWithBp(t, androidBp)
+	for _, variant := range result.ModuleVariantsForTests("etc_module") {
+		module := result.ModuleForTests("etc_module", variant)
+		s, ok := module.Module().(*SnapshotEtc)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("Expected snapshot_etc module type")
+		}
+		if s.outputFilePath.Base() != "bar.conf" {
+			t.Errorf("Output file path does not match with specified filename")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSnapshotEtcWithOrigin(t *testing.T) {
+	var androidBp = `
+	prebuilt_etc {
+		name: "etc_module",
+		src: "foo.conf",
+	}
+
+	snapshot_etc {
+		name: "etc_module",
+		src: "bar.conf",
+	}
+
+	source {
+		name: "source",
+		deps: [":etc_module"],
+	}
+	`
+
+	result := prepareForSnapshotEtcTest.RunTestWithBp(t, androidBp)
+
+	for _, variant := range result.ModuleVariantsForTests("source") {
+		source := result.ModuleForTests("source", variant)
+
+		result.VisitDirectDeps(source.Module(), func(m blueprint.Module) {
+			if _, ok := m.(*PrebuiltEtc); !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Original prebuilt_etc module expected.")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSnapshotEtcWithOriginAndPrefer(t *testing.T) {
+	var androidBp = `
+	prebuilt_etc {
+		name: "etc_module",
+		src: "foo.conf",
+	}
+
+	snapshot_etc {
+		name: "etc_module",
+		src: "bar.conf",
+		prefer: true,
+	}
+
+	source {
+		name: "source",
+		deps: [":etc_module"],
+	}
+	`
+
+	result := prepareForSnapshotEtcTest.RunTestWithBp(t, androidBp)
+
+	for _, variant := range result.ModuleVariantsForTests("source") {
+		source := result.ModuleForTests("source", variant)
+
+		result.VisitDirectDeps(source.Module(), func(m blueprint.Module) {
+			if _, ok := m.(*SnapshotEtc); !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Preferred snapshot_etc module expected.")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSnapshotEtcWithoutOrigin(t *testing.T) {
+	var androidBp = `
+	snapshot_etc {
+		name: "etc_module",
+		src: "bar.conf",
+	}
+
+	source {
+		name: "source",
+		deps: [":etc_module"],
+	}
+	`
+
+	result := prepareForSnapshotEtcTest.RunTestWithBp(t, androidBp)
+
+	for _, variant := range result.ModuleVariantsForTests("source") {
+		source := result.ModuleForTests("source", variant)
+
+		result.VisitDirectDeps(source.Module(), func(m blueprint.Module) {
+			if _, ok := m.(*SnapshotEtc); !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Only source snapshot_etc module expected.")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}