diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index ed90c3181..396b1a66b 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -821,6 +821,12 @@ func (c *config) UnbundledBuildApps() bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build_apps)
 }
 
+// Returns true if building image that aren't bundled with the platform.
+// UnbundledBuild() is always true when this is true.
+func (c *config) UnbundledBuildImage() bool {
+	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build_image)
+}
+
 // Returns true if building modules against prebuilt SDKs.
 func (c *config) AlwaysUsePrebuiltSdks() bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Always_use_prebuilt_sdks)
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 75f4b9450..dc16a6f44 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ type productVariables struct {
 	Allow_missing_dependencies   *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Unbundled_build              *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Unbundled_build_apps         *bool `json:",omitempty"`
+	Unbundled_build_image        *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Always_use_prebuilt_sdks     *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Skip_boot_jars_check         *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Malloc_not_svelte            *bool `json:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index fc1ace07b..fc6e183e6 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ func (u *usesLibrary) addLib(lib string, optional bool) {
 }
 
 func (u *usesLibrary) deps(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext, hasFrameworkLibs bool) {
-	if !ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
+	if !ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() || ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildImage() {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, usesLibTag, u.usesLibraryProperties.Uses_libs...)
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, usesLibTag, u.presentOptionalUsesLibs(ctx)...)
 		// Only add these extra dependencies if the module depends on framework libs. This avoids
@@ -1249,15 +1249,16 @@ func replaceInList(list []string, oldstr, newstr string) {
 // to their dex jars on host and on device.
 func (u *usesLibrary) classLoaderContextForUsesLibDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext) dexpreopt.ClassLoaderContextMap {
 	clcMap := make(dexpreopt.ClassLoaderContextMap)
-
-	if !ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
+	// Skip when UnbundledBuild() is true, but UnbundledBuildImage() is false.
+	// Added UnbundledBuildImage() condition to generate dexpreopt.config even though unbundled image is built.
+	if !ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() || ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildImage() {
 		ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(m android.Module) {
 			if tag, ok := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(m).(usesLibraryDependencyTag); ok {
 				dep := ctx.OtherModuleName(m)
 				if lib, ok := m.(UsesLibraryDependency); ok {
-					libName := dep
+					libName := android.RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(dep)
 					if ulib, ok := m.(ProvidesUsesLib); ok && ulib.ProvidesUsesLib() != nil {
-						libName = *ulib.ProvidesUsesLib()
+						libName = android.RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(*ulib.ProvidesUsesLib())
 						// Replace module name with library name in `uses_libs`/`optional_uses_libs`
 						// in order to pass verify_uses_libraries check (which compares these
 						// properties against library names written in the manifest).
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index 2e46d74fa..0faae36ba 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -141,10 +141,9 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Wr
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If it is neither app nor test, make config files regardless of its dexpreopt setting.
+	// If it is test, make config files regardless of its dexpreopt setting.
 	// The config files are required for apps defined in make which depend on the lib.
-	// TODO(b/158843648): The config for apps should be generated as well regardless of setting.
-	if (d.isApp || d.isTest) && d.dexpreoptDisabled(ctx) {
+	if d.isTest && d.dexpreoptDisabled(ctx) {
 		return
 	}