diff --git a/android/androidmk.go b/android/androidmk.go
index 28c2290..469ac7f 100644
--- a/android/androidmk.go
+++ b/android/androidmk.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 type AndroidMkDataProvider interface {
 	AndroidMk() (AndroidMkData, error)
+	BaseModuleName() string
 }
 
 type AndroidMkData struct {
@@ -142,13 +143,12 @@
 }
 
 func translateAndroidMkModule(ctx blueprint.SingletonContext, w io.Writer, mod blueprint.Module) error {
-	name := ctx.ModuleName(mod)
-
 	provider, ok := mod.(AndroidMkDataProvider)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	name := provider.BaseModuleName()
 	amod := mod.(Module).base()
 	data, err := provider.AndroidMk()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@
 	}
 
 	if !amod.Enabled() {
-		return err
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if amod.commonProperties.SkipInstall {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if data.SubName != "" {
diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index b29012c..1d3fba2 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@
 	return nil
 }
 
+// TestConfig returns a Config object suitable for using for tests
+func TestConfig() Config {
+	return Config{&config{}}
+}
+
 // New creates a new Config object.  The srcDir argument specifies the path to
 // the root source directory. It also loads the config file, if found.
 func NewConfig(srcDir, buildDir string) (Config, error) {
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 52280d2..572b162 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
 	// Set by InitAndroidModule
 	HostOrDeviceSupported HostOrDeviceSupported `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	ArchSpecific          bool                  `blueprint:"mutated"`
+
+	SkipInstall bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 }
 
 type hostAndDeviceProperties struct {
@@ -277,10 +279,17 @@
 	hooks hooks
 }
 
+// Name returns the name of the module.  It may be overridden by individual module types, for
+// example prebuilts will prepend prebuilt_ to the name.
 func (a *ModuleBase) Name() string {
 	return a.nameProperties.Name
 }
 
+// BaseModuleName returns the name of the module as specified in the blueprints file.
+func (a *ModuleBase) BaseModuleName() string {
+	return a.nameProperties.Name
+}
+
 func (a *ModuleBase) base() *ModuleBase {
 	return a
 }
@@ -348,6 +357,10 @@
 	return *a.commonProperties.Enabled
 }
 
+func (a *ModuleBase) SkipInstall() {
+	a.commonProperties.SkipInstall = true
+}
+
 func (a *ModuleBase) computeInstallDeps(
 	ctx blueprint.ModuleContext) Paths {
 
@@ -600,7 +613,9 @@
 	fullInstallPath := installPath.Join(a, name)
 	a.module.base().hooks.runInstallHooks(a, fullInstallPath, false)
 
-	if a.Host() || !a.AConfig().SkipDeviceInstall() {
+	if !a.module.base().commonProperties.SkipInstall &&
+		(a.Host() || !a.AConfig().SkipDeviceInstall()) {
+
 		deps = append(deps, a.installDeps...)
 
 		var implicitDeps, orderOnlyDeps Paths
@@ -636,7 +651,9 @@
 	fullInstallPath := installPath.Join(a, name)
 	a.module.base().hooks.runInstallHooks(a, fullInstallPath, true)
 
-	if a.Host() || !a.AConfig().SkipDeviceInstall() {
+	if !a.module.base().commonProperties.SkipInstall &&
+		(a.Host() || !a.AConfig().SkipDeviceInstall()) {
+
 		a.ModuleBuild(pctx, ModuleBuildParams{
 			Rule:      Symlink,
 			Output:    fullInstallPath,
diff --git a/android/mutator.go b/android/mutator.go
index b375bce..8114b3e 100644
--- a/android/mutator.go
+++ b/android/mutator.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	}
 
 	ctx.TopDown("load_hooks", loadHookMutator).Parallel()
+	ctx.BottomUp("prebuilts", prebuiltMutator).Parallel()
 	ctx.BottomUp("defaults_deps", defaultsDepsMutator).Parallel()
 	ctx.TopDown("defaults", defaultsMutator).Parallel()
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
 
 	ctx.BottomUp("deps", depsMutator).Parallel()
 
+	ctx.BottomUp("prebuilt_replace", PrebuiltReplaceMutator).Parallel()
+	ctx.TopDown("prebuilt_disable", PrebuiltDisableMutator).Parallel()
+
 	register(postDeps)
 }
 
diff --git a/android/prebuilt.go b/android/prebuilt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb9e515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/prebuilt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package android
+
+import "github.com/google/blueprint"
+
+// This file implements common functionality for handling modules that may exist as prebuilts,
+// source, or both.
+
+var prebuiltDependencyTag blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
+
+func SourceModuleHasPrebuilt(ctx ModuleContext) OptionalPath {
+	var path Path
+	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(m blueprint.Module) {
+		if ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(m) == prebuiltDependencyTag {
+			p := m.(PrebuiltInterface).Prebuilt()
+			if p.usePrebuilt(ctx) {
+				path = p.Path(ctx)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	return OptionalPathForPath(path)
+}
+
+type Prebuilt struct {
+	Properties struct {
+		Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+		// When prefer is set to true the prebuilt will be used instead of any source module with
+		// a matching name.
+		Prefer bool `android:"arch_variant"`
+
+		SourceExists bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	}
+	module Module
+}
+
+func (p *Prebuilt) Name(name string) string {
+	return "prebuilt_" + name
+}
+
+func (p *Prebuilt) Path(ctx ModuleContext) Path {
+	if len(p.Properties.Srcs) == 0 {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("srcs", "missing prebuilt source file")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if len(p.Properties.Srcs) > 1 {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("srcs", "multiple prebuilt source files")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return PathForModuleSrc(ctx, p.Properties.Srcs[0])
+}
+
+type PrebuiltInterface interface {
+	Module
+	Prebuilt() *Prebuilt
+}
+
+type PrebuiltSourceInterface interface {
+	SkipInstall()
+}
+
+// prebuiltMutator ensures that there is always a module with an undecorated name, and marks
+// prebuilt modules that have both a prebuilt and a source module.
+func prebuiltMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	if m, ok := ctx.Module().(PrebuiltInterface); ok && m.Prebuilt() != nil {
+		p := m.Prebuilt()
+		name := m.base().BaseModuleName()
+		if ctx.OtherModuleExists(name) {
+			ctx.AddReverseDependency(ctx.Module(), prebuiltDependencyTag, name)
+			p.Properties.SourceExists = true
+		} else {
+			ctx.Rename(name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// PrebuiltReplaceMutator replaces dependencies on the source module with dependencies on the prebuilt
+// when both modules exist and the prebuilt should be used.
+func PrebuiltReplaceMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	if m, ok := ctx.Module().(PrebuiltInterface); ok && m.Prebuilt() != nil {
+		p := m.Prebuilt()
+		name := m.base().BaseModuleName()
+		if p.Properties.SourceExists && p.usePrebuilt(ctx) {
+			ctx.ReplaceDependencies(name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// PrebuiltDisableMutator disables source modules that have prebuilts that should be used instead.
+func PrebuiltDisableMutator(ctx TopDownMutatorContext) {
+	if s, ok := ctx.Module().(PrebuiltSourceInterface); ok {
+		ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(m blueprint.Module) {
+			if ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(m) == prebuiltDependencyTag {
+				p := m.(PrebuiltInterface).Prebuilt()
+				if p.usePrebuilt(ctx) {
+					s.SkipInstall()
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Prebuilt) usePrebuilt(ctx BaseContext) bool {
+	// TODO: use p.Properties.Name and ctx.ModuleDir to override prefer
+	return p.Properties.Prefer && len(p.Properties.Srcs) > 0
+}
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_test.go b/android/prebuilt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d6481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/prebuilt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+// Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package android
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+)
+
+var prebuiltsTests = []struct {
+	name     string
+	modules  string
+	prebuilt bool
+}{
+	{
+		name: "no prebuilt",
+		modules: `
+			source {
+				name: "bar",
+			}`,
+		prebuilt: false,
+	},
+	{
+		name: "no source prebuilt not preferred",
+		modules: `
+			prebuilt {
+				name: "bar",
+				prefer: false,
+				srcs: ["prebuilt"],
+			}`,
+		prebuilt: true,
+	},
+	{
+		name: "no source prebuilt preferred",
+		modules: `
+			prebuilt {
+				name: "bar",
+				prefer: true,
+				srcs: ["prebuilt"],
+			}`,
+		prebuilt: true,
+	},
+	{
+		name: "prebuilt not preferred",
+		modules: `
+			source {
+				name: "bar",
+			}
+			
+			prebuilt {
+				name: "bar",
+				prefer: false,
+				srcs: ["prebuilt"],
+			}`,
+		prebuilt: false,
+	},
+	{
+		name: "prebuilt preferred",
+		modules: `
+			source {
+				name: "bar",
+			}
+			
+			prebuilt {
+				name: "bar",
+				prefer: true,
+				srcs: ["prebuilt"],
+			}`,
+		prebuilt: true,
+	},
+}
+
+func TestPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range prebuiltsTests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := NewContext()
+			ctx.RegisterModuleType("prebuilt", newPrebuiltModule)
+			ctx.RegisterModuleType("source", newSourceModule)
+			ctx.MockFileSystem(map[string][]byte{
+				"Blueprints": []byte(`
+					source {
+						name: "foo",
+						deps: ["bar"],
+					}
+					` + test.modules),
+			})
+
+			config := TestConfig()
+
+			_, errs := ctx.ParseBlueprintsFiles("Blueprints")
+			fail(t, errs)
+			_, errs = ctx.PrepareBuildActions(config)
+			fail(t, errs)
+
+			foo := findModule(ctx, "foo")
+			if foo == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to find module foo")
+			}
+
+			if test.prebuilt {
+				if !foo.(*sourceModule).dependsOnPrebuiltModule {
+					t.Errorf("doesn't depend on prebuilt module")
+				}
+
+				if foo.(*sourceModule).dependsOnSourceModule {
+					t.Errorf("depends on source module")
+				}
+			} else {
+				if foo.(*sourceModule).dependsOnPrebuiltModule {
+					t.Errorf("depends on prebuilt module")
+				}
+
+				if !foo.(*sourceModule).dependsOnSourceModule {
+					t.Errorf("doens't depend on source module")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+}
+
+type prebuiltModule struct {
+	ModuleBase
+	prebuilt Prebuilt
+}
+
+func newPrebuiltModule() (blueprint.Module, []interface{}) {
+	m := &prebuiltModule{}
+	return InitAndroidModule(m, &m.prebuilt.Properties)
+}
+
+func (p *prebuiltModule) Name() string {
+	return p.prebuilt.Name(p.ModuleBase.Name())
+}
+
+func (p *prebuiltModule) DepsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+}
+
+func (p *prebuiltModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ModuleContext) {
+}
+
+func (p *prebuiltModule) Prebuilt() *Prebuilt {
+	return &p.prebuilt
+}
+
+type sourceModule struct {
+	ModuleBase
+	properties struct {
+		Deps []string
+	}
+	dependsOnSourceModule, dependsOnPrebuiltModule bool
+}
+
+func newSourceModule() (blueprint.Module, []interface{}) {
+	m := &sourceModule{}
+	return InitAndroidModule(m, &m.properties)
+}
+
+func (s *sourceModule) DepsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	for _, d := range s.properties.Deps {
+		ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), nil, d)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *sourceModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
+	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(m blueprint.Module) {
+		if _, ok := m.(*sourceModule); ok {
+			s.dependsOnSourceModule = true
+		}
+		if _, ok := m.(*prebuiltModule); ok {
+			s.dependsOnPrebuiltModule = true
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func findModule(ctx *blueprint.Context, name string) blueprint.Module {
+	var ret blueprint.Module
+	ctx.VisitAllModules(func(m blueprint.Module) {
+		if ctx.ModuleName(m) == name {
+			ret = m
+		}
+	})
+	return ret
+}
+
+func fail(t *testing.T, errs []error) {
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		for _, err := range errs {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+}