diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/aconfig_declarations_group.go b/aconfig/codegen/aconfig_declarations_group.go
index 203b6be..1c91bee 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/aconfig_declarations_group.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/aconfig_declarations_group.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 package codegen
 
 import (
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
-	"android/soong/android"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 )
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 	aconfigDeclarationNames      []string
 	intermediateCacheOutputPaths android.Paths
 	javaSrcjars                  android.Paths
+	modeInfos                    map[string]android.ModeInfo
 }
 
 type AconfigDeclarationsGroupProperties struct {
@@ -76,9 +78,10 @@
 }
 
 func (adg *AconfigDeclarationsGroup) VisitDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	adg.modeInfos = make(map[string]android.ModeInfo)
 	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(dep android.Module) {
 		tag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(dep)
-		if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
+		if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, android.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
 
 			// aconfig declaration names and cache files are collected for all aconfig library dependencies
 			adg.aconfigDeclarationNames = append(adg.aconfigDeclarationNames, provider.AconfigDeclarations...)
@@ -88,8 +91,14 @@
 			case aconfigDeclarationsGroupTag:
 				// Will retrieve outputs from another language codegen modules when support is added
 				adg.javaSrcjars = append(adg.javaSrcjars, provider.Srcjars...)
+				maps.Copy(adg.modeInfos, provider.ModeInfos)
 			case javaAconfigLibraryTag:
 				adg.javaSrcjars = append(adg.javaSrcjars, provider.Srcjars...)
+				maps.Copy(adg.modeInfos, provider.ModeInfos)
+			case ccAconfigLibraryTag:
+				maps.Copy(adg.modeInfos, provider.ModeInfos)
+			case rustAconfigLibraryTag:
+				maps.Copy(adg.modeInfos, provider.ModeInfos)
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -100,10 +109,11 @@
 	adg.aconfigDeclarationNames = android.FirstUniqueStrings(adg.aconfigDeclarationNames)
 	adg.intermediateCacheOutputPaths = android.FirstUniquePaths(adg.intermediateCacheOutputPaths)
 
-	android.SetProvider(ctx, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider, aconfig.CodegenInfo{
+	android.SetProvider(ctx, android.CodegenInfoProvider, android.CodegenInfo{
 		AconfigDeclarations:          adg.aconfigDeclarationNames,
 		IntermediateCacheOutputPaths: adg.intermediateCacheOutputPaths,
 		Srcjars:                      adg.javaSrcjars,
+		ModeInfos:                    adg.modeInfos,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go b/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go
index 50cd4de..80e4926 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go
@@ -146,4 +146,12 @@
 			"mode":   mode,
 		},
 	})
+
+	android.SetProvider(ctx, android.CodegenInfoProvider, android.CodegenInfo{
+		ModeInfos: map[string]android.ModeInfo{
+			ctx.ModuleName(): {
+				Container: declarations.Container,
+				Mode:      mode,
+			}},
+	})
 }
diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/java_aconfig_library.go b/aconfig/codegen/java_aconfig_library.go
index 3d15ac9..1378dfe 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/java_aconfig_library.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/java_aconfig_library.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/java"
 
@@ -119,10 +118,15 @@
 		module.AddJarJarRenameRule(declarations.Package+".FakeFeatureFlagsImpl", "")
 	}
 
-	android.SetProvider(ctx, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider, aconfig.CodegenInfo{
+	android.SetProvider(ctx, android.CodegenInfoProvider, android.CodegenInfo{
 		AconfigDeclarations:          []string{declarationsModules[0].Name()},
 		IntermediateCacheOutputPaths: android.Paths{declarations.IntermediateCacheOutputPath},
 		Srcjars:                      android.Paths{srcJarPath},
+		ModeInfos: map[string]android.ModeInfo{
+			ctx.ModuleName(): {
+				Container: declarations.Container,
+				Mode:      mode,
+			}},
 	})
 
 	return srcJarPath
diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/rust_aconfig_library.go b/aconfig/codegen/rust_aconfig_library.go
index 2ab54b6..3f7495b 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/rust_aconfig_library.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/rust_aconfig_library.go
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@
 		},
 	})
 	a.BaseSourceProvider.OutputFiles = android.Paths{generatedSource}
+
+	android.SetProvider(ctx, android.CodegenInfoProvider, android.CodegenInfo{
+		ModeInfos: map[string]android.ModeInfo{
+			ctx.ModuleName(): {
+				Container: declarations.Container,
+				Mode:      mode,
+			}},
+	})
+
 	return generatedSource
 }
 
diff --git a/aconfig/init.go b/aconfig/init.go
index e64429f..4625128 100644
--- a/aconfig/init.go
+++ b/aconfig/init.go
@@ -20,20 +20,6 @@
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 )
 
-type CodegenInfo struct {
-	// AconfigDeclarations is the name of the aconfig_declarations modules that
-	// the codegen module is associated with
-	AconfigDeclarations []string
-
-	// Paths to the cache files of the associated aconfig_declaration modules
-	IntermediateCacheOutputPaths android.Paths
-
-	// Paths to the srcjar files generated from the java_aconfig_library modules
-	Srcjars android.Paths
-}
-
-var CodegenInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[CodegenInfo]()
-
 var (
 	pctx = android.NewPackageContext("android/soong/aconfig")
 
diff --git a/android/aconfig_providers.go b/android/aconfig_providers.go
index 74c1a5e..fcc57e1 100644
--- a/android/aconfig_providers.go
+++ b/android/aconfig_providers.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"maps"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
@@ -50,6 +51,35 @@
 
 var AconfigTransitiveDeclarationsInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[AconfigTransitiveDeclarationsInfo]()
 
+type ModeInfo struct {
+	Container string
+	Mode      string
+}
+type CodegenInfo struct {
+	// AconfigDeclarations is the name of the aconfig_declarations modules that
+	// the codegen module is associated with
+	AconfigDeclarations []string
+
+	// Paths to the cache files of the associated aconfig_declaration modules
+	IntermediateCacheOutputPaths Paths
+
+	// Paths to the srcjar files generated from the java_aconfig_library modules
+	Srcjars Paths
+
+	ModeInfos map[string]ModeInfo
+}
+
+var CodegenInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[CodegenInfo]()
+
+func propagateModeInfos(ctx ModuleContext, module Module, to, from map[string]ModeInfo) {
+	if len(from) > 0 {
+		depTag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module)
+		if tag, ok := depTag.(PropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag); ok && tag.PropagateAconfigValidation() {
+			maps.Copy(to, from)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // CollectDependencyAconfigFiles is used by some module types to provide finer dependency graphing than
 // we can do in ModuleBase.
 func CollectDependencyAconfigFiles(ctx ModuleContext, mergedAconfigFiles *map[string]Paths) {
@@ -90,13 +120,40 @@
 
 type aconfigPropagatingDeclarationsInfo struct {
 	AconfigFiles map[string]Paths
+	ModeInfos    map[string]ModeInfo
 }
 
 var aconfigPropagatingProviderKey = blueprint.NewProvider[aconfigPropagatingDeclarationsInfo]()
 
+func VerifyAconfigBuildMode(ctx ModuleContext, container string, module blueprint.Module, asError bool) {
+	if dep, ok := OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, aconfigPropagatingProviderKey); ok {
+		for k, v := range dep.ModeInfos {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s depends on %s/%s/%s across containers\n",
+				module.Name(), container, k, v.Container, v.Mode)
+			if v.Container != container && v.Mode != "exported" && v.Mode != "force-read-only" {
+				if asError {
+					ctx.ModuleErrorf(msg)
+				} else {
+					fmt.Printf("WARNING: " + msg)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if !asError {
+					fmt.Printf("PASSED: " + msg)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func aconfigUpdateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
 	mergedAconfigFiles := make(map[string]Paths)
+	mergedModeInfos := make(map[string]ModeInfo)
+
 	ctx.VisitDirectDepsIgnoreBlueprint(func(module Module) {
+		if aconfig_dep, ok := OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, CodegenInfoProvider); ok && len(aconfig_dep.ModeInfos) > 0 {
+			maps.Copy(mergedModeInfos, aconfig_dep.ModeInfos)
+		}
+
 		// If any of our dependencies have aconfig declarations (directly or propagated), then merge those and provide them.
 		if dep, ok := OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, AconfigDeclarationsProviderKey); ok {
 			mergedAconfigFiles[dep.Container] = append(mergedAconfigFiles[dep.Container], dep.IntermediateCacheOutputPath)
@@ -105,6 +162,7 @@
 			for container, v := range dep.AconfigFiles {
 				mergedAconfigFiles[container] = append(mergedAconfigFiles[container], v...)
 			}
+			propagateModeInfos(ctx, module, mergedModeInfos, dep.ModeInfos)
 		}
 		if dep, ok := OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, AconfigTransitiveDeclarationsInfoProvider); ok {
 			for container, v := range dep.AconfigFiles {
@@ -120,6 +178,7 @@
 
 		SetProvider(ctx, aconfigPropagatingProviderKey, aconfigPropagatingDeclarationsInfo{
 			AconfigFiles: mergedAconfigFiles,
+			ModeInfos:    mergedModeInfos,
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 1bb1a22..567ebd8 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 // product variables necessary for soong_build's operation.
 
 import (
-	"android/soong/shared"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@
 	"sync"
 	"unicode"
 
+	"android/soong/shared"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/bootstrap"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
@@ -1938,6 +1939,10 @@
 	return c.config.productVariables.GenerateAidlNdkPlatformBackend
 }
 
+func (c *deviceConfig) AconfigContainerValidation() string {
+	return c.config.productVariables.AconfigContainerValidation
+}
+
 func (c *config) IgnorePrefer32OnDevice() bool {
 	return c.productVariables.IgnorePrefer32OnDevice
 }
diff --git a/android/deptag.go b/android/deptag.go
index a15443b..c7ba4d3 100644
--- a/android/deptag.go
+++ b/android/deptag.go
@@ -43,3 +43,15 @@
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+type PropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag interface {
+	PropagateAconfigValidation() bool
+}
+
+type AlwaysPropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag struct{}
+
+func (p AlwaysPropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag) PropagateAconfigValidation() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+var _ PropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag = AlwaysPropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag{}
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index b615ff5..000476c 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package android
 
 import (
-	"android/soong/bazel"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -27,6 +26,8 @@
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	"android/soong/bazel"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
@@ -2087,6 +2088,7 @@
 // caused by prebuilt_ prefix, or fully qualified module names.
 type sourceOrOutputDependencyTag struct {
 	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
+	AlwaysPropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag
 
 	// The name of the module.
 	moduleName string
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index be3c80d..73f5bfd 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@
 	HiddenapiExportableStubs *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	ExportRuntimeApis *bool `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	AconfigContainerValidation string `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PartitionQualifiedVariablesType struct {
diff --git a/apex/aconfig_test.go b/apex/aconfig_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be98d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apex/aconfig_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,550 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// 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 apex
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/aconfig/codegen"
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/cc"
+	"android/soong/genrule"
+	"android/soong/java"
+	"android/soong/rust"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
+)
+
+var withAconfigValidationError = android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+	variables.AconfigContainerValidation = "error"
+	variables.BuildId = proptools.StringPtr("TEST.BUILD_ID")
+})
+
+func TestValidationAcrossContainersExportedPass(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		bp   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Java lib passes for exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					java_libs: [
+						"my_java_library_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					mode: "exported",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Android app passes for exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					apps: [
+						"my_android_app_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				android_app {
+					name: "my_android_app_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					stl: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_library_bar"],
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_bar",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_bar"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_bar",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					mode: "exported",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cc lib passes for exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					native_shared_libs: [
+						"my_cc_library_bar",
+					],
+					binaries: [
+						"my_cc_binary_baz",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "my_cc_library_bar",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: [
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_bar",
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_baz",
+					],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_binary {
+					name: "my_cc_binary_baz",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: ["my_cc_aconfig_library_baz"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "server_configurable_flags",
+					srcs: ["server_configurable_flags.cc"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_bar",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+					mode: "exported",
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_baz",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["baz.aconfig"],
+					exportable: true,
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_baz",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_baz",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+					mode: "exported",
+				}`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+				cc.PrepareForTestWithCcBuildComponents,
+				rust.PrepareForTestWithRustDefaultModules,
+				codegen.PrepareForTestWithAconfigBuildComponents,
+				PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
+				prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+				withAconfigValidationError,
+			).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, test.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidationAcrossContainersNotExportedFail(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		expectedError string
+		bp            string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Java lib fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					java_libs: [
+						"my_java_library_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_java_library_foo/myapex depends on my_java_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Android app fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					apps: [
+						"my_android_app_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				android_app {
+					name: "my_android_app_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					stl: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_android_app_foo/myapex depends on my_java_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cc lib fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					native_shared_libs: [
+						"my_cc_library_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "my_cc_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					shared_libs: [
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "server_configurable_flags",
+					srcs: ["server_configurable_flags.cc"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_cc_library_foo/myapex depends on my_cc_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cc binary fails for non-exported containers cross",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					binaries: [
+						"my_cc_binary_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "my_cc_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: [
+						"my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_binary {
+					name: "my_cc_binary_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.cc"],
+					static_libs: ["my_cc_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				cc_library {
+					name: "server_configurable_flags",
+					srcs: ["server_configurable_flags.cc"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				cc_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_cc_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_cc_binary_foo/myapex depends on my_cc_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Aconfig validation propagate along sourceOrOutputDependencyTag",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					apps: [
+						"my_android_app_foo",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				android_app {
+					name: "my_android_app_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					stl: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: [":my_genrule_foo"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations_group {
+						name: "my_aconfig_declarations_group_foo",
+						java_aconfig_libraries: [
+								"my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+						],
+				}
+				filegroup {
+						name: "my_filegroup_foo_srcjars",
+						srcs: [
+								":my_aconfig_declarations_group_foo{.srcjars}",
+						],
+				}
+				genrule {
+						name: "my_genrule_foo",
+						srcs: [":my_filegroup_foo_srcjars"],
+						cmd: "cp $(in) $(out)",
+						out: ["my_genrule_foo.srcjar"],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["bar.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+			expectedError: `.*my_android_app_foo/myapex depends on my_java_aconfig_library_foo/otherapex/production across containers`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			errorHandler := android.FixtureExpectsNoErrors
+			if test.expectedError != "" {
+				errorHandler = android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(test.expectedError)
+			}
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+				cc.PrepareForTestWithCcBuildComponents,
+				rust.PrepareForTestWithRustDefaultModules,
+				codegen.PrepareForTestWithAconfigBuildComponents,
+				genrule.PrepareForIntegrationTestWithGenrule,
+				PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
+				prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+				withAconfigValidationError,
+			).
+				ExtendWithErrorHandler(errorHandler).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, test.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidationNotPropagateAcrossShared(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		bp   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Java shared lib not propagate aconfig validation",
+			bp: apex_default_bp + `
+				apex {
+					name: "myapex",
+					manifest: ":myapex.manifest",
+					androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
+					key: "myapex.key",
+					java_libs: [
+						"my_java_library_bar",
+					],
+					updatable: false,
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_bar",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					libs: ["my_java_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				java_library {
+					name: "my_java_library_foo",
+					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+					sdk_version: "none",
+					system_modules: "none",
+					static_libs: ["my_java_aconfig_library_foo"],
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}
+				aconfig_declarations {
+					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					package: "com.example.package",
+					container: "otherapex",
+					srcs: ["foo.aconfig"],
+				}
+				java_aconfig_library {
+					name: "my_java_aconfig_library_foo",
+					aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
+					apex_available: [
+						"myapex",
+					],
+				}`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+				java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+				cc.PrepareForTestWithCcBuildComponents,
+				rust.PrepareForTestWithRustDefaultModules,
+				codegen.PrepareForTestWithAconfigBuildComponents,
+				PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
+				prepareForTestWithMyapex,
+				withAconfigValidationError,
+			).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, test.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index c688438..7c6fb89 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2321,9 +2321,15 @@
 }
 
 func addAconfigFiles(vctx *visitorContext, ctx android.ModuleContext, module blueprint.Module) {
-	dep, _ := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.AconfigTransitiveDeclarationsInfoProvider)
-	if len(dep.AconfigFiles) > 0 && dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()] != nil {
-		vctx.aconfigFiles = append(vctx.aconfigFiles, dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()]...)
+	if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.AconfigTransitiveDeclarationsInfoProvider); ok {
+		if len(dep.AconfigFiles) > 0 && dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()] != nil {
+			vctx.aconfigFiles = append(vctx.aconfigFiles, dep.AconfigFiles[ctx.ModuleName()]...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	validationFlag := ctx.DeviceConfig().AconfigContainerValidation()
+	if validationFlag == "error" || validationFlag == "warning" {
+		android.VerifyAconfigBuildMode(ctx, ctx.ModuleName(), module, validationFlag == "error")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 2770fb2..0fa3457 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -766,6 +766,12 @@
 
 var _ android.InstallNeededDependencyTag = libraryDependencyTag{}
 
+func (d libraryDependencyTag) PropagateAconfigValidation() bool {
+	return d.static()
+}
+
+var _ android.PropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag = libraryDependencyTag{}
+
 // dependencyTag is used for tagging miscellaneous dependency types that don't fit into
 // libraryDependencyTag.  Each tag object is created globally and reused for multiple
 // dependencies (although since the object contains no references, assigning a tag to a
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index d8ccec6..69f88be 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
 	"android/soong/java/config"
@@ -2551,7 +2550,7 @@
 				default:
 					return RenameUseExclude, "srcfile"
 				}
-			} else if _, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, m, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
+			} else if _, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, m, android.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
 				return RenameUseInclude, "aconfig_declarations_group"
 			} else {
 				switch tag {
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 6a66f45..aec40b3 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/java/config"
 )
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@
 		case aconfigDeclarationTag:
 			if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.AconfigDeclarationsProviderKey); ok {
 				deps.aconfigProtoFiles = append(deps.aconfigProtoFiles, dep.IntermediateCacheOutputPath)
-			} else if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
+			} else if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, module, android.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
 				deps.aconfigProtoFiles = append(deps.aconfigProtoFiles, dep.IntermediateCacheOutputPaths...)
 			} else {
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("Only aconfig_declarations and aconfig_declarations_group "+
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 6423eeb..e606993 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"android/soong/aconfig"
 	"android/soong/remoteexec"
 	"android/soong/testing"
 
@@ -346,6 +345,12 @@
 	return j.kytheFiles
 }
 
+func (d dependencyTag) PropagateAconfigValidation() bool {
+	return d.static
+}
+
+var _ android.PropagateAconfigValidationDependencyTag = dependencyTag{}
+
 type dependencyTag struct {
 	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
 	name string
@@ -355,6 +360,8 @@
 
 	// True if the dependency is a toolchain, for example an annotation processor.
 	toolchain bool
+
+	static bool
 }
 
 // installDependencyTag is a dependency tag that is annotated to cause the installed files of the
@@ -400,7 +407,7 @@
 var (
 	dataNativeBinsTag       = dependencyTag{name: "dataNativeBins"}
 	dataDeviceBinsTag       = dependencyTag{name: "dataDeviceBins"}
-	staticLibTag            = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib"}
+	staticLibTag            = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib", static: true}
 	libTag                  = dependencyTag{name: "javalib", runtimeLinked: true}
 	sdkLibTag               = dependencyTag{name: "sdklib", runtimeLinked: true}
 	java9LibTag             = dependencyTag{name: "java9lib", runtimeLinked: true}
@@ -2173,7 +2180,7 @@
 		case aconfigDeclarationTag:
 			if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, android.AconfigDeclarationsProviderKey); ok {
 				al.aconfigProtoFiles = append(al.aconfigProtoFiles, provider.IntermediateCacheOutputPath)
-			} else if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, aconfig.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
+			} else if provider, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, android.CodegenInfoProvider); ok {
 				al.aconfigProtoFiles = append(al.aconfigProtoFiles, provider.IntermediateCacheOutputPaths...)
 			} else {
 				ctx.ModuleErrorf("Only aconfig_declarations and aconfig_declarations_group "+
diff --git a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
index 82abba4..698aaf2 100644
--- a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
+++ b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
@@ -157,12 +157,11 @@
 		syspropDir := android.GenPathWithExt(ctx, "sysprop", syspropFile, "srcrust")
 		outputDir := syspropDir.Join(ctx, "src")
 		libPath := syspropDir.Join(ctx, "src", "lib.rs")
-		parsersPath := syspropDir.Join(ctx, "src", "gen_parsers_and_formatters.rs")
 
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 			Rule:        syspropRust,
 			Description: "sysprop_rust " + syspropFile.Rel(),
-			Outputs:     android.WritablePaths{libPath, parsersPath},
+			Outputs:     android.WritablePaths{libPath},
 			Input:       syspropFile,
 			Implicit:    checkApiFileTimeStamp,
 			Args: map[string]string{
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@
 			},
 		})
 
-		g.genSrcs = append(g.genSrcs, libPath, parsersPath)
+		g.genSrcs = append(g.genSrcs, libPath)
 	}
 }