diff --git a/android/apex.go b/android/apex.go
index 9bf6fc717..839a03af0 100644
--- a/android/apex.go
+++ b/android/apex.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type ApexInfo struct {
 	ApexName string
 
 	MinSdkVersion int
+	Updatable     bool
 }
 
 // Extracted from ApexModule to make it easier to define custom subsets of the
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ type ApexModule interface {
 	// For example, with maxSdkVersion is 10 and versionList is [9,11]
 	// it returns 9 as string
 	ChooseSdkVersion(versionList []string, maxSdkVersion int) (string, error)
+
+	// Tests if the module comes from an updatable APEX.
+	Updatable() bool
 }
 
 type ApexProperties struct {
@@ -229,6 +233,10 @@ func (m *ApexModuleBase) checkApexAvailableProperty(mctx BaseModuleContext) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *ApexModuleBase) Updatable() bool {
+	return m.ApexProperties.Info.Updatable
+}
+
 type byApexName []ApexInfo
 
 func (a byApexName) Len() int           { return len(a) }
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 1a7276908..3b1788699 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ func apexDepsMutator(mctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
 		apexBundles = []android.ApexInfo{{
 			ApexName:      mctx.ModuleName(),
 			MinSdkVersion: a.minSdkVersion(mctx),
+			Updatable:     proptools.Bool(a.properties.Updatable),
 		}}
 		directDep = true
 	} else if am, ok := mctx.Module().(android.ApexModule); ok {
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 9f55728f2..6dcff3fcc 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -4276,6 +4276,13 @@ func testNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t *testing.T, errmsg, bp string, transformDe
 				"system/sepolicy/apex/some-updatable-apex-file_contexts",
 			],
 		}
+
+		filegroup {
+			name: "some-non-updatable-apex-file_contexts",
+			srcs: [
+				"system/sepolicy/apex/some-non-updatable-apex-file_contexts",
+			],
+		}
 	`
 	bp += cc.GatherRequiredDepsForTest(android.Android)
 	bp += java.GatherRequiredDepsForTest()
@@ -4288,6 +4295,7 @@ func testNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t *testing.T, errmsg, bp string, transformDe
 		"apex_manifest.json":                 nil,
 		"AndroidManifest.xml":                nil,
 		"system/sepolicy/apex/some-updatable-apex-file_contexts":       nil,
+		"system/sepolicy/apex/some-non-updatable-apex-file_contexts":   nil,
 		"system/sepolicy/apex/com.android.art.something-file_contexts": nil,
 		"framework/aidl/a.aidl": nil,
 	}
@@ -4341,6 +4349,14 @@ func TestNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t *testing.T) {
 			],
 		}
 
+		java_library {
+			name: "some-non-updatable-apex-lib",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			apex_available: [
+				"some-non-updatable-apex",
+			],
+		}
+
 		java_library {
 			name: "some-platform-lib",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
@@ -4360,16 +4376,28 @@ func TestNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "some-updatable-apex",
 			key: "some-updatable-apex.key",
 			java_libs: ["some-updatable-apex-lib"],
+			updatable: true,
+		}
+
+		apex {
+			name: "some-non-updatable-apex",
+			key: "some-non-updatable-apex.key",
+			java_libs: ["some-non-updatable-apex-lib"],
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
 			name: "some-updatable-apex.key",
 		}
 
+		apex_key {
+			name: "some-non-updatable-apex.key",
+		}
+
 		apex {
 			name: "com.android.art.something",
 			key: "com.android.art.something.key",
 			java_libs: ["some-art-lib"],
+			updatable: true,
 		}
 
 		apex_key {
@@ -4400,6 +4428,13 @@ func TestNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t, error, bp, transform)
 
+	// non-updatable jar from some other apex in the ART boot image => error
+	error = "module 'some-non-updatable-apex-lib' is not allowed in the ART boot image"
+	transform = func(config *dexpreopt.GlobalConfig) {
+		config.ArtApexJars = []string{"some-non-updatable-apex-lib"}
+	}
+	testNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t, error, bp, transform)
+
 	// updatable jar from some other apex in the framework boot image => error
 	error = "module 'some-updatable-apex-lib' from updatable apex 'some-updatable-apex' is not allowed in the framework boot image"
 	transform = func(config *dexpreopt.GlobalConfig) {
@@ -4407,6 +4442,12 @@ func TestNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t, error, bp, transform)
 
+	// non-updatable jar from some other apex in the framework boot image => ok
+	transform = func(config *dexpreopt.GlobalConfig) {
+		config.BootJars = []string{"some-non-updatable-apex-lib"}
+	}
+	testNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t, "", bp, transform)
+
 	// nonexistent jar in the ART boot image => error
 	error = "failed to find a dex jar path for module 'nonexistent'"
 	transform = func(config *dexpreopt.GlobalConfig) {
@@ -4422,7 +4463,7 @@ func TestNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t *testing.T) {
 	testNoUpdatableJarsInBootImage(t, error, bp, transform)
 
 	// platform jar in the ART boot image => error
-	error = "module 'some-platform-lib' is part of the platform and not allowed in the ART boot image"
+	error = "module 'some-platform-lib' is not allowed in the ART boot image"
 	transform = func(config *dexpreopt.GlobalConfig) {
 		config.ArtApexJars = []string{"some-platform-lib"}
 	}
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 543b2333c..c3825cbc3 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -268,27 +268,28 @@ func getBootImageJar(ctx android.SingletonContext, image *bootImageConfig, modul
 
 	// Check that this module satisfies constraints for a particular boot image.
 	apex, isApexModule := module.(android.ApexModule)
+	fromUpdatableApex := isApexModule && apex.Updatable()
 	if image.name == artBootImageName {
 		if isApexModule && strings.HasPrefix(apex.ApexName(), "com.android.art.") {
-			// ok, found the jar in the ART apex
-		} else if isApexModule && !apex.IsForPlatform() {
-			// this jar is part of an updatable apex other than ART, fail immediately
-			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' from updatable apex '%s' is not allowed in the ART boot image", name, apex.ApexName())
+			// ok: found the jar in the ART apex
 		} else if isApexModule && apex.IsForPlatform() && Bool(module.(*Library).deviceProperties.Hostdex) {
-			// this is a special "hostdex" variant, skip it and resume search
+			// exception (skip and continue): special "hostdex" platform variant
 			return -1, nil
 		} else if name == "jacocoagent" && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("EMMA_INSTRUMENT_FRAMEWORK") {
-			// this is Jacoco platform variant for a coverage build, skip it and resume search
+			// exception (skip and continue): Jacoco platform variant for a coverage build
 			return -1, nil
+		} else if fromUpdatableApex {
+			// error: this jar is part of an updatable apex other than ART
+			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' from updatable apex '%s' is not allowed in the ART boot image", name, apex.ApexName())
 		} else {
-			// this (installable) jar is part of the platform, fail immediately
-			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' is part of the platform and not allowed in the ART boot image", name)
+			// error: this jar is part of the platform or a non-updatable apex
+			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' is not allowed in the ART boot image", name)
 		}
 	} else if image.name == frameworkBootImageName {
-		if !isApexModule || apex.IsForPlatform() {
-			// ok, this jar is part of the platform
+		if !fromUpdatableApex {
+			// ok: this jar is part of the platform or a non-updatable apex
 		} else {
-			// this jar is part of an updatable apex, fail immediately
+			// error: this jar is part of an updatable apex
 			ctx.Errorf("module '%s' from updatable apex '%s' is not allowed in the framework boot image", name, apex.ApexName())
 		}
 	} else {