diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index d12a7865b..9ef5e4ba0 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -416,8 +416,12 @@ type apexBundle struct {
 	mergedNotices android.NoticeOutputs
 
 	// The built APEX file. This is the main product.
+	// Could be .apex or .capex
 	outputFile android.WritablePath
 
+	// The built uncompressed .apex file.
+	outputApexFile android.WritablePath
+
 	// The built APEX file in app bundle format. This file is not directly installed to the
 	// device. For an APEX, multiple app bundles are created each of which is for a specific ABI
 	// like arm, arm64, x86, etc. Then they are processed again (outside of the Android build
@@ -1284,6 +1288,12 @@ func (a *apexBundle) OutputFiles(tag string) (android.Paths, error) {
 	case "", android.DefaultDistTag:
 		// This is the default dist path.
 		return android.Paths{a.outputFile}, nil
+	case imageApexSuffix:
+		// uncompressed one
+		if a.outputApexFile != nil {
+			return android.Paths{a.outputApexFile}, nil
+		}
+		fallthrough
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported module reference tag %q", tag)
 	}
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 6d77b0623..1c183a0cc 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -8661,6 +8661,54 @@ func TestAndroidMk_RequiredModules(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES += otherapex")
 }
 
+func TestApexOutputFileProducer(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name          string
+		ref           string
+		expected_data []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "test_using_output",
+			ref:           ":myapex",
+			expected_data: []string{"out/soong/.intermediates/myapex/android_common_myapex_image/myapex.capex:myapex.capex"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "test_using_apex",
+			ref:           ":myapex{.apex}",
+			expected_data: []string{"out/soong/.intermediates/myapex/android_common_myapex_image/myapex.apex:myapex.apex"},
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := testApex(t, `
+					apex {
+						name: "myapex",
+						key: "myapex.key",
+						compressible: true,
+						updatable: false,
+					}
+
+					apex_key {
+						name: "myapex.key",
+						public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+						private_key: "testkey.pem",
+					}
+
+					java_test {
+						name: "`+tc.name+`",
+						srcs: ["a.java"],
+						data: ["`+tc.ref+`"],
+					}
+				`,
+				android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+					variables.CompressedApex = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
+				}))
+			javaTest := ctx.ModuleForTests(tc.name, "android_common").Module().(*java.Test)
+			data := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, ctx, javaTest)[0].EntryMap["LOCAL_COMPATIBILITY_SUPPORT_FILES"]
+			android.AssertStringPathsRelativeToTopEquals(t, "data", ctx.Config(), tc.expected_data, data)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSdkLibraryCanHaveHigherMinSdkVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	preparer := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		PrepareForTestWithApexBuildComponents,
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index fc4bf8a22..183c21562 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ func (a *apexBundle) buildUnflattenedApex(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 		Implicits:   implicits,
 		Args:        args,
 	})
+	if suffix == imageApexSuffix {
+		a.outputApexFile = signedOutputFile
+	}
 	a.outputFile = signedOutputFile
 
 	if ctx.ModuleDir() != "system/apex/apexd/apexd_testdata" && a.testOnlyShouldForceCompression() {