diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index d7dc6d7..d3e7eee 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/bpf"
 	"android/soong/cc"
+	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
 	prebuilt_etc "android/soong/etc"
 	"android/soong/filesystem"
 	"android/soong/java"
@@ -1919,6 +1920,32 @@
 	})
 }
 
+// enforcePartitionTagOnApexSystemServerJar checks that the partition tags of an apex system server jar  matches
+// the partition tags of the top-level apex.
+// e.g. if the top-level apex sets system_ext_specific to true, the javalib must set this property to true as well.
+// This check ensures that the dexpreopt artifacts of the apex system server jar is installed in the same partition
+// as the apex.
+func (a *apexBundle) enforcePartitionTagOnApexSystemServerJar(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	global := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx)
+	ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(sscpfTag, func(child android.Module) {
+		info, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, child, java.LibraryNameToPartitionInfoProvider)
+		if !ok {
+			ctx.ModuleErrorf("Could not find partition info of apex system server jars.")
+		}
+		apexPartition := ctx.Module().PartitionTag(ctx.DeviceConfig())
+		for javalib, javalibPartition := range info.LibraryNameToPartition {
+			if !global.AllApexSystemServerJars(ctx).ContainsJar(javalib) {
+				continue // not an apex system server jar
+			}
+			if apexPartition != javalibPartition {
+				ctx.ModuleErrorf(`
+%s is an apex systemserver jar, but its partition does not match the partition of its containing apex. Expected %s, Got %s`,
+					javalib, apexPartition, javalibPartition)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func (a *apexBundle) depVisitor(vctx *visitorContext, ctx android.ModuleContext, child, parent android.Module) bool {
 	depTag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(child)
 	if _, ok := depTag.(android.ExcludeFromApexContentsTag); ok {
@@ -2341,6 +2368,7 @@
 	a.required = append(a.required, a.VintfFragmentModuleNames(ctx)...)
 
 	a.setOutputFiles(ctx)
+	a.enforcePartitionTagOnApexSystemServerJar(ctx)
 }
 
 // Set prebuiltInfoProvider. This will be used by `apex_prebuiltinfo_singleton` to print out a metadata file
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index da6214d..153ee31 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -11670,3 +11670,48 @@
 		}
        `)
 }
+
+// If an apex sets system_ext_specific: true, its systemserverclasspath libraries must set this property as well.
+func TestApexSSCPJarMustBeInSamePartitionAsApex(t *testing.T) {
+	testApexError(t, `foo is an apex systemserver jar, but its partition does not match the partition of its containing apex`, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			systemserverclasspath_fragments: [
+				"mysystemserverclasspathfragment",
+			],
+			min_sdk_version: "29",
+			updatable: true,
+			system_ext_specific: true,
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["b.java"],
+			min_sdk_version: "29",
+			installable: true,
+			apex_available: [
+				"myapex",
+			],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+
+		systemserverclasspath_fragment {
+			name: "mysystemserverclasspathfragment",
+			contents: [
+				"foo",
+			],
+			apex_available: [
+				"myapex",
+			],
+		}
+	`,
+		dexpreopt.FixtureSetApexSystemServerJars("myapex:foo"),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
index 924abd4..aad1060 100644
--- a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
@@ -127,6 +127,26 @@
 	configuredJars = configuredJars.AppendList(&standaloneConfiguredJars)
 	classpathJars = append(classpathJars, standaloneClasspathJars...)
 	s.classpathFragmentBase().generateClasspathProtoBuildActions(ctx, configuredJars, classpathJars)
+	s.setPartitionInfoOfLibraries(ctx)
+}
+
+// Map of java library name to their install partition.
+type LibraryNameToPartitionInfo struct {
+	LibraryNameToPartition map[string]string
+}
+
+// LibraryNameToPartitionInfoProvider will be used by the top-level apex to enforce that dexpreopt files
+// of apex system server jars are installed in the same partition as the top-level apex.
+var LibraryNameToPartitionInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[LibraryNameToPartitionInfo]()
+
+func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) setPartitionInfoOfLibraries(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	libraryNameToPartition := map[string]string{}
+	ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag, func(m android.Module) {
+		libraryNameToPartition[m.Name()] = m.PartitionTag(ctx.DeviceConfig())
+	})
+	android.SetProvider(ctx, LibraryNameToPartitionInfoProvider, LibraryNameToPartitionInfo{
+		LibraryNameToPartition: libraryNameToPartition,
+	})
 }
 
 func (s *SystemServerClasspathModule) configuredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.ConfiguredJarList {