diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index b391a6cca..949809ad9 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ type apexBundleProperties struct {
 	// with the tool to sign payload contents.
 	Custom_sign_tool *string
 
+	// Whether this is a dynamic common lib apex, if so the native shared libs will be placed
+	// in a special way that include the digest of the lib file under /lib(64)?
+	Dynamic_common_lib_apex *bool
+
 	// Canonical name of this APEX bundle. Used to determine the path to the
 	// activated APEX on device (i.e. /apex/<apexVariationName>), and used for the
 	// apex mutator variations. For override_apex modules, this is the name of the
@@ -1472,6 +1476,11 @@ func (a *apexBundle) testOnlyShouldForceCompression() bool {
 	return proptools.Bool(a.properties.Test_only_force_compression)
 }
 
+// See the dynamic_common_lib_apex property
+func (a *apexBundle) dynamic_common_lib_apex() bool {
+	return proptools.BoolDefault(a.properties.Dynamic_common_lib_apex, false)
+}
+
 // These functions are interfacing with cc/sanitizer.go. The entire APEX (along with all of its
 // members) can be sanitized, either forcibly, or by the global configuration. For some of the
 // sanitizers, extra dependencies can be forcibly added as well.
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index f1b14484e..b95b3bdfd 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 	pctx.Import("android/soong/cc/config")
 	pctx.Import("android/soong/java")
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("apexer", "apexer")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("apexer_with_DCLA_preprocessing", "apexer_with_DCLA_preprocessing")
 	// ART minimal builds (using the master-art manifest) do not have the "frameworks/base"
 	// projects, and hence cannot build 'aapt2'. Use the SDK prebuilt instead.
 	hostBinToolVariableWithPrebuilt := func(name, prebuiltDir, tool string) {
@@ -115,7 +116,35 @@ var (
 		Rspfile:        "${out}.copy_commands",
 		RspfileContent: "${copy_commands}",
 		Description:    "APEX ${image_dir} => ${out}",
-	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key", "opt_flags", "manifest", "payload_fs_type")
+	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key",
+		"opt_flags", "manifest")
+
+	DCLAApexRule = pctx.StaticRule("DCLAApexRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `rm -rf ${image_dir} && mkdir -p ${image_dir} && ` +
+			`(. ${out}.copy_commands) && ` +
+			`APEXER_TOOL_PATH=${tool_path} ` +
+			`${apexer_with_DCLA_preprocessing} ` +
+			`--apexer ${apexer} ` +
+			`--canned_fs_config ${canned_fs_config} ` +
+			`${image_dir} ` +
+			`${out} ` +
+			`-- ` +
+			`--include_build_info ` +
+			`--force ` +
+			`--payload_type image ` +
+			`--key ${key} ` +
+			`--file_contexts ${file_contexts} ` +
+			`--manifest ${manifest} ` +
+			`${opt_flags} `,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${apexer_with_DCLA_preprocessing}", "${apexer}", "${avbtool}", "${e2fsdroid}",
+			"${merge_zips}", "${mke2fs}", "${resize2fs}", "${sefcontext_compile}", "${make_f2fs}",
+			"${sload_f2fs}", "${make_erofs}", "${soong_zip}", "${zipalign}", "${aapt2}",
+			"prebuilts/sdk/current/public/android.jar"},
+		Rspfile:        "${out}.copy_commands",
+		RspfileContent: "${copy_commands}",
+		Description:    "APEX ${image_dir} => ${out}",
+	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key",
+		"opt_flags", "manifest", "is_DCLA")
 
 	zipApexRule = pctx.StaticRule("zipApexRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
 		Command: `rm -rf ${image_dir} && mkdir -p ${image_dir} && ` +
@@ -662,22 +691,41 @@ func (a *apexBundle) buildUnflattenedApex(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 
 		optFlags = append(optFlags, "--payload_fs_type "+a.payloadFsType.string())
 
-		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-			Rule:        apexRule,
-			Implicits:   implicitInputs,
-			Output:      unsignedOutputFile,
-			Description: "apex (" + apexType.name() + ")",
-			Args: map[string]string{
-				"tool_path":        outHostBinDir + ":" + prebuiltSdkToolsBinDir,
-				"image_dir":        imageDir.String(),
-				"copy_commands":    strings.Join(copyCommands, " && "),
-				"manifest":         a.manifestPbOut.String(),
-				"file_contexts":    fileContexts.String(),
-				"canned_fs_config": cannedFsConfig.String(),
-				"key":              a.privateKeyFile.String(),
-				"opt_flags":        strings.Join(optFlags, " "),
-			},
-		})
+		if a.dynamic_common_lib_apex() {
+			ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+				Rule:        DCLAApexRule,
+				Implicits:   implicitInputs,
+				Output:      unsignedOutputFile,
+				Description: "apex (" + apexType.name() + ")",
+				Args: map[string]string{
+					"tool_path":        outHostBinDir + ":" + prebuiltSdkToolsBinDir,
+					"image_dir":        imageDir.String(),
+					"copy_commands":    strings.Join(copyCommands, " && "),
+					"manifest":         a.manifestPbOut.String(),
+					"file_contexts":    fileContexts.String(),
+					"canned_fs_config": cannedFsConfig.String(),
+					"key":              a.privateKeyFile.String(),
+					"opt_flags":        strings.Join(optFlags, " "),
+				},
+			})
+		} else {
+			ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+				Rule:        apexRule,
+				Implicits:   implicitInputs,
+				Output:      unsignedOutputFile,
+				Description: "apex (" + apexType.name() + ")",
+				Args: map[string]string{
+					"tool_path":        outHostBinDir + ":" + prebuiltSdkToolsBinDir,
+					"image_dir":        imageDir.String(),
+					"copy_commands":    strings.Join(copyCommands, " && "),
+					"manifest":         a.manifestPbOut.String(),
+					"file_contexts":    fileContexts.String(),
+					"canned_fs_config": cannedFsConfig.String(),
+					"key":              a.privateKeyFile.String(),
+					"opt_flags":        strings.Join(optFlags, " "),
+				},
+			})
+		}
 
 		// TODO(jiyong): make the two rules below as separate functions
 		apexProtoFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.Name()+".pb"+suffix)