diff --git a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
index d3da8fe53b..b588c781c9 100644
--- a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
+++ b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
@@ -30,10 +30,43 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += com.android.runtime
 
 # ART APEX module.
-# Note that this package includes the minimal boot classpath JARs (listed in
-# ART_APEX_JARS), which should no longer be added directly to PRODUCT_PACKAGES.
-PRODUCT_PACKAGES += com.android.art-autoselect
-PRODUCT_HOST_PACKAGES += com.android.art-autoselect
+#
+# Select either release (com.android.art) or debug (com.android.art.debug)
+# variant of the ART APEX. By default, "user" build variants contain the release
+# module, while the "eng" build variant contain the debug module. However, if
+# `PRODUCT_ART_TARGET_INCLUDE_DEBUG_BUILD` is defined, it overrides the previous
+# logic:
+# - if `PRODUCT_ART_TARGET_INCLUDE_DEBUG_BUILD` is set to `false`, the
+#   build will include the release module (whatever the build
+#   variant);
+# - if `PRODUCT_ART_TARGET_INCLUDE_DEBUG_BUILD` is set to `true`, the
+#   build will include the debug module (whatever the build variant).
+#
+# Note that the ART APEX package includes the minimal boot classpath JARs
+# (listed in ART_APEX_JARS), which should no longer be added directly to
+# PRODUCT_PACKAGES.
+
+art_target_include_debug_build := $(PRODUCT_ART_TARGET_INCLUDE_DEBUG_BUILD)
+ifneq (false,$(art_target_include_debug_build))
+  ifneq (,$(filter eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)))
+    art_target_include_debug_build := true
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifeq (true,$(art_target_include_debug_build))
+  PRODUCT_PACKAGES += com.android.art.debug
+  apex_test_module := art-check-debug-apex-gen-fakebin
+else
+  PRODUCT_PACKAGES += com.android.art
+  apex_test_module := art-check-release-apex-gen-fakebin
+endif
+
+ifeq (true,$(SOONG_CONFIG_art_module_source_build)
+  PRODUCT_HOST_PACKAGES += $(apex_test_module)
+endif
+
+art_target_include_debug_build :=
+apex_test_module :=
 
 # Certificates.
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \