diff --git a/android/image.go b/android/image.go
index 1a1a423..bdb9be0 100644
--- a/android/image.go
+++ b/android/image.go
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 	// vendor ramdisk partition).
 	VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
 
+	// DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a debug ramdisk variant (installed on the
+	// debug ramdisk partition: $(PRODUCT_OUT)/debug_ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk if BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_ROOT is
+	// true, $(PRODUCT_OUT)/debug_ramdisk otherise).
+	DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
+
 	// RecoveryVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a recovery variant (installed on the
 	// recovery partition).
 	RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
@@ -60,6 +65,9 @@
 
 	// VendorRamdiskVariation means a module to be installed to vendor ramdisk image.
 	VendorRamdiskVariation string = "vendor_ramdisk"
+
+	// DebugRamdiskVariation means a module to be installed to debug ramdisk image.
+	DebugRamdiskVariation string = "debug_ramdisk"
 )
 
 // imageMutator creates variants for modules that implement the ImageInterface that
@@ -83,6 +91,9 @@
 		if m.VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, VendorRamdiskVariation)
 		}
+		if m.DebugRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx) {
+			variations = append(variations, DebugRamdiskVariation)
+		}
 		if m.RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, RecoveryVariation)
 		}