diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index b5cdde3..e0e642e 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -417,6 +417,25 @@
 	extraLinkFlags                 []string
 	aconfigTextFiles               android.Paths
 	usesLibrary                    *usesLibrary
+	// If rroDirs is provided, it will be used to generate package-res.apk
+	rroDirs *android.Paths
+	// If manifestForAapt is not nil, it will be used for aapt instead of the default source manifest.
+	manifestForAapt android.Path
+}
+
+func filterRRO(rroDirsDepSet depset.DepSet[rroDir], filter overlayType) android.Paths {
+	var paths android.Paths
+	seen := make(map[android.Path]bool)
+	for _, d := range rroDirsDepSet.ToList() {
+		if d.overlayType == filter {
+			if seen[d.path] {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[d.path] = true
+			paths = append(paths, d.path)
+		}
+	}
+	return paths
 }
 
 func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, opts aaptBuildActionOptions) {
@@ -428,10 +447,15 @@
 	opts.classLoaderContexts = opts.classLoaderContexts.ExcludeLibs(opts.excludedLibs)
 
 	// App manifest file
-	manifestFile := proptools.StringDefault(a.aaptProperties.Manifest, "AndroidManifest.xml")
-	manifestSrcPath := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, manifestFile)
+	var manifestFilePath android.Path
+	if opts.manifestForAapt != nil {
+		manifestFilePath = opts.manifestForAapt
+	} else {
+		manifestFile := proptools.StringDefault(a.aaptProperties.Manifest, "AndroidManifest.xml")
+		manifestFilePath = android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, manifestFile)
+	}
 
-	manifestPath := ManifestFixer(ctx, manifestSrcPath, ManifestFixerParams{
+	manifestPath := ManifestFixer(ctx, manifestFilePath, ManifestFixerParams{
 		SdkContext:                     opts.sdkContext,
 		ClassLoaderContexts:            opts.classLoaderContexts,
 		IsLibrary:                      a.isLibrary,
@@ -472,6 +496,10 @@
 
 	compileFlags, linkFlags, linkDeps, resDirs, overlayDirs, rroDirs, resZips := a.aapt2Flags(ctx, opts.sdkContext, manifestPath)
 
+	a.rroDirsDepSet = depset.NewBuilder[rroDir](depset.TOPOLOGICAL).
+		Direct(rroDirs...).
+		Transitive(staticRRODirsDepSet).Build()
+
 	linkFlags = append(linkFlags, libFlags...)
 	linkDeps = append(linkDeps, sharedExportPackages...)
 	linkDeps = append(linkDeps, staticDeps.resPackages()...)
@@ -565,6 +593,11 @@
 			compileFlags, a.filterProduct(), opts.aconfigTextFiles).Paths()...)
 	}
 
+	var compiledRro, compiledRroOverlay android.Paths
+	if opts.rroDirs != nil {
+		compiledRro, compiledRroOverlay = a.compileResInDir(ctx, *opts.rroDirs, compileFlags, opts.aconfigTextFiles)
+	}
+
 	var splitPackages android.WritablePaths
 	var splits []split
 
@@ -591,10 +624,20 @@
 	if !a.isLibrary {
 		transitiveAssets = android.ReverseSliceInPlace(staticDeps.assets())
 	}
-	aapt2Link(ctx, packageRes, srcJar, proguardOptionsFile, rTxt,
-		linkFlags, linkDeps, compiledRes, compiledOverlay, transitiveAssets, splitPackages,
-		opts.aconfigTextFiles)
-	ctx.CheckbuildFile(packageRes)
+	if opts.rroDirs == nil { // link resources and overlay
+		aapt2Link(ctx, packageRes, srcJar, proguardOptionsFile, rTxt,
+			linkFlags, linkDeps, compiledRes, compiledOverlay, transitiveAssets, splitPackages,
+			opts.aconfigTextFiles)
+		ctx.CheckbuildFile(packageRes)
+	} else { // link autogenerated rro
+		if len(compiledRro) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+		aapt2Link(ctx, packageRes, srcJar, proguardOptionsFile, rTxt,
+			linkFlags, linkDeps, compiledRro, compiledRroOverlay, nil, nil,
+			opts.aconfigTextFiles)
+		ctx.CheckbuildFile(packageRes)
+	}
 
 	// Extract assets from the resource package output so that they can be used later in aapt2link
 	// for modules that depend on this one.
@@ -652,15 +695,46 @@
 			usedResourceProcessor: a.useResourceProcessorBusyBox(ctx),
 		}).
 		Transitive(staticResourcesNodesDepSet).Build()
-	a.rroDirsDepSet = depset.NewBuilder[rroDir](depset.TOPOLOGICAL).
-		Direct(rroDirs...).
-		Transitive(staticRRODirsDepSet).Build()
 	a.manifestsDepSet = depset.NewBuilder[android.Path](depset.TOPOLOGICAL).
 		Direct(a.manifestPath).
 		DirectSlice(additionalManifests).
 		Transitive(staticManifestsDepSet).Build()
 }
 
+// comileResInDir finds the resource files in dirs by globbing and then compiles them using aapt2
+// returns the file paths of compiled resources
+// dirs[0] is used as compileRes
+// dirs[1:] is used as compileOverlay
+func (a *aapt) compileResInDir(ctx android.ModuleContext, dirs android.Paths, compileFlags []string, aconfig android.Paths) (android.Paths, android.Paths) {
+	filesInDir := func(dir android.Path) android.Paths {
+		files, err := ctx.GlobWithDeps(filepath.Join(dir.String(), "**/*"), androidResourceIgnoreFilenames)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ModuleErrorf("failed to glob overlay resource dir %q: %s", dir, err.Error())
+			return nil
+		}
+		var filePaths android.Paths
+		for _, file := range files {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(file, "/") {
+				continue // ignore directories
+			}
+			filePaths = append(filePaths, android.PathForSource(ctx, file))
+		}
+		return filePaths
+	}
+
+	var compiledRes, compiledOverlay android.Paths
+	if len(dirs) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	compiledRes = append(compiledRes, aapt2Compile(ctx, dirs[0], filesInDir(dirs[0]), compileFlags, a.filterProduct(), aconfig).Paths()...)
+	if len(dirs) > 0 {
+		for _, dir := range dirs[1:] {
+			compiledOverlay = append(compiledOverlay, aapt2Compile(ctx, dir, filesInDir(dir), compileFlags, a.filterProduct(), aconfig).Paths()...)
+		}
+	}
+	return compiledRes, compiledOverlay
+}
+
 var resourceProcessorBusyBox = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("resourceProcessorBusyBox",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
 		Command: "${config.JavaCmd} -cp ${config.ResourceProcessorBusyBox} " +
@@ -805,7 +879,7 @@
 		switch depTag {
 		case instrumentationForTag:
 			// Nothing, instrumentationForTag is treated as libTag for javac but not for aapt2.
-		case sdkLibTag, libTag:
+		case sdkLibTag, libTag, rroDepTag:
 			if exportPackage != nil {
 				sharedResourcesNodeDepSets = append(sharedResourcesNodeDepSets, aarDep.ResourcesNodeDepSet())
 				sharedLibs = append(sharedLibs, exportPackage)