diff --git a/dexpreopt/config.go b/dexpreopt/config.go
index 2a929c536..720f79e28 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/config.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/config.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ type GlobalConfig struct {
 
 	OnlyPreoptBootImageAndSystemServer bool // only preopt jars in the boot image or system server
 
+	UseArtImage bool // use the art image (use other boot class path dex files without image)
+
 	GenerateApexImage bool // generate an extra boot image only containing jars from the runtime apex
 	UseApexImage      bool // use the apex image by default
 
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index da6866031..5faec0817 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -106,8 +106,18 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Mo
 
 	global := dexpreoptGlobalConfig(ctx)
 	bootImage := defaultBootImageConfig(ctx)
+	dexFiles := bootImage.dexPathsDeps.Paths()
+	dexLocations := bootImage.dexLocationsDeps
+	if global.UseArtImage {
+		bootImage = artBootImageConfig(ctx)
+	}
 	if global.UseApexImage {
 		bootImage = frameworkJZBootImageConfig(ctx)
+		dexFiles = bootImage.dexPathsDeps.Paths()
+		dexLocations = bootImage.dexLocationsDeps
+		if global.UseArtImage {
+			bootImage = artJZBootImageConfig(ctx)
+		}
 	}
 
 	var archs []android.ArchType
@@ -178,8 +188,8 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Mo
 		DexPreoptImagesDeps:     imagesDeps,
 		DexPreoptImageLocations: bootImage.imageLocations,
 
-		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:     bootImage.dexPathsDeps.Paths(),
-		PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations: bootImage.dexLocationsDeps,
+		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:     dexFiles,
+		PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations: dexLocations,
 
 		PreoptExtractedApk: false,