diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index ee2437aa0..136bb36ca 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (library *Library) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 	if !hideFromMake {
 		mainEntries = android.AndroidMkEntries{
 			Class:      "JAVA_LIBRARIES",
+			DistFile:   android.OptionalPathForPath(library.distFile),
 			OutputFile: android.OptionalPathForPath(library.outputFile),
 			Include:    "$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/soong_java_prebuilt.mk",
 			ExtraEntries: []android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesFunc{
diff --git a/java/androidmk_test.go b/java/androidmk_test.go
index acc6bf039..7daa6244f 100644
--- a/java/androidmk_test.go
+++ b/java/androidmk_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package java
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -133,3 +134,38 @@ func TestHostdexSpecificRequired(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected required modules - expected: %q, actual: %q", expected, actual)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDistWithTag(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, config := testJava(t, `
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo_without_tag",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			compile_dex: true,
+			dist: {
+				targets: ["hi"],
+			},
+		}
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo_with_tag",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			compile_dex: true,
+			dist: {
+				targets: ["hi"],
+				tag: ".jar",
+			},
+		}
+	`)
+
+	without_tag_entries := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, config, "", ctx.ModuleForTests("foo_without_tag", "android_common").Module())
+	with_tag_entries := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, config, "", ctx.ModuleForTests("foo_with_tag", "android_common").Module())
+
+	if len(without_tag_entries) != 2 || len(with_tag_entries) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("two mk entries per module expected, got %d and %d", len(without_tag_entries), len(with_tag_entries))
+	}
+	if !with_tag_entries[0].DistFile.Valid() || !strings.Contains(with_tag_entries[0].DistFile.String(), "/javac/foo_with_tag.jar") {
+		t.Errorf("expected classes.jar DistFile, got %v", with_tag_entries[0].DistFile)
+	}
+	if without_tag_entries[0].DistFile.Valid() {
+		t.Errorf("did not expect explicit DistFile, got %v", without_tag_entries[0].DistFile)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 9bc7185cd..c81b781b5 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ type Module struct {
 
 	// list of the xref extraction files
 	kytheFiles android.Paths
+
+	distFile android.Path
 }
 
 func (j *Module) OutputFiles(tag string) (android.Paths, error) {
@@ -1782,9 +1784,18 @@ func (j *Module) IsInstallable() bool {
 // Java libraries (.jar file)
 //
 
+type LibraryProperties struct {
+	Dist struct {
+		// The tag of the output of this module that should be output.
+		Tag *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	} `android:"arch_variant"`
+}
+
 type Library struct {
 	Module
 
+	libraryProperties LibraryProperties
+
 	InstallMixin func(ctx android.ModuleContext, installPath android.Path) (extraInstallDeps android.Paths)
 }
 
@@ -1828,6 +1839,15 @@ func (j *Library) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 		j.installFile = ctx.InstallFile(android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "framework"),
 			ctx.ModuleName()+".jar", j.outputFile, extraInstallDeps...)
 	}
+
+	// Verify Dist.Tag is set to a supported output
+	if j.libraryProperties.Dist.Tag != nil {
+		distFiles, err := j.OutputFiles(*j.libraryProperties.Dist.Tag)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("dist.tag", "%s", err.Error())
+		}
+		j.distFile = distFiles[0]
+	}
 }
 
 func (j *Library) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
@@ -1948,7 +1968,8 @@ func LibraryFactory() android.Module {
 		&module.Module.properties,
 		&module.Module.deviceProperties,
 		&module.Module.dexpreoptProperties,
-		&module.Module.protoProperties)
+		&module.Module.protoProperties,
+		&module.libraryProperties)
 
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	android.InitSdkAwareModule(module)