diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index fb27812..fbfe509 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1993,6 +1993,7 @@
 		Min_device_sdk            *string
 		Max_device_sdk            *string
 		Sdk_library_min_api_level *string
+		Uses_libs_dependencies    []string
 	}{
 		Name:                      proptools.StringPtr(module.xmlPermissionsModuleName()),
 		Lib_name:                  proptools.StringPtr(module.BaseModuleName()),
@@ -2002,6 +2003,7 @@
 		Min_device_sdk:            module.commonSdkLibraryProperties.Min_device_sdk,
 		Max_device_sdk:            module.commonSdkLibraryProperties.Max_device_sdk,
 		Sdk_library_min_api_level: &moduleMinApiLevelStr,
+		Uses_libs_dependencies:    module.usesLibraryProperties.Uses_libs,
 	}
 
 	mctx.CreateModule(sdkLibraryXmlFactory, &props)
@@ -2968,6 +2970,11 @@
 	//
 	// This value comes from the ApiLevel of the MinSdkVersion property.
 	Sdk_library_min_api_level *string
+
+	// Uses-libs dependencies that the shared library requires to work correctly.
+	//
+	// This will add dependency="foo:bar" to the <library> section.
+	Uses_libs_dependencies []string
 }
 
 // java_sdk_library_xml builds the permission xml file for a java_sdk_library.
@@ -3076,6 +3083,13 @@
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`        %s=\"%s\"\n`, attrName, *value)
 }
 
+func formattedDependenciesAttribute(dependencies []string) string {
+	if dependencies == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`        dependency=\"%s\"\n`, strings.Join(dependencies, ":"))
+}
+
 func (module *sdkLibraryXml) permissionsContents(ctx android.ModuleContext) string {
 	libName := proptools.String(module.properties.Lib_name)
 	libNameAttr := formattedOptionalAttribute("name", &libName)
@@ -3085,6 +3099,7 @@
 	implicitUntilAttr := formattedOptionalSdkLevelAttribute(ctx, "on-bootclasspath-before", module.properties.On_bootclasspath_before)
 	minSdkAttr := formattedOptionalSdkLevelAttribute(ctx, "min-device-sdk", module.properties.Min_device_sdk)
 	maxSdkAttr := formattedOptionalSdkLevelAttribute(ctx, "max-device-sdk", module.properties.Max_device_sdk)
+	dependenciesAttr := formattedDependenciesAttribute(module.properties.Uses_libs_dependencies)
 	// <library> is understood in all android versions whereas <apex-library> is only understood from API T (and ignored before that).
 	// similarly, min_device_sdk is only understood from T. So if a library is using that, we need to use the apex-library to make sure this library is not loaded before T
 	var libraryTag string
@@ -3118,6 +3133,7 @@
 		implicitUntilAttr,
 		minSdkAttr,
 		maxSdkAttr,
+		dependenciesAttr,
 		`    />\n`,
 		`</permissions>\n`}, "")
 }