diff --git a/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go
index 28de06c00..42c1a5458 100644
--- a/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ android_app {
 				"srcs":           `["app.java"]`,
 				"manifest":       `"AndroidManifest.xml"`,
 				"resource_files": `["res/res.png"]`,
+				"deps":           `["//prebuilts/sdk:public_current_android_sdk_java_import"]`,
 			}),
 		}})
 }
@@ -86,7 +87,10 @@ android_app {
         "resb/res.png",
     ]`,
 				"custom_package": `"com.google"`,
-				"deps":           `[":static_lib_dep"]`,
+				"deps": `[
+        "//prebuilts/sdk:public_current_android_sdk_java_import",
+        ":static_lib_dep",
+    ]`,
 			}),
 		}})
 }
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index d0f0abc7a..0a35908dd 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2030,6 +2030,11 @@ func (m *Library) convertLibraryAttrsBp2Build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext)
 	}
 
 	var deps bazel.LabelList
+	sdkVersion := m.SdkVersion(ctx)
+	if sdkVersion.Kind == android.SdkPublic && sdkVersion.ApiLevel == android.FutureApiLevel {
+		// TODO(b/220869005) remove forced dependency on current public android.jar
+		deps.Add(&bazel.Label{Label: "//prebuilts/sdk:public_current_android_sdk_java_import"})
+	}
 	if m.properties.Libs != nil {
 		deps.Append(android.BazelLabelForModuleDeps(ctx, m.properties.Libs))
 	}