diff --git a/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go
index d1b4d4061..8ed94b498 100644
--- a/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/android_app_conversion_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func TestMinimalAndroidApp(t *testing.T) {
 			"app.java":            "",
 			"res/res.png":         "",
 			"AndroidManifest.xml": "",
+			"assets/asset.png":    "",
 		},
 		Blueprint: `
 android_app {
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ android_app {
 				"manifest":       `"AndroidManifest.xml"`,
 				"resource_files": `["res/res.png"]`,
 				"sdk_version":    `"current"`,
+				"assets":         `["assets/asset.png"]`,
+				"assets_dir":     `"assets"`,
 			}),
 		}})
 }
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ func TestAndroidAppAllSupportedFields(t *testing.T) {
 			"resa/res.png":                 "",
 			"resb/res.png":                 "",
 			"manifest/AndroidManifest.xml": "",
+			"assets_/asset.png":            "",
 		},
 		Blueprint: simpleModuleDoNotConvertBp2build("android_app", "static_lib_dep") + `
 android_app {
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ android_app {
         java_version: "7",
         certificate: "foocert",
         required: ["static_lib_dep"],
+        asset_dirs: ["assets_"],
 }
 `,
 		ExpectedBazelTargets: []string{
@@ -91,6 +96,8 @@ android_app {
         "resa/res.png",
         "resb/res.png",
     ]`,
+				"assets":           `["assets_/asset.png"]`,
+				"assets_dir":       `"assets_"`,
 				"custom_package":   `"com.google"`,
 				"deps":             `[":static_lib_dep"]`,
 				"java_version":     `"7"`,
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 1e38efc59..308a48cac 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/bazel"
 	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
+	"android/soong/ui/metrics/bp2build_metrics_proto"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
@@ -1228,6 +1229,8 @@ func AARImportFactory() android.Module {
 type bazelAapt struct {
 	Manifest       bazel.Label
 	Resource_files bazel.LabelListAttribute
+	Assets_dir     bazel.StringAttribute
+	Assets         bazel.LabelListAttribute
 }
 
 type bazelAndroidLibrary struct {
@@ -1242,7 +1245,7 @@ type bazelAndroidLibraryImport struct {
 	Sdk_version bazel.StringAttribute
 }
 
-func (a *aapt) convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) *bazelAapt {
+func (a *aapt) convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) (*bazelAapt, bool) {
 	manifest := proptools.StringDefault(a.aaptProperties.Manifest, "AndroidManifest.xml")
 
 	resourceFiles := bazel.LabelList{
@@ -1252,10 +1255,30 @@ func (a *aapt) convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) *
 		files := android.RootToModuleRelativePaths(ctx, androidResourceGlob(ctx, dir))
 		resourceFiles.Includes = append(resourceFiles.Includes, files...)
 	}
+
+	assetsDir := bazel.StringAttribute{}
+	var assets bazel.LabelList
+	for i, dir := range android.PathsWithOptionalDefaultForModuleSrc(ctx, a.aaptProperties.Asset_dirs, "assets") {
+		if i > 0 {
+			ctx.MarkBp2buildUnconvertible(bp2build_metrics_proto.UnconvertedReasonType_PROPERTY_UNSUPPORTED, "multiple asset_dirs")
+			return &bazelAapt{}, false
+		}
+		// Assets_dirs are relative to the module dir when specified, but if the default in used in
+		// PathsWithOptionalDefaultForModuleSrc, then dir is relative to the top.
+		assetsRelDir, error := filepath.Rel(ctx.ModuleDir(), dir.Rel())
+		if error != nil {
+			assetsRelDir = dir.Rel()
+		}
+		assetsDir.Value = proptools.StringPtr(assetsRelDir)
+		assets = bazel.MakeLabelList(android.RootToModuleRelativePaths(ctx, androidResourceGlob(ctx, dir)))
+
+	}
 	return &bazelAapt{
 		android.BazelLabelForModuleSrcSingle(ctx, manifest),
 		bazel.MakeLabelListAttribute(resourceFiles),
-	}
+		assetsDir,
+		bazel.MakeLabelListAttribute(assets),
+	}, true
 }
 
 func (a *AARImport) ConvertWithBp2build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
@@ -1328,6 +1351,10 @@ func (a *AndroidLibrary) ConvertWithBp2build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext)
 	name := a.Name()
 	props := AndroidLibraryBazelTargetModuleProperties()
 
+	aaptAttrs, supported := a.convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx)
+	if !supported {
+		return
+	}
 	ctx.CreateBazelTargetModule(
 		props,
 		android.CommonAttributes{Name: name},
@@ -1337,7 +1364,7 @@ func (a *AndroidLibrary) ConvertWithBp2build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext)
 				Deps:                 deps,
 				Exports:              depLabels.StaticDeps,
 			},
-			a.convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx),
+			aaptAttrs,
 		},
 	)
 
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index e277aed55..1d1ea97f9 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -1628,8 +1628,10 @@ func (a *AndroidApp) ConvertWithBp2build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
 	deps := depLabels.Deps
 	deps.Append(depLabels.StaticDeps)
 
-	aapt := a.convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx)
-
+	aapt, supported := a.convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx)
+	if !supported {
+		return
+	}
 	certificate, certificateName := android.BazelStringOrLabelFromProp(ctx, a.overridableAppProperties.Certificate)
 
 	manifestValues := &manifestValueAttribute{}