diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index b192a357a..128ec12d0 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -1591,6 +1591,18 @@ func (p InstallPath) ToMakePath() InstallPath {
 // PathForModuleInstall returns a Path representing the install path for the
 // module appended with paths...
 func PathForModuleInstall(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext, pathComponents ...string) InstallPath {
+	os, arch := osAndArch(ctx)
+	partition := modulePartition(ctx, os)
+	return makePathForInstall(ctx, os, arch, partition, ctx.Debug(), pathComponents...)
+}
+
+// PathForModuleInPartitionInstall is similar to PathForModuleInstall but partition is provided by the caller
+func PathForModuleInPartitionInstall(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext, partition string, pathComponents ...string) InstallPath {
+	os, arch := osAndArch(ctx)
+	return makePathForInstall(ctx, os, arch, partition, ctx.Debug(), pathComponents...)
+}
+
+func osAndArch(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext) (OsType, ArchType) {
 	os := ctx.Os()
 	arch := ctx.Arch().ArchType
 	forceOS, forceArch := ctx.InstallForceOS()
@@ -1600,14 +1612,14 @@ func PathForModuleInstall(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext, pathComponents ...string
 	if forceArch != nil {
 		arch = *forceArch
 	}
-	partition := modulePartition(ctx, os)
-
-	ret := pathForInstall(ctx, os, arch, partition, ctx.Debug(), pathComponents...)
+	return os, arch
+}
 
+func makePathForInstall(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext, os OsType, arch ArchType, partition string, debug bool, pathComponents ...string) InstallPath {
+	ret := pathForInstall(ctx, os, arch, partition, debug, pathComponents...)
 	if ctx.InstallBypassMake() && ctx.Config().KatiEnabled() {
 		ret = ret.ToMakePath()
 	}
-
 	return ret
 }
 
diff --git a/java/rro.go b/java/rro.go
index 2e58c042f..0b4d0916a 100644
--- a/java/rro.go
+++ b/java/rro.go
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@ type RuntimeResourceOverlayModule interface {
 	Theme() string
 }
 
+// RRO's partition logic is different from the partition logic of other modules defined in soong/android/paths.go
+// The default partition for RRO is "/product" and not "/system"
+func rroPartition(ctx android.ModuleContext) string {
+	var partition string
+	if ctx.DeviceSpecific() {
+		partition = ctx.DeviceConfig().OdmPath()
+	} else if ctx.SocSpecific() {
+		partition = ctx.DeviceConfig().VendorPath()
+	} else if ctx.SystemExtSpecific() {
+		partition = ctx.DeviceConfig().SystemExtPath()
+	} else {
+		partition = ctx.DeviceConfig().ProductPath()
+	}
+	return partition
+}
+
 func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(ctx, android.SdkContext(r))
 	if sdkDep.hasFrameworkLibs() {
@@ -137,7 +153,8 @@ func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleC
 	r.certificate = certificates[0]
 
 	r.outputFile = signed
-	r.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "overlay", String(r.properties.Theme))
+	partition := rroPartition(ctx)
+	r.installDir = android.PathForModuleInPartitionInstall(ctx, partition, "overlay", String(r.properties.Theme))
 	ctx.InstallFile(r.installDir, r.outputFile.Base(), r.outputFile)
 }
 
diff --git a/java/rro_test.go b/java/rro_test.go
index bad60bc16..27abbe4f3 100644
--- a/java/rro_test.go
+++ b/java/rro_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestRuntimeResourceOverlay_JavaDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Check device location.
 	path = android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, ctx, m.Module())[0].EntryMap["LOCAL_MODULE_PATH"]
-	expectedPath = []string{shared.JoinPath("out/target/product/test_device/system/overlay")}
+	expectedPath = []string{shared.JoinPath("out/target/product/test_device/product/overlay")}
 	android.AssertStringPathsRelativeToTopEquals(t, "LOCAL_MODULE_PATH", config, expectedPath, path)
 }
 
@@ -343,3 +343,57 @@ func TestEnforceRRO_propagatesToDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRuntimeResourceOverlayPartition(t *testing.T) {
+	bp := `
+		runtime_resource_overlay {
+			name: "device_specific",
+			device_specific: true,
+		}
+		runtime_resource_overlay {
+			name: "soc_specific",
+			soc_specific: true,
+		}
+		runtime_resource_overlay {
+			name: "system_ext_specific",
+			system_ext_specific: true,
+		}
+		runtime_resource_overlay {
+			name: "product_specific",
+			product_specific: true,
+		}
+		runtime_resource_overlay {
+			name: "default"
+		}
+	`
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		expectedPath string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "device_specific",
+			expectedPath: "out/soong/target/product/test_device/odm/overlay",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "soc_specific",
+			expectedPath: "out/soong/target/product/test_device/vendor/overlay",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "system_ext_specific",
+			expectedPath: "out/soong/target/product/test_device/system_ext/overlay",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "product_specific",
+			expectedPath: "out/soong/target/product/test_device/product/overlay",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "default",
+			expectedPath: "out/soong/target/product/test_device/product/overlay",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		ctx, _ := testJava(t, bp)
+		mod := ctx.ModuleForTests(testCase.name, "android_common").Module().(*RuntimeResourceOverlay)
+		android.AssertPathRelativeToTopEquals(t, "Install dir is not correct for "+testCase.name, testCase.expectedPath, mod.installDir)
+	}
+}