diff --git a/android/androidmk.go b/android/androidmk.go
index a60520f..a24d7bc 100644
--- a/android/androidmk.go
+++ b/android/androidmk.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 		data.Include = "$(BUILD_PREBUILT)"
 	}
 
-	data.Required = amod.commonProperties.Required
+	data.Required = append(data.Required, amod.commonProperties.Required...)
 
 	// Make does not understand LinuxBionic
 	if amod.Os() == LinuxBionic {
diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 5824168..cdd4a5a 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 
 	ret := android.AndroidMkData{
 		OutputFile: c.outputFile,
+		Required:   c.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs,
+
 		Extra: []android.AndroidMkExtraFunc{
 			func(w io.Writer, outputFile android.Path) {
 				if len(c.Properties.Logtags) > 0 {
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 9722cf0..76e6645 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 	SharedLibs, LateSharedLibs                  []string
 	StaticLibs, LateStaticLibs, WholeStaticLibs []string
 	HeaderLibs                                  []string
+	RuntimeLibs                                 []string
 
 	ReexportSharedLibHeaders, ReexportStaticLibHeaders, ReexportHeaderLibHeaders []string
 
@@ -164,9 +165,10 @@
 	// Minimum sdk version supported when compiling against the ndk
 	Sdk_version *string
 
-	AndroidMkSharedLibs []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
-	HideFromMake        bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
-	PreventInstall      bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	AndroidMkSharedLibs  []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	AndroidMkRuntimeLibs []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	HideFromMake         bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	PreventInstall       bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
 	UseVndk bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
@@ -306,6 +308,7 @@
 	ndkStubDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "ndk stub", library: true}
 	ndkLateStubDepTag     = dependencyTag{name: "ndk late stub", library: true}
 	vndkExtDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "vndk extends", library: true}
+	runtimeDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "runtime lib"}
 )
 
 // Module contains the properties and members used by all C/C++ module types, and implements
@@ -667,7 +670,6 @@
 }
 
 func (c *Module) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(actx android.ModuleContext) {
-
 	ctx := &moduleContext{
 		ModuleContext: actx,
 		moduleContextImpl: moduleContextImpl{
@@ -846,6 +848,7 @@
 	deps.SharedLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.SharedLibs)
 	deps.LateSharedLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.LateSharedLibs)
 	deps.HeaderLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.HeaderLibs)
+	deps.RuntimeLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.RuntimeLibs)
 
 	for _, lib := range deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders {
 		if !inList(lib, deps.SharedLibs) {
@@ -987,6 +990,9 @@
 	actx.AddVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{{"link", "shared"}}, lateSharedDepTag,
 		deps.LateSharedLibs...)
 
+	actx.AddVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{{"link", "shared"}}, runtimeDepTag,
+		deps.RuntimeLibs...)
+
 	actx.AddDependency(c, genSourceDepTag, deps.GeneratedSources...)
 
 	for _, gen := range deps.GeneratedHeaders {
@@ -1346,28 +1352,34 @@
 			*depPtr = append(*depPtr, dep.Path())
 		}
 
-		// Export the shared libs to Make.
-		switch depTag {
-		case sharedDepTag, sharedExportDepTag, lateSharedDepTag:
+		makeLibName := func(depName string) string {
 			libName := strings.TrimSuffix(depName, llndkLibrarySuffix)
 			libName = strings.TrimSuffix(libName, vendorPublicLibrarySuffix)
 			libName = strings.TrimPrefix(libName, "prebuilt_")
 			isLLndk := inList(libName, llndkLibraries)
 			isVendorPublicLib := inList(libName, vendorPublicLibraries)
-			var makeLibName string
 			bothVendorAndCoreVariantsExist := ccDep.hasVendorVariant() || isLLndk
 			if c.useVndk() && bothVendorAndCoreVariantsExist {
 				// The vendor module in Make will have been renamed to not conflict with the core
 				// module, so update the dependency name here accordingly.
-				makeLibName = libName + vendorSuffix
+				return libName + vendorSuffix
 			} else if (ctx.Platform() || ctx.ProductSpecific()) && isVendorPublicLib {
-				makeLibName = libName + vendorPublicLibrarySuffix
+				return libName + vendorPublicLibrarySuffix
 			} else {
-				makeLibName = libName
+				return libName
 			}
+		}
+
+		// Export the shared libs to Make.
+		switch depTag {
+		case sharedDepTag, sharedExportDepTag, lateSharedDepTag:
 			// Note: the order of libs in this list is not important because
 			// they merely serve as Make dependencies and do not affect this lib itself.
-			c.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs = append(c.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs, makeLibName)
+			c.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs = append(
+				c.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs, makeLibName(depName))
+		case runtimeDepTag:
+			c.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs = append(
+				c.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs, makeLibName(depName))
 		}
 	})
 
diff --git a/cc/cc_test.go b/cc/cc_test.go
index 9b4cc0f..4f26827 100644
--- a/cc/cc_test.go
+++ b/cc/cc_test.go
@@ -1388,6 +1388,120 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func checkRuntimeLibs(t *testing.T, expected []string, module *Module) {
+	actual := module.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, expected) {
+		t.Errorf("incorrect runtime_libs for shared libs"+
+			"\nactual:   %v"+
+			"\nexpected: %v",
+			actual,
+			expected,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+const runtimeLibAndroidBp = `
+	cc_library {
+		name: "libvendor_available1",
+		vendor_available: true,
+		no_libgcc : true,
+		nocrt : true,
+		system_shared_libs : [],
+	}
+	cc_library {
+		name: "libvendor_available2",
+		vendor_available: true,
+		runtime_libs: ["libvendor_available1"],
+		no_libgcc : true,
+		nocrt : true,
+		system_shared_libs : [],
+	}
+	cc_library {
+		name: "libvendor_available3",
+		vendor_available: true,
+		runtime_libs: ["libvendor_available1"],
+		target: {
+			vendor: {
+				exclude_runtime_libs: ["libvendor_available1"],
+			}
+		},
+		no_libgcc : true,
+		nocrt : true,
+		system_shared_libs : [],
+	}
+	cc_library {
+		name: "libcore",
+		runtime_libs: ["libvendor_available1"],
+		no_libgcc : true,
+		nocrt : true,
+		system_shared_libs : [],
+	}
+	cc_library {
+		name: "libvendor1",
+		vendor: true,
+		no_libgcc : true,
+		nocrt : true,
+		system_shared_libs : [],
+	}
+	cc_library {
+		name: "libvendor2",
+		vendor: true,
+		runtime_libs: ["libvendor_available1", "libvendor1"],
+		no_libgcc : true,
+		nocrt : true,
+		system_shared_libs : [],
+	}
+`
+
+func TestRuntimeLibs(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testCc(t, runtimeLibAndroidBp)
+
+	// runtime_libs for core variants use the module names without suffixes.
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+
+	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available2", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1"}, module)
+
+	module = ctx.ModuleForTests("libcore", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1"}, module)
+
+	// runtime_libs for vendor variants have '.vendor' suffixes if the modules have both core
+	// and vendor variants.
+	variant = "android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor_shared"
+
+	module = ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available2", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1.vendor"}, module)
+
+	module = ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor2", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1.vendor", "libvendor1"}, module)
+}
+
+func TestExcludeRuntimeLibs(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testCc(t, runtimeLibAndroidBp)
+
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available3", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1"}, module)
+
+	variant = "android_arm64_armv8-a_vendor_shared"
+	module = ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available3", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, nil, module)
+}
+
+func TestRuntimeLibsNoVndk(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testCcNoVndk(t, runtimeLibAndroidBp)
+
+	// If DeviceVndkVersion is not defined, then runtime_libs are copied as-is.
+
+	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
+
+	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor_available2", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1"}, module)
+
+	module = ctx.ModuleForTests("libvendor2", variant).Module().(*Module)
+	checkRuntimeLibs(t, []string{"libvendor_available1", "libvendor1"}, module)
+}
+
 var compilerFlagsTestCases = []struct {
 	in  string
 	out bool
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index cde7a6d..71da09e 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -88,15 +88,24 @@
 	// between static libraries, but it is generally better to order them correctly instead.
 	Group_static_libs *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
+	// list of modules that should be installed with this module.  This is similar to 'required'
+	// but '.vendor' suffix will be appended to the module names if the shared libraries have
+	// vendor variants and this module uses VNDK.
+	Runtime_libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+
 	Target struct {
 		Vendor struct {
-			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build
-			// the vendor variant of the C/C++ module.
+			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build the vendor variant
+			// of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_shared_libs []string
 
-			// list of static libs that should not be used to build
-			// the vendor variant of the C/C++ module.
+			// list of static libs that should not be used to build the vendor variant
+			// of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_static_libs []string
+
+			// list of runtime libs that should not be installed along with the vendor
+			// variant of the C/C++ module.
+			Exclude_runtime_libs []string
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -137,6 +146,7 @@
 	deps.HeaderLibs = append(deps.HeaderLibs, linker.Properties.Header_libs...)
 	deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, linker.Properties.Static_libs...)
 	deps.SharedLibs = append(deps.SharedLibs, linker.Properties.Shared_libs...)
+	deps.RuntimeLibs = append(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Runtime_libs...)
 
 	deps.ReexportHeaderLibHeaders = append(deps.ReexportHeaderLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Export_header_lib_headers...)
 	deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = append(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Export_static_lib_headers...)
@@ -153,6 +163,7 @@
 		deps.StaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.StaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.RuntimeLibs = removeListFromList(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_runtime_libs)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.ModuleName() != "libcompiler_rt-extras" {