diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 9382c19..96f4b5f 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -975,7 +975,11 @@
 }
 
 func getCopyManifestForAndroidApp(app *java.AndroidApp, pkgName string) (fileToCopy android.Path, dirInApex string) {
-	dirInApex = filepath.Join("app", pkgName)
+	appDir := "app"
+	if app.Privileged() {
+		appDir = "priv-app"
+	}
+	dirInApex = filepath.Join(appDir, pkgName)
 	fileToCopy = app.OutputFile()
 	return
 }
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index a420c14..cf38caa 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -2404,6 +2404,7 @@
 			key: "myapex.key",
 			apps: [
 				"AppFoo",
+				"AppFooPriv",
 			],
 		}
 
@@ -2419,6 +2420,14 @@
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
 		}
+
+		android_app {
+			name: "AppFooPriv",
+			srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
+			sdk_version: "none",
+			system_modules: "none",
+			privileged: true,
+		}
 	`)
 
 	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex")
@@ -2426,6 +2435,7 @@
 	copyCmds := apexRule.Args["copy_commands"]
 
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/app/AppFoo/AppFoo.apk")
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/priv-app/AppFooPriv/AppFooPriv.apk")
 
 }