diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index ba1c1d2..b441990 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1670,7 +1670,8 @@
 }
 
 type javaDependency interface {
-	java.Dependency
+	DexJar() android.Path
+	JacocoReportClassesFile() android.Path
 	Stem() string
 }
 
@@ -1954,23 +1955,16 @@
 					ctx.PropertyErrorf("binaries", "%q is neither cc_binary, (embedded) py_binary, (host) blueprint_go_binary, (host) bootstrap_go_binary, nor sh_binary", depName)
 				}
 			case javaLibTag:
-				if javaLib, ok := child.(*java.Library); ok {
-					af := apexFileForJavaLibrary(ctx, javaLib, javaLib)
-					if !af.Ok() {
-						ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q is not configured to be compiled into dex", depName)
-					} else {
-						filesInfo = append(filesInfo, af)
-						return true // track transitive dependencies
-					}
-				} else if sdkLib, ok := child.(*java.SdkLibrary); ok {
-					af := apexFileForJavaLibrary(ctx, sdkLib, sdkLib)
+				switch child.(type) {
+				case *java.Library, *java.SdkLibrary, *java.DexImport:
+					af := apexFileForJavaLibrary(ctx, child.(javaDependency), child.(android.Module))
 					if !af.Ok() {
 						ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q is not configured to be compiled into dex", depName)
 						return false
 					}
 					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, af)
 					return true // track transitive dependencies
-				} else {
+				default:
 					ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q of type %q is not supported", depName, ctx.OtherModuleType(child))
 				}
 			case androidAppTag:
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 89f8c89..42f9a94 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -289,7 +289,10 @@
 					binaries: ["foo",],
 				}
 			},
-			java_libs: ["myjar"],
+			java_libs: [
+				"myjar",
+				"myjar_dex",
+			],
 		}
 
 		apex {
@@ -398,6 +401,15 @@
 			],
 		}
 
+		dex_import {
+			name: "myjar_dex",
+			jars: ["prebuilt.jar"],
+			apex_available: [
+				"//apex_available:platform",
+				"myapex",
+			],
+		}
+
 		java_library {
 			name: "myotherjar",
 			srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
@@ -433,6 +445,7 @@
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the direct dep
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar"), "android_common_myapex")
+	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("myjar_dex"), "android_common_myapex")
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the indirect dep
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib2"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_myapex")
@@ -442,6 +455,7 @@
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib.so")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/mylib2.so")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myjar_stem.jar")
+	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myjar_dex.jar")
 	// .. but not for java libs
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/myotherjar.jar")
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/javalib/msharedjar.jar")
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 2623d2c..f2f47b7 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2684,6 +2684,10 @@
 	return proptools.StringDefault(j.properties.Stem, j.ModuleBase.Name())
 }
 
+func (a *DexImport) JacocoReportClassesFile() android.Path {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (j *DexImport) IsInstallable() bool {
 	return true
 }