diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 037b99c..794adf1 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_defaults", defaultsFactory)
 
 	ctx.PreDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
+		ctx.BottomUp("sdk", sdkMutator).Parallel()
 		ctx.BottomUp("vndk", VndkMutator).Parallel()
 		ctx.BottomUp("link", LinkageMutator).Parallel()
 		ctx.BottomUp("ndk_api", NdkApiMutator).Parallel()
@@ -208,9 +209,13 @@
 	// Deprecated. true is the default, false is invalid.
 	Clang *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
-	// Minimum sdk version supported when compiling against the ndk
+	// Minimum sdk version supported when compiling against the ndk. Setting this property causes
+	// two variants to be built, one for the platform and one for apps.
 	Sdk_version *string
 
+	// If true, always create an sdk variant and don't create a platform variant.
+	Sdk_variant_only *bool
+
 	AndroidMkSharedLibs       []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	AndroidMkStaticLibs       []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	AndroidMkRuntimeLibs      []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
@@ -252,6 +257,16 @@
 	SnapshotRuntimeLibs []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
 	Installable *bool
+
+	// Set by factories of module types that can only be referenced from variants compiled against
+	// the SDK.
+	AlwaysSdk bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
+
+	// Variant is an SDK variant created by sdkMutator
+	IsSdkVariant bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	// Set when both SDK and platform variants are exported to Make to trigger renaming the SDK
+	// variant to have a ".sdk" suffix.
+	SdkAndPlatformVariantVisibleToMake bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 }
 
 type VendorProperties struct {
@@ -527,7 +542,10 @@
 }
 
 func (c *Module) SelectedStl() string {
-	return c.stl.Properties.SelectedStl
+	if c.stl != nil {
+		return c.stl.Properties.SelectedStl
+	}
+	return ""
 }
 
 func (c *Module) ToolchainLibrary() bool {
@@ -555,6 +573,10 @@
 	return String(c.Properties.Sdk_version)
 }
 
+func (c *Module) AlwaysSdk() bool {
+	return c.Properties.AlwaysSdk || Bool(c.Properties.Sdk_variant_only)
+}
+
 func (c *Module) IncludeDirs() android.Paths {
 	if c.linker != nil {
 		if library, ok := c.linker.(exportedFlagsProducer); ok {
@@ -803,6 +825,17 @@
 	return c.Properties.VndkVersion != ""
 }
 
+func (c *Module) canUseSdk() bool {
+	return c.Os() == android.Android && !c.UseVndk() && !c.InRamdisk() && !c.InRecovery()
+}
+
+func (c *Module) UseSdk() bool {
+	if c.canUseSdk() {
+		return String(c.Properties.Sdk_version) != ""
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (c *Module) isCoverageVariant() bool {
 	return c.coverage.Properties.IsCoverageVariant
 }
@@ -1060,14 +1093,11 @@
 }
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) canUseSdk() bool {
-	return ctx.ctx.Device() && !ctx.useVndk() && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() && !ctx.ctx.Fuchsia()
+	return ctx.mod.canUseSdk()
 }
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) useSdk() bool {
-	if ctx.canUseSdk() {
-		return String(ctx.mod.Properties.Sdk_version) != ""
-	}
-	return false
+	return ctx.mod.UseSdk()
 }
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) sdkVersion() string {
@@ -1386,6 +1416,8 @@
 		c.Properties.SubName += ramdiskSuffix
 	} else if c.InRecovery() && !c.OnlyInRecovery() {
 		c.Properties.SubName += recoverySuffix
+	} else if c.Properties.IsSdkVariant && c.Properties.SdkAndPlatformVariantVisibleToMake {
+		c.Properties.SubName += sdkSuffix
 	}
 
 	ctx := &moduleContext{