diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 583a6fcc2..b8a5e35cd 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ type aapt struct {
 	isLibrary             bool
 	uncompressedJNI       bool
 	useEmbeddedDex        bool
+	usesNonSdkApis        bool
 
 	aaptProperties aaptProperties
 }
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext, ex
 	manifestSrcPath := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, manifestFile)
 
 	manifestPath := manifestMerger(ctx, manifestSrcPath, sdkContext, staticLibManifests, a.isLibrary,
-		a.uncompressedJNI, a.useEmbeddedDex)
+		a.uncompressedJNI, a.useEmbeddedDex, a.usesNonSdkApis)
 
 	linkFlags, linkDeps, resDirs, overlayDirs, rroDirs := a.aapt2Flags(ctx, sdkContext, manifestPath)
 
diff --git a/java/android_manifest.go b/java/android_manifest.go
index e63fb8049..3cca4f718 100644
--- a/java/android_manifest.go
+++ b/java/android_manifest.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var manifestMergerRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("manifestMerger",
 	"libs")
 
 func manifestMerger(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path, sdkContext sdkContext,
-	staticLibManifests android.Paths, isLibrary bool, uncompressedJNI, useEmbeddedDex bool) android.Path {
+	staticLibManifests android.Paths, isLibrary, uncompressedJNI, useEmbeddedDex, usesNonSdkApis bool) android.Path {
 
 	var args []string
 	if isLibrary {
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ func manifestMerger(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path, sdkContext
 		}
 	}
 
+	if usesNonSdkApis {
+		args = append(args, "--uses-non-sdk-api")
+	}
+
 	if useEmbeddedDex {
 		args = append(args, "--use-embedded-dex=true")
 	}
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 3cb7e8e2f..501546883 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ func (a *AndroidApp) shouldUncompressDex(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) aaptBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	a.aapt.usesNonSdkApis = Bool(a.Module.deviceProperties.Platform_apis)
+
 	aaptLinkFlags := []string{}
 
 	// Add TARGET_AAPT_CHARACTERISTICS values to AAPT link flags if they exist and --product flags were not provided.