diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 8c88d0a..9a76188 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2538,6 +2538,7 @@
 		$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/imgdiff \
 		$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/bsdiff \
 		$(BUILD_IMAGE_SRCS) \
+		$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/assemble_vintf \
 		$(BUILT_VENDOR_MANIFEST) \
 		$(BUILT_VENDOR_MATRIX) \
 		| $(ACP)
@@ -2825,10 +2826,16 @@
 	$(hide) $(call fs_config,$(zip_root)/SYSTEM_OTHER,system/) > $(zip_root)/META/system_other_filesystem_config.txt
 endif
 	@# Metadata for compatibility verification.
-	$(hide) cp $(BUILT_SYSTEM_MANIFEST) $(zip_root)/META/system_manifest.xml
 	$(hide) cp $(BUILT_SYSTEM_COMPATIBILITY_MATRIX) $(zip_root)/META/system_matrix.xml
+	$(hide) $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/assemble_vintf \
+		-i $(BUILT_SYSTEM_MANIFEST) $$(find $(zip_root)/SYSTEM/etc/vintf/manifest -type f -name "*.xml" | \
+			sed "s/^/-i /" | tr '\n' ' ') \
+		-o $(zip_root)/META/system_manifest.xml
 ifdef BUILT_VENDOR_MANIFEST
-	$(hide) cp $(BUILT_VENDOR_MANIFEST) $(zip_root)/META/vendor_manifest.xml
+	$(hide) $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/assemble_vintf \
+		-i $(BUILT_VENDOR_MANIFEST) $$(find $(zip_root)/VENDOR/etc/vintf/manifest -type f -name "*.xml" | \
+			sed "s/^/-i /" | tr '\n' ' ') \
+		-o $(zip_root)/META/vendor_manifest.xml
 endif
 ifdef BUILT_VENDOR_MATRIX
 	$(hide) cp $(BUILT_VENDOR_MATRIX) $(zip_root)/META/vendor_matrix.xml
diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 22e7aef..94c323e 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -440,6 +440,30 @@
 endif # !LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE
 
 ###########################################################
+## VINTF manifest fragment goals
+###########################################################
+
+my_vintf_installed:=
+my_vintf_pairs:=
+ifneq (true,$(LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE))
+ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS)),)
+
+my_vintf_pairs := $(foreach xml,$(LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS),$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(xml):$(TARGET_OUT$(partition_tag)_ETC)/vintf/manifest/$(notdir $(xml)))
+my_vintf_installed := $(foreach xml,$(my_vintf_pairs),$(call word-colon,2,$(xml)))
+
+# Only set up copy rules once, even if another arch variant shares it
+my_vintf_new_pairs := $(filter-out $(ALL_VINTF_MANIFEST_FRAGMENTS_LIST),$(my_vintf_pairs))
+my_vintf_new_installed := $(call copy-many-vintf-manifest-files-checked,$(my_vintf_pairs))
+
+ALL_VINTF_MANIFEST_FRAGMENTS_LIST += $(my_vintf_new_pairs)
+
+$(my_all_targets) : $(my_vintf_installed)
+endif # LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS
+endif # !LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+endif # !LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE
+
+###########################################################
 ## CHECK_BUILD goals
 ###########################################################
 my_checked_module :=
@@ -643,11 +667,11 @@
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED := \
     $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED) \
     $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE) $(my_init_rc_installed) $(my_installed_symlinks) \
-    $(my_installed_test_data))
+    $(my_installed_test_data) $(my_vintf_installed))
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT_INSTALLED := \
     $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT_INSTALLED) \
     $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE):$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE) \
-    $(my_init_rc_pairs) $(my_test_data_pairs))
+    $(my_init_rc_pairs) $(my_test_data_pairs) $(my_vintf_pairs))
 endif
 ifdef LOCAL_PICKUP_FILES
 # Files or directories ready to pick up by the build system
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index d1ba354..eccaad5 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
 LOCAL_USE_R8:=
 LOCAL_USE_VNDK:=
 LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE:=
+LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS:=
 LOCAL_VTSC_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_VTS_INCLUDES:=
 LOCAL_VTS_MODE:=
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e259e19..de157e6 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
 # All installed initrc files
 ALL_INIT_RC_INSTALLED_PAIRS :=
 
+# All installed vintf manifest fragments for a partition at
+ALL_VINTF_MANIFEST_FRAGMENTS_LIST:=
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Debugging; prints a variable list to stdout
 ###########################################################
@@ -2662,6 +2665,28 @@
 	$$(copy-file-to-target)
 endef
 
+# Copy the file only if it is a well-formed manifest file. For use viea $(eval)
+# $(1): source file
+# $(2): destination file
+define copy-vintf-manifest-checked
+$(2): $(1) $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/assemble_vintf
+	@echo "Copy xml: $$@"
+	$(hide) $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/assemble_vintf -i $$< >/dev/null  # Don't print the xml file to stdout.
+	$$(copy-file-to-target)
+endef
+
+# Copies many vintf manifest files checked.
+# $(1): The files to copy.  Each entry is a ':' separated src:dst pair
+# Evaluates to the list of the dst files (ie suitable for a dependency list)
+define copy-many-vintf-manifest-files-checked
+$(foreach f, $(1), $(strip \
+    $(eval _cmf_tuple := $(subst :, ,$(f))) \
+    $(eval _cmf_src := $(word 1,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
+    $(eval _cmf_dest := $(word 2,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
+    $(eval $(call copy-vintf-manifest-checked,$(_cmf_src),$(_cmf_dest))) \
+    $(_cmf_dest)))
+endef
+
 # The -t option to acp and the -p option to cp is
 # required for OSX.  OSX has a ridiculous restriction
 # where it's an error for a .a file's modification time