diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index f03a8f9..13e4fb7 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@
 			if am, ok := child.(android.ApexModule); ok {
 				// We cannot use a switch statement on `depTag` here as the checked
 				// tags used below are private (e.g. `cc.sharedDepTag`).
-				if cc.IsSharedDepTag(depTag) || cc.IsRuntimeDepTag(depTag) || java.IsJniDepTag(depTag) {
+				if cc.IsSharedDepTag(depTag) || cc.IsRuntimeDepTag(depTag) {
 					if cc, ok := child.(*cc.Module); ok {
 						if android.InList(cc.Name(), providedNativeSharedLibs) {
 							// If we're using a shared library which is provided from other APEX,
@@ -1254,6 +1254,8 @@
 						filesInfo = append(filesInfo, apexFile{fileToCopy, moduleName, dirInApex, nativeTest, cc, nil})
 						return true
 					}
+				} else if java.IsJniDepTag(depTag) {
+					// Do nothing for JNI dep. JNI libraries are always embedded in APK-in-APEX.
 				} else if am.CanHaveApexVariants() && am.IsInstallableToApex() {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("unexpected tag %q for indirect dependency %q", depTag, depName)
 				}
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 614164d..330dc3c 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -2538,7 +2538,17 @@
 
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/app/AppFoo/AppFoo.apk")
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/priv-app/AppFooPriv/AppFooPriv.apk")
-	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libjni.so")
+
+	// JNI libraries are embedded inside APK
+	appZipRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("AppFoo", "android_common_myapex").Rule("zip")
+	libjniOutput := ctx.ModuleForTests("libjni", "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared_myapex").Module().(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
+	ensureListContains(t, appZipRule.Implicits.Strings(), libjniOutput.String())
+	// ... uncompressed
+	if args := appZipRule.Args["jarArgs"]; !strings.Contains(args, "-L 0") {
+		t.Errorf("jni lib is not uncompressed for AppFoo")
+	}
+	// ... and not directly inside the APEX
+	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libjni.so")
 }
 
 func TestApexWithAppImports(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 0510680..c973739 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@
 }
 
 func (app *AndroidApp) AndroidMkEntries() android.AndroidMkEntries {
+	if !app.IsForPlatform() {
+		return android.AndroidMkEntries{
+			Disabled: true,
+		}
+	}
 	return android.AndroidMkEntries{
 		Class:      "APPS",
 		OutputFile: android.OptionalPathForPath(app.outputFile),
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index d53d626..e9ef9eb 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@
 
 	// Store native libraries uncompressed in the APK and set the android:extractNativeLibs="false" manifest
 	// flag so that they are used from inside the APK at runtime.  Defaults to true for android_test modules unless
-	// sdk_version or min_sdk_version is set to a version that doesn't support it (<23), defaults to false for other
-	// module types where the native libraries are generally preinstalled outside the APK.
+	// sdk_version or min_sdk_version is set to a version that doesn't support it (<23), defaults to true for
+	// android_app modules that are embedded to APEXes, defaults to false for other module types where the native
+	// libraries are generally preinstalled outside the APK.
 	Use_embedded_native_libs *bool
 
 	// Store dex files uncompressed in the APK and set the android:useEmbeddedDex="true" manifest attribute so that
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("min_sdk_version", "invalid value %q: %s", a.minSdkVersion(), err)
 	}
 
-	return minSdkVersion >= 23 && Bool(a.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs)
+	return (minSdkVersion >= 23 && Bool(a.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs)) ||
+		!a.IsForPlatform()
 }
 
 // Returns whether this module should have the dex file stored uncompressed in the APK.
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) shouldEmbedJnis(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
 	return ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() || Bool(a.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs) ||
-		a.appProperties.AlwaysPackageNativeLibs
+		!a.IsForPlatform() || a.appProperties.AlwaysPackageNativeLibs
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) aaptBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
@@ -585,6 +587,7 @@
 	android.InitAndroidMultiTargetsArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
 	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
 	android.InitOverridableModule(module, &module.appProperties.Overrides)
+	android.InitApexModule(module)
 
 	return module
 }