diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 6db731bb81..dc3c5f2952 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS:=
 # lite(default),micro,nano,stream,full,nanopb-c,nanopb-c-enable_malloc
 LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE:=
 LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS:=
+LOCAL_R8_FLAG_FILES:=
 LOCAL_RECORDED_MODULE_TYPE:=
 LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_CC:=
 LOCAL_RENDERSCRIPT_COMPATIBILITY:=
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index b66340c743..ed8ed3fa01 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS)$(filter true,$(TARGET_BUILD_PDK)))
   SIGNAPK_JAR := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/signapk$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
   SIGNAPK_JNI_LIBRARY_PATH := $(HOST_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
   ZIPALIGN := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/zipalign
+  R8 := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/r8
 
 else # TARGET_BUILD_APPS || TARGET_BUILD_PDK
   AIDL := $(prebuilt_sdk_tools_bin)/aidl
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ else # TARGET_BUILD_APPS || TARGET_BUILD_PDK
   SIGNAPK_JAR := $(prebuilt_sdk_tools)/lib/signapk$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
   SIGNAPK_JNI_LIBRARY_PATH := $(prebuilt_sdk_tools)/$(HOST_OS)/lib64
   ZIPALIGN := $(prebuilt_sdk_tools_bin)/zipalign
-
+  R8 := $(prebuilt_build_tools_wrappers)/r8
 endif # TARGET_BUILD_APPS || TARGET_BUILD_PDK
 
 ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS))
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 9b74bc3271..7a8d9c1685 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2796,6 +2796,19 @@ $(hide) $(PROGUARD) -injars '$<$(PRIVATE_PROGUARD_INJAR_FILTERS)' \
     $(addprefix -injars , $(PRIVATE_EXTRA_INPUT_JAR))
 endef
 
+###########################################################
+## Commands to call R8
+###########################################################
+define transform-jar-to-dex-r8
+@echo R8: $@
+$(hide) $(R8) -injars '$<$(PRIVATE_PROGUARD_INJAR_FILTERS)' \
+    --min-api $(PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION) \
+    --force-proguard-compatibility --output $(subst classes.dex,,$@) \
+    $(PRIVATE_PROGUARD_FLAGS) \
+    $(addprefix -injars , $(PRIVATE_EXTRA_INPUT_JAR)) \
+    $(PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS)
+endef
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Stuff source generated from one-off tools
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 006a660f28..c0d6fd9874 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -707,6 +707,9 @@ endif # LOCAL_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR
 endif  # LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED is not nosystem
 
 proguard_flag_files := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAG_FILES))
+ifeq ($(USE_R8),true)
+proguard_flag_files += $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(LOCAL_R8_FLAG_FILES))
+endif # USE_R8
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS += $(addprefix -include , $(proguard_flag_files))
 
 ifdef LOCAL_TEST_MODULE_TO_PROGUARD_WITH
@@ -731,11 +734,20 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(filter obfuscation,$(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED)),)
   $(full_classes_proguard_jar): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(proguard_dictionary)
 endif
+
+# If R8 is not enabled run Proguard.
+ifneq ($(USE_R8),true)
+# Changes to these dependencies need to be replicated below when using R8
+# instead of Proguard + dx.
 $(full_classes_proguard_jar): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_INJAR_FILTERS := $(proguard_injar_filters)
 $(full_classes_proguard_jar): PRIVATE_EXTRA_INPUT_JAR := $(extra_input_jar)
 $(full_classes_proguard_jar): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(legacy_proguard_flags) $(common_proguard_flags) $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
 $(full_classes_proguard_jar) : $(full_classes_pre_proguard_jar) $(extra_input_jar) $(my_support_library_sdk_raise) $(common_proguard_flag_files) $(proguard_flag_files) $(legacy_proguard_lib_deps) | $(PROGUARD)
 	$(call transform-jar-to-proguard)
+else # !USE_R8
+# Running R8 instead of Proguard, proguarded jar is actually the pre-Proguarded jar.
+full_classes_proguard_jar := $(full_classes_pre_proguard_jar)
+endif # !USE_R8
 
 else  # LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED not defined
 full_classes_proguard_jar := $(full_classes_pre_proguard_jar)
@@ -752,8 +764,26 @@ $(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_DX_FLAGS)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT),true)
 $(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS += --no-locals
 endif
+
+my_r8 :=
+ifdef LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED
+ifeq ($(USE_R8),true)
+# These are the dependencies for the proguarded jar when running
+# Proguard + dx. They are used for the generated dex when using R8, as
+# R8 does Proguard + dx
+my_r8 := true
+$(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_INJAR_FILTERS := $(proguard_injar_filters)
+$(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_EXTRA_INPUT_JAR := $(extra_input_jar)
+$(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(legacy_proguard_flags) $(common_proguard_flags) $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+$(built_dex_intermediate) : $(full_classes_proguard_jar) $(extra_input_jar) $(my_support_library_sdk_raise) $(common_proguard_flag_files) $(proguard_flag_files) $(legacy_proguard_lib_deps) $(R8)
+	$(transform-jar-to-dex-r8)
+endif # USE_R8
+endif # LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED
+
+ifndef my_r8
 $(built_dex_intermediate): $(full_classes_proguard_jar) $(DX)
 	$(transform-classes.jar-to-dex)
+endif
 
 $(built_dex): $(built_dex_intermediate)
 	@echo Copying: $@