diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index a2788cb8e..c4ab13d05 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -1043,6 +1043,12 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 		    libs: ["baz"],
 		    sdk_version: "system_current",
 		}
+		java_library {
+			name: "baz-test",
+			srcs: ["c.java"],
+			libs: ["foo"],
+			sdk_version: "test_current",
+		}
 		`)
 
 	// check the existence of the internal modules
@@ -1075,6 +1081,13 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 			"foo.stubs.jar")
 	}
 
+	bazTestJavac := ctx.ModuleForTests("baz-test", "android_common").Rule("javac")
+	// tests if baz-test is actually linked to the test stubs lib
+	if !strings.Contains(bazTestJavac.Args["classpath"], "foo.stubs.test.jar") {
+		t.Errorf("baz-test javac classpath %v does not contain %q", bazTestJavac.Args["classpath"],
+			"foo.stubs.test.jar")
+	}
+
 	// test if baz has exported SDK lib names foo and bar to qux
 	qux := ctx.ModuleForTests("qux", "android_common")
 	if quxLib, ok := qux.Module().(*Library); ok {
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 0ef0f23a1..d51d31723 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -689,16 +689,19 @@ func (module *SdkLibrary) sdkJars(
 				return module.Library.ImplementationJars()
 			}
 		}
-		var paths *scopePaths
+		var apiScope *apiScope
 		switch sdkVersion.kind {
 		case sdkSystem:
-			paths = module.getScopePaths(apiScopeSystem)
+			apiScope = apiScopeSystem
+		case sdkTest:
+			apiScope = apiScopeTest
 		case sdkPrivate:
 			return module.Library.HeaderJars()
 		default:
-			paths = module.getScopePaths(apiScopePublic)
+			apiScope = apiScopePublic
 		}
 
+		paths := module.getScopePaths(apiScope)
 		if headerJars {
 			return paths.stubsHeaderPath
 		} else {