diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index c4c958c84..0f7ef9e91 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ toolchain_library {
     name: "libatomic",
     defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
     vendor_available: true,
+    ramdisk_available: true,
     recovery_available: true,
     native_bridge_supported: true,
 
@@ -595,6 +596,7 @@ toolchain_library {
     name: "libgcc_stripped",
     defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
     vendor_available: true,
+    ramdisk_available: true,
     recovery_available: true,
     native_bridge_supported: true,
     sdk_version: "current",
diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index 62c7db7fc..65833a8ab 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ func archMutator(mctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		osTargets = targets
 	}
 
-	// only the primary arch in the recovery partition
-	if os == Android && module.InstallInRecovery() {
+	// only the primary arch in the ramdisk / recovery partition
+	if os == Android && (module.InstallInRecovery() || module.InstallInRamdisk()) {
 		osTargets = []Target{osTargets[0]}
 	}
 
diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 5c4f0a855..b13da7fad 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1237,3 +1237,7 @@ func (c *deviceConfig) DeviceSecondaryArch() string {
 func (c *deviceConfig) DeviceSecondaryArchVariant() string {
 	return String(c.config.productVariables.DeviceSecondaryArchVariant)
 }
+
+func (c *deviceConfig) BoardUsesRecoveryAsBoot() bool {
+	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.BoardUsesRecoveryAsBoot)
+}
diff --git a/android/image.go b/android/image.go
index 5291ce3c5..061bfa594 100644
--- a/android/image.go
+++ b/android/image.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ type ImageInterface interface {
 	// CoreVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a core variant (installed on the system image).
 	CoreVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
 
+	// RamdiskVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a ramdisk variant (installed on the
+	// ramdisk partition).
+	RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
+
 	// RecoveryVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a recovery variant (installed on the
 	// recovery partition).
 	RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
@@ -46,6 +50,9 @@ const (
 
 	// RecoveryVariation means a module to be installed to recovery image.
 	RecoveryVariation string = "recovery"
+
+	// RamdiskVariation means a module to be installed to ramdisk image.
+	RamdiskVariation string = "ramdisk"
 )
 
 // imageMutator creates variants for modules that implement the ImageInterface that
@@ -63,6 +70,9 @@ func imageMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		if m.CoreVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, CoreVariation)
 		}
+		if m.RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx) {
+			variations = append(variations, RamdiskVariation)
+		}
 		if m.RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx) {
 			variations = append(variations, RecoveryVariation)
 		}
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 05115d678..2662e2a7c 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ type ModuleContext interface {
 	InstallInData() bool
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
+	InstallInRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ type Module interface {
 	InstallInData() bool
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
+	InstallInRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -384,6 +386,9 @@ type commonProperties struct {
 	// Whether this module is installed to recovery partition
 	Recovery *bool
 
+	// Whether this module is installed to ramdisk
+	Ramdisk *bool
+
 	// Whether this module is built for non-native architecures (also known as native bridge binary)
 	Native_bridge_supported *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
@@ -867,6 +872,10 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInSanitizerDir() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInRamdisk() bool {
+	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Ramdisk)
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Recovery)
 }
@@ -898,6 +907,10 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) ImageVariation() blueprint.Variation {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == RamdiskVariation
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InRecovery() bool {
 	return m.base().commonProperties.ImageVariation == RecoveryVariation
 }
@@ -1649,6 +1662,10 @@ func (m *moduleContext) InstallInSanitizerDir() bool {
 	return m.module.InstallInSanitizerDir()
 }
 
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallInRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.module.InstallInRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (m *moduleContext) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return m.module.InstallInRecovery()
 }
diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index 02f56d095..da579d50b 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type ModuleInstallPathContext interface {
 	InstallInData() bool
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
+	InstallInRamdisk() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
 	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
@@ -1254,6 +1255,15 @@ func modulePartition(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext) string {
 		partition = "data"
 	} else if ctx.InstallInTestcases() {
 		partition = "testcases"
+	} else if ctx.InstallInRamdisk() {
+		if ctx.DeviceConfig().BoardUsesRecoveryAsBoot() {
+			partition = "recovery/root/first_stage_ramdisk"
+		} else {
+			partition = "ramdisk"
+		}
+		if !ctx.InstallInRoot() {
+			partition += "/system"
+		}
 	} else if ctx.InstallInRecovery() {
 		if ctx.InstallInRoot() {
 			partition = "recovery/root"
diff --git a/android/paths_test.go b/android/paths_test.go
index 46e3e1fa6..7a3202613 100644
--- a/android/paths_test.go
+++ b/android/paths_test.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ type moduleInstallPathContextImpl struct {
 	inData         bool
 	inTestcases    bool
 	inSanitizerDir bool
+	inRamdisk      bool
 	inRecovery     bool
 	inRoot         bool
 }
@@ -224,6 +225,10 @@ func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInSanitizerDir() bool {
 	return m.inSanitizerDir
 }
 
+func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInRamdisk() bool {
+	return m.inRamdisk
+}
+
 func (m moduleInstallPathContextImpl) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return m.inRecovery
 }
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_etc.go b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
index 388d17f57..3dea6d8f6 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt_etc.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ type prebuiltEtcProperties struct {
 	// is the same as the file name of the source file.
 	Filename_from_src *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
+	// Make this module available when building for ramdisk.
+	Ramdisk_available *bool
+
 	// Make this module available when building for recovery.
 	Recovery_available *bool
 
@@ -69,6 +72,18 @@ type PrebuiltEtc struct {
 	additionalDependencies *Paths
 }
 
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) inRamdisk() bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InRamdisk() || p.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) onlyInRamdisk() bool {
+	return p.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) InstallInRamdisk() bool {
+	return p.inRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) inRecovery() bool {
 	return p.ModuleBase.InRecovery() || p.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
 }
@@ -86,7 +101,11 @@ var _ ImageInterface = (*PrebuiltEtc)(nil)
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) ImageMutatorBegin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {}
 
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) CoreVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool {
-	return !p.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
+	return !p.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery() && !p.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk()
+}
+
+func (p *PrebuiltEtc) RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return Bool(p.properties.Ramdisk_available) || p.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk()
 }
 
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool {
@@ -167,6 +186,9 @@ func (p *PrebuiltEtc) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
 
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) AndroidMkEntries() []AndroidMkEntries {
 	nameSuffix := ""
+	if p.inRamdisk() && !p.onlyInRamdisk() {
+		nameSuffix = ".ramdisk"
+	}
 	if p.inRecovery() && !p.onlyInRecovery() {
 		nameSuffix = ".recovery"
 	}
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index c58867201..74734913b 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ type productVariables struct {
 	EnforceProductPartitionInterface *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	InstallExtraFlattenedApexes *bool `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	BoardUsesRecoveryAsBoot *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 func boolPtr(v bool) *bool {
diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index c9cd01c79..137cb63d7 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var (
 	nativeBridgeSuffix = ".native_bridge"
 	productSuffix      = ".product"
 	vendorSuffix       = ".vendor"
+	ramdiskSuffix      = ".ramdisk"
 	recoverySuffix     = ".recovery"
 )
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ type AndroidMkContext interface {
 	UseVndk() bool
 	VndkVersion() string
 	static() bool
+	InRamdisk() bool
 	InRecovery() bool
 }
 
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) AndroidMk(ctx AndroidMkContext, ret *android.An
 		})
 	}
 	if len(library.Properties.Stubs.Versions) > 0 &&
-		android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, ctx.Name()) && !ctx.InRecovery() && !ctx.UseVndk() &&
+		android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, ctx.Name()) && !ctx.InRamdisk() && !ctx.InRecovery() && !ctx.UseVndk() &&
 		!ctx.static() {
 		if !library.buildStubs() {
 			ret.SubName = ".bootstrap"
diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index ba6ed5f68..280d17bfb 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) linkerFlags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags) Flags
 				} else {
 					switch ctx.Os() {
 					case android.Android:
-						if ctx.bootstrap() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
+						if ctx.bootstrap() && !ctx.inRecovery() && !ctx.inRamdisk() {
 							flags.DynamicLinker = "/system/bin/bootstrap/linker"
 						} else {
 							flags.DynamicLinker = "/system/bin/linker"
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 	// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 	// runtime APEX.
 	translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
-	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !translatedArch && ctx.apexName() == "" && !ctx.inRecovery() {
+	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !translatedArch && ctx.apexName() == "" && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
 		if ctx.Device() && isBionic(ctx.baseModuleName()) {
 			binary.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
 		}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 022e350e8..ce3a2ed06 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -223,11 +223,15 @@ type BaseProperties struct {
 	// file
 	Logtags []string
 
+	// Make this module available when building for ramdisk
+	Ramdisk_available *bool
+
 	// Make this module available when building for recovery
 	Recovery_available *bool
 
 	// Set by imageMutator
 	CoreVariantNeeded     bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	RamdiskVariantNeeded  bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	RecoveryVariantNeeded bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	ExtraVariants         []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
@@ -290,6 +294,7 @@ type ModuleContextIntf interface {
 	isVndkExt() bool
 	inProduct() bool
 	inVendor() bool
+	inRamdisk() bool
 	inRecovery() bool
 	shouldCreateSourceAbiDump() bool
 	selectedStl() string
@@ -878,10 +883,18 @@ func (c *Module) inVendor() bool {
 	return c.Properties.ImageVariationPrefix == VendorVariationPrefix
 }
 
+func (c *Module) InRamdisk() bool {
+	return c.ModuleBase.InRamdisk() || c.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (c *Module) InRecovery() bool {
 	return c.ModuleBase.InRecovery() || c.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
 }
 
+func (c *Module) OnlyInRamdisk() bool {
+	return c.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (c *Module) OnlyInRecovery() bool {
 	return c.ModuleBase.InstallInRecovery()
 }
@@ -1018,7 +1031,7 @@ func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) header() bool {
 }
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) useSdk() bool {
-	if ctx.ctx.Device() && !ctx.useVndk() && !ctx.inRecovery() && !ctx.ctx.Fuchsia() {
+	if ctx.ctx.Device() && !ctx.useVndk() && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() && !ctx.ctx.Fuchsia() {
 		return String(ctx.mod.Properties.Sdk_version) != ""
 	}
 	return false
@@ -1090,6 +1103,10 @@ func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) inVendor() bool {
 	return ctx.mod.inVendor()
 }
 
+func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) inRamdisk() bool {
+	return ctx.mod.InRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) inRecovery() bool {
 	return ctx.mod.InRecovery()
 }
@@ -1335,6 +1352,8 @@ func (c *Module) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(actx android.ModuleContext) {
 		// .vendor suffix is added for backward compatibility with VNDK snapshot whose names with
 		// such suffixes are already hard-coded in prebuilts/vndk/.../Android.bp.
 		c.Properties.SubName += vendorSuffix
+	} else if c.InRamdisk() && !c.OnlyInRamdisk() {
+		c.Properties.SubName += ramdiskSuffix
 	} else if c.InRecovery() && !c.OnlyInRecovery() {
 		c.Properties.SubName += recoverySuffix
 	}
@@ -1444,7 +1463,7 @@ func (c *Module) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(actx android.ModuleContext) {
 		// (unless it is explicitly referenced via .bootstrap suffix or the
 		// module is marked with 'bootstrap: true').
 		if c.HasStubsVariants() &&
-			android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, ctx.baseModuleName()) &&
+			android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, ctx.baseModuleName()) && !c.InRamdisk() &&
 			!c.InRecovery() && !c.UseVndk() && !c.static() && !c.isCoverageVariant() &&
 			c.IsStubs() {
 			c.Properties.HideFromMake = false // unhide
@@ -1732,7 +1751,7 @@ func (c *Module) DepsMutator(actx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	addSharedLibDependencies := func(depTag DependencyTag, name string, version string) {
 		var variations []blueprint.Variation
 		variations = append(variations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: "shared"})
-		versionVariantAvail := !ctx.useVndk() && !c.InRecovery()
+		versionVariantAvail := !ctx.useVndk() && !c.InRecovery() && !c.InRamdisk()
 		if version != "" && versionVariantAvail {
 			// Version is explicitly specified. i.e. libFoo#30
 			variations = append(variations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "version", Variation: version})
@@ -1863,6 +1882,10 @@ func checkLinkType(ctx android.ModuleContext, from LinkableInterface, to Linkabl
 		// Platform code can link to anything
 		return
 	}
+	if from.InRamdisk() {
+		// Ramdisk code is not NDK
+		return
+	}
 	if from.InRecovery() {
 		// Recovery code is not NDK
 		return
@@ -2123,8 +2146,8 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 					// If not building for APEX, use stubs only when it is from
 					// an APEX (and not from platform)
 					useThisDep = (depInPlatform != depIsStubs)
-					if c.InRecovery() || c.bootstrap() {
-						// However, for recovery or bootstrap modules,
+					if c.InRamdisk() || c.InRecovery() || c.bootstrap() {
+						// However, for ramdisk, recovery or bootstrap modules,
 						// always link to non-stub variant
 						useThisDep = !depIsStubs
 					}
@@ -2275,7 +2298,7 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 			isVendorPublicLib := inList(libName, *vendorPublicLibraries)
 			bothVendorAndCoreVariantsExist := ccDep.HasVendorVariant() || isLLndk
 
-			if ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkUseCoreVariant() && ccDep.IsVndk() && !ccDep.MustUseVendorVariant() && !c.InRecovery() {
+			if ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkUseCoreVariant() && ccDep.IsVndk() && !ccDep.MustUseVendorVariant() && !c.InRamdisk() && !c.InRecovery() {
 				// The vendor module is a no-vendor-variant VNDK library.  Depend on the
 				// core module instead.
 				return libName
@@ -2285,6 +2308,8 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 				return libName + c.getNameSuffixWithVndkVersion(ctx)
 			} else if (ctx.Platform() || ctx.ProductSpecific()) && isVendorPublicLib {
 				return libName + vendorPublicLibrarySuffix
+			} else if ccDep.InRamdisk() && !ccDep.OnlyInRamdisk() {
+				return libName + ramdiskSuffix
 			} else if ccDep.InRecovery() && !ccDep.OnlyInRecovery() {
 				return libName + recoverySuffix
 			} else if ccDep.Module().Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
@@ -2369,6 +2394,10 @@ func (c *Module) InstallInSanitizerDir() bool {
 	return c.installer.inSanitizerDir()
 }
 
+func (c *Module) InstallInRamdisk() bool {
+	return c.InRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (c *Module) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return c.InRecovery()
 }
@@ -2441,6 +2470,8 @@ func (c *Module) getMakeLinkType(actx android.ModuleContext) string {
 			return "native:product"
 		}
 		return "native:vendor"
+	} else if c.InRamdisk() {
+		return "native:ramdisk"
 	} else if c.InRecovery() {
 		return "native:recovery"
 	} else if c.Target().Os == android.Android && String(c.Properties.Sdk_version) != "" {
@@ -2647,6 +2678,7 @@ func (m *Module) ImageMutatorBegin(mctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	var coreVariantNeeded bool = false
+	var ramdiskVariantNeeded bool = false
 	var recoveryVariantNeeded bool = false
 
 	var vendorVariants []string
@@ -2729,6 +2761,15 @@ func (m *Module) ImageMutatorBegin(mctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 		productVariants = []string{}
 	}
 
+	if Bool(m.Properties.Ramdisk_available) {
+		ramdiskVariantNeeded = true
+	}
+
+	if m.ModuleBase.InstallInRamdisk() {
+		ramdiskVariantNeeded = true
+		coreVariantNeeded = false
+	}
+
 	if Bool(m.Properties.Recovery_available) {
 		recoveryVariantNeeded = true
 	}
@@ -2746,6 +2787,7 @@ func (m *Module) ImageMutatorBegin(mctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 		m.Properties.ExtraVariants = append(m.Properties.ExtraVariants, ProductVariationPrefix+variant)
 	}
 
+	m.Properties.RamdiskVariantNeeded = ramdiskVariantNeeded
 	m.Properties.RecoveryVariantNeeded = recoveryVariantNeeded
 	m.Properties.CoreVariantNeeded = coreVariantNeeded
 }
@@ -2754,6 +2796,10 @@ func (c *Module) CoreVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return c.Properties.CoreVariantNeeded
 }
 
+func (c *Module) RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return c.Properties.RamdiskVariantNeeded
+}
+
 func (c *Module) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return c.Properties.RecoveryVariantNeeded
 }
@@ -2764,7 +2810,9 @@ func (c *Module) ExtraImageVariations(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) []string {
 
 func (c *Module) SetImageVariation(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, variant string, module android.Module) {
 	m := module.(*Module)
-	if variant == android.RecoveryVariation {
+	if variant == android.RamdiskVariation {
+		m.MakeAsPlatform()
+	} else if variant == android.RecoveryVariation {
 		m.MakeAsPlatform()
 		squashRecoverySrcs(m)
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(variant, VendorVariationPrefix) {
diff --git a/cc/fuzz.go b/cc/fuzz.go
index 8b84be8df..ee24300c4 100644
--- a/cc/fuzz.go
+++ b/cc/fuzz.go
@@ -355,10 +355,10 @@ func (s *fuzzPackager) GenerateBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContext) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Discard vendor-NDK-linked + recovery modules, they're duplicates of
+		// Discard vendor-NDK-linked + ramdisk + recovery modules, they're duplicates of
 		// fuzz targets we're going to package anyway.
 		if !ccModule.Enabled() || ccModule.Properties.PreventInstall ||
-			ccModule.UseVndk() || ccModule.InRecovery() {
+			ccModule.UseVndk() || ccModule.InRamdisk() || ccModule.InRecovery() {
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/cc/genrule.go b/cc/genrule.go
index 548d5f2ff..155e410dc 100644
--- a/cc/genrule.go
+++ b/cc/genrule.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func init() {
 
 type GenruleExtraProperties struct {
 	Vendor_available   *bool
+	Ramdisk_available  *bool
 	Recovery_available *bool
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ func (g *GenruleExtraProperties) CoreVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext
 	return Bool(g.Vendor_available) || !(ctx.SocSpecific() || ctx.DeviceSpecific())
 }
 
+func (g *GenruleExtraProperties) RamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return Bool(g.Ramdisk_available)
+}
+
 func (g *GenruleExtraProperties) RecoveryVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return Bool(g.Recovery_available)
 }
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index f29c4d0ce..99a3e1613 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -757,6 +757,13 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_shared_libs)
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
 	}
+	if ctx.inRamdisk() {
+		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.SharedLibs = removeListFromList(deps.SharedLibs, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_shared_libs)
+		deps.StaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.StaticLibs, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_shared_libs)
+		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_static_libs)
+	}
 
 	return deps
 }
@@ -1040,7 +1047,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) link(ctx ModuleContext,
 			isVendor := ctx.useVndk()
 			isOwnerPlatform := Bool(library.Properties.Sysprop.Platform)
 
-			if !ctx.inRecovery() && (isProduct || (isOwnerPlatform == isVendor)) {
+			if !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() && (isProduct || (isOwnerPlatform == isVendor)) {
 				dir = android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, "sysprop/public", "include")
 			}
 		}
@@ -1118,7 +1125,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 			// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 			// runtime APEX.
 			translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
-			if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !library.buildStubs() && !translatedArch && !ctx.inRecovery() {
+			if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !library.buildStubs() && !translatedArch && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
 				if ctx.Device() {
 					library.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
 				}
@@ -1133,7 +1140,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 	}
 
 	if Bool(library.Properties.Static_ndk_lib) && library.static() &&
-		!ctx.useVndk() && !ctx.inRecovery() && ctx.Device() &&
+		!ctx.useVndk() && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() && ctx.Device() &&
 		library.baseLinker.sanitize.isUnsanitizedVariant() &&
 		!library.buildStubs() {
 		installPath := getNdkSysrootBase(ctx).Join(
diff --git a/cc/linkable.go b/cc/linkable.go
index 106092b2c..3c46d9dd9 100644
--- a/cc/linkable.go
+++ b/cc/linkable.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ type LinkableInterface interface {
 	Shared() bool
 	Toc() android.OptionalPath
 
+	InRamdisk() bool
+	OnlyInRamdisk() bool
+
 	InRecovery() bool
 	OnlyInRecovery() bool
 
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 6f2e5b7d0..c2b4a3a53 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -141,6 +141,19 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 			// of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_header_libs []string
 		}
+		Ramdisk struct {
+			// list of static libs that only should be used to build the recovery
+			// variant of the C/C++ module.
+			Static_libs []string
+
+			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build
+			// the ramdisk variant of the C/C++ module.
+			Exclude_shared_libs []string
+
+			// list of static libs that should not be used to build
+			// the ramdisk variant of the C/C++ module.
+			Exclude_static_libs []string
+		}
 	}
 
 	// make android::build:GetBuildNumber() available containing the build ID.
@@ -223,6 +236,15 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
 	}
 
+	if ctx.inRamdisk() {
+		deps.SharedLibs = removeListFromList(deps.SharedLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_shared_libs)
+		deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_shared_libs)
+		deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Static_libs...)
+		deps.StaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.StaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
+	}
+
 	if ctx.toolchain().Bionic() {
 		// libclang_rt.builtins and libatomic have to be last on the command line
 		if !Bool(linker.Properties.No_libcrt) {
diff --git a/cc/sanitize.go b/cc/sanitize.go
index c4aeb9613..93c4b410b 100644
--- a/cc/sanitize.go
+++ b/cc/sanitize.go
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) begin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	// HWASan ramdisk (which is built from recovery) goes over some bootloader limit.
-	// Keep libc instrumented so that recovery can run hwasan-instrumented code if necessary.
-	if ctx.inRecovery() && !strings.HasPrefix(ctx.ModuleDir(), "bionic/libc") {
+	// Keep libc instrumented so that ramdisk / recovery can run hwasan-instrumented code if necessary.
+	if (ctx.inRamdisk() || ctx.inRecovery()) && !strings.HasPrefix(ctx.ModuleDir(), "bionic/libc") {
 		s.Hwaddress = nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index c5aaed29c..a0008d329 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ type noopImageInterface struct{}
 
 func (x noopImageInterface) ImageMutatorBegin(android.BaseModuleContext)                 {}
 func (x noopImageInterface) CoreVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool            { return false }
+func (x noopImageInterface) RamdiskVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool         { return false }
 func (x noopImageInterface) RecoveryVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool        { return false }
 func (x noopImageInterface) ExtraImageVariations(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) []string { return nil }
 func (x noopImageInterface) SetImageVariation(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, variation string, module android.Module) {
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 14513fbf9..e2af6f03c 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ func (mod *Module) CoreVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (mod *Module) RamdiskVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
+	return mod.InRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (mod *Module) RecoveryVariantNeeded(android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return mod.InRecovery()
 }
@@ -152,6 +156,10 @@ func (mod *Module) Toc() android.OptionalPath {
 	panic(fmt.Errorf("Toc() called on non-library module: %q", mod.BaseModuleName()))
 }
 
+func (mod *Module) OnlyInRamdisk() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (mod *Module) OnlyInRecovery() bool {
 	return false
 }