diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index e0e642e..1e5c95a 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -588,14 +588,16 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, dir := range overlayDirs {
-		compiledOverlay = append(compiledOverlay, aapt2Compile(ctx, dir.dir, dir.files,
-			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)
+	} else {
+		// RRO enforcement is done based on module name. Compile the overlayDirs only if rroDirs is nil.
+		// This ensures that the autogenerated RROs do not compile the overlay dirs twice.
+		for _, dir := range overlayDirs {
+			compiledOverlay = append(compiledOverlay, aapt2Compile(ctx, dir.dir, dir.files,
+				compileFlags, a.filterProduct(), opts.aconfigTextFiles).Paths()...)
+		}
 	}
 
 	var splitPackages android.WritablePaths
diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 2ad30b1..35024c1 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -307,15 +307,11 @@
 			Disabled: true,
 		}}
 	}
-	var required []string
-	if proptools.Bool(app.appProperties.Generate_product_characteristics_rro) {
-		required = []string{app.productCharacteristicsRROPackageName()}
-	}
 	return []android.AndroidMkEntries{android.AndroidMkEntries{
 		Class:      "APPS",
 		OutputFile: android.OptionalPathForPath(app.outputFile),
 		Include:    "$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/soong_app_prebuilt.mk",
-		Required:   required,
+		Required:   app.requiredModuleNames,
 		ExtraEntries: []android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesFunc{
 			func(ctx android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesContext, entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
 				// App module names can be overridden.
@@ -350,31 +346,6 @@
 					entries.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES", true)
 				}
 
-				filterRRO := func(filter overlayType) android.Paths {
-					var paths android.Paths
-					seen := make(map[android.Path]bool)
-					for _, d := range app.rroDirsDepSet.ToList() {
-						if d.overlayType == filter {
-							if seen[d.path] {
-								continue
-							}
-							seen[d.path] = true
-							paths = append(paths, d.path)
-						}
-					}
-					// Reverse the order, Soong stores rroDirs in aapt2 order (low to high priority), but Make
-					// expects it in LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIRS order (high to low priority).
-					return android.ReversePaths(paths)
-				}
-				deviceRRODirs := filterRRO(device)
-				if len(deviceRRODirs) > 0 {
-					entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_SOONG_DEVICE_RRO_DIRS", deviceRRODirs.Strings()...)
-				}
-				productRRODirs := filterRRO(product)
-				if len(productRRODirs) > 0 {
-					entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_SOONG_PRODUCT_RRO_DIRS", productRRODirs.Strings()...)
-				}
-
 				entries.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_EXPORT_PACKAGE_RESOURCES", Bool(app.appProperties.Export_package_resources))
 
 				entries.SetPath("LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE", app.manifestPath)
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 34a548e..34884d7 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@
 	javaApiUsedByOutputFile android.ModuleOutPath
 
 	privAppAllowlist android.OptionalPath
+
+	requiredModuleNames []string
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) IsInstallable() bool {
@@ -421,6 +423,24 @@
 		TestHelperApp:   false,
 		EmbeddedJNILibs: embeddedJniLibs,
 	})
+
+	a.requiredModuleNames = a.getRequiredModuleNames(ctx)
+}
+
+func (a *AndroidApp) getRequiredModuleNames(ctx android.ModuleContext) []string {
+	var required []string
+	if proptools.Bool(a.appProperties.Generate_product_characteristics_rro) {
+		required = []string{a.productCharacteristicsRROPackageName()}
+	}
+	// Install the vendor overlay variant if this app is installed.
+	if len(filterRRO(a.rroDirsDepSet, device)) > 0 {
+		required = append(required, AutogeneratedRroModuleName(ctx, ctx.Module().Name(), "vendor"))
+	}
+	// Install the product overlay variant if this app is installed.
+	if len(filterRRO(a.rroDirsDepSet, product)) > 0 {
+		required = append(required, AutogeneratedRroModuleName(ctx, ctx.Module().Name(), "product"))
+	}
+	return required
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) checkAppSdkVersions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
@@ -1377,6 +1397,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 		ctx.CreateModule(RuntimeResourceOverlayFactory, &rroProperties)
+
+	})
+
+	module.SetDefaultableHook(func(ctx android.DefaultableHookContext) {
+		createInternalRuntimeOverlays(ctx, module.ModuleBase)
 	})
 
 	return module
@@ -1386,6 +1411,68 @@
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s__%s__auto_generated_rro_%s", moduleName, ctx.Config().DeviceProduct(), partition)
 }
 
+type createModuleContext interface {
+	android.EarlyModuleContext
+	CreateModule(android.ModuleFactory, ...interface{}) android.Module
+}
+
+func createInternalRuntimeOverlays(ctx createModuleContext, a android.ModuleBase) {
+	if !ctx.Config().HasDeviceProduct() {
+		return
+	}
+	// vendor
+	vendorOverlayProps := struct {
+		Name                *string
+		Base                *string
+		Vendor              *bool
+		Product_specific    *bool
+		System_ext_specific *bool
+		Manifest            *string
+		Sdk_version         *string
+		Compile_multilib    *string
+		Enabled             proptools.Configurable[bool]
+	}{
+		Name:                proptools.StringPtr(AutogeneratedRroModuleName(ctx, a.Name(), "vendor")),
+		Base:                proptools.StringPtr(a.Name()),
+		Vendor:              proptools.BoolPtr(true),
+		Product_specific:    proptools.BoolPtr(false),
+		System_ext_specific: proptools.BoolPtr(false),
+		Manifest:            proptools.StringPtr(":" + a.Name() + "{.manifest.xml}"),
+		Sdk_version:         proptools.StringPtr("current"),
+		Compile_multilib:    proptools.StringPtr("first"),
+		Enabled:             a.EnabledProperty().Clone(),
+	}
+	ctx.CreateModule(AutogenRuntimeResourceOverlayFactory, &vendorOverlayProps)
+
+	// product
+	productOverlayProps := struct {
+		Name                *string
+		Base                *string
+		Vendor              *bool
+		Proprietary         *bool
+		Soc_specific        *bool
+		Product_specific    *bool
+		System_ext_specific *bool
+		Manifest            *string
+		Sdk_version         *string
+		Compile_multilib    *string
+		Enabled             proptools.Configurable[bool]
+	}{
+		Name:                proptools.StringPtr(AutogeneratedRroModuleName(ctx, a.Name(), "product")),
+		Base:                proptools.StringPtr(a.Name()),
+		Vendor:              proptools.BoolPtr(false),
+		Proprietary:         proptools.BoolPtr(false),
+		Soc_specific:        proptools.BoolPtr(false),
+		Product_specific:    proptools.BoolPtr(true),
+		System_ext_specific: proptools.BoolPtr(false),
+		Manifest:            proptools.StringPtr(":" + a.Name() + "{.manifest.xml}"),
+		Sdk_version:         proptools.StringPtr("current"),
+		Compile_multilib:    proptools.StringPtr("first"),
+		Enabled:             a.EnabledProperty().Clone(),
+	}
+	ctx.CreateModule(AutogenRuntimeResourceOverlayFactory, &productOverlayProps)
+}
+
 // A dictionary of values to be overridden in the manifest.
 type Manifest_values struct {
 	// Overrides the value of package_name in the manifest
@@ -1696,6 +1783,10 @@
 
 	android.InitAndroidMultiTargetsArchModule(m, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
 	android.InitOverrideModule(m)
+	android.AddLoadHook(m, func(ctx android.LoadHookContext) {
+		createInternalRuntimeOverlays(ctx, m.ModuleBase)
+	})
+
 	return m
 }
 
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 3d83ea1..61b718d 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -4727,3 +4727,74 @@
 		"out/soong/.intermediates/foo/android_common/aapt2/res/values_strings.(test.package.flag1).arsc.flat",
 	)
 }
+
+func TestAutogeneratedStaticRro(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	bp := `
+android_app {
+	name: "foo",
+	srcs: ["foo.java"],
+	platform_apis: true,
+}
+override_android_app {
+	name: "override_foo",
+	base: "foo",
+}
+`
+	testCases := []struct {
+		desc               string
+		preparer           android.FixturePreparer
+		overlayApkExpected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:               "No DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS, no overlay .apk file",
+			overlayApkExpected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:               "DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS exists, but the directory is empty",
+			overlayApkExpected: false,
+			preparer: android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+				variables.DeviceResourceOverlays = []string{"device/company/test_product"}
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			desc:               "DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS exists, directory is non-empty, but does not contain a matching resource dir",
+			overlayApkExpected: false,
+			preparer: android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+					variables.DeviceResourceOverlays = []string{"device/company/test_product"}
+				}),
+				android.MockFS{
+					"res/foo.xml": nil,
+					"device/company/test_product/different_res/foo.xml": nil, // different dir
+				}.AddToFixture(),
+			),
+		},
+		{
+			desc:               "DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS and the directory contain a matching resource dir",
+			overlayApkExpected: true,
+			preparer: android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+					variables.DeviceResourceOverlays = []string{"device/company/test_product"}
+				}),
+				android.MockFS{
+					"res/foo.xml": nil,
+					"device/company/test_product/res/foo.xml": nil,
+				}.AddToFixture(),
+			),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+			PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+			android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+				variables.EnforceRROTargets = []string{"*"}
+			}),
+			android.OptionalFixturePreparer(tc.preparer),
+		).RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
+		vendorOverlayApk := result.ModuleForTests("foo__test_product__auto_generated_rro_vendor", "android_arm64_armv8-a").MaybeOutput("foo__test_product__auto_generated_rro_vendor.apk")
+		android.AssertBoolEquals(t, tc.desc, tc.overlayApkExpected, vendorOverlayApk.Rule != nil)
+		overrideVendorOverlayApk := result.ModuleForTests("override_foo__test_product__auto_generated_rro_vendor", "android_arm64_armv8-a").MaybeOutput("override_foo__test_product__auto_generated_rro_vendor.apk")
+		android.AssertBoolEquals(t, tc.desc, tc.overlayApkExpected, overrideVendorOverlayApk.Rule != nil)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/java/rro_test.go b/java/rro_test.go
index 4d79130..4d58bb4 100644
--- a/java/rro_test.go
+++ b/java/rro_test.go
@@ -255,103 +255,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func TestEnforceRRO_propagatesToDependencies(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name              string
-		enforceRROTargets []string
-		rroDirs           map[string][]string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:              "no RRO",
-			enforceRROTargets: nil,
-			rroDirs: map[string][]string{
-				"foo": nil,
-				"bar": nil,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "enforce RRO on all",
-			enforceRROTargets: []string{"*"},
-			rroDirs: map[string][]string{
-				"foo": {"product/vendor/blah/overlay/lib2/res"},
-				"bar": {"product/vendor/blah/overlay/lib2/res"},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "enforce RRO on foo",
-			enforceRROTargets: []string{"foo"},
-			rroDirs: map[string][]string{
-				"foo": {"product/vendor/blah/overlay/lib2/res"},
-				"bar": nil,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	productResourceOverlays := []string{
-		"product/vendor/blah/overlay",
-	}
-
-	fs := android.MockFS{
-		"lib2/res/values/strings.xml":                             nil,
-		"product/vendor/blah/overlay/lib2/res/values/strings.xml": nil,
-	}
-
-	bp := `
-			android_app {
-				name: "foo",
-				sdk_version: "current",
-				resource_dirs: [],
-				static_libs: ["lib"],
-			}
-
-			android_app {
-				name: "bar",
-				sdk_version: "current",
-				resource_dirs: [],
-				static_libs: ["lib"],
-			}
-
-			android_library {
-				name: "lib",
-				sdk_version: "current",
-				resource_dirs: [],
-				static_libs: ["lib2"],
-			}
-
-			android_library {
-				name: "lib2",
-				sdk_version: "current",
-				resource_dirs: ["lib2/res"],
-			}
-		`
-
-	for _, testCase := range testCases {
-		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
-				PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
-				fs.AddToFixture(),
-				android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
-					variables.ProductResourceOverlays = productResourceOverlays
-					if testCase.enforceRROTargets != nil {
-						variables.EnforceRROTargets = testCase.enforceRROTargets
-					}
-				}),
-			).RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
-
-			modules := []string{"foo", "bar"}
-			for _, moduleName := range modules {
-				module := result.ModuleForTests(moduleName, "android_common")
-				mkEntries := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, result.TestContext, module.Module())[0]
-				actualRRODirs := mkEntries.EntryMap["LOCAL_SOONG_PRODUCT_RRO_DIRS"]
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(actualRRODirs, testCase.rroDirs[moduleName]) {
-					t.Errorf("exected %s LOCAL_SOONG_PRODUCT_RRO_DIRS entry: %v\ngot:%q",
-						moduleName, testCase.rroDirs[moduleName], actualRRODirs)
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestRuntimeResourceOverlayPartition(t *testing.T) {
 	bp := `
 		runtime_resource_overlay {