diff --git a/android/apex.go b/android/apex.go
index ede0965..9056c3d 100644
--- a/android/apex.go
+++ b/android/apex.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	ApexName string
 
 	MinSdkVersion int
+	Updatable     bool
 }
 
 // Extracted from ApexModule to make it easier to define custom subsets of the
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@
 	// it returns 9 as string
 	ChooseSdkVersion(versionList []string, maxSdkVersion int) (string, error)
 
+	// Tests if the module comes from an updatable APEX.
+	Updatable() bool
+
 	// List of APEXes that this module tests. The module has access to
 	// the private part of the listed APEXes even when it is not included in the
 	// APEXes.
@@ -260,6 +264,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *ApexModuleBase) Updatable() bool {
+	return m.ApexProperties.Info.Updatable
+}
+
 type byApexName []ApexInfo
 
 func (a byApexName) Len() int           { return len(a) }