diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 09fc3ee49..49dbd1270 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -2547,3 +2547,62 @@ func TestRuntimeResourceOverlay(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES value: %v, expected: %v", overrides, expectedOverrides)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRuntimeResourceOverlay_JavaDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, config := testJava(t, `
+		java_defaults {
+			name: "rro_defaults",
+			theme: "default_theme",
+			product_specific: true,
+			aaptflags: ["--keep-raw-values"],
+		}
+
+		runtime_resource_overlay {
+			name: "foo_with_defaults",
+			defaults: ["rro_defaults"],
+		}
+
+		runtime_resource_overlay {
+			name: "foo_barebones",
+		}
+		`)
+
+	//
+	// RRO module with defaults
+	//
+	m := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo_with_defaults", "android_common")
+
+	// Check AAPT2 link flags.
+	aapt2Flags := strings.Split(m.Output("package-res.apk").Args["flags"], " ")
+	expectedFlags := []string{"--keep-raw-values", "--no-resource-deduping", "--no-resource-removal"}
+	absentFlags := android.RemoveListFromList(expectedFlags, aapt2Flags)
+	if len(absentFlags) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected values, %q are missing in aapt2 link flags, %q", absentFlags, aapt2Flags)
+	}
+
+	// Check device location.
+	path := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, config, "", m.Module())[0].EntryMap["LOCAL_MODULE_PATH"]
+	expectedPath := []string{"/tmp/target/product/test_device/product/overlay/default_theme"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(path, expectedPath) {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected LOCAL_MODULE_PATH value: %q, expected: %q", path, expectedPath)
+	}
+
+	//
+	// RRO module without defaults
+	//
+	m = ctx.ModuleForTests("foo_barebones", "android_common")
+
+	// Check AAPT2 link flags.
+	aapt2Flags = strings.Split(m.Output("package-res.apk").Args["flags"], " ")
+	unexpectedFlags := "--keep-raw-values"
+	if inList(unexpectedFlags, aapt2Flags) {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected value, %q is present in aapt2 link flags, %q", unexpectedFlags, aapt2Flags)
+	}
+
+	// Check device location.
+	path = android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, config, "", m.Module())[0].EntryMap["LOCAL_MODULE_PATH"]
+	expectedPath = []string{"/tmp/target/product/test_device/system/overlay"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(path, expectedPath) {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected LOCAL_MODULE_PATH value: %v, expected: %v", path, expectedPath)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 38f485e88..f6fe76e18 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2754,6 +2754,7 @@ func DefaultsFactory() android.Module {
 		&sdkLibraryProperties{},
 		&DexImportProperties{},
 		&android.ApexProperties{},
+		&RuntimeResourceOverlayProperties{},
 	)
 
 	android.InitDefaultsModule(module)