diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 0f5e30deb..667dd9de4 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ func aaptLibs(ctx android.ModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext) (transitiveStati
 			exportPackage = aarDep.ExportPackage()
 		}
 
+		if dep, ok := module.(Dependency); ok {
+			sdkLibraries.AddLibraryPaths(dep.ExportedSdkLibs())
+		}
+
 		switch ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module) {
 		case instrumentationForTag:
 			// Nothing, instrumentationForTag is treated as libTag for javac but not for aapt2.
@@ -399,9 +403,6 @@ func aaptLibs(ctx android.ModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext) (transitiveStati
 				sharedLibs = append(sharedLibs, exportPackage)
 			}
 		case staticLibTag:
-			if dep, ok := module.(Dependency); ok {
-				sdkLibraries.AddLibraryPaths(dep.ExportedSdkLibs())
-			}
 			if exportPackage != nil {
 				transitiveStaticLibs = append(transitiveStaticLibs, aarDep.ExportedStaticPackages()...)
 				transitiveStaticLibs = append(transitiveStaticLibs, exportPackage)
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 34f96dd50..3dfdfdc07 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@ type AndroidApp struct {
 	aapt
 	android.OverridableModuleBase
 
-	usesLibrary usesLibrary
-
 	certificate Certificate
 
 	appProperties appProperties
@@ -1018,8 +1016,7 @@ func AndroidAppFactory() android.Module {
 	module.AddProperties(
 		&module.aaptProperties,
 		&module.appProperties,
-		&module.overridableAppProperties,
-		&module.usesLibrary.usesLibraryProperties)
+		&module.overridableAppProperties)
 
 	android.InitAndroidMultiTargetsArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
 	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
@@ -1140,7 +1137,6 @@ func AndroidTestFactory() android.Module {
 		&module.appProperties,
 		&module.appTestProperties,
 		&module.overridableAppProperties,
-		&module.usesLibrary.usesLibraryProperties,
 		&module.testProperties)
 
 	android.InitAndroidMultiTargetsArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
@@ -1189,8 +1185,7 @@ func AndroidTestHelperAppFactory() android.Module {
 		&module.aaptProperties,
 		&module.appProperties,
 		&module.appTestHelperAppProperties,
-		&module.overridableAppProperties,
-		&module.usesLibrary.usesLibraryProperties)
+		&module.overridableAppProperties)
 
 	android.InitAndroidMultiTargetsArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
 	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
@@ -1704,7 +1699,6 @@ func AndroidTestImportFactory() android.Module {
 	module := &AndroidTestImport{}
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 	module.AddProperties(&module.dexpreoptProperties)
-	module.AddProperties(&module.usesLibrary.usesLibraryProperties)
 	module.AddProperties(&module.testProperties)
 	module.AddProperties(&module.testImportProperties)
 	module.populateAllVariantStructs()
@@ -1888,6 +1882,9 @@ type UsesLibraryProperties struct {
 	// If true, the list of uses_libs and optional_uses_libs modules must match the AndroidManifest.xml file.  Defaults
 	// to true if either uses_libs or optional_uses_libs is set.  Will unconditionally default to true in the future.
 	Enforce_uses_libs *bool
+
+	// If the library itself is a uses-library (this is needed for non-SDK libraries).
+	Is_uses_lib *bool
 }
 
 // usesLibrary provides properties and helper functions for AndroidApp and AndroidAppImport to verify that the
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 3606f773e..06904182c 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ type Module struct {
 	hiddenAPI
 	dexer
 	dexpreopter
+	usesLibrary
 	linter
 
 	// list of the xref extraction files
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ func (j *Module) addHostProperties() {
 	j.AddProperties(
 		&j.properties,
 		&j.protoProperties,
+		&j.usesLibraryProperties,
 	)
 }
 
@@ -1976,6 +1978,11 @@ func (j *Library) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	// added to the Android manifest.
 	j.exportedSdkLibs.MaybeAddLibraryPath(ctx, j.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary(), j.DexJarBuildPath(), j.DexJarInstallPath())
 
+	// If this is a non-SDK uses-library, export itself.
+	if proptools.Bool(j.usesLibraryProperties.Is_uses_lib) {
+		j.exportedSdkLibs.AddLibraryPath(ctx, ctx.ModuleName(), j.DexJarBuildPath(), j.DexJarInstallPath())
+	}
+
 	j.distFiles = j.GenerateTaggedDistFiles(ctx)
 }