diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index c627fdc62..203781899 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -336,6 +336,22 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
     pluginFor: ["soong_build"],
 }
 
+bootstrap_go_package {
+    name: "soong-apex",
+    pkgPath: "android/soong/apex",
+    deps: [
+        "blueprint",
+        "soong",
+        "soong-android",
+        "soong-cc",
+        "soong-java",
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        "apex/apex.go",
+    ],
+    pluginFor: ["soong_build"],
+}
+
 //
 // Defaults to enable various configurations of host bionic
 //
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51e240148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package apex
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/cc"
+	"android/soong/java"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
+)
+
+var (
+	pctx = android.NewPackageContext("android/apex")
+
+	// Create a canned fs config file where all files and directories are
+	// by default set to (uid/gid/mode) = (1000/1000/0644)
+	// TODO(b/113082813) make this configurable using config.fs syntax
+	generateFsConfig = pctx.StaticRule("generateFsConfig", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `echo '/ 1000 1000 0644' > ${out} && ` +
+			`echo '/manifest.json 1000 1000 0644' >> ${out} && ` +
+			`echo ${paths} | tr ' ' '\n' | awk '{print "/"$$1 " 1000 1000 0644"}' >> ${out}`,
+		Description: "fs_config ${out}",
+	}, "paths")
+
+	// TODO(b/113233103): make sure that file_contexts is sane, i.e., validate
+	// against the binary policy using sefcontext_compiler -p <policy>.
+
+	// TODO(b/114327326): automate the generation of file_contexts
+	apexRule = pctx.StaticRule("apexRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `rm -rf ${image_dir} && mkdir -p ${image_dir} && ` +
+			`(${copy_commands}) && ` +
+			`APEXER_TOOL_PATH=${tool_path} ` +
+			`${apexer} --verbose --force --manifest ${manifest} ` +
+			`--file_contexts ${file_contexts} ` +
+			`--canned_fs_config ${canned_fs_config} ` +
+			`--key ${key} ${image_dir} ${out} `,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${apexer}", "${avbtool}", "${e2fsdroid}", "${merge_zips}",
+			"${mke2fs}", "${resize2fs}", "${sefcontext_compile}",
+			"${soong_zip}", "${zipalign}", "${aapt2}"},
+		Description: "APEX ${image_dir} => ${out}",
+	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "manifest", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key")
+)
+
+var apexSuffix = ".apex"
+
+type dependencyTag struct {
+	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
+	name string
+}
+
+var (
+	sharedLibTag  = dependencyTag{name: "sharedLib"}
+	executableTag = dependencyTag{name: "executable"}
+	javaLibTag    = dependencyTag{name: "javaLib"}
+	prebuiltTag   = dependencyTag{name: "prebuilt"}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	pctx.Import("android/soong/common")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("apexer", "apexer")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("aapt2", "aapt2")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("avbtool", "avbtool")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("e2fsdroid", "e2fsdroid")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("merge_zips", "merge_zips")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("mke2fs", "mke2fs")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("resize2fs", "resize2fs")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("sefcontext_compile", "sefcontext_compile")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("soong_zip", "soong_zip")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("zipalign", "zipalign")
+
+	android.RegisterModuleType("apex", apexBundleFactory)
+
+	android.PostDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
+		ctx.TopDown("apex_deps", apexDepsMutator)
+		ctx.BottomUp("apex", apexMutator)
+	})
+}
+
+// maps a module name to set of apex bundle names that the module should be built for
+func apexBundleNamesFor(config android.Config) map[string]map[string]bool {
+	return config.Once("apexBundleNames", func() interface{} {
+		return make(map[string]map[string]bool)
+	}).(map[string]map[string]bool)
+}
+
+// Mark the direct and transitive dependencies of apex bundles so that they
+// can be built for the apex bundles.
+func apexDepsMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
+	if _, ok := mctx.Module().(*apexBundle); ok {
+		apexBundleName := mctx.Module().Name()
+		mctx.WalkDeps(func(child, parent android.Module) bool {
+			if am, ok := child.(android.ApexModule); ok && am.CanHaveApexVariants() {
+				moduleName := am.Name()
+				bundleNames, ok := apexBundleNamesFor(mctx.Config())[moduleName]
+				if !ok {
+					bundleNames = make(map[string]bool)
+					apexBundleNamesFor(mctx.Config())[moduleName] = bundleNames
+				}
+				bundleNames[apexBundleName] = true
+				return true
+			} else {
+				return false
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Create apex variations if a module is included in APEX(s).
+func apexMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	if am, ok := mctx.Module().(android.ApexModule); ok && am.CanHaveApexVariants() {
+		moduleName := am.Name()
+		if bundleNames, ok := apexBundleNamesFor(mctx.Config())[moduleName]; ok {
+			variations := []string{"platform"}
+			for bn := range bundleNames {
+				variations = append(variations, bn)
+			}
+			modules := mctx.CreateVariations(variations...)
+			for i, m := range modules {
+				if i == 0 {
+					continue // platform
+				}
+				m.(android.ApexModule).BuildForApex(variations[i])
+			}
+		}
+	} else if _, ok := mctx.Module().(*apexBundle); ok {
+		// apex bundle itself is mutated so that it and its modules have same
+		// apex variant.
+		apexBundleName := mctx.ModuleName()
+		mctx.CreateVariations(apexBundleName)
+	}
+}
+
+type apexBundleProperties struct {
+	// Json manifest file describing meta info of this APEX bundle. Default:
+	// "manifest.json"
+	Manifest *string
+
+	// File contexts file for setting security context to each file in this APEX bundle
+	// Default: "file_contexts".
+	File_contexts *string
+
+	// List of native shared libs that are embedded inside this APEX bundle
+	Native_shared_libs []string
+
+	// List of native executables that are embedded inside this APEX bundle
+	Binaries []string
+
+	// List of java libraries that are embedded inside this APEX bundle
+	Java_libs []string
+
+	// List of prebuilt files that are embedded inside this APEX bundle
+	Prebuilts []string
+}
+
+type apexBundle struct {
+	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultableModuleBase
+
+	properties apexBundleProperties
+
+	outputFile android.WritablePath
+	installDir android.OutputPath
+}
+
+func (a *apexBundle) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	// Native shared libs are added for all architectures of the device
+	// i.e., native_shared_lib_modules: ["libc"] adds both 64 and 32 variation
+	// of the module
+	arches := ctx.DeviceConfig().Arches()
+	if len(arches) == 0 {
+		panic("device build with no primary arch")
+	}
+
+	for _, arch := range ctx.MultiTargets() {
+		// Use *FarVariation* to be able to depend on modules having
+		// conflicting variations with this module. This is required since
+		// arch variant of an APEX bundle is 'common' but it is 'arm' or 'arm64'
+		// for native shared libs.
+		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
+			{Mutator: "arch", Variation: arch.String()},
+			{Mutator: "image", Variation: "core"},
+			{Mutator: "link", Variation: "shared"},
+		}, sharedLibTag, a.properties.Native_shared_libs...)
+
+		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
+			{Mutator: "arch", Variation: arch.String()},
+			{Mutator: "image", Variation: "core"},
+		}, executableTag, a.properties.Binaries...)
+
+		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
+			{Mutator: "arch", Variation: "android_common"},
+		}, javaLibTag, a.properties.Java_libs...)
+
+		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
+			{Mutator: "arch", Variation: "android_common"},
+		}, prebuiltTag, a.properties.Prebuilts...)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func getCopyManifestForNativeLibrary(cc *cc.Module) (fileToCopy android.Path, dirInApex string) {
+	// Decide the APEX-local directory by the multilib of the library
+	// In the future, we may query this to the module.
+	switch cc.Arch().ArchType.Multilib {
+	case "lib32":
+		dirInApex = "lib"
+	case "lib64":
+		dirInApex = "lib64"
+	}
+	if !cc.Arch().Native {
+		dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, cc.Arch().ArchType.String())
+	}
+
+	fileToCopy = cc.OutputFile().Path()
+	return
+}
+
+func getCopyManifestForExecutable(cc *cc.Module) (fileToCopy android.Path, dirInApex string) {
+	dirInApex = "bin"
+	fileToCopy = cc.OutputFile().Path()
+	return
+}
+
+func getCopyManifestForJavaLibrary(java *java.Library) (fileToCopy android.Path, dirInApex string) {
+	dirInApex = "javalib"
+	fileToCopy = java.Srcs()[0]
+	return
+}
+
+func getCopyManifestForPrebuiltEtc(prebuilt *android.PrebuiltEtc) (fileToCopy android.Path, dirInApex string) {
+	dirInApex = filepath.Join("etc", prebuilt.SubDir())
+	fileToCopy = prebuilt.OutputFile()
+	return
+}
+
+func (a *apexBundle) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	// files to copy -> dir in apex
+	copyManifest := make(map[android.Path]string)
+
+	ctx.WalkDeps(func(child, parent android.Module) bool {
+		if _, ok := parent.(*apexBundle); ok {
+			// direct dependencies
+			depTag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(child)
+			switch depTag {
+			case sharedLibTag:
+				if cc, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
+					fileToCopy, dirInApex := getCopyManifestForNativeLibrary(cc)
+					copyManifest[fileToCopy] = dirInApex
+					return true
+				}
+			case executableTag:
+				if cc, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
+					fileToCopy, dirInApex := getCopyManifestForExecutable(cc)
+					copyManifest[fileToCopy] = dirInApex
+					return true
+				}
+			case javaLibTag:
+				if java, ok := child.(*java.Library); ok {
+					fileToCopy, dirInApex := getCopyManifestForJavaLibrary(java)
+					copyManifest[fileToCopy] = dirInApex
+					return true
+				}
+			case prebuiltTag:
+				if prebuilt, ok := child.(*android.PrebuiltEtc); ok {
+					fileToCopy, dirInApex := getCopyManifestForPrebuiltEtc(prebuilt)
+					copyManifest[fileToCopy] = dirInApex
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			// indirect dependencies
+			if am, ok := child.(android.ApexModule); ok && am.CanHaveApexVariants() && am.IsInstallableToApex() {
+				if cc, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
+					fileToCopy, dirInApex := getCopyManifestForNativeLibrary(cc)
+					copyManifest[fileToCopy] = dirInApex
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	})
+
+	// files and dirs that will be created in apex
+	var pathsInApex []string
+	for fileToCopy, dirInApex := range copyManifest {
+		pathInApex := filepath.Join(dirInApex, fileToCopy.Base())
+		pathsInApex = append(pathsInApex, pathInApex)
+		if !android.InList(dirInApex, pathsInApex) {
+			pathsInApex = append(pathsInApex, dirInApex)
+		}
+	}
+	cannedFsConfig := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "canned_fs_config")
+	ctx.ModuleBuild(pctx, android.ModuleBuildParams{
+		Rule:   generateFsConfig,
+		Output: cannedFsConfig,
+		Args: map[string]string{
+			"paths": strings.Join(pathsInApex, " "),
+		},
+	})
+
+	manifest := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, proptools.StringDefault(a.properties.Manifest, "manifest.json"))
+	fileContexts := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, proptools.StringDefault(a.properties.File_contexts, "file_contexts"))
+	// TODO(b/114488804) make this customizable
+	key := android.PathForSource(ctx, "system/apex/apexer/testdata/testkey.pem")
+
+	a.outputFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.ModuleBase.Name()+apexSuffix)
+
+	implicitInputs := []android.Path{}
+	for file := range copyManifest {
+		implicitInputs = append(implicitInputs, file)
+	}
+	copyCommands := []string{}
+	for src, dir := range copyManifest {
+		dest := filepath.Join(dir, src.Base())
+		dest_path := filepath.Join(android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "image").String(), dest)
+		copyCommands = append(copyCommands, "mkdir -p "+filepath.Dir(dest_path))
+		copyCommands = append(copyCommands, "cp "+src.String()+" "+dest_path)
+	}
+	implicitInputs = append(implicitInputs, cannedFsConfig, manifest, fileContexts, key)
+	outHostBinDir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, "host", ctx.Config().PrebuiltOS(), "bin").String()
+	prebuiltSdkToolsBinDir := filepath.Join("prebuilts", "sdk", "tools", runtime.GOOS, "bin")
+	ctx.ModuleBuild(pctx, android.ModuleBuildParams{
+		Rule:      apexRule,
+		Implicits: implicitInputs,
+		Output:    a.outputFile,
+		Args: map[string]string{
+			"tool_path":        outHostBinDir + ":" + prebuiltSdkToolsBinDir,
+			"image_dir":        android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "image").String(),
+			"copy_commands":    strings.Join(copyCommands, " && "),
+			"manifest":         manifest.String(),
+			"file_contexts":    fileContexts.String(),
+			"canned_fs_config": cannedFsConfig.String(),
+			"key":              key.String(),
+		},
+	})
+
+	a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "apex")
+}
+
+func (a *apexBundle) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
+	return android.AndroidMkData{
+		Custom: func(w io.Writer, name, prefix, moduleDir string, data android.AndroidMkData) {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "\ninclude $(CLEAR_VARS)")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PATH :=", moduleDir)
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE :=", name)
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC") // do we need a new class?
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE :=", a.outputFile.String())
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE_PATH :=", filepath.Join("$(OUT_DIR)", a.installDir.RelPathString()))
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM :=", name+apexSuffix)
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)")
+		}}
+}
+
+func apexBundleFactory() android.Module {
+	module := &apexBundle{}
+	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
+	android.InitAndroidMultiTargetsArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
+	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
+	return module
+}