diff --git a/filesystem/avb_add_hash_footer.go b/filesystem/avb_add_hash_footer.go
index dabbc461b..ead579fc4 100644
--- a/filesystem/avb_add_hash_footer.go
+++ b/filesystem/avb_add_hash_footer.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 type avbAddHashFooter struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultableModuleBase
 
 	properties avbAddHashFooterProperties
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ func avbAddHashFooterFactory() android.Module {
 	module := &avbAddHashFooter{}
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibFirst)
+	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -206,3 +208,19 @@ var _ android.SourceFileProducer = (*avbAddHashFooter)(nil)
 func (a *avbAddHashFooter) Srcs() android.Paths {
 	return append(android.Paths{}, a.output)
 }
+
+type avbAddHashFooterDefaults struct {
+	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultsModuleBase
+}
+
+// avb_add_hash_footer_defaults provides a set of properties that can be inherited by other
+// avb_add_hash_footer modules. A module can use the properties from an avb_add_hash_footer_defaults
+// using `defaults: ["<:default_module_name>"]`. Properties of both modules are erged (when
+// possible) by prepending the default module's values to the depending module's values.
+func avbAddHashFooterDefaultsFactory() android.Module {
+	module := &avbAddHashFooterDefaults{}
+	module.AddProperties(&avbAddHashFooterProperties{})
+	android.InitDefaultsModule(module)
+	return module
+}
diff --git a/filesystem/avb_gen_vbmeta_image.go b/filesystem/avb_gen_vbmeta_image.go
index 0f331f923..985f0eac2 100644
--- a/filesystem/avb_gen_vbmeta_image.go
+++ b/filesystem/avb_gen_vbmeta_image.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 type avbGenVbmetaImage struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultableModuleBase
 
 	properties avbGenVbmetaImageProperties
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ func avbGenVbmetaImageFactory() android.Module {
 	module := &avbGenVbmetaImage{}
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibFirst)
+	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -106,3 +108,20 @@ func (a *avbGenVbmetaImage) OutputFiles(tag string) (android.Paths, error) {
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported module reference tag %q", tag)
 }
+
+type avbGenVbmetaImageDefaults struct {
+	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultsModuleBase
+}
+
+// avb_gen_vbmeta_image_defaults provides a set of properties that can be inherited by other
+// avb_gen_vbmeta_image modules. A module can use the properties from an
+// avb_gen_vbmeta_image_defaults using `defaults: ["<:default_module_name>"]`. Properties of both
+// modules are erged (when possible) by prepending the default module's values to the depending
+// module's values.
+func avbGenVbmetaImageDefaultsFactory() android.Module {
+	module := &avbGenVbmetaImageDefaults{}
+	module.AddProperties(&avbGenVbmetaImageProperties{})
+	android.InitDefaultsModule(module)
+	return module
+}
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem.go b/filesystem/filesystem.go
index 3d491145b..7b207d6ce 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem.go
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem.go
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ func registerBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("android_filesystem", filesystemFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("android_system_image", systemImageFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("avb_add_hash_footer", avbAddHashFooterFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("avb_add_hash_footer_defaults", avbAddHashFooterDefaultsFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("avb_gen_vbmeta_image", avbGenVbmetaImageFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("avb_gen_vbmeta_image_defaults", avbGenVbmetaImageDefaultsFactory)
 }
 
 type filesystem struct {