diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Resource.cpp b/tools/aapt2/Resource.cpp
index 6364ccd..0bb330e 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Resource.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Resource.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,24 @@
     {"xml", ResourceType::kXml},
 };
 
+ResourceNamedTypeRef ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType t) {
+  return {to_string(t), t};
+}
+
+std::optional<ResourceNamedTypeRef> ParseResourceNamedType(const android::StringPiece& s) {
+  auto colon = std::find(s.begin(), s.end(), ':');
+  const ResourceType* parsedType;
+  if (colon != s.end() && colon != std::prev(s.end())) {
+    parsedType = ParseResourceType(s.substr(s.begin(), colon));
+  } else {
+    parsedType = ParseResourceType(s);
+  }
+  if (parsedType == nullptr) {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+  return ResourceNamedTypeRef(s, *parsedType);
+}
+
 const ResourceType* ParseResourceType(const StringPiece& str) {
   auto iter = sResourceTypeMap.find(str);
   if (iter == std::end(sResourceTypeMap)) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Resource.h b/tools/aapt2/Resource.h
index 307c21d..d394b24 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Resource.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Resource.h
@@ -19,22 +19,21 @@
 
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <limits>
+#include <optional>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "Source.h"
 #include "androidfw/ConfigDescription.h"
 #include "androidfw/StringPiece.h"
 #include "utils/JenkinsHash.h"
 
-#include "Source.h"
-
 namespace aapt {
 
 /**
- * The various types of resource types available. Corresponds
- * to the 'type' in package:type/entry.
+ * The various types of resource types available.
  */
 enum class ResourceType {
   kAnim,
@@ -78,6 +77,52 @@
 const ResourceType* ParseResourceType(const android::StringPiece& str);
 
 /**
+ * Pair of type name as in ResourceTable and actual resource type.
+ * Corresponds to the 'type' in package:type/entry.
+ *
+ * This is to support resource types with custom names inside resource tables.
+ */
+struct ResourceNamedType {
+  std::string name;
+  ResourceType type = ResourceType::kRaw;
+
+  ResourceNamedType() = default;
+  ResourceNamedType(const android::StringPiece& n, ResourceType t);
+
+  int compare(const ResourceNamedType& other) const;
+
+  const std::string& to_string() const;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Same as ResourceNamedType, but uses StringPieces instead.
+ * Use this if you need to avoid copying and know that
+ * the lifetime of this object is shorter than that
+ * of the original string.
+ */
+struct ResourceNamedTypeRef {
+  android::StringPiece name;
+  ResourceType type = ResourceType::kRaw;
+
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef() = default;
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef(const ResourceNamedTypeRef&) = default;
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef(ResourceNamedTypeRef&&) = default;
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef(const ResourceNamedType& rhs);  // NOLINT(google-explicit-constructor)
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef(const android::StringPiece& n, ResourceType t);
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef& operator=(const ResourceNamedTypeRef& rhs) = default;
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef& operator=(ResourceNamedTypeRef&& rhs) = default;
+  ResourceNamedTypeRef& operator=(const ResourceNamedType& rhs);
+
+  ResourceNamedType ToResourceNamedType() const;
+
+  std::string to_string() const;
+};
+
+ResourceNamedTypeRef ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType t);
+
+std::optional<ResourceNamedTypeRef> ParseResourceNamedType(const android::StringPiece& s);
+
+/**
  * A resource's name. This can uniquely identify
  * a resource in the ResourceTable.
  */
@@ -295,6 +340,81 @@
 }
 
 //
+// ResourceNamedType implementation.
+//
+inline ResourceNamedType::ResourceNamedType(const android::StringPiece& n, ResourceType t)
+    : name(n.to_string()), type(t) {
+}
+
+inline int ResourceNamedType::compare(const ResourceNamedType& other) const {
+  int cmp = static_cast<int>(type) - static_cast<int>(other.type);
+  if (cmp != 0) return cmp;
+  cmp = name.compare(other.name);
+  return cmp;
+}
+
+inline const std::string& ResourceNamedType::to_string() const {
+  return name;
+}
+
+inline bool operator<(const ResourceNamedType& lhs, const ResourceNamedType& rhs) {
+  return lhs.compare(rhs) < 0;
+}
+
+inline bool operator==(const ResourceNamedType& lhs, const ResourceNamedType& rhs) {
+  return lhs.compare(rhs) == 0;
+}
+
+inline bool operator!=(const ResourceNamedType& lhs, const ResourceNamedType& rhs) {
+  return lhs.compare(rhs) != 0;
+}
+
+inline ::std::ostream& operator<<(::std::ostream& out, const ResourceNamedType& val) {
+  return out << val.to_string();
+}
+
+//
+// ResourceNamedTypeRef implementation.
+//
+inline ResourceNamedTypeRef::ResourceNamedTypeRef(const android::StringPiece& n, ResourceType t)
+    : name(n), type(t) {
+}
+
+inline ResourceNamedTypeRef::ResourceNamedTypeRef(const ResourceNamedType& rhs)
+    : name(rhs.name), type(rhs.type) {
+}
+
+inline ResourceNamedTypeRef& ResourceNamedTypeRef::operator=(const ResourceNamedType& rhs) {
+  name = rhs.name;
+  type = rhs.type;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+inline ResourceNamedType ResourceNamedTypeRef::ToResourceNamedType() const {
+  return ResourceNamedType(name, type);
+}
+
+inline std::string ResourceNamedTypeRef::to_string() const {
+  return name.to_string();
+}
+
+inline bool operator<(const ResourceNamedTypeRef& lhs, const ResourceNamedTypeRef& rhs) {
+  return std::tie(lhs.type, lhs.name) < std::tie(rhs.type, rhs.name);
+}
+
+inline bool operator==(const ResourceNamedTypeRef& lhs, const ResourceNamedTypeRef& rhs) {
+  return std::tie(lhs.type, lhs.name) == std::tie(rhs.type, rhs.name);
+}
+
+inline bool operator!=(const ResourceNamedTypeRef& lhs, const ResourceNamedTypeRef& rhs) {
+  return std::tie(lhs.type, lhs.name) != std::tie(rhs.type, rhs.name);
+}
+
+inline ::std::ostream& operator<<(::std::ostream& out, const ResourceNamedTypeRef& val) {
+  return out << val.name;
+}
+
+//
 // ResourceName implementation.
 //
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Resource_test.cpp b/tools/aapt2/Resource_test.cpp
index c557f3c..2c55d1d 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Resource_test.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Resource_test.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 #include "test/Test.h"
 
+using ::testing::Eq;
+using ::testing::Optional;
+
 namespace aapt {
 
 TEST(ResourceTypeTest, ParseResourceTypes) {
@@ -125,4 +128,104 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(type, nullptr);
 }
 
+TEST(ResourceTypeTest, ParseResourceNamedType) {
+  auto type = ParseResourceNamedType("anim");
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Optional(Eq(ResourceNamedType("anim", ResourceType::kAnim))));
+
+  type = ParseResourceNamedType("layout");
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Optional(Eq(ResourceNamedType("layout", ResourceType::kLayout))));
+
+  type = ParseResourceNamedType("layout:2");
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Optional(Eq(ResourceNamedType("layout:2", ResourceType::kLayout))));
+
+  type = ParseResourceNamedType("layout:another");
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Optional(Eq(ResourceNamedType("layout:another", ResourceType::kLayout))));
+
+  type = ParseResourceNamedType("layout:");
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(std::nullopt));
+
+  type = ParseResourceNamedType("layout2");
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(std::nullopt));
+
+  type = ParseResourceNamedType("blahaha");
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(std::nullopt));
+}
+
+TEST(ResourceTypeTest, ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName) {
+  auto type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kAnim);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("anim", ResourceType::kAnim)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kAnimator);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("animator", ResourceType::kAnimator)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kArray);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("array", ResourceType::kArray)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kAttr);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("attr", ResourceType::kAttr)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kAttrPrivate);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("^attr-private", ResourceType::kAttrPrivate)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kBool);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("bool", ResourceType::kBool)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kColor);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("color", ResourceType::kColor)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kConfigVarying);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("configVarying", ResourceType::kConfigVarying)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kDimen);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("dimen", ResourceType::kDimen)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kDrawable);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("drawable", ResourceType::kDrawable)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kFont);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("font", ResourceType::kFont)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kFraction);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("fraction", ResourceType::kFraction)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kId);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("id", ResourceType::kId)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kInteger);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("integer", ResourceType::kInteger)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kInterpolator);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("interpolator", ResourceType::kInterpolator)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kLayout);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("layout", ResourceType::kLayout)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kMenu);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("menu", ResourceType::kMenu)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kMipmap);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("mipmap", ResourceType::kMipmap)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kNavigation);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("navigation", ResourceType::kNavigation)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kPlurals);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("plurals", ResourceType::kPlurals)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kRaw);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("raw", ResourceType::kRaw)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kString);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("string", ResourceType::kString)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kStyle);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("style", ResourceType::kStyle)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kTransition);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("transition", ResourceType::kTransition)));
+
+  type = ResourceNamedTypeWithDefaultName(ResourceType::kXml);
+  EXPECT_THAT(type, Eq(ResourceNamedType("xml", ResourceType::kXml)));
+}
+
 }  // namespace aapt