diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 4e72d09..8891094 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@
 		Description: "fs_config ${out}",
 	}, "ro_paths", "exec_paths")
 
-	injectApexDependency = pctx.StaticRule("injectApexDependency", blueprint.RuleParams{
+	apexManifestRule = pctx.StaticRule("apexManifestRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
 		Command: `rm -f $out && ${jsonmodify} $in ` +
 			`-a provideNativeLibs ${provideNativeLibs} ` +
-			`-a requireNativeLibs ${requireNativeLibs} -o $out`,
+			`-a requireNativeLibs ${requireNativeLibs} ` +
+			`${opt} ` +
+			`-o $out`,
 		CommandDeps: []string{"${jsonmodify}"},
-		Description: "Inject dependency into ${out}",
-	}, "provideNativeLibs", "requireNativeLibs")
+		Description: "prepare ${out}",
+	}, "provideNativeLibs", "requireNativeLibs", "opt")
 
 	// TODO(b/113233103): make sure that file_contexts is sane, i.e., validate
 	// against the binary policy using sefcontext_compiler -p <policy>.
@@ -1223,18 +1225,28 @@
 	a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "apex")
 	a.filesInfo = filesInfo
 
+	// prepare apex_manifest.json
 	a.manifestOut = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "apex_manifest.json")
-	// put dependency({provide|require}NativeLibs) in apex_manifest.json
 	manifestSrc := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, proptools.StringDefault(a.properties.Manifest, "apex_manifest.json"))
+
+	// put dependency({provide|require}NativeLibs) in apex_manifest.json
 	provideNativeLibs = android.SortedUniqueStrings(provideNativeLibs)
 	requireNativeLibs = android.SortedUniqueStrings(android.RemoveListFromList(requireNativeLibs, provideNativeLibs))
+
+	// apex name can be overridden
+	optCommands := []string{}
+	if a.properties.Apex_name != nil {
+		optCommands = append(optCommands, "-v name "+*a.properties.Apex_name)
+	}
+
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:   injectApexDependency,
+		Rule:   apexManifestRule,
 		Input:  manifestSrc,
 		Output: a.manifestOut,
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"provideNativeLibs": strings.Join(provideNativeLibs, " "),
 			"requireNativeLibs": strings.Join(requireNativeLibs, " "),
+			"opt":               strings.Join(optCommands, " "),
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -1448,6 +1460,12 @@
 			optFlags = append(optFlags, "--no_hashtree")
 		}
 
+		if a.properties.Apex_name != nil {
+			// If apex_name is set, apexer can skip checking if key name matches with apex name.
+			// Note that apex_manifest is also mended.
+			optFlags = append(optFlags, "--do_not_check_keyname")
+		}
+
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 			Rule:        apexRule,
 			Implicits:   implicitInputs,
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 91c6426..114d89f 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -771,9 +771,9 @@
 	// Ensure that runtime_libs dep in included
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libbar.so")
 
-	injectRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex").Rule("injectApexDependency")
-	ensureListEmpty(t, names(injectRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"]))
-	ensureListContains(t, names(injectRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"]), "libfoo.so")
+	apexManifestRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	ensureListEmpty(t, names(apexManifestRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"]))
+	ensureListContains(t, names(apexManifestRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"]), "libfoo.so")
 
 }
 
@@ -821,11 +821,11 @@
 	// Ensure that LLNDK dep is not included
 	ensureNotContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/lib64/libbar.so")
 
-	injectRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex").Rule("injectApexDependency")
-	ensureListEmpty(t, names(injectRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"]))
+	apexManifestRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	ensureListEmpty(t, names(apexManifestRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"]))
 
 	// Ensure that LLNDK dep is required
-	ensureListContains(t, names(injectRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"]), "libbar.so")
+	ensureListContains(t, names(apexManifestRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"]), "libbar.so")
 
 }
 
@@ -1582,34 +1582,56 @@
 		}
 	`)
 
-	var injectRule android.TestingBuildParams
+	var apexManifestRule android.TestingBuildParams
 	var provideNativeLibs, requireNativeLibs []string
 
-	injectRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_nodep", "android_common_myapex_nodep").Rule("injectApexDependency")
-	provideNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
-	requireNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
+	apexManifestRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_nodep", "android_common_myapex_nodep").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	provideNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
+	requireNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
 	ensureListEmpty(t, provideNativeLibs)
 	ensureListEmpty(t, requireNativeLibs)
 
-	injectRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_dep", "android_common_myapex_dep").Rule("injectApexDependency")
-	provideNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
-	requireNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
+	apexManifestRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_dep", "android_common_myapex_dep").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	provideNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
+	requireNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
 	ensureListEmpty(t, provideNativeLibs)
 	ensureListContains(t, requireNativeLibs, "libfoo.so")
 
-	injectRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_provider", "android_common_myapex_provider").Rule("injectApexDependency")
-	provideNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
-	requireNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
+	apexManifestRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_provider", "android_common_myapex_provider").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	provideNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
+	requireNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
 	ensureListContains(t, provideNativeLibs, "libfoo.so")
 	ensureListEmpty(t, requireNativeLibs)
 
-	injectRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_selfcontained", "android_common_myapex_selfcontained").Rule("injectApexDependency")
-	provideNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
-	requireNativeLibs = names(injectRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
+	apexManifestRule = ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex_selfcontained", "android_common_myapex_selfcontained").Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	provideNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["provideNativeLibs"])
+	requireNativeLibs = names(apexManifestRule.Args["requireNativeLibs"])
 	ensureListContains(t, provideNativeLibs, "libfoo.so")
 	ensureListEmpty(t, requireNativeLibs)
 }
 
+func TestApexName(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			apex_name: "com.android.myapex",
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+	`)
+
+	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex")
+	apexManifestRule := module.Rule("apexManifestRule")
+	ensureContains(t, apexManifestRule.Args["opt"], "-v name com.android.myapex")
+	apexRule := module.Rule("apexRule")
+	ensureContains(t, apexRule.Args["opt_flags"], "--do_not_check_keyname")
+}
+
 func TestNonTestApex(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
 		apex {