diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index eec24b0..faf82b3 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -7122,7 +7122,10 @@
 		cc_library {
 			name: "mylib",
 			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
-			shared_libs: ["myotherlib"],
+			shared_libs: [
+				"myotherlib",
+				"myotherlib_ext",
+			],
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
 			apex_available: [
@@ -7146,6 +7149,20 @@
 			min_sdk_version: "current",
 		}
 
+		cc_library {
+			name: "myotherlib_ext",
+			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+			system_shared_libs: [],
+			system_ext_specific: true,
+			stl: "none",
+			apex_available: [
+				"myapex",
+				"myapex.updatable",
+				"//apex_available:platform",
+			],
+			min_sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+
 		java_library {
 			name: "myjar",
 			srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
@@ -7186,12 +7203,15 @@
 		t.Errorf("%q is not found", file)
 	}
 
-	ensureSymlinkExists := func(t *testing.T, files []fileInApex, file string) {
+	ensureSymlinkExists := func(t *testing.T, files []fileInApex, file string, target string) {
 		for _, f := range files {
 			if f.path == file {
 				if !f.isLink {
 					t.Errorf("%q is not a symlink", file)
 				}
+				if f.src != target {
+					t.Errorf("expected symlink target to be %q, got %q", target, f.src)
+				}
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -7205,23 +7225,27 @@
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "javalib/myjar.jar")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/mylib.so")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib.so")
+	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib_ext.so")
 
 	files = getFiles(t, ctx, "myapex.updatable", "android_common_myapex.updatable_image")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "javalib/myjar.jar")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/mylib.so")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib.so")
+	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib_ext.so")
 
 	// For bundled build, symlink to the system for the non-updatable APEXes only
 	ctx = testApex(t, bp)
 	files = getFiles(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_myapex_image")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "javalib/myjar.jar")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/mylib.so")
-	ensureSymlinkExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib.so") // this is symlink
+	ensureSymlinkExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib.so", "/system/lib64/myotherlib.so")             // this is symlink
+	ensureSymlinkExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib_ext.so", "/system_ext/lib64/myotherlib_ext.so") // this is symlink
 
 	files = getFiles(t, ctx, "myapex.updatable", "android_common_myapex.updatable_image")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "javalib/myjar.jar")
 	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/mylib.so")
-	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib.so") // this is a real file
+	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib.so")     // this is a real file
+	ensureRealfileExists(t, files, "lib64/myotherlib_ext.so") // this is a real file
 }
 
 func TestSymlinksFromApexToSystemRequiredModuleNames(t *testing.T) {