diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index a758caf5b..f2c0ab6ea 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -5049,6 +5049,20 @@ func TestBootDexJarsFromSourcesAndPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 		// Make sure that the frameworks/base/Android.bp file exists as otherwise hidden API encoding
 		// is disabled.
 		android.FixtureAddTextFile("frameworks/base/Android.bp", ""),
+
+		// Make sure that we have atleast one platform library so that we can check the monolithic hiddenapi
+		// file creation.
+		java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("platform:foo"),
+		android.FixtureModifyMockFS(func(fs android.MockFS) {
+			fs["platform/Android.bp"] = []byte(`
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["Test.java"],
+			compile_dex: true,
+		}
+		`)
+			fs["platform/Test.java"] = nil
+		}),
 	)
 
 	checkBootDexJarPath := func(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, stem string, bootDexJarPath string) {
@@ -5143,7 +5157,7 @@ func TestBootDexJarsFromSourcesAndPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 		checkBootDexJarPath(t, ctx, "libbar", "out/soong/.intermediates/prebuilt_myapex.deapexer/android_common/deapexer/javalib/libbar.jar")
 
 		// Verify the correct module jars contribute to the hiddenapi index file.
-		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, ``)
+		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, `out/soong/.intermediates/platform/foo/android_common/javac/foo.jar`)
 		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromFlagsInputs(t, ctx, `
 			my-bootclasspath-fragment/index.csv
 			out/soong/.intermediates/frameworks/base/boot/platform-bootclasspath/android_common/hiddenapi-monolithic/index-from-classes.csv
@@ -5221,7 +5235,7 @@ func TestBootDexJarsFromSourcesAndPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 		checkBootDexJarPath(t, ctx, "libbar", "out/soong/.intermediates/prebuilt_myapex.deapexer/android_common/deapexer/javalib/libbar.jar")
 
 		// Verify the correct module jars contribute to the hiddenapi index file.
-		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, ``)
+		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, `out/soong/.intermediates/platform/foo/android_common/javac/foo.jar`)
 		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromFlagsInputs(t, ctx, `
 			my-bootclasspath-fragment/index.csv
 			out/soong/.intermediates/frameworks/base/boot/platform-bootclasspath/android_common/hiddenapi-monolithic/index-from-classes.csv
@@ -5410,7 +5424,7 @@ func TestBootDexJarsFromSourcesAndPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 		checkBootDexJarPath(t, ctx, "libbar", "out/soong/.intermediates/prebuilt_myapex.deapexer/android_common/deapexer/javalib/libbar.jar")
 
 		// Verify the correct module jars contribute to the hiddenapi index file.
-		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, ``)
+		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, `out/soong/.intermediates/platform/foo/android_common/javac/foo.jar`)
 		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromFlagsInputs(t, ctx, `
 			my-bootclasspath-fragment/index.csv
 			out/soong/.intermediates/frameworks/base/boot/platform-bootclasspath/android_common/hiddenapi-monolithic/index-from-classes.csv
@@ -5507,7 +5521,7 @@ func TestBootDexJarsFromSourcesAndPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 		checkBootDexJarPath(t, ctx, "libbar", "out/soong/.intermediates/my-bootclasspath-fragment/android_common_myapex/hiddenapi-modular/encoded/libbar.jar")
 
 		// Verify the correct module jars contribute to the hiddenapi index file.
-		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, ``)
+		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, `out/soong/.intermediates/platform/foo/android_common/javac/foo.jar`)
 		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromFlagsInputs(t, ctx, `
 			out/soong/.intermediates/frameworks/base/boot/platform-bootclasspath/android_common/hiddenapi-monolithic/index-from-classes.csv
 			out/soong/.intermediates/my-bootclasspath-fragment/android_common_myapex/modular-hiddenapi/index.csv
@@ -5620,7 +5634,7 @@ func TestBootDexJarsFromSourcesAndPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 		checkBootDexJarPath(t, ctx, "libbar", "out/soong/.intermediates/prebuilt_myapex.deapexer/android_common/deapexer/javalib/libbar.jar")
 
 		// Verify the correct module jars contribute to the hiddenapi index file.
-		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, ``)
+		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromClassesInputs(t, ctx, `out/soong/.intermediates/platform/foo/android_common/javac/foo.jar`)
 		checkHiddenAPIIndexFromFlagsInputs(t, ctx, `
 			my-bootclasspath-fragment/index.csv
 			out/soong/.intermediates/frameworks/base/boot/platform-bootclasspath/android_common/hiddenapi-monolithic/index-from-classes.csv
@@ -11239,6 +11253,20 @@ func TestBootDexJarsMultipleApexPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {
 			android.FixtureMergeMockFs(map[string][]byte{
 				"system/sepolicy/apex/com.android.foo-file_contexts": nil,
 			}),
+			// Make sure that we have atleast one platform library so that we can check the monolithic hiddenapi
+			// file creation.
+			java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("platform:foo"),
+			android.FixtureModifyMockFS(func(fs android.MockFS) {
+				fs["platform/Android.bp"] = []byte(`
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["Test.java"],
+			compile_dex: true,
+		}
+		`)
+				fs["platform/Test.java"] = nil
+			}),
+
 			android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
 				variables.BuildFlags = map[string]string{
 					"RELEASE_APEX_CONTRIBUTIONS_ADSERVICES": tc.selectedApexContributions,
diff --git a/java/hiddenapi_singleton_test.go b/java/hiddenapi_singleton_test.go
index 330013ee4..62297978c 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi_singleton_test.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi_singleton_test.go
@@ -198,13 +198,22 @@ func TestHiddenAPISingletonSdks(t *testing.T) {
 				hiddenApiFixtureFactory,
 				tc.preparer,
 				prepareForTestWithDefaultPlatformBootclasspath,
+				// Make sure that we have atleast one platform library so that we can check the monolithic hiddenapi
+				// file creation.
+				FixtureConfigureBootJars("platform:foo"),
 				android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
 					variables.Always_use_prebuilt_sdks = proptools.BoolPtr(tc.unbundledBuild)
 					variables.BuildFlags = map[string]string{
 						"RELEASE_HIDDEN_API_EXPORTABLE_STUBS": "true",
 					}
 				}),
-			).RunTest(t)
+			).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			compile_dex: true,
+		}
+		`)
 
 			hiddenAPI := result.ModuleForTests("platform-bootclasspath", "android_common")
 			hiddenapiRule := hiddenAPI.Rule("platform-bootclasspath-monolithic-hiddenapi-stub-flags")
diff --git a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
index b3c9ce50f..0f87b2745 100644
--- a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
+++ b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) generateHiddenAPIBuildActions(ctx android.
 	// the fragments will have already provided the flags that are needed.
 	classesJars := monolithicInfo.ClassesJars
 
+	if len(classesJars) == 0 {
+		// This product does not include any monolithic jars. Monolithic hiddenapi flag generation is not required.
+		return bootDexJarByModule
+	}
+
 	// Create the input to pass to buildRuleToGenerateHiddenAPIStubFlagsFile
 	input := newHiddenAPIFlagInput()
 
diff --git a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
index 6e2512262..7048a15b7 100644
--- a/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/bootclasspath_fragment_sdk_test.go
@@ -281,6 +281,19 @@ func testSnapshotWithBootClasspathFragment_Contents(t *testing.T, sdk string, co
 				"RELEASE_HIDDEN_API_EXPORTABLE_STUBS": "true",
 			}
 		}),
+		// Make sure that we have atleast one platform library so that we can check the monolithic hiddenapi
+		// file creation.
+		java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("platform:foo"),
+		android.FixtureModifyMockFS(func(fs android.MockFS) {
+			fs["platform/Android.bp"] = []byte(`
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["Test.java"],
+			compile_dex: true,
+		}
+		`)
+			fs["platform/Test.java"] = nil
+		}),
 
 		android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(sdk+`
 			apex {