diff --git a/core/android_manifest.mk b/core/android_manifest.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21b95c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/android_manifest.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Handle AndroidManifest.xmls
+# Input: LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE, LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE, LOCAL_FULL_LIBS_MANIFEST_FILES
+# Output: full_android_manifest
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE)),)
+  LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE := AndroidManifest.xml
+endif
+ifdef LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE
+  full_android_manifest := $(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE)
+else
+  full_android_manifest := $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE)
+endif
+
+# Set up rules to merge library manifest files
+ifdef LOCAL_FULL_LIBS_MANIFEST_FILES
+main_android_manifest := $(full_android_manifest)
+full_android_manifest := $(intermediates.COMMON)/AndroidManifest.xml
+$(full_android_manifest): PRIVATE_LIBS_MANIFESTS := $(LOCAL_FULL_LIBS_MANIFEST_FILES)
+$(full_android_manifest) : $(main_android_manifest) $(LOCAL_FULL_LIBS_MANIFEST_FILES)
+	@echo "Merge android manifest files: $@ <-- $^"
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(hide) $(ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER) --main $< --libs $(PRIVATE_LIBS_MANIFESTS) \
+	    --out $@
+
+endif
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 8863fe6..7d7895c 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 LOCAL_WARNINGS_ENABLE:=
 LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE:=
 LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE:=
+LOCAL_FULL_LIBS_MANIFEST_FILES:=
 LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_INCLUDES:=
 LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_INCLUDES_OVERRIDE:=
 LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_CC:=
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index ee47772..08cd818 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@
 FINDBUGS := prebuilt/common/findbugs/bin/findbugs
 EMMA_JAR := external/emma/lib/emma$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
 
+# Tool to merge AndroidManifest.xmls
+ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER := java -classpath prebuilts/devtools/tools/lib/manifest-merger.jar com.android.manifmerger.Main merge
+
 YACC_HEADER_SUFFIX:= .hpp
 
 # Don't use column under Windows, cygwin or not
diff --git a/core/package.mk b/core/package.mk
index 3751e4e..1cdb2fd 100644
--- a/core/package.mk
+++ b/core/package.mk
@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@
 endif
 LOCAL_MODULE := $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME)
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE)),)
-LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE := AndroidManifest.xml
-endif
-
-# If you need to put the MANIFEST_FILE outside of LOCAL_PATH
-# you can use FULL_MANIFEST_FILE
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE)),)
-LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE := $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE)
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
 $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): Package modules may not set LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)
 endif
@@ -197,7 +187,8 @@
   LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION:=$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
 endif
 
-full_android_manifest := $(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE)
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/android_manifest.mk
+
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
     PRIVATE_ANDROID_MANIFEST := $(full_android_manifest)
 ifneq (,$(filter-out current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
diff --git a/core/static_java_library.mk b/core/static_java_library.mk
index f95a382..f31ccd8 100644
--- a/core/static_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/static_java_library.mk
@@ -66,14 +66,7 @@
 ifneq (,$(all_resources))
 R_file_stamp := $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR)/R.stamp
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE)),)
-  LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE := AndroidManifest.xml
-endif
-ifdef LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE
-  full_android_manifest := $(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE)
-else
-  full_android_manifest := $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(LOCAL_MANIFEST_FILE)
-endif
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/android_manifest.mk
 
 LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION:=$(strip $(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION))
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION),)