diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index cbe59531d..5d08f37ab 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -4256,6 +4257,15 @@ func TestLegacyAndroid10Support(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+var filesForSdkLibrary = map[string][]byte{
+	"api/current.txt":        nil,
+	"api/removed.txt":        nil,
+	"api/system-current.txt": nil,
+	"api/system-removed.txt": nil,
+	"api/test-current.txt":   nil,
+	"api/test-removed.txt":   nil,
+}
+
 func TestJavaSDKLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex {
@@ -4276,14 +4286,7 @@ func TestJavaSDKLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 			api_packages: ["foo"],
 			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
 		}
-	`, withFiles(map[string][]byte{
-		"api/current.txt":        nil,
-		"api/removed.txt":        nil,
-		"api/system-current.txt": nil,
-		"api/system-removed.txt": nil,
-		"api/test-current.txt":   nil,
-		"api/test-removed.txt":   nil,
-	}))
+	`, withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary))
 
 	// java_sdk_library installs both impl jar and permission XML
 	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_myapex_image", []string{
@@ -4295,6 +4298,98 @@ func TestJavaSDKLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureContains(t, sdkLibrary.RuleParams.Command, `<library name=\"foo\" file=\"/apex/myapex/javalib/foo.jar\"`)
 }
 
+func TestJavaSDKLibrary_WithinApex(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			java_libs: ["foo", "bar"],
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		java_sdk_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			api_packages: ["foo"],
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+			sdk_version: "none",
+			system_modules: "none",
+		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "bar",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			libs: ["foo"],
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+			sdk_version: "none",
+			system_modules: "none",
+		}
+	`, withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary))
+
+	// java_sdk_library installs both impl jar and permission XML
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_myapex_image", []string{
+		"javalib/bar.jar",
+		"javalib/foo.jar",
+		"etc/permissions/foo.xml",
+	})
+
+	// The bar library should depend on the implementation jar.
+	barLibrary := ctx.ModuleForTests("bar", "android_common_myapex").Rule("javac")
+	if expected, actual := `^-classpath /[^:]*/turbine-combined/foo\.jar$`, barLibrary.Args["classpath"]; !regexp.MustCompile(expected).MatchString(actual) {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, found %#q", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJavaSDKLibrary_CrossBoundary(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			java_libs: ["foo"],
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		java_sdk_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			api_packages: ["foo"],
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+			sdk_version: "none",
+			system_modules: "none",
+		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "bar",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			libs: ["foo"],
+			sdk_version: "none",
+			system_modules: "none",
+		}
+	`, withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary))
+
+	// java_sdk_library installs both impl jar and permission XML
+	ensureExactContents(t, ctx, "myapex", "android_common_myapex_image", []string{
+		"javalib/foo.jar",
+		"etc/permissions/foo.xml",
+	})
+
+	// The bar library should depend on the stubs jar.
+	barLibrary := ctx.ModuleForTests("bar", "android_common").Rule("javac")
+	if expected, actual := `^-classpath /[^:]*/turbine-combined/foo\.stubs\.jar$`, barLibrary.Args["classpath"]; !regexp.MustCompile(expected).MatchString(actual) {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, found %#q", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCompatConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex {
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 27bbc0cd4..b487efdbd 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1293,6 +1293,24 @@ func PrebuiltJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, baseName string, s sdkSpec) and
 	return android.Paths{jarPath.Path()}
 }
 
+// Get the apex name for module, "" if it is for platform.
+func getApexNameForModule(module android.Module) string {
+	if apex, ok := module.(android.ApexModule); ok {
+		return apex.ApexName()
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+// Check to see if the other module is within the same named APEX as this module.
+//
+// If either this or the other module are on the platform then this will return
+// false.
+func (module *SdkLibrary) withinSameApexAs(other android.Module) bool {
+	name := module.ApexName()
+	return name != "" && getApexNameForModule(other) == name
+}
+
 func (module *SdkLibrary) sdkJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion sdkSpec, headerJars bool) android.Paths {
 
 	// Only provide access to the implementation library if it is actually built.
@@ -1301,7 +1319,8 @@ func (module *SdkLibrary) sdkJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion sdkS
 		//
 		// Only allow access to the implementation library in the following condition:
 		// * No sdk_version specified on the referencing module.
-		if sdkVersion.kind == sdkPrivate {
+		// * The referencing module is in the same apex as this.
+		if sdkVersion.kind == sdkPrivate || module.withinSameApexAs(ctx.Module()) {
 			if headerJars {
 				return module.HeaderJars()
 			} else {