diff --git a/bp2build/apex_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/apex_conversion_test.go
index 5aed4ad66..d6db6778a 100644
--- a/bp2build/apex_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/apex_conversion_test.go
@@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ apex {
 				"tags":              `["apex_available=myapex"]`,
 			}),
 			MakeBazelTarget("cc_stub_suite", "foo_stub_libs", AttrNameToString{
+				"api_surface":          `"module-libapi"`,
 				"soname":               `"foo.so"`,
 				"source_library_label": `"//:foo"`,
 				"symbol_file":          `"foo.map.txt"`,
diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
index 7af788eba..b667fe9dc 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
@@ -2809,6 +2809,7 @@ func TestCcLibraryStubs(t *testing.T) {
 		"stubs_symbol_file": `"a.map.txt"`,
 	})
 	expectedBazelTargets = append(expectedBazelTargets, makeCcStubSuiteTargets("a", AttrNameToString{
+		"api_surface":          `"module-libapi"`,
 		"soname":               `"a.so"`,
 		"source_library_label": `"//foo/bar:a"`,
 		"stubs_symbol_file":    `"a.map.txt"`,
diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
index 44b97227e..d470810fb 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ cc_library_shared {
 		},
 		Blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble,
 		ExpectedBazelTargets: []string{makeCcStubSuiteTargets("a", AttrNameToString{
+			"api_surface":          `"module-libapi"`,
 			"soname":               `"a.so"`,
 			"source_library_label": `"//foo/bar:a"`,
 			"stubs_symbol_file":    `"a.map.txt"`,
@@ -1442,6 +1443,7 @@ cc_library_shared {
 `,
 		ExpectedBazelTargets: []string{
 			makeCcStubSuiteTargets("a", AttrNameToString{
+				"api_surface":          `"module-libapi"`,
 				"soname":               `"a.so"`,
 				"source_library_label": `"//:a"`,
 				"stubs_symbol_file":    `"a.map.txt"`,
@@ -1456,6 +1458,7 @@ cc_library_shared {
 				"stubs_symbol_file": `"a.map.txt"`,
 			}),
 			makeCcStubSuiteTargets("b", AttrNameToString{
+				"api_surface":          `"module-libapi"`,
 				"soname":               `"b.so"`,
 				"source_library_label": `"//:b"`,
 				"stubs_symbol_file":    `"b.map.txt"`,
diff --git a/bp2build/testing.go b/bp2build/testing.go
index 0e7ef4463..2924e9ae6 100644
--- a/bp2build/testing.go
+++ b/bp2build/testing.go
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ func makeCcStubSuiteTargets(name string, attrs AttrNameToString) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 	STUB_SUITE_ATTRS := map[string]string{
+		"api_surface":          "api_surface",
 		"stubs_symbol_file":    "symbol_file",
 		"stubs_versions":       "versions",
 		"soname":               "soname",
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 2d4d60440..7e0c55ac2 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ func createStubsBazelTargetIfNeeded(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext, m *Module
 			Soname:               &soname,
 			Source_library_label: proptools.StringPtr(m.GetBazelLabel(ctx, m)),
 			Deps:                 baseAttributes.deps,
+			Api_surface:          proptools.StringPtr("module-libapi"),
 		}
 		ctx.CreateBazelTargetModule(stubSuitesProps,
 			android.CommonAttributes{Name: m.Name() + "_stub_libs"},
@@ -3121,6 +3122,7 @@ type bazelCcStubSuiteAttributes struct {
 	Source_library_label *string
 	Soname               *string
 	Deps                 bazel.LabelListAttribute
+	Api_surface          *string
 }
 
 type bazelCcHeaderAbiCheckerAttributes struct {