diff --git a/android/license_metadata.go b/android/license_metadata.go
index 4ee5bf7ae..18b63d310 100644
--- a/android/license_metadata.go
+++ b/android/license_metadata.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func buildLicenseMetadata(ctx ModuleContext, licenseMetadataFile WritablePath) {
 	var orderOnlyDeps Paths
 	var args []string
 
+	if n := ctx.ModuleName(); n != "" {
+		args = append(args,
+			"-mn "+proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(n))
+	}
+
 	if t := ctx.ModuleType(); t != "" {
 		args = append(args,
 			"-mt "+proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(t))
diff --git a/compliance/build_license_metadata/build_license_metadata.go b/compliance/build_license_metadata/build_license_metadata.go
index 53d2407cb..fb4b78406 100644
--- a/compliance/build_license_metadata/build_license_metadata.go
+++ b/compliance/build_license_metadata/build_license_metadata.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	packageName := flags.String("p", "", "license package name")
 	moduleType := newMultiString(flags, "mt", "module type")
+	moduleName := flags.String("mn", "", "module name")
 	kinds := newMultiString(flags, "k", "license kinds")
 	moduleClass := newMultiString(flags, "mc", "module class")
 	conditions := newMultiString(flags, "c", "license conditions")
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	metadata := license_metadata_proto.LicenseMetadata{}
 	metadata.PackageName = proto.String(*packageName)
+	metadata.ModuleName = proto.String(*moduleName)
 	metadata.ModuleTypes = *moduleType
 	metadata.ModuleClasses = *moduleClass
 	metadata.IsContainer = proto.Bool(*isContainer)
diff --git a/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.pb.go b/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.pb.go
index 44dbc7826..69aa377c4 100644
--- a/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.pb.go
+++ b/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.pb.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-// 	protoc-gen-go v1.27.1
-// 	protoc        v3.19.0
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.28.0
+// 	protoc        v3.12.4
 // source: license_metadata.proto
 
 package license_metadata_proto
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ type LicenseMetadata struct {
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
 	// package_name identifies the source package. License texts are named relative to the package name.
-	PackageName   *string  `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=package_name,json=packageName" json:"package_name,omitempty"`
+	PackageName *string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=package_name,json=packageName" json:"package_name,omitempty"`
+	// module_name identifies the target
+	ModuleName    *string  `protobuf:"bytes,14,opt,name=module_name,json=moduleName" json:"module_name,omitempty"`
 	ModuleTypes   []string `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=module_types,json=moduleTypes" json:"module_types,omitempty"`
 	ModuleClasses []string `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=module_classes,json=moduleClasses" json:"module_classes,omitempty"`
 	// projects identifies the git project(s) containing the associated source code.
@@ -104,6 +106,13 @@ func (x *LicenseMetadata) GetPackageName() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *LicenseMetadata) GetModuleName() string {
+	if x != nil && x.ModuleName != nil {
+		return *x.ModuleName
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (x *LicenseMetadata) GetModuleTypes() []string {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.ModuleTypes
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diff --git a/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.proto b/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.proto
index 1b4f34fa8..61f812689 100644
--- a/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.proto
+++ b/compliance/license_metadata_proto/license_metadata.proto
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ message LicenseMetadata {
   // package_name identifies the source package. License texts are named relative to the package name.
   optional string package_name = 1;
 
+  // module_name identifies the target
+  optional string module_name = 14;
+
   repeated string module_types = 2;
 
   repeated string module_classes = 3;
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ message LicenseMetadata {
 
   // deps lists the license metadata files depended on.
   repeated AnnotatedDependency deps = 13;
+
+  // next id: 15
+
 }
 
 // InstallMap messages describe the mapping from an input filesystem file to the path to the file