diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 4b42b7428..cd7599a02 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func init() {
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("deapexer", "deapexer")
 	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("debugfs_static", "debugfs_static")
 	pctx.SourcePathVariable("genNdkUsedbyApexPath", "build/soong/scripts/gen_ndk_usedby_apex.sh")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("conv_linker_config", "conv_linker_config")
 }
 
 var (
@@ -222,6 +223,12 @@ var (
 		CommandDeps: []string{"${apex_sepolicy_tests}", "${deapexer}", "${debugfs_static}"},
 		Description: "run apex_sepolicy_tests",
 	})
+
+	apexLinkerconfigValidationRule = pctx.StaticRule("apexLinkerconfigValidationRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command:     `${conv_linker_config} validate --type apex ${image_dir} && touch ${out}`,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${conv_linker_config}"},
+		Description: "run apex_linkerconfig_validation",
+	}, "image_dir")
 )
 
 // buildManifest creates buile rules to modify the input apex_manifest.json to add information
@@ -843,6 +850,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) buildApex(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 		args["outCommaList"] = signedOutputFile.String()
 	}
 	var validations android.Paths
+	validations = append(validations, runApexLinkerconfigValidation(ctx, unsignedOutputFile.OutputPath, imageDir.OutputPath))
 	// TODO(b/279688635) deapexer supports [ext4]
 	if suffix == imageApexSuffix && ext4 == a.payloadFsType {
 		validations = append(validations, runApexSepolicyTests(ctx, unsignedOutputFile.OutputPath))
@@ -1097,6 +1105,19 @@ func (a *apexBundle) buildCannedFsConfig(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.Outp
 	return cannedFsConfig.OutputPath
 }
 
+func runApexLinkerconfigValidation(ctx android.ModuleContext, apexFile android.OutputPath, imageDir android.OutputPath) android.Path {
+	timestamp := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "apex_linkerconfig_validation.timestamp")
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:   apexLinkerconfigValidationRule,
+		Input:  apexFile,
+		Output: timestamp,
+		Args: map[string]string{
+			"image_dir": imageDir.String(),
+		},
+	})
+	return timestamp
+}
+
 // Runs apex_sepolicy_tests
 //
 // $ deapexer list -Z {apex_file} > {file_contexts}
diff --git a/scripts/conv_linker_config.py b/scripts/conv_linker_config.py
index 3ac1b7e5e..c6aa3d0dc 100644
--- a/scripts/conv_linker_config.py
+++ b/scripts/conv_linker_config.py
@@ -120,6 +120,37 @@ def Merge(args):
         f.write(pb.SerializeToString())
 
 
+def Validate(args):
+    if os.path.isdir(args.input):
+        config_file = os.path.join(args.input, 'etc/linker.config.pb')
+        if os.path.exists(config_file):
+            args.input = config_file
+            Validate(args)
+        # OK if there's no linker config file.
+        return
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(args.input):
+        sys.exit(f"{args.input} is not a file")
+
+    pb = linker_config_pb2.LinkerConfig()
+    with open(args.input, 'rb') as f:
+        pb.ParseFromString(f.read())
+
+    if args.type == 'apex':
+        # Shouldn't use provideLibs/requireLibs in APEX linker.config.pb
+        if getattr(pb, 'provideLibs'):
+            sys.exit(f'{args.input}: provideLibs is set. Use provideSharedLibs in apex_manifest')
+        if getattr(pb, 'requireLibs'):
+            sys.exit(f'{args.input}: requireLibs is set. Use requireSharedLibs in apex_manifest')
+    elif args.type == 'system':
+        if getattr(pb, 'visible'):
+            sys.exit(f'{args.input}: do not use visible, which is for APEX')
+        if getattr(pb, 'permittedPaths'):
+            sys.exit(f'{args.input}: do not use permittedPaths, which is for APEX')
+    else:
+        sys.exit(f'Unknown type: {args.type}')
+
+
 def GetArgParser():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
@@ -227,6 +258,18 @@ def GetArgParser():
         help='Linker configuration files to merge.')
     append.set_defaults(func=Merge)
 
+    validate = subparsers.add_parser('validate', help='Validate configuration')
+    validate.add_argument(
+        '--type',
+        required=True,
+        choices=['apex', 'system'],
+        help='Type of linker configuration')
+    validate.add_argument(
+        'input',
+        help='Input can be a directory which has etc/linker.config.pb or a path'
+        ' to the linker config file')
+    validate.set_defaults(func=Validate)
+
     return parser