diff --git a/android/bazel.go b/android/bazel.go
index 67002ec..378eb6f 100644
--- a/android/bazel.go
+++ b/android/bazel.go
@@ -115,6 +115,27 @@
 	SetBaseModuleType(baseModuleType string)
 }
 
+// MixedBuildBuildable is an interface that module types should implement in order
+// to be "handled by Bazel" in a mixed build.
+type MixedBuildBuildable interface {
+	// IsMixedBuildSupported returns true if and only if this module should be
+	// "handled by Bazel" in a mixed build.
+	// This "escape hatch" allows modules with corner-case scenarios to opt out
+	// of being built with Bazel.
+	IsMixedBuildSupported(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
+
+	// QueueBazelCall invokes request-queueing functions on the BazelContext
+	// so that these requests are handled when Bazel's cquery is invoked.
+	QueueBazelCall(ctx BaseModuleContext)
+
+	// ProcessBazelQueryResponse uses Bazel information (obtained from the BazelContext)
+	// to set module fields and providers to propagate this module's metadata upstream.
+	// This effectively "bridges the gap" between Bazel and Soong in a mixed build.
+	// Soong modules depending on this module should be oblivious to the fact that
+	// this module was handled by Bazel.
+	ProcessBazelQueryResponse(ctx ModuleContext)
+}
+
 // BazelModule is a lightweight wrapper interface around Module for Bazel-convertible modules.
 type BazelModule interface {
 	Module
@@ -342,7 +363,7 @@
 // converted or handcrafted Bazel target. As a side effect, calling this
 // method will also log whether this module is mixed build enabled for
 // metrics reporting.
-func MixedBuildsEnabled(ctx ModuleContext) bool {
+func MixedBuildsEnabled(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	mixedBuildEnabled := mixedBuildPossible(ctx)
 	ctx.Config().LogMixedBuild(ctx, mixedBuildEnabled)
 	return mixedBuildEnabled
@@ -350,7 +371,7 @@
 
 // mixedBuildPossible returns true if a module is ready to be replaced by a
 // converted or handcrafted Bazel target.
-func mixedBuildPossible(ctx ModuleContext) bool {
+func mixedBuildPossible(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	if ctx.Os() == Windows {
 		// Windows toolchains are not currently supported.
 		return false
diff --git a/android/bazel_handler.go b/android/bazel_handler.go
index c4eb0f3..4d9423a 100644
--- a/android/bazel_handler.go
+++ b/android/bazel_handler.go
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@
 	"android/soong/bazel"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	RegisterMixedBuildsMutator(InitRegistrationContext)
+}
+
+func RegisterMixedBuildsMutator(ctx RegistrationContext) {
+	ctx.PostDepsMutators(func(ctx RegisterMutatorsContext) {
+		ctx.BottomUp("mixed_builds_prep", mixedBuildsPrepareMutator).Parallel()
+	})
+}
+
+func mixedBuildsPrepareMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	if m := ctx.Module(); m.Enabled() {
+		if mixedBuildMod, ok := m.(MixedBuildBuildable); ok {
+			if mixedBuildMod.IsMixedBuildSupported(ctx) && MixedBuildsEnabled(ctx) {
+				mixedBuildMod.QueueBazelCall(ctx)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type cqueryRequest interface {
 	// Name returns a string name for this request type. Such request type names must be unique,
 	// and must only consist of alphanumeric characters.
@@ -62,33 +82,32 @@
 	configKey   configKey
 }
 
-// bazelHandler is the interface for a helper object related to deferring to Bazel for
-// processing a module (during Bazel mixed builds). Individual module types should define
-// their own bazel handler if they support deferring to Bazel.
-type BazelHandler interface {
-	// Issue query to Bazel to retrieve information about Bazel's view of the current module.
-	// If Bazel returns this information, set module properties on the current module to reflect
-	// the returned information.
-	// Returns true if information was available from Bazel, false if bazel invocation still needs to occur.
-	GenerateBazelBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext, label string) bool
-}
-
+// BazelContext is a context object useful for interacting with Bazel during
+// the course of a build. Use of Bazel to evaluate part of the build graph
+// is referred to as a "mixed build". (Some modules are managed by Soong,
+// some are managed by Bazel). To facilitate interop between these build
+// subgraphs, Soong may make requests to Bazel and evaluate their responses
+// so that Soong modules may accurately depend on Bazel targets.
 type BazelContext interface {
-	// The methods below involve queuing cquery requests to be later invoked
-	// by bazel. If any of these methods return (_, false), then the request
-	// has been queued to be run later.
+	// Add a cquery request to the bazel request queue. All queued requests
+	// will be sent to Bazel on a subsequent invocation of InvokeBazel.
+	QueueBazelRequest(label string, requestType cqueryRequest, cfgKey configKey)
+
+	// ** Cquery Results Retrieval Functions
+	// The below functions pertain to retrieving cquery results from a prior
+	// InvokeBazel function call and parsing the results.
 
 	// Returns result files built by building the given bazel target label.
-	GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, bool)
+	GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, error)
 
-	// TODO(cparsons): Other cquery-related methods should be added here.
 	// Returns the results of GetOutputFiles and GetCcObjectFiles in a single query (in that order).
-	GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, bool, error)
+	GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, error)
 
 	// Returns the executable binary resultant from building together the python sources
-	GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, bool)
+	// TODO(b/232976601): Remove.
+	GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, error)
 
-	// ** End cquery methods
+	// ** end Cquery Results Retrieval Functions
 
 	// Issues commands to Bazel to receive results for all cquery requests
 	// queued in the BazelContext.
@@ -153,19 +172,23 @@
 	LabelToPythonBinary map[string]string
 }
 
-func (m MockBazelContext) GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, bool) {
-	result, ok := m.LabelToOutputFiles[label]
-	return result, ok
+func (m MockBazelContext) QueueBazelRequest(label string, requestType cqueryRequest, cfgKey configKey) {
+	panic("unimplemented")
 }
 
-func (m MockBazelContext) GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, bool, error) {
-	result, ok := m.LabelToCcInfo[label]
-	return result, ok, nil
+func (m MockBazelContext) GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, error) {
+	result, _ := m.LabelToOutputFiles[label]
+	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (m MockBazelContext) GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, bool) {
-	result, ok := m.LabelToPythonBinary[label]
-	return result, ok
+func (m MockBazelContext) GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, error) {
+	result, _ := m.LabelToCcInfo[label]
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (m MockBazelContext) GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, error) {
+	result, _ := m.LabelToPythonBinary[label]
+	return result, nil
 }
 
 func (m MockBazelContext) InvokeBazel() error {
@@ -188,46 +211,53 @@
 
 var _ BazelContext = MockBazelContext{}
 
-func (bazelCtx *bazelContext) GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, bool) {
-	rawString, ok := bazelCtx.cquery(label, cquery.GetOutputFiles, cfgKey)
-	var ret []string
-	if ok {
+func (bazelCtx *bazelContext) QueueBazelRequest(label string, requestType cqueryRequest, cfgKey configKey) {
+	key := cqueryKey{label, requestType, cfgKey}
+	bazelCtx.requestMutex.Lock()
+	defer bazelCtx.requestMutex.Unlock()
+	bazelCtx.requests[key] = true
+}
+
+func (bazelCtx *bazelContext) GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, error) {
+	key := cqueryKey{label, cquery.GetOutputFiles, cfgKey}
+	if rawString, ok := bazelCtx.results[key]; ok {
 		bazelOutput := strings.TrimSpace(rawString)
-		ret = cquery.GetOutputFiles.ParseResult(bazelOutput)
+		return cquery.GetOutputFiles.ParseResult(bazelOutput), nil
 	}
-	return ret, ok
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no bazel response found for %v", key)
 }
 
-func (bazelCtx *bazelContext) GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, bool, error) {
-	result, ok := bazelCtx.cquery(label, cquery.GetCcInfo, cfgKey)
-	if !ok {
-		return cquery.CcInfo{}, ok, nil
-	}
-
-	bazelOutput := strings.TrimSpace(result)
-	ret, err := cquery.GetCcInfo.ParseResult(bazelOutput)
-	return ret, ok, err
-}
-
-func (bazelCtx *bazelContext) GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, bool) {
-	rawString, ok := bazelCtx.cquery(label, cquery.GetPythonBinary, cfgKey)
-	var ret string
-	if ok {
+func (bazelCtx *bazelContext) GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, error) {
+	key := cqueryKey{label, cquery.GetCcInfo, cfgKey}
+	if rawString, ok := bazelCtx.results[key]; ok {
 		bazelOutput := strings.TrimSpace(rawString)
-		ret = cquery.GetPythonBinary.ParseResult(bazelOutput)
+		return cquery.GetCcInfo.ParseResult(bazelOutput)
 	}
-	return ret, ok
+	return cquery.CcInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("no bazel response found for %v", key)
 }
 
-func (n noopBazelContext) GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, bool) {
+func (bazelCtx *bazelContext) GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, error) {
+	key := cqueryKey{label, cquery.GetPythonBinary, cfgKey}
+	if rawString, ok := bazelCtx.results[key]; ok {
+		bazelOutput := strings.TrimSpace(rawString)
+		return cquery.GetPythonBinary.ParseResult(bazelOutput), nil
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("no bazel response found for %v", key)
+}
+
+func (n noopBazelContext) QueueBazelRequest(label string, requestType cqueryRequest, cfgKey configKey) {
 	panic("unimplemented")
 }
 
-func (n noopBazelContext) GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, bool, error) {
+func (n noopBazelContext) GetOutputFiles(label string, cfgKey configKey) ([]string, error) {
 	panic("unimplemented")
 }
 
-func (n noopBazelContext) GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, bool) {
+func (n noopBazelContext) GetCcInfo(label string, cfgKey configKey) (cquery.CcInfo, error) {
+	panic("unimplemented")
+}
+
+func (n noopBazelContext) GetPythonBinary(label string, cfgKey configKey) (string, error) {
 	panic("unimplemented")
 }
 
@@ -314,24 +344,6 @@
 	return true
 }
 
-// Adds a cquery request to the Bazel request queue, to be later invoked, or
-// returns the result of the given request if the request was already made.
-// If the given request was already made (and the results are available), then
-// returns (result, true). If the request is queued but no results are available,
-// then returns ("", false).
-func (context *bazelContext) cquery(label string, requestType cqueryRequest,
-	cfgKey configKey) (string, bool) {
-	key := cqueryKey{label, requestType, cfgKey}
-	if result, ok := context.results[key]; ok {
-		return result, true
-	} else {
-		context.requestMutex.Lock()
-		defer context.requestMutex.Unlock()
-		context.requests[key] = true
-		return "", false
-	}
-}
-
 func pwdPrefix() string {
 	// Darwin doesn't have /proc
 	if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" {
@@ -916,7 +928,7 @@
 	return arch + "|" + os
 }
 
-func GetConfigKey(ctx ModuleContext) configKey {
+func GetConfigKey(ctx BaseModuleContext) configKey {
 	return configKey{
 		// use string because Arch is not a valid key in go
 		arch:   ctx.Arch().String(),
diff --git a/android/bazel_handler_test.go b/android/bazel_handler_test.go
index e5cff90..cfdccd7 100644
--- a/android/bazel_handler_test.go
+++ b/android/bazel_handler_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/bazel/cquery"
 )
 
 func TestRequestResultsAfterInvokeBazel(t *testing.T) {
@@ -13,17 +15,14 @@
 	bazelContext, _ := testBazelContext(t, map[bazelCommand]string{
 		bazelCommand{command: "cquery", expression: "deps(@soong_injection//mixed_builds:buildroot, 2)"}: `//foo:bar|arm64_armv8-a|android>>out/foo/bar.txt`,
 	})
-	g, ok := bazelContext.GetOutputFiles(label, cfg)
-	if ok {
-		t.Errorf("Did not expect cquery results prior to running InvokeBazel(), but got %s", g)
-	}
+	bazelContext.QueueBazelRequest(label, cquery.GetOutputFiles, cfg)
 	err := bazelContext.InvokeBazel()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Did not expect error invoking Bazel, but got %s", err)
 	}
-	g, ok = bazelContext.GetOutputFiles(label, cfg)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Errorf("Expected cquery results after running InvokeBazel(), but got none")
+	g, err := bazelContext.GetOutputFiles(label, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected cquery results after running InvokeBazel(), but got err %v", err)
 	} else if w := []string{"out/foo/bar.txt"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(w, g) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected output %s, got %s", w, g)
 	}
diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index d695217..9e96c6a 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.HostMusl)
 }
 
-func (c *config) LogMixedBuild(ctx ModuleContext, useBazel bool) {
+func (c *config) LogMixedBuild(ctx BaseModuleContext, useBazel bool) {
 	moduleName := ctx.Module().Name()
 	c.mixedBuildsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.mixedBuildsLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/android/filegroup.go b/android/filegroup.go
index 1bf5e07..485e0b9 100644
--- a/android/filegroup.go
+++ b/android/filegroup.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/bazel"
+	"android/soong/bazel/cquery"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 )
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@
 	srcs       Paths
 }
 
+var _ MixedBuildBuildable = (*fileGroup)(nil)
 var _ SourceFileProducer = (*fileGroup)(nil)
 
 // filegroup contains a list of files that are referenced by other modules
@@ -114,42 +116,11 @@
 	return module
 }
 
-func (fg *fileGroup) maybeGenerateBazelBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
-	if !MixedBuildsEnabled(ctx) {
-		return
-	}
-
-	archVariant := ctx.Arch().String()
-	osVariant := ctx.Os()
-	if len(fg.Srcs()) == 1 && fg.Srcs()[0].Base() == fg.Name() {
-		// This will be a regular file target, not filegroup, in Bazel.
-		// See FilegroupBp2Build for more information.
-		archVariant = Common.String()
-		osVariant = CommonOS
-	}
-
-	bazelCtx := ctx.Config().BazelContext
-	filePaths, ok := bazelCtx.GetOutputFiles(fg.GetBazelLabel(ctx, fg), configKey{archVariant, osVariant})
-	if !ok {
-		return
-	}
-
-	bazelOuts := make(Paths, 0, len(filePaths))
-	for _, p := range filePaths {
-		src := PathForBazelOut(ctx, p)
-		bazelOuts = append(bazelOuts, src)
-	}
-
-	fg.srcs = bazelOuts
-}
-
 func (fg *fileGroup) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
 	fg.srcs = PathsForModuleSrcExcludes(ctx, fg.properties.Srcs, fg.properties.Exclude_srcs)
 	if fg.properties.Path != nil {
 		fg.srcs = PathsWithModuleSrcSubDir(ctx, fg.srcs, String(fg.properties.Path))
 	}
-
-	fg.maybeGenerateBazelBuildActions(ctx)
 }
 
 func (fg *fileGroup) Srcs() Paths {
@@ -161,3 +132,38 @@
 		ctx.StrictRaw(makeVar, strings.Join(fg.srcs.Strings(), " "))
 	}
 }
+
+func (fg *fileGroup) QueueBazelCall(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
+	bazelCtx := ctx.Config().BazelContext
+
+	bazelCtx.QueueBazelRequest(
+		fg.GetBazelLabel(ctx, fg),
+		cquery.GetOutputFiles,
+		configKey{Common.String(), CommonOS})
+}
+
+func (fg *fileGroup) IsMixedBuildSupported(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (fg *fileGroup) ProcessBazelQueryResponse(ctx ModuleContext) {
+	fg.srcs = PathsForModuleSrcExcludes(ctx, fg.properties.Srcs, fg.properties.Exclude_srcs)
+	if fg.properties.Path != nil {
+		fg.srcs = PathsWithModuleSrcSubDir(ctx, fg.srcs, String(fg.properties.Path))
+	}
+
+	bazelCtx := ctx.Config().BazelContext
+	filePaths, err := bazelCtx.GetOutputFiles(fg.GetBazelLabel(ctx, fg), configKey{Common.String(), CommonOS})
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	bazelOuts := make(Paths, 0, len(filePaths))
+	for _, p := range filePaths {
+		src := PathForBazelOut(ctx, p)
+		bazelOuts = append(bazelOuts, src)
+	}
+
+	fg.srcs = bazelOuts
+}
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index ab68e24..97a46dd 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -2275,7 +2275,11 @@
 			return
 		}
 
-		m.module.GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
+		if mixedBuildMod, handled := m.isHandledByBazel(ctx); handled {
+			mixedBuildMod.ProcessBazelQueryResponse(ctx)
+		} else {
+			m.module.GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
+		}
 		if ctx.Failed() {
 			return
 		}
@@ -2331,6 +2335,18 @@
 	m.variables = ctx.variables
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) isHandledByBazel(ctx ModuleContext) (MixedBuildBuildable, bool) {
+	if !ctx.Config().BazelContext.BazelEnabled() {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	if mixedBuildMod, ok := m.module.(MixedBuildBuildable); ok {
+		if mixedBuildMod.IsMixedBuildSupported(ctx) && MixedBuildsEnabled(ctx) {
+			return mixedBuildMod, true
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
+
 // Check the supplied dist structure to make sure that it is valid.
 //
 // property - the base property, e.g. dist or dists[1], which is combined with the