diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 9739730..480c719 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@
 $(if $(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "cache_size=$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "vendor_fs_type=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_size=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG),$(hide) echo "extfs_sparse_flag=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(mkyaffs2_extra_flags),$(hide) echo "mkyaffs2_extra_flags=$(mkyaffs2_extra_flags)" >> $(1))
 $(hide) echo "selinux_fc=$(SELINUX_FC)" >> $(1)
diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 8676170..7a1975f 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
   else
   ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE))
     partition_tag := _VENDOR
+  else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_OEM_MODULE))
+    partition_tag := _OEM
   else
     # The definition of should-install-to-system will be different depending
     # on which goal (e.g., sdk or just droid) is being built.
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 4912e35..9d83de9 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS:=
 LOCAL_NO_CRT:=
 LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE:=
+LOCAL_OEM_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_PRIVILEGED_MODULE:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_OWNER:=
 LOCAL_CTS_TEST_PACKAGE:=
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index b2122e9..88f35a6 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM := system
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_DATA := data
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR := system/vendor
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_OEM := oem
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_ROOT := root
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_RECOVERY := recovery
 
@@ -282,6 +283,14 @@
 $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/lib
 $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_APPS := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_APPS)
 
+TARGET_OUT_OEM := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_OEM)
+TARGET_OUT_OEM_EXECUTABLES:= $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/bin
+TARGET_OUT_OEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/lib
+# We don't expect Java libraries in the oem.img.
+# TARGET_OUT_OEM_JAVA_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/framework
+TARGET_OUT_OEM_APPS:= $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/app
+TARGET_OUT_OEM_ETC := $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/etc
+
 TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/symbols
 TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES_UNSTRIPPED := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/system/bin
 TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES_UNSTRIPPED := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/system/lib
diff --git a/core/tasks/oem_image.mk b/core/tasks/oem_image.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26b9aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tasks/oem_image.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# We build oem.img only if it's asked for.
+ifneq ($(filter $(MAKECMDGOALS),oem_image),)
+ifndef BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE
+$(error BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE is not set.)
+endif
+
+INTERNAL_OEMIMAGE_FILES := \
+    $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/%,$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
+
+oemimage_intermediates := \
+    $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,oem)
+BUILT_OEMIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/oem.img
+# We just build this directly to the install location.
+INSTALLED_OEMIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_OEMIMAGE_TARGET)
+
+$(INSTALLED_OEMIMAGE_TARGET) : $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_OEMIMAGE_FILES)
+	$(call pretty,"Target oem fs image: $@")
+	@mkdir -p $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)
+	@mkdir -p $(oemimage_intermediates) && rm -rf $(oemimage_intermediates)/oem_image_info.txt
+	$(call generate-userimage-prop-dictionary, $(oemimage_intermediates)/oem_image_info.txt, skip_fsck=true)
+	$(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH \
+	  ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
+	  $(TARGET_OUT_OEM) $(oemimage_intermediates)/oem_image_info.txt $@
+	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+
+.PHONY: oem_image
+oem_image : $(INSTALLED_OEMIMAGE_TARGET)
+$(call dist-for-goals, oem_image, $(INSTALLED_OEMIMAGE_TARGET))
+
+endif  # oem_image in $(MAKECMDGOALS)
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index 927d89a..d80e7a6 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@
   elif mount_point == "vendor":
     copy_prop("vendor_fs_type", "fs_type")
     copy_prop("vendor_size", "partition_size")
+  elif mount_point == "oem":
+    copy_prop("fs_type", "fs_type")
+    copy_prop("oem_size", "partition_size")
 
   return d
 
@@ -363,6 +366,8 @@
     mount_point = "cache"
   elif image_filename == "vendor.img":
     mount_point = "vendor"
+  elif image_filename == "oem.img":
+    mount_point = "oem"
   else:
     print >> sys.stderr, "error: unknown image file name ", image_filename
     exit(1)