diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index f61fc83..92c1adf 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
@@ -1250,6 +1251,7 @@
 		TransitiveStaticLibsHeaderJars: a.transitiveStaticLibsHeaderJars,
 		ImplementationAndResourcesJars: android.PathsIfNonNil(a.classpathFile),
 		ImplementationJars:             android.PathsIfNonNil(a.classpathFile),
+		StubsLinkType:                  Implementation,
 		// TransitiveAconfigFiles: // TODO(b/289117800): LOCAL_ACONFIG_FILES for prebuilts
 	})
 
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 4e2366f..aa93a5e 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@
 	// Note that currently not all actions implemented by android_apps are sandboxed, so you
 	// may only see this being necessary in lint builds.
 	Compile_data []string `android:"path"`
+
+	// Property signifying whether the module compiles stubs or not.
+	// Should be set to true when srcs of this module are stub files.
+	// This property does not need to be set to true when the module depends on
+	// the stubs via libs, but should be set to true when the module depends on
+	// the stubs via static libs.
+	Is_stubs_module *bool
 }
 
 // Properties that are specific to device modules. Host module factories should not add these when
@@ -532,6 +539,8 @@
 	// Values that will be set in the JarJarProvider data for jarjar repackaging,
 	// and merged with our dependencies' rules.
 	jarjarRenameRules map[string]string
+
+	stubsLinkType StubsLinkType
 }
 
 func (j *Module) CheckStableSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) error {
@@ -1212,6 +1221,7 @@
 			ExportedPlugins:                j.exportedPluginJars,
 			ExportedPluginClasses:          j.exportedPluginClasses,
 			ExportedPluginDisableTurbine:   j.exportedDisableTurbine,
+			StubsLinkType:                  j.stubsLinkType,
 		})
 
 		j.outputFile = j.headerJarFile
@@ -1729,6 +1739,7 @@
 		ExportedPluginClasses:          j.exportedPluginClasses,
 		ExportedPluginDisableTurbine:   j.exportedDisableTurbine,
 		JacocoReportClassesFile:        j.jacocoReportClassesFile,
+		StubsLinkType:                  j.stubsLinkType,
 	})
 
 	// Save the output file with no relative path so that it doesn't end up in a subdirectory when used as a resource
diff --git a/java/device_host_converter.go b/java/device_host_converter.go
index efd13b8..3f8735c 100644
--- a/java/device_host_converter.go
+++ b/java/device_host_converter.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 		ResourceJars:                   d.resourceJars,
 		SrcJarArgs:                     d.srcJarArgs,
 		SrcJarDeps:                     d.srcJarDeps,
+		StubsLinkType:                  Implementation,
 		// TODO: Not sure if aconfig flags that have been moved between device and host variants
 		// make sense.
 	})
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index d7d271c..1a266b8 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@
 	android.RegisterSdkMemberType(javaTestSdkMemberType)
 }
 
+type StubsLinkType int
+
+const (
+	Unknown StubsLinkType = iota
+	Stubs
+	Implementation
+)
+
 var (
 	// Supports adding java header libraries to module_exports and sdk.
 	javaHeaderLibsSdkMemberType = &librarySdkMemberType{
@@ -296,6 +304,11 @@
 	// JacocoReportClassesFile is the path to a jar containing uninstrumented classes that will be
 	// instrumented by jacoco.
 	JacocoReportClassesFile android.Path
+
+	// StubsLinkType provides information about whether the provided jars are stub jars or
+	// implementation jars. If the provider is set by java_sdk_library, the link type is "unknown"
+	// and selection between the stub jar vs implementation jar is deferred to SdkLibrary.sdkJars(...)
+	StubsLinkType StubsLinkType
 }
 
 var JavaInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[JavaInfo]()
@@ -694,6 +707,17 @@
 	j.minSdkVersion = j.MinSdkVersion(ctx)
 	j.maxSdkVersion = j.MaxSdkVersion(ctx)
 
+	// SdkLibrary.GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx) sets the stubsLinkType to Unknown.
+	// If the stubsLinkType has already been set to Unknown, the stubsLinkType should
+	// not be overridden.
+	if j.stubsLinkType != Unknown {
+		if proptools.Bool(j.properties.Is_stubs_module) {
+			j.stubsLinkType = Stubs
+		} else {
+			j.stubsLinkType = Implementation
+		}
+	}
+
 	j.stem = proptools.StringDefault(j.overridableDeviceProperties.Stem, ctx.ModuleName())
 
 	proguardSpecInfo := j.collectProguardSpecInfo(ctx)
@@ -2018,6 +2042,7 @@
 		ImplementationAndResourcesJars: android.PathsIfNonNil(al.stubsJar),
 		ImplementationJars:             android.PathsIfNonNil(al.stubsJar),
 		AidlIncludeDirs:                android.Paths{},
+		StubsLinkType:                  Stubs,
 		// No aconfig libraries on api libraries
 	})
 }
@@ -2102,6 +2127,9 @@
 	// The name is the undecorated name of the java_sdk_library as it appears in the blueprint file
 	// (without any prebuilt_ prefix)
 	Created_by_java_sdk_library_name *string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+
+	// Property signifying whether the module provides stubs jar or not.
+	Is_stubs_module *bool
 }
 
 type Import struct {
@@ -2132,6 +2160,8 @@
 
 	sdkVersion    android.SdkSpec
 	minSdkVersion android.ApiLevel
+
+	stubsLinkType StubsLinkType
 }
 
 var _ PermittedPackagesForUpdatableBootJars = (*Import)(nil)
@@ -2226,6 +2256,12 @@
 	if ctx.Windows() {
 		j.HideFromMake()
 	}
+
+	if proptools.Bool(j.properties.Is_stubs_module) {
+		j.stubsLinkType = Stubs
+	} else {
+		j.stubsLinkType = Implementation
+	}
 }
 
 func (j *Import) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
@@ -2359,6 +2395,7 @@
 		ImplementationAndResourcesJars: android.PathsIfNonNil(j.combinedClasspathFile),
 		ImplementationJars:             android.PathsIfNonNil(j.combinedClasspathFile),
 		AidlIncludeDirs:                j.exportAidlIncludeDirs,
+		StubsLinkType:                  j.stubsLinkType,
 		// TODO(b/289117800): LOCAL_ACONFIG_FILES for prebuilts
 	})
 }
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index fbde042..2e4f2e3 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1572,6 +1572,8 @@
 
 	// Only build an implementation library if required.
 	if module.requiresRuntimeImplementationLibrary() {
+		// stubsLinkType must be set before calling Library.GenerateAndroidBuildActions
+		module.Library.stubsLinkType = Unknown
 		module.Library.GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
 	}
 
@@ -1797,6 +1799,7 @@
 		Dir     *string
 		Tag     *string
 	}
+	Is_stubs_module *bool
 }
 
 func (module *SdkLibrary) stubsLibraryProps(mctx android.DefaultableHookContext, apiScope *apiScope) libraryProperties {
@@ -1821,6 +1824,7 @@
 	// We compile the stubs for 1.8 in line with the main android.jar stubs, and potential
 	// interop with older developer tools that don't support 1.9.
 	props.Java_version = proptools.StringPtr("1.8")
+	props.Is_stubs_module = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
 	return props
 }
@@ -2709,6 +2713,7 @@
 		Libs                             []string
 		Jars                             []string
 		Compile_dex                      *bool
+		Is_stubs_module                  *bool
 
 		android.UserSuppliedPrebuiltProperties
 	}{}
@@ -2730,6 +2735,7 @@
 		compileDex = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 	}
 	props.Compile_dex = compileDex
+	props.Is_stubs_module = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
 	mctx.CreateModule(ImportFactory, &props, module.sdkComponentPropertiesForChildLibrary())
 }