diff --git a/android/sdk.go b/android/sdk.go
index 27756ce..cf59eca 100644
--- a/android/sdk.go
+++ b/android/sdk.go
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@
 	// True if the member type supports the sdk/sdk_snapshot, false otherwise.
 	UsableWithSdkAndSdkSnapshot() bool
 
+	// Return true if modules of this type can have dependencies which should be
+	// treated as if they are sdk members.
+	//
+	// Any dependency that is to be treated as a member of the sdk needs to implement
+	// SdkAware and be added with an SdkMemberTypeDependencyTag tag.
+	HasTransitiveSdkMembers() bool
+
 	// Add dependencies from the SDK module to all the variants the member
 	// contributes to the SDK. The exact set of variants required is determined
 	// by the SDK and its properties. The dependencies must be added with the
@@ -291,8 +298,9 @@
 
 // Base type for SdkMemberType implementations.
 type SdkMemberTypeBase struct {
-	PropertyName string
-	SupportsSdk  bool
+	PropertyName         string
+	SupportsSdk          bool
+	TransitiveSdkMembers bool
 }
 
 func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) SdkPropertyName() string {
@@ -303,6 +311,10 @@
 	return b.SupportsSdk
 }
 
+func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) HasTransitiveSdkMembers() bool {
+	return b.TransitiveSdkMembers
+}
+
 // Encapsulates the information about registered SdkMemberTypes.
 type SdkMemberTypesRegistry struct {
 	// The list of types sorted by property name.