diff --git a/tools/fs_config/Android.mk b/tools/fs_config/Android.mk
index b19a630..c36c3aa 100644
--- a/tools/fs_config/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/fs_config/Android.mk
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@
 vendor_capability_header := $(system_capability_header)
 endif
 
-# List of supported vendor, oem, odm, vendor_dlkm and odm_dlkm Partitions
+# List of supported vendor, oem, odm, vendor_dlkm, odm_dlkm, and system_dlkm Partitions
 fs_config_generate_extra_partition_list := $(strip \
   $(if $(BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE)$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),vendor) \
   $(if $(BOARD_USES_OEMIMAGE)$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),oem) \
   $(if $(BOARD_USES_ODMIMAGE)$(BOARD_ODMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),odm) \
   $(if $(BOARD_USES_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE)$(BOARD_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),vendor_dlkm) \
   $(if $(BOARD_USES_ODM_DLKMIMAGE)$(BOARD_ODM_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),odm_dlkm) \
+  $(if $(BOARD_USES_SYSTEM_DLKMIMAGE)$(BOARD_SYSTEM_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),system_dlkm) \
 )
 
 ##################################
@@ -502,6 +503,63 @@
 
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(filter system_dlkm,$(fs_config_generate_extra_partition_list)),)
+##################################
+# Generate the system_dlkm/etc/fs_config_dirs binary file for the target
+# Add fs_config_dirs or fs_config_dirs_nonsystem to PRODUCT_PACKAGES
+# in the device make file to enable
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := _fs_config_dirs_system_dlkm
+LOCAL_LICENSE_KINDS := SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+LOCAL_LICENSE_CONDITIONS := notice
+LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE := build/soong/licenses/LICENSE
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
+LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM := fs_config_dirs
+LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM)/etc
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_ANDROID_FS_HDR := $(vendor_android_filesystem_config)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_ANDROID_CAP_HDR := $(vendor_capability_header)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN := $(TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_PATH)/fs_config_generator.py $(TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN) $(vendor_android_filesystem_config) $(vendor_capability_header)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$< fsconfig \
+	   --aid-header $(PRIVATE_ANDROID_FS_HDR) \
+	   --capability-header $(PRIVATE_ANDROID_CAP_HDR) \
+	   --partition system_dlkm \
+	   --dirs \
+	   --out_file $@ \
+	   $(or $(PRIVATE_TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN),/dev/null)
+
+##################################
+# Generate the system_dlkm/etc/fs_config_files binary file for the target
+# Add fs_config_files or fs_config_files_nonsystem to PRODUCT_PACKAGES
+# in the device make file to enable
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := _fs_config_files_system_dlkm
+LOCAL_LICENSE_KINDS := SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+LOCAL_LICENSE_CONDITIONS := notice
+LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE := build/soong/licenses/LICENSE
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
+LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM := fs_config_files
+LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM)/etc
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_ANDROID_FS_HDR := $(vendor_android_filesystem_config)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_ANDROID_CAP_HDR := $(vendor_capability_header)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN := $(TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_PATH)/fs_config_generator.py $(TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN) $(vendor_android_filesystem_config) $(vendor_capability_header)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$< fsconfig \
+	   --aid-header $(PRIVATE_ANDROID_FS_HDR) \
+	   --capability-header $(PRIVATE_ANDROID_CAP_HDR) \
+	   --partition system_dlkm \
+	   --files \
+	   --out_file $@ \
+	   $(or $(PRIVATE_TARGET_FS_CONFIG_GEN),/dev/null)
+
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(BOARD_USES_PRODUCTIMAGE)$(BOARD_PRODUCTIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),)
 ##################################
 # Generate the product/etc/fs_config_dirs binary file for the target
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index f64a7d5..88e6fd2 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -275,6 +275,21 @@
       block_list=block_list)
   return img.name
 
+def AddSystemDlkm(output_zip):
+  """Turn the contents of SystemDlkm into an system_dlkm image and store it in output_zip."""
+
+  img = OutputFile(output_zip, OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", "system_dlkm.img")
+  if os.path.exists(img.name):
+    logger.info("system_dlkm.img already exists; no need to rebuild...")
+    return img.name
+
+  block_list = OutputFile(
+      output_zip, OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", "system_dlkm.map")
+  CreateImage(
+      OPTIONS.input_tmp, OPTIONS.info_dict, "system_dlkm", img,
+      block_list=block_list)
+  return img.name
+
 
 def AddDtbo(output_zip):
   """Adds the DTBO image.
@@ -761,14 +776,14 @@
   has_boot = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("no_boot") != "true"
   has_init_boot = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("init_boot") == "true"
   has_vendor_boot = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("vendor_boot") == "true"
-  has_system_dlkm = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("system_dlkm") == "true"
 
-  # {vendor,odm,product,system_ext,vendor_dlkm,odm_dlkm, system, system_other}.img
+  # {vendor,odm,product,system_ext,vendor_dlkm,odm_dlkm, system_dlkm, system, system_other}.img
   # can be built from source, or  dropped into target_files.zip as a prebuilt blob.
   has_vendor = HasPartition("vendor")
   has_odm = HasPartition("odm")
   has_vendor_dlkm = HasPartition("vendor_dlkm")
   has_odm_dlkm = HasPartition("odm_dlkm")
+  has_system_dlkm = HasPartition("system_dlkm")
   has_product = HasPartition("product")
   has_system_ext = HasPartition("system_ext")
   has_system = HasPartition("system")
@@ -832,19 +847,6 @@
         if output_zip:
           init_boot_image.AddToZip(output_zip)
 
-  if has_system_dlkm:
-    banner("system_dlkm")
-    system_dlkm_image = common.GetSystemDlkmImage(
-        "IMAGES/system_dlkm.img", "system_dlkm.img", OPTIONS.input_tmp, "SYSTEM_DLKM")
-    if system_dlkm_image:
-      partitions['system_dlkm'] = os.path.join(OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", "system_dlkm.img")
-      if not os.path.exists(partitions['system_dlkm']):
-        system_dlkm_image.WriteToDir(OPTIONS.input_tmp)
-        if output_zip:
-          system_dlkm_image.AddToZip(output_zip)
-    else:
-      logger.error("Couldn't locate system_dlkm.img; skipping...")
-
   if has_vendor_boot:
     banner("vendor_boot")
     vendor_boot_image = common.GetVendorBootImage(
@@ -897,6 +899,7 @@
       ("odm", has_odm, AddOdm, []),
       ("vendor_dlkm", has_vendor_dlkm, AddVendorDlkm, []),
       ("odm_dlkm", has_odm_dlkm, AddOdmDlkm, []),
+      ("system_dlkm", has_system_dlkm, AddSystemDlkm, []),
       ("system_other", has_system_other, AddSystemOther, []),
   )
   for call in add_partition_calls:
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index a4377c7..4b5846d 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@
       "oem",
       "product",
       "system",
+      "system_dlkm",
       "system_ext",
       "system_other",
       "vendor",
@@ -773,6 +774,8 @@
     copy_prop("partition_size", "vendor_dlkm_size")
   elif mount_point == "odm_dlkm":
     copy_prop("partition_size", "odm_dlkm_size")
+  elif mount_point == "system_dlkm":
+    copy_prop("partition_size", "system_dlkm_size")
   elif mount_point == "product":
     copy_prop("partition_size", "product_size")
   elif mount_point == "system_ext":
@@ -816,6 +819,8 @@
       mount_point = "vendor_dlkm"
     elif image_filename == "odm_dlkm.img":
       mount_point = "odm_dlkm"
+    elif image_filename == "system_dlkm.img":
+      mount_point = "system_dlkm"
     elif image_filename == "oem.img":
       mount_point = "oem"
     elif image_filename == "product.img":
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py b/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py
index 213ae21..6fc79d2 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     '/product': ('PRODUCT', 'SYSTEM/product'),
     '/odm': ('ODM', 'VENDOR/odm', 'SYSTEM/vendor/odm'),
     '/system_ext': ('SYSTEM_EXT', 'SYSTEM/system_ext'),
-    # vendor_dlkm and odm_dlkm does not have VINTF files.
+    # vendor_dlkm, odm_dlkm, and system_dlkm does not have VINTF files.
 }
 
 UNZIP_PATTERN = ['META/*', '*/build.prop']
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index 22c043a..686102a 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 # accordingly.
 AVB_PARTITIONS = ('boot', 'init_boot', 'dtbo', 'odm', 'product', 'pvmfw', 'recovery',
                   'system', 'system_ext', 'vendor', 'vendor_boot',
-                  'vendor_dlkm', 'odm_dlkm')
+                  'vendor_dlkm', 'odm_dlkm', 'system_dlkm')
 
 # Chained VBMeta partitions.
 AVB_VBMETA_PARTITIONS = ('vbmeta_system', 'vbmeta_vendor')
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
     'odm',
     'vendor_dlkm',
     'odm_dlkm',
+    'system_dlkm',
 ]
 
 # Partitions with a build.prop file
@@ -801,7 +802,7 @@
 
     # Redirect {partition}_base_fs_file for each of the named partitions.
     for part_name in ["system", "vendor", "system_ext", "product", "odm",
-                      "vendor_dlkm", "odm_dlkm"]:
+                      "vendor_dlkm", "odm_dlkm", "system_dlkm"]:
       key_name = part_name + "_base_fs_file"
       if key_name not in d:
         continue
@@ -1245,6 +1246,7 @@
           "VENDOR_DLKM", "VENDOR/vendor_dlkm", "SYSTEM/vendor/vendor_dlkm"
       ],
       "odm_dlkm": ["ODM_DLKM", "VENDOR/odm_dlkm", "SYSTEM/vendor/odm_dlkm"],
+      "system_dlkm": ["SYSTEM_DLKM", "SYSTEM/system_dlkm"],
   }
   partition_map = {}
   for partition, subdirs in possible_subdirs.items():
@@ -1835,23 +1837,6 @@
     return File(name, data)
   return None
 
-def GetSystemDlkmImage(name, prebuilt_name, unpack_dir, tree_subdir,
-                       info_dict=None):
-  """Return a File object with the desired system dlkm image.
-  Look for it under 'unpack_dir'/IMAGES or 'unpack_dir'/PREBUILT_IMAGES.
-  """
-
-  prebuilt_path = os.path.join(unpack_dir, "IMAGES", prebuilt_name)
-  if os.path.exists(prebuilt_path):
-    logger.info("Using prebuilt %s from IMAGES...", prebuilt_name)
-    return File.FromLocalFile(name, prebuilt_path)
-
-  prebuilt_path = os.path.join(unpack_dir, "PREBUILT_IMAGES", prebuilt_name)
-  if os.path.exists(prebuilt_path):
-    logger.info("Using prebuilt %s from PREBUILT_IMAGES...", prebuilt_name)
-    return File.FromLocalFile(name, prebuilt_path)
-
-  return None
 
 def _BuildVendorBootImage(sourcedir, info_dict=None):
   """Build a vendor boot image from the specified sourcedir.
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
index 6b3b01f..da5e93f 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
     'VENDOR/',
     'VENDOR_DLKM/',
     'ODM_DLKM/',
+    'SYSTEM_DLKM/',
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
index 00d6e3c..88b9173 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
@@ -316,15 +316,15 @@
 # Files to be unzipped for target diffing purpose.
 TARGET_DIFFING_UNZIP_PATTERN = ['BOOT', 'RECOVERY', 'SYSTEM/*', 'VENDOR/*',
                                 'PRODUCT/*', 'SYSTEM_EXT/*', 'ODM/*',
-                                'VENDOR_DLKM/*', 'ODM_DLKM/*']
+                                'VENDOR_DLKM/*', 'ODM_DLKM/*', 'SYSTEM_DLKM/*']
 RETROFIT_DAP_UNZIP_PATTERN = ['OTA/super_*.img', AB_PARTITIONS]
 
 # Images to be excluded from secondary payload. We essentially only keep
 # 'system_other' and bootloader partitions.
 SECONDARY_PAYLOAD_SKIPPED_IMAGES = [
     'boot', 'dtbo', 'modem', 'odm', 'odm_dlkm', 'product', 'radio', 'recovery',
-    'system_ext', 'vbmeta', 'vbmeta_system', 'vbmeta_vendor', 'vendor',
-    'vendor_boot']
+    'system_dlkm', 'system_ext', 'vbmeta', 'vbmeta_system', 'vbmeta_vendor',
+    'vendor', 'vendor_boot']
 
 
 class PayloadSigner(object):
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
index c615b84..5b16d80 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
     'product': 'avb_product_add_hashtree_footer_args',
     'recovery': 'avb_recovery_add_hash_footer_args',
     'system': 'avb_system_add_hashtree_footer_args',
+    'system_dlkm': "avb_system_dlkm_add_hashtree_footer_args",
     'system_ext': 'avb_system_ext_add_hashtree_footer_args',
     'system_other': 'avb_system_other_add_hashtree_footer_args',
     'odm': 'avb_odm_add_hashtree_footer_args',