diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 7c195fc..c08ec06 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@
 	a.dexpreopter.enforceUsesLibs = a.usesLibrary.enforceUsesLibraries()
 	a.dexpreopter.classLoaderContexts = a.classLoaderContexts
 	a.dexpreopter.manifestFile = a.mergedManifestFile
+	a.dexpreopter.preventInstall = a.appProperties.PreventInstall
 
 	if ctx.ModuleName() != "framework-res" {
 		a.Module.compile(ctx, a.aaptSrcJar)
@@ -720,7 +721,9 @@
 	apexInfo := ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
 
 	// Install the app package.
-	if (Bool(a.Module.properties.Installable) || ctx.Host()) && apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
+	if (Bool(a.Module.properties.Installable) || ctx.Host()) && apexInfo.IsForPlatform() &&
+		!a.appProperties.PreventInstall {
+
 		var extraInstalledPaths android.Paths
 		for _, extra := range a.extraOutputFiles {
 			installed := ctx.InstallFile(a.installDir, extra.Base(), extra)