diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 0b56bf8..0e40d7c 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@
 	archProperties        apexArchBundleProperties
 	overridableProperties overridableProperties
 	vndkProperties        apexVndkProperties // only for apex_vndk modules
+	testProperties        apexTestProperties // only for apex_test modules
 
 	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	// Inputs
@@ -1296,6 +1297,23 @@
 	return proptools.BoolDefault(a.properties.Platform_apis, false)
 }
 
+type apexValidationType int
+
+const (
+	hostApexVerifier apexValidationType = iota
+	apexSepolicyTests
+)
+
+func (a *apexBundle) skipValidation(validationType apexValidationType) bool {
+	switch validationType {
+	case hostApexVerifier:
+		return proptools.Bool(a.testProperties.Skip_validations.Host_apex_verifier)
+	case apexSepolicyTests:
+		return proptools.Bool(a.testProperties.Skip_validations.Apex_sepolicy_tests)
+	}
+	panic("Unknown validation type")
+}
+
 // getCertString returns the name of the cert that should be used to sign this APEX. This is
 // basically from the "certificate" property, but could be overridden by the device config.
 func (a *apexBundle) getCertString(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) string {
@@ -2427,10 +2445,14 @@
 	return module
 }
 
-func ApexBundleFactory(testApex bool) android.Module {
-	bundle := newApexBundle()
-	bundle.testApex = testApex
-	return bundle
+type apexTestProperties struct {
+	// Boolean flags for validation checks. Test APEXes can turn on/off individual checks.
+	Skip_validations struct {
+		// Skips `Apex_sepolicy_tests` check if true
+		Apex_sepolicy_tests *bool
+		// Skips `Host_apex_verifier` check if true
+		Host_apex_verifier *bool
+	}
 }
 
 // apex_test is an APEX for testing. The difference from the ordinary apex module type is that
@@ -2438,6 +2460,7 @@
 func TestApexBundleFactory() android.Module {
 	bundle := newApexBundle()
 	bundle.testApex = true
+	bundle.AddProperties(&bundle.testProperties)
 	return bundle
 }