diff --git a/java/Android.bp b/java/Android.bp
index 2a4b596ab..f6ce3c449 100644
--- a/java/Android.bp
+++ b/java/Android.bp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
         "java_test.go",
         "jdeps_test.go",
         "kotlin_test.go",
+        "lint_test.go",
         "platform_bootclasspath_test.go",
         "platform_compat_config_test.go",
         "plugin_test.go",
diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index a77daa85d..0618cbf6d 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/remoteexec"
 )
 
+// lint checks automatically enforced for modules that have different min_sdk_version than
+// sdk_version
+var updatabilityChecks = []string{"NewApi"}
+
 type LintProperties struct {
 	// Controls for running Android Lint on the module.
 	Lint struct {
@@ -298,7 +302,17 @@ func (l *linter) lint(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	if l.minSdkVersion != l.compileSdkVersion {
-		l.extraMainlineLintErrors = append(l.extraMainlineLintErrors, "NewApi")
+		l.extraMainlineLintErrors = append(l.extraMainlineLintErrors, updatabilityChecks...)
+		_, filtered := android.FilterList(l.properties.Lint.Warning_checks, updatabilityChecks)
+		if len(filtered) != 0 {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("lint.warning_checks",
+				"Can't treat %v checks as warnings if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.", filtered)
+		}
+		_, filtered = android.FilterList(l.properties.Lint.Disabled_checks, updatabilityChecks)
+		if len(filtered) != 0 {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("lint.disabled_checks",
+				"Can't disable %v checks if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.", filtered)
+		}
 	}
 
 	extraLintCheckModules := ctx.GetDirectDepsWithTag(extraLintCheckTag)
diff --git a/java/lint_test.go b/java/lint_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c257f63ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/lint_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// 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 java
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+)
+
+func TestJavaLintBypassUpdatableChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name  string
+		bp    string
+		error string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "warning_checks",
+			bp: `
+				java_library {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: [
+						"a.java",
+					],
+					min_sdk_version: "29",
+					sdk_version: "current",
+					lint: {
+						warning_checks: ["NewApi"],
+					},
+				}
+			`,
+			error: "lint.warning_checks: Can't treat \\[NewApi\\] checks as warnings if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "disable_checks",
+			bp: `
+				java_library {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: [
+						"a.java",
+					],
+					min_sdk_version: "29",
+					sdk_version: "current",
+					lint: {
+						disabled_checks: ["NewApi"],
+					},
+				}
+			`,
+			error: "lint.disabled_checks: Can't disable \\[NewApi\\] checks if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			errorHandler := android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(testCase.error)
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules).
+				ExtendWithErrorHandler(errorHandler).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, testCase.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}