diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 8076a99ff..a1a01a5cf 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ type ModuleContext interface {
 	CheckbuildFile(srcPath Path)
 
 	InstallInData() bool
+	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ type Module interface {
 	Enabled() bool
 	Target() Target
 	InstallInData() bool
+	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -832,6 +834,10 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInData() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInTestcases() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInSanitizerDir() bool {
 	return false
 }
@@ -1504,6 +1510,10 @@ func (m *moduleContext) InstallInData() bool {
 	return m.module.InstallInData()
 }
 
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallInTestcases() bool {
+	return m.module.InstallInTestcases()
+}
+
 func (m *moduleContext) InstallInSanitizerDir() bool {
 	return m.module.InstallInSanitizerDir()
 }
diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index 0d64a61db..8bd2c61e7 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type ModuleInstallPathContext interface {
 	BaseModuleContext
 
 	InstallInData() bool
+	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -1155,6 +1156,8 @@ func modulePartition(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext) string {
 	var partition string
 	if ctx.InstallInData() {
 		partition = "data"
+	} else if ctx.InstallInTestcases() {
+		partition = "testcases"
 	} else if ctx.InstallInRecovery() {
 		// the layout of recovery partion is the same as that of system partition
 		partition = "recovery/root/system"
diff --git a/android/paths_test.go b/android/paths_test.go
index f2996bff8..b66eb1e91 100644
--- a/android/paths_test.go
+++ b/android/paths_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ type moduleInstallPathContextImpl struct {
 	baseModuleContext
 
 	inData         bool
+	inTestcases    bool
 	inSanitizerDir bool
 	inRecovery     bool
 }
@@ -219,6 +220,10 @@ func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInData() bool {
 	return m.inData
 }
 
+func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInTestcases() bool {
+	return m.inTestcases
+}
+
 func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInSanitizerDir() bool {
 	return m.inSanitizerDir
 }
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index afddb6a3e..014ead4e5 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ type AndroidApp struct {
 	// the install APK name is normally the same as the module name, but can be overridden with PRODUCT_PACKAGE_NAME_OVERRIDES.
 	installApkName string
 
+	installDir android.OutputPath
+
 	additionalAaptFlags []string
 
 	noticeOutputs android.NoticeOutputs
@@ -319,7 +321,6 @@ func (a *AndroidApp) dexBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.Path {
 	} else {
 		installDir = filepath.Join("app", a.installApkName)
 	}
-
 	a.dexpreopter.installPath = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, installDir, a.installApkName+".apk")
 	a.dexpreopter.isInstallable = Bool(a.properties.Installable)
 	a.dexpreopter.uncompressedDex = a.shouldUncompressDex(ctx)
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ func (a *AndroidApp) jniBuildActions(jniLibs []jniLib, ctx android.ModuleContext
 	return jniJarFile
 }
 
-func (a *AndroidApp) noticeBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, installDir android.OutputPath) {
+func (a *AndroidApp) noticeBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	// Collect NOTICE files from all dependencies.
 	seenModules := make(map[android.Module]bool)
 	noticePathSet := make(map[android.Path]bool)
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ func (a *AndroidApp) noticeBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, installDir an
 		return noticePaths[i].String() < noticePaths[j].String()
 	})
 
-	a.noticeOutputs = android.BuildNoticeOutput(ctx, installDir, a.installApkName+".apk", noticePaths)
+	a.noticeOutputs = android.BuildNoticeOutput(ctx, a.installDir, a.installApkName+".apk", noticePaths)
 }
 
 // Reads and prepends a main cert from the default cert dir if it hasn't been set already, i.e. it
@@ -438,17 +439,18 @@ func (a *AndroidApp) generateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	// Check if the install APK name needs to be overridden.
 	a.installApkName = ctx.DeviceConfig().OverridePackageNameFor(a.Name())
 
-	var installDir android.OutputPath
 	if ctx.ModuleName() == "framework-res" {
 		// framework-res.apk is installed as system/framework/framework-res.apk
-		installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "framework")
+		a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "framework")
 	} else if Bool(a.appProperties.Privileged) {
-		installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "priv-app", a.installApkName)
+		a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "priv-app", a.installApkName)
+	} else if ctx.InstallInTestcases() {
+		a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, a.installApkName)
 	} else {
-		installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "app", a.installApkName)
+		a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "app", a.installApkName)
 	}
 
-	a.noticeBuildActions(ctx, installDir)
+	a.noticeBuildActions(ctx)
 	if Bool(a.appProperties.Embed_notices) || ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("ALWAYS_EMBED_NOTICES") {
 		a.aapt.noticeFile = a.noticeOutputs.HtmlGzOutput
 	}
@@ -494,9 +496,9 @@ func (a *AndroidApp) generateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	a.bundleFile = bundleFile
 
 	// Install the app package.
-	ctx.InstallFile(installDir, a.installApkName+".apk", a.outputFile)
+	ctx.InstallFile(a.installDir, a.installApkName+".apk", a.outputFile)
 	for _, split := range a.aapt.splits {
-		ctx.InstallFile(installDir, a.installApkName+"_"+split.suffix+".apk", split.path)
+		ctx.InstallFile(a.installDir, a.installApkName+"_"+split.suffix+".apk", split.path)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -598,6 +600,10 @@ type AndroidTest struct {
 	data       android.Paths
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidTest) InstallInTestcases() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 func (a *AndroidTest) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	// Check if the instrumentation target package is overridden before generating build actions.
 	if a.appTestProperties.Instrumentation_for != nil {