diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 66c598c3c..80d961561 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -93,8 +93,14 @@ type apexBundleProperties struct {
 	Multilib apexMultilibProperties
 
 	// List of boot images that are embedded inside this APEX bundle.
+	//
+	// deprecated: Use Bootclasspath_fragments
+	// TODO(b/177892522): Remove after has been replaced by Bootclasspath_fragments
 	Boot_images []string
 
+	// List of bootclasspath fragments that are embedded inside this APEX bundle.
+	Bootclasspath_fragments []string
+
 	// List of java libraries that are embedded inside this APEX bundle.
 	Java_libs []string
 
@@ -748,6 +754,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	// Common-arch dependencies come next
 	commonVariation := ctx.Config().AndroidCommonTarget.Variations()
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(commonVariation, bootImageTag, a.properties.Boot_images...)
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(commonVariation, bootImageTag, a.properties.Bootclasspath_fragments...)
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(commonVariation, javaLibTag, a.properties.Java_libs...)
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(commonVariation, bpfTag, a.properties.Bpfs...)
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(commonVariation, fsTag, a.properties.Filesystems...)
diff --git a/java/boot_image.go b/java/boot_image.go
index bc73c6d89..8fb893fe3 100644
--- a/java/boot_image.go
+++ b/java/boot_image.go
@@ -27,17 +27,29 @@ import (
 func init() {
 	RegisterBootImageBuildComponents(android.InitRegistrationContext)
 
+	// TODO(b/177892522): Remove after has been replaced by bootclasspath_fragments
 	android.RegisterSdkMemberType(&bootImageMemberType{
 		SdkMemberTypeBase: android.SdkMemberTypeBase{
 			PropertyName: "boot_images",
 			SupportsSdk:  true,
 		},
 	})
+
+	android.RegisterSdkMemberType(&bootImageMemberType{
+		SdkMemberTypeBase: android.SdkMemberTypeBase{
+			PropertyName: "bootclasspath_fragments",
+			SupportsSdk:  true,
+		},
+	})
 }
 
 func RegisterBootImageBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
+	// TODO(b/177892522): Remove after has been replaced by bootclasspath_fragment
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("boot_image", bootImageFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("prebuilt_boot_image", prebuiltBootImageFactory)
+
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("bootclasspath_fragment", bootImageFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment", prebuiltBootImageFactory)
 }
 
 type bootImageProperties struct {
@@ -172,7 +184,11 @@ func (b *bootImageMemberType) IsInstance(module android.Module) bool {
 }
 
 func (b *bootImageMemberType) AddPrebuiltModule(ctx android.SdkMemberContext, member android.SdkMember) android.BpModule {
-	return ctx.SnapshotBuilder().AddPrebuiltModule(member, "prebuilt_boot_image")
+	if b.PropertyName == "boot_images" {
+		return ctx.SnapshotBuilder().AddPrebuiltModule(member, "prebuilt_boot_image")
+	} else {
+		return ctx.SnapshotBuilder().AddPrebuiltModule(member, "prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment")
+	}
 }
 
 func (b *bootImageMemberType) CreateVariantPropertiesStruct() android.SdkMemberProperties {
diff --git a/java/boot_image_test.go b/java/boot_image_test.go
index f3d603dd0..37906ff8d 100644
--- a/java/boot_image_test.go
+++ b/java/boot_image_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ func TestUnknownBootImage(t *testing.T) {
 		`)
 }
 
+func TestUnknownBootclasspathFragmentImageName(t *testing.T) {
+	prepareForTestWithBootImage.
+		ExtendWithErrorHandler(android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(
+			`\Qimage_name: Unknown image name "unknown", expected one of art, boot\E`)).
+		RunTestWithBp(t, `
+			bootclasspath_fragment {
+				name: "unknown-boot-image",
+				image_name: "unknown",
+			}
+		`)
+}
+
 func TestUnknownPrebuiltBootImage(t *testing.T) {
 	prepareForTestWithBootImage.
 		ExtendWithErrorHandler(android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(