diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index aaad44f72..cc454b03d 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ func (prebuilt *Import) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 		ExtraEntries: []android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesFunc{
 			func(entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
 				entries.SetBool("LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE", !Bool(prebuilt.properties.Installable))
+				if prebuilt.dexJarFile != nil {
+					entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR", prebuilt.dexJarFile)
+				}
 				entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_HEADER_JAR", prebuilt.combinedClasspathFile)
 				entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_CLASSES_JAR", prebuilt.combinedClasspathFile)
 				entries.SetString("LOCAL_SDK_VERSION", prebuilt.makeSdkVersion())
diff --git a/java/androidmk_test.go b/java/androidmk_test.go
index 233e9d5c5..e2647cf0f 100644
--- a/java/androidmk_test.go
+++ b/java/androidmk_test.go
@@ -166,3 +166,25 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary_RequireXmlPermissionFile(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestImportSoongDexJar(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, config := testJava(t, `
+		java_import {
+			name: "my-java-import",
+			jars: ["a.jar"],
+			prefer: true,
+			compile_dex: true,
+		}
+	`)
+
+	mod := ctx.ModuleForTests("my-java-import", "android_common").Module()
+	entries := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, config, "", mod)[0]
+	expectedSoongDexJar := buildDir + "/.intermediates/my-java-import/android_common/dex/my-java-import.jar"
+	actualSoongDexJar := entries.EntryMap["LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR"]
+
+	if len(actualSoongDexJar) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR incorrect len %d", len(actualSoongDexJar))
+	} else if actualSoongDexJar[0] != expectedSoongDexJar {
+		t.Errorf("LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR mismatch, actual: %s, expected: %s", actualSoongDexJar[0], expectedSoongDexJar)
+	}
+}