diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index dae0f26d4..95118a4cf 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -530,11 +530,8 @@ func addDependenciesForNativeModules(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext, nativeM
 
 	if ctx.Device() {
 		binVariations = append(binVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: imageVariation})
-		libVariations = append(libVariations,
-			blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: imageVariation},
-			blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "version", Variation: ""}) // "" is the non-stub variant
-		rustLibVariations = append(rustLibVariations,
-			blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: imageVariation})
+		libVariations = append(libVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: imageVariation})
+		rustLibVariations = append(rustLibVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: imageVariation})
 	}
 
 	// Use *FarVariation* to be able to depend on modules having conflicting variations with
@@ -1530,6 +1527,9 @@ func (a *apexBundle) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 						provideNativeLibs = append(provideNativeLibs, fi.stem())
 					}
 					return true // track transitive dependencies
+				} else if r, ok := child.(*rust.Module); ok {
+					fi := apexFileForRustLibrary(ctx, r)
+					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, fi)
 				} else {
 					propertyName := "native_shared_libs"
 					if isJniLib {
@@ -1702,6 +1702,11 @@ func (a *apexBundle) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 							return false
 						}
 
+						filesInfo = append(filesInfo, af)
+						return true // track transitive dependencies
+					} else if rm, ok := child.(*rust.Module); ok {
+						af := apexFileForRustLibrary(ctx, rm)
+						af.transitiveDep = true
 						filesInfo = append(filesInfo, af)
 						return true // track transitive dependencies
 					}
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 302843bc6..5b841fc8c 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -362,7 +362,10 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 			androidManifest: ":myapex.androidmanifest",
 			key: "myapex.key",
 			binaries: ["foo.rust"],
-			native_shared_libs: ["mylib"],
+			native_shared_libs: [
+				"mylib",
+				"libfoo.ffi",
+			],
 			rust_dyn_libs: ["libfoo.dylib.rust"],
 			multilib: {
 				both: {
@@ -399,7 +402,10 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 		cc_library {
 			name: "mylib",
 			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
-			shared_libs: ["mylib2"],
+			shared_libs: [
+				"mylib2",
+				"libbar.ffi",
+			],
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
 			// TODO: remove //apex_available:platform
@@ -451,6 +457,20 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 		}
 
+		rust_ffi_shared {
+			name: "libfoo.ffi",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			crate_name: "foo",
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+		}
+
+		rust_ffi_shared {
+			name: "libbar.ffi",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			crate_name: "bar",
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+		}
+
 		apex {
 			name: "com.android.gki.fake",
 			binaries: ["foo"],
@@ -566,12 +586,14 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar"), "android_common_apex10000")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar_dex"), "android_common_apex10000")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("foo.rust"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_apex10000")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo.ffi"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex10000")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the indirect dep
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex10000")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myotherjar"), "android_common_apex10000")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo.rlib.rust"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_dylib-std_apex10000")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libfoo.dylib.rust"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_dylib_apex10000")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("libbar.ffi"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex10000")
 
 	// Ensure that both direct and indirect deps are copied into apex
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib.so")
@@ -579,6 +601,8 @@ func TestBasicApex(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myjar_stem.jar")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myjar_dex.jar")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libfoo.dylib.rust.dylib.so")
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libfoo.ffi.so")
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libbar.ffi.so")
 	// .. but not for java libs
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myotherjar.jar")
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/msharedjar.jar")