diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index f87cebbc9..aa47bcaeb 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func init() {
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createUncompressDexRules()...)
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createMakefileGoalRules()...)
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createInitFirstStageRules()...)
+	AddNeverAllowRules(createProhibitFrameworkAccessRules()...)
 }
 
 // Add a NeverAllow rule to the set of rules to apply.
@@ -228,6 +229,15 @@ func createInitFirstStageRules() []Rule {
 	}
 }
 
+func createProhibitFrameworkAccessRules() []Rule {
+	return []Rule{
+		NeverAllow().
+			With("libs", "framework").
+			WithoutMatcher("sdk_version", Regexp("(core_.*|^$)")).
+			Because("framework can't be used when building against SDK"),
+	}
+}
+
 func neverallowMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	m, ok := ctx.Module().(Module)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/android/neverallow_test.go b/android/neverallow_test.go
index 8afe9e046..86f1a378f 100644
--- a/android/neverallow_test.go
+++ b/android/neverallow_test.go
@@ -327,6 +327,21 @@ var neverallowTests = []struct {
 			"Only boot images may be imported as a makefile goal.",
 		},
 	},
+	// Tests for the rule prohibiting the use of framework
+	{
+		name: "prohibit framework",
+		fs: map[string][]byte{
+			"Android.bp": []byte(`
+				java_library {
+					name: "foo",
+					libs: ["framework"],
+					sdk_version: "current",
+				}`),
+		},
+		expectedErrors: []string{
+			"framework can't be used when building against SDK",
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 var prepareForNeverAllowTest = GroupFixturePreparers(