diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 96fd61a..8728df6 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -1450,7 +1450,8 @@
 }
 
 type bazelAndroidAppAttributes struct {
-	*javaLibraryAttributes
+	*javaCommonAttributes
+	Deps             bazel.LabelListAttribute
 	Manifest         bazel.Label
 	Custom_package   *string
 	Resource_files   bazel.LabelListAttribute
@@ -1460,7 +1461,16 @@
 
 // ConvertWithBp2build is used to convert android_app to Bazel.
 func (a *AndroidApp) ConvertWithBp2build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
-	libAttrs := a.convertLibraryAttrsBp2Build(ctx)
+	commonAttrs, depLabels := a.convertLibraryAttrsBp2Build(ctx)
+
+	deps := depLabels.Deps
+	if !commonAttrs.Srcs.IsEmpty() {
+		deps.Append(depLabels.StaticDeps) // we should only append these if there are sources to use them
+	} else if !deps.IsEmpty() || !depLabels.StaticDeps.IsEmpty() {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("android_app has dynamic or static dependencies but no sources." +
+			" Bazel does not allow direct dependencies without sources nor exported" +
+			" dependencies on android_binary rule.")
+	}
 
 	manifest := proptools.StringDefault(a.aaptProperties.Manifest, "AndroidManifest.xml")
 
@@ -1483,7 +1493,8 @@
 	}
 
 	attrs := &bazelAndroidAppAttributes{
-		libAttrs,
+		commonAttrs,
+		deps,
 		android.BazelLabelForModuleSrcSingle(ctx, manifest),
 		// TODO(b/209576404): handle package name override by product variable PRODUCT_MANIFEST_PACKAGE_NAME_OVERRIDES
 		a.overridableAppProperties.Package_name,