diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 20319a8e04..c0ad86e52e 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ LOCAL_PREBUILT_JNI_LIBS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_SOONG_JNI_LIBS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
+LOCAL_SOONG_JNI_LIBS_SYMBOLS:=
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
diff --git a/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk
index 3549c1df5a..74f0969e0f 100644
--- a/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # LOCAL_SOONG_RRO_DIRS
 # LOCAL_SOONG_JNI_LIBS_$(TARGET_ARCH)
 # LOCAL_SOONG_JNI_LIBS_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH)
+# LOCAL_SOONG_JNI_LIBS_SYMBOLS
 
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE),$(SOONG_ANDROID_MK))
   $(call pretty-error,soong_app_prebuilt.mk may only be used from Soong)
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ $(foreach suite, $(LOCAL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITE), \
 $(call create-suite-dependencies)
 endif
 
+# install symbol files of JNI libraries
+my_jni_lib_symbols_copy_files := $(foreach f,$(LOCAL_SOONG_JNI_LIBS_SYMBOLS),\
+  $(call word-colon,1,$(f)):$(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,$(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/%,$(call word-colon,2,$(f))))
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(call copy-many-files, $(my_jni_lib_symbols_copy_files))
+
 # embedded JNI will already have been handled by soong
 my_embed_jni :=
 my_prebuilt_jni_libs :=