diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 70ebebe..83097a6 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@
 
 func metalavaStubCmd(ctx android.ModuleContext, rule *android.RuleBuilder,
 	srcs android.Paths, homeDir android.WritablePath,
-	classpath android.Paths, configFiles android.Paths) *android.RuleBuilderCommand {
+	classpath android.Paths, configFiles android.Paths, apiSurface *string) *android.RuleBuilderCommand {
 	rule.Command().Text("rm -rf").Flag(homeDir.String())
 	rule.Command().Text("mkdir -p").Flag(homeDir.String())
 
@@ -2227,6 +2227,8 @@
 
 	addMetalavaConfigFilesToCmd(cmd, configFiles)
 
+	addOptionalApiSurfaceToCmd(cmd, apiSurface)
+
 	if len(classpath) == 0 {
 		// The main purpose of the `--api-class-resolution api` option is to force metalava to ignore
 		// classes on the classpath when an API file contains missing classes. However, as this command
@@ -2431,7 +2433,7 @@
 	combinedPaths := append(([]android.Path)(nil), systemModulesPaths...)
 	combinedPaths = append(combinedPaths, classPaths...)
 	combinedPaths = append(combinedPaths, bootclassPaths...)
-	cmd := metalavaStubCmd(ctx, rule, srcFiles, homeDir, combinedPaths, configFiles)
+	cmd := metalavaStubCmd(ctx, rule, srcFiles, homeDir, combinedPaths, configFiles, al.properties.Api_surface)
 
 	al.stubsFlags(ctx, cmd, stubsDir)