diff --git a/android/sdk.go b/android/sdk.go
index 100f63b..73a0308 100644
--- a/android/sdk.go
+++ b/android/sdk.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package android
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -376,6 +377,175 @@
 
 var _ BpPrintable = BpPrintableBase{}
 
+// SdkMemberTrait represents a trait that members of an sdk module can contribute to the sdk
+// snapshot.
+//
+// A trait is simply a characteristic of sdk member that is not required by default which may be
+// required for some members but not others. Traits can cause additional information to be output
+// to the sdk snapshot or replace the default information exported for a member with something else.
+// e.g.
+// * By default cc libraries only export the default image variants to the SDK. However, for some
+//   members it may be necessary to export specific image variants, e.g. vendor, or recovery.
+// * By default cc libraries export all the configured architecture variants except for the native
+//   bridge architecture variants. However, for some members it may be necessary to export the
+//   native bridge architecture variants as well.
+// * By default cc libraries export the platform variant (i.e. sdk:). However, for some members it
+//   may be necessary to export the sdk variant (i.e. sdk:sdk).
+//
+// A sdk can request a module to provide no traits, one trait or a collection of traits. The exact
+// behavior of a trait is determined by how SdkMemberType implementations handle the traits. A trait
+// could be specific to one SdkMemberType or many. Some trait combinations could be incompatible.
+//
+// The sdk module type will create a special traits structure that contains a property for each
+// trait registered with RegisterSdkMemberTrait(). The property names are those returned from
+// SdkPropertyName(). Each property contains a list of modules that are required to have that trait.
+// e.g. something like this:
+//
+//   sdk {
+//     name: "sdk",
+//     ...
+//     traits: {
+//       recovery_image: ["module1", "module4", "module5"],
+//       native_bridge: ["module1", "module2"],
+//       native_sdk: ["module1", "module3"],
+//       ...
+//     },
+//     ...
+//   }
+type SdkMemberTrait interface {
+	// SdkPropertyName returns the name of the traits property on an sdk module.
+	SdkPropertyName() string
+}
+
+// SdkMemberTraitBase is the base struct that must be embedded within any type that implements
+// SdkMemberTrait.
+type SdkMemberTraitBase struct {
+	// PropertyName is the name of the property
+	PropertyName string
+}
+
+func (b *SdkMemberTraitBase) SdkPropertyName() string {
+	return b.PropertyName
+}
+
+// SdkMemberTraitSet is a set of SdkMemberTrait instances.
+type SdkMemberTraitSet interface {
+	// Empty returns true if this set is empty.
+	Empty() bool
+
+	// Contains returns true if this set contains the specified trait.
+	Contains(trait SdkMemberTrait) bool
+
+	// Subtract returns a new set containing all elements of this set except for those in the
+	// other set.
+	Subtract(other SdkMemberTraitSet) SdkMemberTraitSet
+
+	// String returns a string representation of the set and its contents.
+	String() string
+}
+
+func NewSdkMemberTraitSet(traits []SdkMemberTrait) SdkMemberTraitSet {
+	if len(traits) == 0 {
+		return EmptySdkMemberTraitSet()
+	}
+
+	m := sdkMemberTraitSet{}
+	for _, trait := range traits {
+		m[trait] = true
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func EmptySdkMemberTraitSet() SdkMemberTraitSet {
+	return (sdkMemberTraitSet)(nil)
+}
+
+type sdkMemberTraitSet map[SdkMemberTrait]bool
+
+var _ SdkMemberTraitSet = (sdkMemberTraitSet{})
+
+func (s sdkMemberTraitSet) Empty() bool {
+	return len(s) == 0
+}
+
+func (s sdkMemberTraitSet) Contains(trait SdkMemberTrait) bool {
+	return s[trait]
+}
+
+func (s sdkMemberTraitSet) Subtract(other SdkMemberTraitSet) SdkMemberTraitSet {
+	if other.Empty() {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	var remainder []SdkMemberTrait
+	for trait, _ := range s {
+		if !other.Contains(trait) {
+			remainder = append(remainder, trait)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NewSdkMemberTraitSet(remainder)
+}
+
+func (s sdkMemberTraitSet) String() string {
+	list := []string{}
+	for trait, _ := range s {
+		list = append(list, trait.SdkPropertyName())
+	}
+	sort.Strings(list)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", strings.Join(list, ","))
+}
+
+// SdkMemberTraitsRegistry is a registry of SdkMemberTrait instances.
+type SdkMemberTraitsRegistry struct {
+	// The list of traits sorted by property name.
+	list []SdkMemberTrait
+}
+
+// copyAndAppend creates a new SdkMemberTraitsRegistry that includes all the traits registered in
+// this registry plus the supplied trait.
+func (r *SdkMemberTraitsRegistry) copyAndAppend(trait SdkMemberTrait) *SdkMemberTraitsRegistry {
+	oldList := r.list
+
+	// Copy the slice just in case this is being read while being modified, e.g. when testing.
+	list := make([]SdkMemberTrait, 0, len(oldList)+1)
+	list = append(list, oldList...)
+	list = append(list, trait)
+
+	// Sort the member types by their property name to ensure that registry order has no effect
+	// on behavior.
+	sort.Slice(list, func(i1, i2 int) bool {
+		t1 := list[i1]
+		t2 := list[i2]
+
+		return t1.SdkPropertyName() < t2.SdkPropertyName()
+	})
+
+	// Create a new registry so the pointer uniquely identifies the set of registered types.
+	return &SdkMemberTraitsRegistry{
+		list: list,
+	}
+}
+
+// RegisteredTraits returns the list of registered SdkMemberTrait instances.
+func (r *SdkMemberTraitsRegistry) RegisteredTraits() []SdkMemberTrait {
+	return r.list
+}
+
+// UniqueOnceKey returns a key to use with Config.Once that uniquely identifies this instance.
+func (r *SdkMemberTraitsRegistry) UniqueOnceKey() OnceKey {
+	// Use the pointer to the registry as the unique key.
+	return NewCustomOnceKey(r)
+}
+
+var RegisteredSdkMemberTraits = &SdkMemberTraitsRegistry{}
+
+// RegisterSdkMemberTrait registers an SdkMemberTrait object to allow them to be used in the
+// module_exports, module_exports_snapshot, sdk and sdk_snapshot module types.
+func RegisterSdkMemberTrait(trait SdkMemberTrait) {
+	RegisteredSdkMemberTraits = RegisteredSdkMemberTraits.copyAndAppend(trait)
+}
+
 // SdkMember is an individual member of the SDK.
 //
 // It includes all of the variants that the SDK depends upon.
@@ -541,12 +711,23 @@
 	// CreateVariantPropertiesStruct creates a structure into which variant specific properties can be
 	// added.
 	CreateVariantPropertiesStruct() SdkMemberProperties
+
+	// SupportedTraits returns the set of traits supported by this member type.
+	SupportedTraits() SdkMemberTraitSet
 }
 
 // SdkDependencyContext provides access to information needed by the SdkMemberType.AddDependencies()
 // implementations.
 type SdkDependencyContext interface {
 	BottomUpMutatorContext
+
+	// RequiredTraits returns the set of SdkMemberTrait instances that the sdk requires the named
+	// member to provide.
+	RequiredTraits(name string) SdkMemberTraitSet
+
+	// RequiresTrait returns true if the sdk requires the member with the supplied name to provide the
+	// supplied trait.
+	RequiresTrait(name string, trait SdkMemberTrait) bool
 }
 
 // SdkMemberTypeBase is the base type for SdkMemberType implementations and must be embedded in any
@@ -565,6 +746,9 @@
 	// module type in its SdkMemberType.AddPrebuiltModule() method. That prevents the sdk snapshot
 	// code from automatically adding a prefer: true flag.
 	UseSourceModuleTypeInSnapshot bool
+
+	// The list of supported traits.
+	Traits []SdkMemberTrait
 }
 
 func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) SdkPropertyName() string {
@@ -587,6 +771,10 @@
 	return b.UseSourceModuleTypeInSnapshot
 }
 
+func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) SupportedTraits() SdkMemberTraitSet {
+	return NewSdkMemberTraitSet(b.Traits)
+}
+
 // SdkMemberTypesRegistry encapsulates the information about registered SdkMemberTypes.
 type SdkMemberTypesRegistry struct {
 	// The list of types sorted by property name.
@@ -733,6 +921,9 @@
 	// Provided for use by sdk members to create a member specific location within the snapshot
 	// into which to copy the prebuilt files.
 	Name() string
+
+	// RequiresTrait returns true if this member is expected to provide the specified trait.
+	RequiresTrait(trait SdkMemberTrait) bool
 }
 
 // ExportedComponentsInfo contains information about the components that this module exports to an
diff --git a/sdk/Android.bp b/sdk/Android.bp
index 0c9bf27..c6544d6 100644
--- a/sdk/Android.bp
+++ b/sdk/Android.bp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     srcs: [
         "bp.go",
         "exports.go",
+        "member_trait.go",
         "member_type.go",
         "sdk.go",
         "update.go",
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
         "exports_test.go",
         "java_sdk_test.go",
         "license_sdk_test.go",
+        "member_trait_test.go",
         "sdk_test.go",
         "testing.go",
     ],
diff --git a/sdk/member_trait.go b/sdk/member_trait.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b3e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/member_trait.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// 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 sdk
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
+)
+
+// Contains information about the sdk properties that list sdk members by trait, e.g.
+// native_bridge.
+type sdkMemberTraitListProperty struct {
+	// getter for the list of member names
+	getter func(properties interface{}) []string
+
+	// the trait of member referenced in the list
+	memberTrait android.SdkMemberTrait
+}
+
+// Cache of dynamically generated dynamicSdkMemberTraits objects. The key is the pointer
+// to a slice of SdkMemberTrait instances held in android.RegisteredSdkMemberTraits.
+var dynamicSdkMemberTraitsMap android.OncePer
+
+// A dynamically generated set of member list properties and associated structure type.
+//
+// Instances of this are created by createDynamicSdkMemberTraits.
+type dynamicSdkMemberTraits struct {
+	// The dynamically generated structure type.
+	//
+	// Contains one []string exported field for each android.RegisteredSdkMemberTraits. The name of
+	// the field is the exported form of the value returned by SdkMemberTrait.SdkPropertyName().
+	propertiesStructType reflect.Type
+
+	// Information about each of the member trait specific list properties.
+	memberTraitListProperties []*sdkMemberTraitListProperty
+}
+
+func (d *dynamicSdkMemberTraits) createMemberTraitListProperties() interface{} {
+	return reflect.New(d.propertiesStructType).Interface()
+}
+
+func getDynamicSdkMemberTraits(registry *android.SdkMemberTraitsRegistry) *dynamicSdkMemberTraits {
+
+	// Get a key that uniquely identifies the registry contents.
+	key := registry.UniqueOnceKey()
+
+	// Get the registered traits.
+	registeredTraits := registry.RegisteredTraits()
+
+	// Get the cached value, creating new instance if necessary.
+	return dynamicSdkMemberTraitsMap.Once(key, func() interface{} {
+		return createDynamicSdkMemberTraits(registeredTraits)
+	}).(*dynamicSdkMemberTraits)
+}
+
+// Create the dynamicSdkMemberTraits from the list of registered member traits.
+//
+// A struct is created which contains one exported field per member trait corresponding to
+// the SdkMemberTrait.SdkPropertyName() value.
+//
+// A list of sdkMemberTraitListProperty instances is created, one per member trait that provides:
+// * a reference to the member trait.
+// * a getter for the corresponding field in the properties struct.
+//
+func createDynamicSdkMemberTraits(sdkMemberTraits []android.SdkMemberTrait) *dynamicSdkMemberTraits {
+
+	var listProperties []*sdkMemberTraitListProperty
+	memberTraitToProperty := map[android.SdkMemberTrait]*sdkMemberTraitListProperty{}
+	var fields []reflect.StructField
+
+	// Iterate over the member traits creating StructField and sdkMemberTraitListProperty objects.
+	nextFieldIndex := 0
+	for _, memberTrait := range sdkMemberTraits {
+
+		p := memberTrait.SdkPropertyName()
+
+		var getter func(properties interface{}) []string
+
+		// Create a dynamic exported field for the member trait's property.
+		fields = append(fields, reflect.StructField{
+			Name: proptools.FieldNameForProperty(p),
+			Type: reflect.TypeOf([]string{}),
+		})
+
+		// Copy the field index for use in the getter func as using the loop variable directly will
+		// cause all funcs to use the last value.
+		fieldIndex := nextFieldIndex
+		nextFieldIndex += 1
+
+		getter = func(properties interface{}) []string {
+			// The properties is expected to be of the following form (where
+			// <Module_traits> is the name of an SdkMemberTrait.SdkPropertyName().
+			//     properties *struct {<Module_traits> []string, ....}
+			//
+			// Although it accesses the field by index the following reflection code is equivalent to:
+			//    *properties.<Module_traits>
+			//
+			list := reflect.ValueOf(properties).Elem().Field(fieldIndex).Interface().([]string)
+			return list
+		}
+
+		// Create an sdkMemberTraitListProperty for the member trait.
+		memberListProperty := &sdkMemberTraitListProperty{
+			getter:      getter,
+			memberTrait: memberTrait,
+		}
+
+		memberTraitToProperty[memberTrait] = memberListProperty
+		listProperties = append(listProperties, memberListProperty)
+	}
+
+	// Create a dynamic struct from the collated fields.
+	propertiesStructType := reflect.StructOf(fields)
+
+	return &dynamicSdkMemberTraits{
+		memberTraitListProperties: listProperties,
+		propertiesStructType:      propertiesStructType,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sdk/member_trait_test.go b/sdk/member_trait_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3db189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/member_trait_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// 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 sdk
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/java"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+)
+
+type fakeMemberTrait struct {
+	android.SdkMemberTraitBase
+}
+
+type fakeMemberType struct {
+	android.SdkMemberTypeBase
+}
+
+func (t *fakeMemberType) AddDependencies(ctx android.SdkDependencyContext, dependencyTag blueprint.DependencyTag, names []string) {
+	for _, name := range names {
+		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, dependencyTag, name)
+
+		if ctx.RequiresTrait(name, extraTrait) {
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, dependencyTag, name+"_extra")
+		}
+		if ctx.RequiresTrait(name, specialTrait) {
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, dependencyTag, name+"_special")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *fakeMemberType) IsInstance(module android.Module) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (t *fakeMemberType) AddPrebuiltModule(ctx android.SdkMemberContext, member android.SdkMember) android.BpModule {
+	moduleType := "java_import"
+	if ctx.RequiresTrait(extraTrait) {
+		moduleType = "java_test_import"
+	}
+	return ctx.SnapshotBuilder().AddPrebuiltModule(member, moduleType)
+}
+
+func (t *fakeMemberType) CreateVariantPropertiesStruct() android.SdkMemberProperties {
+	return &fakeMemberTypeProperties{}
+}
+
+type fakeMemberTypeProperties struct {
+	android.SdkMemberPropertiesBase
+
+	path android.Path
+}
+
+func (t *fakeMemberTypeProperties) PopulateFromVariant(ctx android.SdkMemberContext, variant android.Module) {
+	headerJars := variant.(java.ApexDependency).HeaderJars()
+	if len(headerJars) != 1 {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("there must be only one header jar from %q", variant.Name()))
+	}
+
+	t.path = headerJars[0]
+}
+
+func (t *fakeMemberTypeProperties) AddToPropertySet(ctx android.SdkMemberContext, propertySet android.BpPropertySet) {
+	if t.path != nil {
+		relative := filepath.Join("javalibs", t.path.Base())
+		ctx.SnapshotBuilder().CopyToSnapshot(t.path, relative)
+		propertySet.AddProperty("jars", []string{relative})
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	extraTrait = &fakeMemberTrait{
+		SdkMemberTraitBase: android.SdkMemberTraitBase{
+			PropertyName: "extra",
+		},
+	}
+
+	specialTrait = &fakeMemberTrait{
+		SdkMemberTraitBase: android.SdkMemberTraitBase{
+			PropertyName: "special",
+		},
+	}
+
+	fakeType = &fakeMemberType{
+		SdkMemberTypeBase: android.SdkMemberTypeBase{
+			PropertyName: "fake_members",
+			SupportsSdk:  true,
+			Traits: []android.SdkMemberTrait{
+				extraTrait,
+				specialTrait,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	android.RegisterSdkMemberTrait(extraTrait)
+	android.RegisterSdkMemberTrait(specialTrait)
+	android.RegisterSdkMemberType(fakeType)
+}
+
+func TestBasicTrait_WithoutTrait(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForSdkTestWithJava,
+		android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(`
+			sdk {
+				name: "mysdk",
+				fake_members: ["myjavalib"],
+			}
+
+			java_library {
+				name: "myjavalib",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				system_modules: "none",
+				sdk_version: "none",
+			}
+		`),
+	).RunTest(t)
+
+	CheckSnapshot(t, result, "mysdk", "",
+		checkUnversionedAndroidBpContents(`
+// This is auto-generated. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+java_import {
+    name: "myjavalib",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    jars: ["javalibs/myjavalib.jar"],
+}
+`),
+		checkVersionedAndroidBpContents(`
+// This is auto-generated. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+java_import {
+    name: "mysdk_myjavalib@current",
+    sdk_member_name: "myjavalib",
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    jars: ["javalibs/myjavalib.jar"],
+}
+
+sdk_snapshot {
+    name: "mysdk@current",
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    fake_members: ["mysdk_myjavalib@current"],
+}
+`),
+	)
+}
+
+func TestBasicTrait_MultipleTraits(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForSdkTestWithJava,
+		android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(`
+			sdk {
+				name: "mysdk",
+				fake_members: ["myjavalib", "anotherjavalib"],
+				traits: {
+					extra: ["myjavalib"],
+					special: ["myjavalib", "anotherjavalib"],
+				},
+			}
+
+			java_library {
+				name: "myjavalib",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				system_modules: "none",
+				sdk_version: "none",
+			}
+
+			java_library {
+				name: "myjavalib_extra",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				system_modules: "none",
+				sdk_version: "none",
+			}
+
+			java_library {
+				name: "myjavalib_special",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				system_modules: "none",
+				sdk_version: "none",
+			}
+
+			java_library {
+				name: "anotherjavalib",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				system_modules: "none",
+				sdk_version: "none",
+			}
+
+			java_library {
+				name: "anotherjavalib_special",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				system_modules: "none",
+				sdk_version: "none",
+			}
+		`),
+	).RunTest(t)
+
+	CheckSnapshot(t, result, "mysdk", "",
+		checkUnversionedAndroidBpContents(`
+// This is auto-generated. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+java_test_import {
+    name: "myjavalib",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    jars: ["javalibs/myjavalib.jar"],
+}
+
+java_import {
+    name: "myjavalib_extra",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    jars: ["javalibs/myjavalib_extra.jar"],
+}
+
+java_import {
+    name: "myjavalib_special",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    jars: ["javalibs/myjavalib_special.jar"],
+}
+
+java_import {
+    name: "anotherjavalib",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    jars: ["javalibs/anotherjavalib.jar"],
+}
+
+java_import {
+    name: "anotherjavalib_special",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    jars: ["javalibs/anotherjavalib_special.jar"],
+}
+`),
+	)
+}
+
+func TestTraitUnsupportedByMemberType(t *testing.T) {
+	android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForSdkTestWithJava,
+		android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(`
+			sdk {
+				name: "mysdk",
+				java_header_libs: ["myjavalib"],
+				traits: {
+					extra: ["myjavalib"],
+				},
+			}
+
+			java_library {
+				name: "myjavalib",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				system_modules: "none",
+				sdk_version: "none",
+			}
+		`),
+	).ExtendWithErrorHandler(android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(
+		`\Qsdk member "myjavalib" has traits [extra] that are unsupported by its member type "java_header_libs"\E`)).
+		RunTest(t)
+}
diff --git a/sdk/sdk.go b/sdk/sdk.go
index 6dea752..949a4b4 100644
--- a/sdk/sdk.go
+++ b/sdk/sdk.go
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@
 	// list properties, e.g. java_libs.
 	dynamicMemberTypeListProperties interface{}
 
+	// The dynamically generated information about the registered SdkMemberTrait
+	dynamicSdkMemberTraits *dynamicSdkMemberTraits
+
+	// The dynamically created instance of the properties struct containing the sdk member trait
+	// list properties.
+	dynamicMemberTraitListProperties interface{}
+
 	// Information about the OsType specific member variants depended upon by this variant.
 	//
 	// Set by OsType specific variants in the collectMembers() method and used by the
@@ -114,7 +121,20 @@
 	// Create an instance of the dynamically created struct that contains all the
 	// properties for the member type specific list properties.
 	s.dynamicMemberTypeListProperties = s.dynamicSdkMemberTypes.createMemberTypeListProperties()
-	s.AddProperties(&s.properties, s.dynamicMemberTypeListProperties)
+
+	traitRegistry := android.RegisteredSdkMemberTraits
+	s.dynamicSdkMemberTraits = getDynamicSdkMemberTraits(traitRegistry)
+	// Create an instance of the dynamically created struct that contains all the properties for the
+	// member trait specific list properties.
+	s.dynamicMemberTraitListProperties = s.dynamicSdkMemberTraits.createMemberTraitListProperties()
+
+	// Create a wrapper around the dynamic trait specific properties so that they have to be
+	// specified within a traits:{} section in the .bp file.
+	traitsWrapper := struct {
+		Traits interface{}
+	}{s.dynamicMemberTraitListProperties}
+
+	s.AddProperties(&s.properties, s.dynamicMemberTypeListProperties, &traitsWrapper)
 
 	// Make sure that the prebuilt visibility property is verified for errors.
 	android.AddVisibilityProperty(s, "prebuilt_visibility", &s.properties.Prebuilt_visibility)
@@ -145,6 +165,11 @@
 	return s.dynamicSdkMemberTypes.memberTypeToProperty[memberType]
 }
 
+// memberTraitListProperties returns the list of *sdkMemberTraitListProperty instances for this sdk.
+func (s *sdk) memberTraitListProperties() []*sdkMemberTraitListProperty {
+	return s.dynamicSdkMemberTraits.memberTraitListProperties
+}
+
 func (s *sdk) snapshot() bool {
 	return s.properties.Snapshot
 }
@@ -198,15 +223,53 @@
 	}}
 }
 
+// gatherTraits gathers the traits from the dynamically generated trait specific properties.
+//
+// Returns a map from member name to the set of required traits.
+func (s *sdk) gatherTraits() map[string]android.SdkMemberTraitSet {
+	traitListByMember := map[string][]android.SdkMemberTrait{}
+	for _, memberListProperty := range s.memberTraitListProperties() {
+		names := memberListProperty.getter(s.dynamicMemberTraitListProperties)
+		for _, name := range names {
+			traitListByMember[name] = append(traitListByMember[name], memberListProperty.memberTrait)
+		}
+	}
+
+	traitSetByMember := map[string]android.SdkMemberTraitSet{}
+	for name, list := range traitListByMember {
+		traitSetByMember[name] = android.NewSdkMemberTraitSet(list)
+	}
+
+	return traitSetByMember
+}
+
 // newDependencyContext creates a new SdkDependencyContext for this sdk.
 func (s *sdk) newDependencyContext(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) android.SdkDependencyContext {
+	traits := s.gatherTraits()
+
 	return &dependencyContext{
 		BottomUpMutatorContext: mctx,
+		requiredTraits:         traits,
 	}
 }
 
 type dependencyContext struct {
 	android.BottomUpMutatorContext
+
+	// Map from member name to the set of traits that the sdk requires the member provides.
+	requiredTraits map[string]android.SdkMemberTraitSet
+}
+
+func (d *dependencyContext) RequiredTraits(name string) android.SdkMemberTraitSet {
+	if s, ok := d.requiredTraits[name]; ok {
+		return s
+	} else {
+		return android.EmptySdkMemberTraitSet()
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *dependencyContext) RequiresTrait(name string, trait android.SdkMemberTrait) bool {
+	return d.RequiredTraits(name).Contains(trait)
 }
 
 var _ android.SdkDependencyContext = (*dependencyContext)(nil)
@@ -287,8 +350,21 @@
 				}
 				names := memberListProperty.getter(s.dynamicMemberTypeListProperties)
 				if len(names) > 0 {
+					memberType := memberListProperty.memberType
+
+					// Verify that the member type supports the specified traits.
+					supportedTraits := memberType.SupportedTraits()
+					for _, name := range names {
+						requiredTraits := ctx.RequiredTraits(name)
+						unsupportedTraits := requiredTraits.Subtract(supportedTraits)
+						if !unsupportedTraits.Empty() {
+							ctx.ModuleErrorf("sdk member %q has traits %s that are unsupported by its member type %q", name, unsupportedTraits, memberType.SdkPropertyName())
+						}
+					}
+
+					// Add dependencies using the appropriate tag.
 					tag := memberListProperty.dependencyTag
-					memberListProperty.memberType.AddDependencies(ctx, tag, names)
+					memberType.AddDependencies(ctx, tag, names)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/sdk/update.go b/sdk/update.go
index 89a5c92..e889f3a 100644
--- a/sdk/update.go
+++ b/sdk/update.go
@@ -393,10 +393,18 @@
 	members := s.groupMemberVariantsByMemberThenType(ctx, memberVariantDeps)
 
 	// Create the prebuilt modules for each of the member modules.
+	traits := s.gatherTraits()
 	for _, member := range members {
 		memberType := member.memberType
 
-		memberCtx := &memberContext{ctx, builder, memberType, member.name}
+		name := member.name
+		requiredTraits := traits[name]
+		if requiredTraits == nil {
+			requiredTraits = android.EmptySdkMemberTraitSet()
+		}
+
+		// Create the snapshot for the member.
+		memberCtx := &memberContext{ctx, builder, memberType, name, requiredTraits}
 
 		prebuiltModule := memberType.AddPrebuiltModule(memberCtx, member)
 		s.createMemberSnapshot(memberCtx, member, prebuiltModule.(*bpModule))
@@ -1651,6 +1659,9 @@
 	builder          *snapshotBuilder
 	memberType       android.SdkMemberType
 	name             string
+
+	// The set of traits required of this member.
+	requiredTraits android.SdkMemberTraitSet
 }
 
 func (m *memberContext) SdkModuleContext() android.ModuleContext {
@@ -1669,6 +1680,10 @@
 	return m.name
 }
 
+func (m *memberContext) RequiresTrait(trait android.SdkMemberTrait) bool {
+	return m.requiredTraits.Contains(trait)
+}
+
 func (s *sdk) createMemberSnapshot(ctx *memberContext, member *sdkMember, bpModule *bpModule) {
 
 	memberType := member.memberType