diff --git a/java/android_resources.go b/java/android_resources.go
index 720d3a5..4d420cf 100644
--- a/java/android_resources.go
+++ b/java/android_resources.go
@@ -38,10 +38,21 @@
 	"*~",
 }
 
+// androidResourceGlob returns the list of files in the given directory, using the standard
+// exclusion patterns for Android resources.
 func androidResourceGlob(ctx android.ModuleContext, dir android.Path) android.Paths {
 	return ctx.GlobFiles(filepath.Join(dir.String(), "**/*"), androidResourceIgnoreFilenames)
 }
 
+// androidResourceGlobList creates a rule to write the list of files in the given directory, using
+// the standard exclusion patterns for Android resources, to the given output file.
+func androidResourceGlobList(ctx android.ModuleContext, dir android.Path,
+	fileListFile android.WritablePath) {
+
+	android.GlobToListFileRule(ctx, filepath.Join(dir.String(), "**/*"),
+		androidResourceIgnoreFilenames, fileListFile)
+}
+
 type overlayType int
 
 const (