diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 73e93fc302..e11dd02c66 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2835,23 +2835,29 @@ ifeq ($(AB_OTA_UPDATER),true)
 $(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_TARGET) $(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_EMPTY_TARGET): PRIVATE_PARTITION_SUFFIX=_a
 endif # AB_OTA_UPDATER
 
-$(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_TARGET) $(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_EMPTY_TARGET): $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake
+$(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_TARGET) $(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_EMPTY_TARGET): $(LPMAKE)
+
+# $(1): slot A suffix (_a or empty)
+# $(2): include images or not (true or empty)
+define build-superimage-target-args
+  $(if $(2), --sparse) \
+  --metadata-size 65536 \
+  --metadata-slots $(if $(1),2,1) \
+  --device-size $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE) \
+  $(foreach name,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST), \
+    --partition $(name)$(1):$$($(UUIDGEN) $(name)$(1)):readonly:$(if $(2),$(call read-size-of-partitions,$(name)),0) \
+    $(if $(2), --image $(name)$(1)=$(call images-for-partitions,$(name))) \
+    $(if $(1), --partition $(name)_b:$$($(UUIDGEN) $(name)_b):readonly:0) \
+  )
+endef
 
 # $(1): output image path
 # $(2): slot A suffix (_a or empty)
 # $(3): include images or not (true or empty)
 define build-superimage-target
   $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake \
-    $(if $(3), --sparse) \
-    --metadata-size 65536 \
-    --metadata-slots $(if $(2),2,1) \
-    --device-size $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE) \
-    --output $(1) \
-    $(foreach name,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST), \
-      --partition $(name)$(2):$$($(UUIDGEN) $(name)$(2)):readonly:$(if $(3),$(call read-size-of-partitions,$(name)),0) \
-      $(if $(3), --image $(name)$(2)=$(call images-for-partitions,$(name))) \
-      $(if $(2), --partition $(name)_b:$$($(UUIDGEN) $(name)_b):readonly:0) \
-    )
+    $(call build-superimage-target-args,$(2),$(3)) \
+    --output $(1)
 endef
 
 $(INSTALLED_SUPERIMAGE_TARGET):
@@ -2974,6 +2980,7 @@ OTATOOLS :=  $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/minigzip \
   $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lib/shflags/shflags \
   $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/delta_generator \
   $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/care_map_generator \
+  $(LPMAKE) \
   $(AVBTOOL) \
   $(BLK_ALLOC_TO_BASE_FS) \
   $(BROTLI) \
@@ -3014,7 +3021,9 @@ OTATOOLS += \
   $(HOST_LIBRARY_PATH)/libsparse-host$(HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX) \
   $(HOST_LIBRARY_PATH)/libbase$(HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX) \
   $(HOST_LIBRARY_PATH)/libpcre2$(HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX) \
-  $(HOST_LIBRARY_PATH)/libbrotli$(HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX)
+  $(HOST_LIBRARY_PATH)/libbrotli$(HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX) \
+  $(HOST_LIBRARY_PATH)/liblp$(HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX) \
+  $(HOST_LIBRARY_PATH)/libext4_utils$(HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX)
 
 
 .PHONY: otatools
@@ -3162,6 +3171,7 @@ $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE): \
 		$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_PRODUCT_BASE_FS_PATH) \
 		$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_PRODUCT_SERVICES_BASE_FS_PATH) \
 		$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_ODM_BASE_FS_PATH) \
+		$(LPMAKE) \
 		$(SELINUX_FC) \
 		$(APKCERTS_FILE) \
 		$(SOONG_ZIP) \
@@ -3488,6 +3498,13 @@ endif
 ifdef BUILT_VENDOR_MATRIX
 	$(hide) cp $(BUILT_VENDOR_MATRIX) $(zip_root)/META/vendor_matrix.xml
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE
+	$(hide) echo "super_size=$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
+	$(hide) echo "lpmake=$(notdir $(LPMAKE))" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
+	$(hide) echo -n "lpmake_args=" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
+	$(hide) echo $(call build-superimage-target-args,$(if $(filter true,$(AB_OTA_UPDATER)),_a,)) \
+	    >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
+endif
 
 	$(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH MKBOOTIMG=$(MKBOOTIMG) \
 	    build/make/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files -a -v -p $(HOST_OUT) $(zip_root)
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index f3be4960d0..dd881db3d0 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ DATA_BINDING_COMPILER := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/databinding-compiler.jar
 FAT16COPY := build/make/tools/fat16copy.py
 CHECK_LINK_TYPE := build/make/tools/check_link_type.py
 UUIDGEN := build/make/tools/uuidgen.py
+LPMAKE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 
 PROGUARD := external/proguard/bin/proguard.sh
 JAVATAGS := build/make/tools/java-event-log-tags.py
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index e47c038886..4479bedf32 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -625,6 +625,22 @@ def AddPackRadioImages(output_zip, images):
       shutil.copy(img_radio_path, prebuilt_path)
 
 
+def AddSuperEmpty(output_zip):
+  """Create a super_empty.img and store it in output_zip."""
+
+  img = OutputFile(output_zip, OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", "super_empty.img")
+  cmd = [OPTIONS.info_dict.get('lpmake')]
+  cmd += shlex.split(OPTIONS.info_dict.get('lpmake_args').strip())
+  cmd += ['--output', img.name]
+
+  p = common.Run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+  stdoutdata, _ = p.communicate()
+  assert p.returncode == 0, \
+      "lpmake tool failed:\n{}".format(stdoutdata)
+
+  img.Write()
+
+
 def ReplaceUpdatedFiles(zip_filename, files_list):
   """Updates all the ZIP entries listed in files_list.
 
@@ -793,6 +809,10 @@ def AddImagesToTargetFiles(filename):
     banner("vbmeta")
     AddVBMeta(output_zip, partitions)
 
+  if OPTIONS.info_dict.get("super_size"):
+    banner("super_empty")
+    AddSuperEmpty(output_zip)
+
   banner("radio")
   ab_partitions_txt = os.path.join(OPTIONS.input_tmp, "META",
                                    "ab_partitions.txt")