diff --git a/android/Android.bp b/android/Android.bp
index ce8c9b0b3..3b17be446 100644
--- a/android/Android.bp
+++ b/android/Android.bp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
         "build_prop.go",
         "buildinfo_prop.go",
         "config.go",
+        "container.go",
         "test_config.go",
         "configurable_properties.go",
         "configured_jars.go",
diff --git a/android/container.go b/android/container.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4fdd9c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/container.go
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package android
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"slices"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+)
+
+type StubsAvailableModule interface {
+	IsStubsModule() bool
+}
+
+// Returns true if the dependency module is a stubs module
+var depIsStubsModule = func(_ ModuleContext, _, dep Module) bool {
+	if stubsModule, ok := dep.(StubsAvailableModule); ok {
+		return stubsModule.IsStubsModule()
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Labels of exception functions, which are used to determine special dependencies that allow
+// otherwise restricted inter-container dependencies
+type exceptionHandleFuncLabel int
+
+const (
+	checkStubs exceptionHandleFuncLabel = iota
+)
+
+// Functions cannot be used as a value passed in providers, because functions are not
+// hashable. As a workaround, the exceptionHandleFunc enum values are passed using providers,
+// and the corresponding functions are called from this map.
+var exceptionHandleFunctionsTable = map[exceptionHandleFuncLabel]func(ModuleContext, Module, Module) bool{
+	checkStubs: depIsStubsModule,
+}
+
+type InstallableModule interface {
+	EnforceApiContainerChecks() bool
+}
+
+type restriction struct {
+	// container of the dependency
+	dependency *container
+
+	// Error message to be emitted to the user when the dependency meets this restriction
+	errorMessage string
+
+	// List of labels of allowed exception functions that allows bypassing this restriction.
+	// If any of the functions mapped to each labels returns true, this dependency would be
+	// considered allowed and an error will not be thrown.
+	allowedExceptions []exceptionHandleFuncLabel
+}
+type container struct {
+	// The name of the container i.e. partition, api domain
+	name string
+
+	// Map of dependency restricted containers.
+	restricted []restriction
+}
+
+var (
+	VendorContainer = &container{
+		name:       VendorVariation,
+		restricted: nil,
+	}
+	SystemContainer = &container{
+		name: "system",
+		restricted: []restriction{
+			{
+				dependency: VendorContainer,
+				errorMessage: "Module belonging to the system partition other than HALs is " +
+					"not allowed to depend on the vendor partition module, in order to support " +
+					"independent development/update cycles and to support the Generic System " +
+					"Image. Try depending on HALs, VNDK or AIDL instead.",
+				allowedExceptions: []exceptionHandleFuncLabel{},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	ProductContainer = &container{
+		name: ProductVariation,
+		restricted: []restriction{
+			{
+				dependency: VendorContainer,
+				errorMessage: "Module belonging to the product partition is not allowed to " +
+					"depend on the vendor partition module, as this may lead to security " +
+					"vulnerabilities. Try depending on the HALs or utilize AIDL instead.",
+				allowedExceptions: []exceptionHandleFuncLabel{},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	ApexContainer = initializeApexContainer()
+	CtsContainer  = &container{
+		name: "cts",
+		restricted: []restriction{
+			{
+				dependency: SystemContainer,
+				errorMessage: "CTS module should not depend on the modules belonging to the " +
+					"system partition, including \"framework\". Depending on the system " +
+					"partition may lead to disclosure of implementation details and regression " +
+					"due to API changes across platform versions. Try depending on the stubs instead.",
+				allowedExceptions: []exceptionHandleFuncLabel{checkStubs},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func initializeApexContainer() *container {
+	apexContainer := &container{
+		name: "apex",
+		restricted: []restriction{
+			{
+				dependency: SystemContainer,
+				errorMessage: "Module belonging to Apex(es) is not allowed to depend on the " +
+					"modules belonging to the system partition. Either statically depend on the " +
+					"module or convert the depending module to java_sdk_library and depend on " +
+					"the stubs.",
+				allowedExceptions: []exceptionHandleFuncLabel{checkStubs},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	apexContainer.restricted = append(apexContainer.restricted, restriction{
+		dependency: apexContainer,
+		errorMessage: "Module belonging to Apex(es) is not allowed to depend on the " +
+			"modules belonging to other Apex(es). Either include the depending " +
+			"module in the Apex or convert the depending module to java_sdk_library " +
+			"and depend on its stubs.",
+		allowedExceptions: []exceptionHandleFuncLabel{checkStubs},
+	})
+
+	return apexContainer
+}
+
+type ContainersInfo struct {
+	belongingContainers []*container
+
+	belongingApexes []ApexInfo
+}
+
+func (c *ContainersInfo) BelongingContainers() []*container {
+	return c.belongingContainers
+}
+
+var ContainersInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[ContainersInfo]()
+
+// Determines if the module can be installed in the system partition or not.
+// Logic is identical to that of modulePartition(...) defined in paths.go
+func installInSystemPartition(ctx ModuleContext) bool {
+	module := ctx.Module()
+	return !module.InstallInTestcases() &&
+		!module.InstallInData() &&
+		!module.InstallInRamdisk() &&
+		!module.InstallInVendorRamdisk() &&
+		!module.InstallInDebugRamdisk() &&
+		!module.InstallInRecovery() &&
+		!module.InstallInVendor() &&
+		!module.InstallInOdm() &&
+		!module.InstallInProduct() &&
+		determineModuleKind(module.base(), ctx.blueprintBaseModuleContext()) == platformModule
+}
+
+func generateContainerInfo(ctx ModuleContext) ContainersInfo {
+	inSystem := installInSystemPartition(ctx)
+	inProduct := ctx.Module().InstallInProduct()
+	inVendor := ctx.Module().InstallInVendor()
+	inCts := false
+	inApex := false
+
+	if m, ok := ctx.Module().(ImageInterface); ok {
+		inProduct = inProduct || m.ProductVariantNeeded(ctx)
+		inVendor = inVendor || m.VendorVariantNeeded(ctx)
+	}
+
+	props := ctx.Module().GetProperties()
+	for _, prop := range props {
+		val := reflect.ValueOf(prop).Elem()
+		if val.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			testSuites := val.FieldByName("Test_suites")
+			if testSuites.IsValid() && testSuites.Kind() == reflect.Slice && slices.Contains(testSuites.Interface().([]string), "cts") {
+				inCts = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var belongingApexes []ApexInfo
+	if apexInfo, ok := ModuleProvider(ctx, AllApexInfoProvider); ok {
+		belongingApexes = apexInfo.ApexInfos
+		inApex = true
+	}
+
+	containers := []*container{}
+	if inSystem {
+		containers = append(containers, SystemContainer)
+	}
+	if inProduct {
+		containers = append(containers, ProductContainer)
+	}
+	if inVendor {
+		containers = append(containers, VendorContainer)
+	}
+	if inCts {
+		containers = append(containers, CtsContainer)
+	}
+	if inApex {
+		containers = append(containers, ApexContainer)
+	}
+
+	return ContainersInfo{
+		belongingContainers: containers,
+		belongingApexes:     belongingApexes,
+	}
+}
+
+func setContainerInfo(ctx ModuleContext) {
+	if _, ok := ctx.Module().(InstallableModule); ok {
+		containersInfo := generateContainerInfo(ctx)
+		SetProvider(ctx, ContainersInfoProvider, containersInfo)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/android/image.go b/android/image.go
index c278dcdf9..0f0310701 100644
--- a/android/image.go
+++ b/android/image.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type ImageInterface interface {
 	// VendorVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a vendor variant (installed on the vendor image).
 	VendorVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
 
-	// ProductVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a product variant (unstalled on the product image).
+	// ProductVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a product variant (installed on the product image).
 	ProductVariantNeeded(ctx BaseModuleContext) bool
 
 	// CoreVariantNeeded should return true if the module needs a core variant (installed on the system image).
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 2dc63d6e5..f4a188f15 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -1801,6 +1801,8 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) GenerateBuildActions(blueprintCtx blueprint.ModuleContext)
 		variables:         make(map[string]string),
 	}
 
+	setContainerInfo(ctx)
+
 	m.licenseMetadataFile = PathForModuleOut(ctx, "meta_lic")
 
 	dependencyInstallFiles, dependencyPackagingSpecs := m.computeInstallDeps(ctx)