diff --git a/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go b/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go
index aef8944..abe7917 100644
--- a/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go
+++ b/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
 			"LOCAL_EXPORT_PACKAGE_RESOURCES":   "export_package_resources",
 			"LOCAL_PRIVILEGED_MODULE":          "privileged",
 			"LOCAL_AAPT_INCLUDE_ALL_RESOURCES": "aapt_include_all_resources",
+			"LOCAL_USE_EMBEDDED_NATIVE_LIBS":   "use_embedded_native_libs",
 
 			"LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT":                  "dex_preopt.enabled",
 			"LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT_APP_IMAGE":        "dex_preopt.app_image",
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index fcdd518..f6a3d3a 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 	rTxt                  android.Path
 	extraAaptPackagesFile android.Path
 	isLibrary             bool
+	uncompressedJNI       bool
 
 	aaptProperties aaptProperties
 }
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@
 	manifestFile := proptools.StringDefault(a.aaptProperties.Manifest, "AndroidManifest.xml")
 	manifestSrcPath := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, manifestFile)
 
-	manifestPath := manifestMerger(ctx, manifestSrcPath, sdkContext, staticLibManifests, a.isLibrary)
+	manifestPath := manifestMerger(ctx, manifestSrcPath, sdkContext, staticLibManifests, a.isLibrary, a.uncompressedJNI)
 
 	linkFlags, linkDeps, resDirs, overlayDirs, rroDirs := a.aapt2Flags(ctx, sdkContext, manifestPath)
 
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidLibrary) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
-	a.isLibrary = true
+	a.aapt.isLibrary = true
 	a.aapt.buildActions(ctx, sdkContext(a))
 
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.proguardOptionsFile)
diff --git a/java/android_manifest.go b/java/android_manifest.go
index 36f24ff..6d4399d 100644
--- a/java/android_manifest.go
+++ b/java/android_manifest.go
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 package java
 
 import (
-	"android/soong/java/config"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/java/config"
 )
 
 var manifestFixerRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("manifestFixer",
@@ -43,11 +44,22 @@
 	"libs")
 
 func manifestMerger(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path, sdkContext sdkContext,
-	staticLibManifests android.Paths, isLibrary bool) android.Path {
+	staticLibManifests android.Paths, isLibrary bool, uncompressedJNI bool) android.Path {
 
 	var args []string
 	if isLibrary {
 		args = append(args, "--library")
+	} else {
+		minSdkVersion, err := sdkVersionToNumber(ctx, sdkContext.minSdkVersion())
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ModuleErrorf("invalid minSdkVersion: %s", err)
+		}
+		if minSdkVersion >= 23 {
+			args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--extract-native-libs=%v", !uncompressedJNI))
+		} else if uncompressedJNI {
+			ctx.ModuleErrorf("module attempted to store uncompressed native libraries, but minSdkVersion=%d doesn't support it",
+				minSdkVersion)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Inject minSdkVersion into the manifest
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 08714f2..47f4f0d 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@
 	// list of native libraries that will be provided in or alongside the resulting jar
 	Jni_libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
-	EmbedJNI bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	// 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.
+	Use_embedded_native_libs *bool
 }
 
 type AndroidApp struct {
@@ -136,9 +140,21 @@
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	a.aapt.uncompressedJNI = a.shouldUncompressJNI(ctx)
 	a.generateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
 }
 
+// shouldUncompressJNI returns true if the native libraries should be stored in the APK uncompressed and the
+// extractNativeLibs application flag should be set to false in the manifest.
+func (a *AndroidApp) shouldUncompressJNI(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
+	minSdkVersion, err := sdkVersionToNumber(ctx, a.minSdkVersion())
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("min_sdk_version", "invalid value %q: %s", a.minSdkVersion(), err)
+	}
+
+	return minSdkVersion >= 23 && Bool(a.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs)
+}
+
 // Returns whether this module should have the dex file stored uncompressed in the APK.
 func (a *AndroidApp) shouldUncompressDex(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
 	if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
@@ -230,10 +246,10 @@
 func (a *AndroidApp) jniBuildActions(jniLibs []jniLib, ctx android.ModuleContext) android.WritablePath {
 	var jniJarFile android.WritablePath
 	if len(jniLibs) > 0 {
-		embedJni := ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() || a.appProperties.EmbedJNI
+		embedJni := ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() || Bool(a.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs)
 		if embedJni {
 			jniJarFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "jnilibs.zip")
-			TransformJniLibsToJar(ctx, jniJarFile, jniLibs)
+			TransformJniLibsToJar(ctx, jniJarFile, jniLibs, a.shouldUncompressJNI(ctx))
 		} else {
 			a.installJniLibs = jniLibs
 		}
@@ -428,7 +444,7 @@
 
 	module.Module.properties.Instrument = true
 	module.Module.properties.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
-	module.appProperties.EmbedJNI = true
+	module.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 	module.Module.dexpreopter.isTest = true
 
 	module.AddProperties(
@@ -464,7 +480,7 @@
 	module.Module.deviceProperties.Optimize.Enabled = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
 	module.Module.properties.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
-	module.appProperties.EmbedJNI = true
+	module.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 	module.Module.dexpreopter.isTest = true
 
 	module.AddProperties(
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index 5b999d8..6cc2159 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@
 }
 
 func TransformJniLibsToJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
-	jniLibs []jniLib) {
+	jniLibs []jniLib, uncompressJNI bool) {
 
 	var deps android.Paths
 	jarArgs := []string{
 		"-j", // junk paths, they will be added back with -P arguments
 	}
 
-	if !ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
+	if uncompressJNI {
 		jarArgs = append(jarArgs, "-L 0")
 	}
 
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 7aac881..aa61a85 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
 
 	zipalign = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("zipalign",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
-			Command: "if ! ${config.ZipAlign} -c 4 $in > /dev/null; then " +
-				"${config.ZipAlign} -f 4 $in $out; " +
+			Command: "if ! ${config.ZipAlign} -c -p 4 $in > /dev/null; then " +
+				"${config.ZipAlign} -f -p 4 $in $out; " +
 				"else " +
 				"cp -f $in $out; " +
 				"fi",
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
index 917f55b..83868e6 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
@@ -63,8 +63,12 @@
                       help='manifest is for a package built against the platform')
   parser.add_argument('--use-embedded-dex', dest='use_embedded_dex', action='store_true',
                       help=('specify if the app wants to use embedded dex and avoid extracted,'
-                            'locally compiled code. Should not be conflict if already declared '
+                            'locally compiled code. Must not conflict if already declared '
                             'in the manifest.'))
+  parser.add_argument('--extract-native-libs', dest='extract_native_libs',
+                      default=None, type=lambda x: (str(x).lower() == 'true'),
+                      help=('specify if the app wants to use embedded native libraries. Must not conflict '
+                            'if already declared in the manifest.'))
   parser.add_argument('input', help='input AndroidManifest.xml file')
   parser.add_argument('output', help='output AndroidManifest.xml file')
   return parser.parse_args()
@@ -295,6 +299,30 @@
     raise RuntimeError('existing attribute mismatches the option of --use-embedded-dex')
 
 
+def add_extract_native_libs(doc, extract_native_libs):
+  manifest = parse_manifest(doc)
+  elems = get_children_with_tag(manifest, 'application')
+  application = elems[0] if len(elems) == 1 else None
+  if len(elems) > 1:
+    raise RuntimeError('found multiple <application> tags')
+  elif not elems:
+    application = doc.createElement('application')
+    indent = get_indent(manifest.firstChild, 1)
+    first = manifest.firstChild
+    manifest.insertBefore(doc.createTextNode(indent), first)
+    manifest.insertBefore(application, first)
+
+  value = str(extract_native_libs).lower()
+  attr = application.getAttributeNodeNS(android_ns, 'extractNativeLibs')
+  if attr is None:
+    attr = doc.createAttributeNS(android_ns, 'android:extractNativeLibs')
+    attr.value = value
+    application.setAttributeNode(attr)
+  elif attr.value != value:
+    raise RuntimeError('existing attribute extractNativeLibs="%s" conflicts with --extract-native-libs="%s"' %
+                       (attr.value, value))
+
+
 def write_xml(f, doc):
   f.write('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n')
   for node in doc.childNodes:
@@ -325,6 +353,9 @@
     if args.use_embedded_dex:
       add_use_embedded_dex(doc)
 
+    if args.extract_native_libs is not None:
+      add_extract_native_libs(doc, args.extract_native_libs)
+
     with open(args.output, 'wb') as f:
       write_xml(f, doc)
 
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
index 1d8de55..4ad9afa 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
@@ -381,5 +381,48 @@
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.use_embedded_dex('false')
     self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, self.run_test, manifest_input)
 
+
+class AddExtractNativeLibsTest(unittest.TestCase):
+  """Unit tests for add_extract_native_libs function."""
+
+  def run_test(self, input_manifest, value):
+    doc = minidom.parseString(input_manifest)
+    manifest_fixer.add_extract_native_libs(doc, value)
+    output = StringIO.StringIO()
+    manifest_fixer.write_xml(output, doc)
+    return output.getvalue()
+
+  manifest_tmpl = (
+    '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n'
+    '<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">\n'
+    '    <application%s/>\n'
+    '</manifest>\n')
+
+  def extract_native_libs(self, value):
+    return ' android:extractNativeLibs="%s"' % value
+
+  def test_set_true(self):
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % ''
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.extract_native_libs('true')
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, True)
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_set_false(self):
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % ''
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.extract_native_libs('false')
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, False)
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_match(self):
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.extract_native_libs('true')
+    expected = manifest_input
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, True)
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_conflict(self):
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.extract_native_libs('true')
+    self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, self.run_test, manifest_input, False)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()