diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index ddb81d99b..8652c1042 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import (
 var (
 	nativeBridgeSuffix  = ".native_bridge"
 	productSuffix       = ".product"
-	vendorSuffix        = ".vendor"
+	VendorSuffix        = ".vendor"
 	ramdiskSuffix       = ".ramdisk"
-	vendorRamdiskSuffix = ".vendor_ramdisk"
+	VendorRamdiskSuffix = ".vendor_ramdisk"
 	recoverySuffix      = ".recovery"
 	sdkSuffix           = ".sdk"
 )
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index df384996d..7f59158f6 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ func (c *Module) getNameSuffixWithVndkVersion(ctx android.ModuleContext) string
 		nameSuffix = productSuffix
 	} else {
 		vndkVersion = ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkVersion()
-		nameSuffix = vendorSuffix
+		nameSuffix = VendorSuffix
 	}
 	if vndkVersion == "current" {
 		vndkVersion = ctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion()
@@ -1591,11 +1591,11 @@ func (c *Module) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(actx android.ModuleContext) {
 	} else if _, ok := c.linker.(*vndkPrebuiltLibraryDecorator); ok {
 		// .vendor suffix is added for backward compatibility with VNDK snapshot whose names with
 		// such suffixes are already hard-coded in prebuilts/vndk/.../Android.bp.
-		c.Properties.SubName += vendorSuffix
+		c.Properties.SubName += VendorSuffix
 	} else if c.InRamdisk() && !c.OnlyInRamdisk() {
 		c.Properties.SubName += ramdiskSuffix
 	} else if c.InVendorRamdisk() && !c.OnlyInVendorRamdisk() {
-		c.Properties.SubName += vendorRamdiskSuffix
+		c.Properties.SubName += VendorRamdiskSuffix
 	} else if c.InRecovery() && !c.OnlyInRecovery() {
 		c.Properties.SubName += recoverySuffix
 	} else if c.IsSdkVariant() && (c.Properties.SdkAndPlatformVariantVisibleToMake || c.SplitPerApiLevel()) {
@@ -2927,7 +2927,7 @@ func (c *Module) makeLibName(ctx android.ModuleContext, ccDep LinkableInterface,
 	} else if ccDep.InRamdisk() && !ccDep.OnlyInRamdisk() {
 		return libName + ramdiskSuffix
 	} else if ccDep.InVendorRamdisk() && !ccDep.OnlyInVendorRamdisk() {
-		return libName + vendorRamdiskSuffix
+		return libName + VendorRamdiskSuffix
 	} else if ccDep.InRecovery() && !ccDep.OnlyInRecovery() {
 		return libName + recoverySuffix
 	} else if ccDep.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
diff --git a/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go b/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go
index ffaed8e55..b82628ccb 100644
--- a/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go
+++ b/cc/snapshot_prebuilt.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (vendorSnapshotImage) imageVariantName(cfg android.DeviceConfig) string {
 }
 
 func (vendorSnapshotImage) moduleNameSuffix() string {
-	return vendorSuffix
+	return VendorSuffix
 }
 
 func (recoverySnapshotImage) init(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
diff --git a/cc/testing.go b/cc/testing.go
index 3a5bd1762..45e531208 100644
--- a/cc/testing.go
+++ b/cc/testing.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 			name: "libatomic",
 			defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 		toolchain_library {
 			name: "libcompiler_rt-extras",
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			src: "",
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 		toolchain_library {
 			name: "libclang_rt.builtins-arm-android",
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 		toolchain_library {
 			name: "libclang_rt.builtins-aarch64-android",
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 		toolchain_library {
 			name: "libclang_rt.builtins-i686-android",
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 			name: "libclang_rt.builtins-x86_64-android",
 			defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 			name: "libunwind",
 			defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
@@ -238,6 +245,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 		cc_library {
 			name: "libprofile-extras",
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_coverage: false,
@@ -248,6 +256,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 		cc_library {
 			name: "libprofile-clang-extras",
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			native_coverage: false,
@@ -319,6 +328,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 			system_shared_libs: [],
 			stl: "none",
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			host_supported: true,
@@ -356,6 +366,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 			stl: "none",
 			host_supported: false,
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			recovery_available: true,
 			min_sdk_version: "29",
@@ -380,6 +391,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest(oses ...android.OsType) string {
 			defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
 			recovery_available: true,
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			product_available: true,
 			native_bridge_supported: true,
 			stl: "none",
diff --git a/rust/image.go b/rust/image.go
index ac8c1b32c..628aca3e4 100644
--- a/rust/image.go
+++ b/rust/image.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 var _ android.ImageInterface = (*Module)(nil)
 
 func (mod *Module) VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
-	return false
+	return mod.Properties.VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded
 }
 
 func (mod *Module) CoreVariantNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ func (mod *Module) InRecovery() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (mod *Module) InVendorRamdisk() bool {
+	return mod.ModuleBase.InVendorRamdisk() || mod.ModuleBase.InstallInVendorRamdisk()
+}
+
 func (mod *Module) OnlyInRamdisk() bool {
 	// TODO(b/165791368)
 	return false
@@ -86,7 +90,9 @@ func (c *Module) InProduct() bool {
 
 func (mod *Module) SetImageVariation(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, variant string, module android.Module) {
 	m := module.(*Module)
-	if strings.HasPrefix(variant, cc.VendorVariationPrefix) {
+	if variant == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
+		m.MakeAsPlatform()
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(variant, cc.VendorVariationPrefix) {
 		m.Properties.ImageVariationPrefix = cc.VendorVariationPrefix
 		m.Properties.VndkVersion = strings.TrimPrefix(variant, cc.VendorVariationPrefix)
 
@@ -117,6 +123,8 @@ func (mod *Module) ImageMutatorBegin(mctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	coreVariantNeeded := true
+	vendorRamdiskVariantNeeded := false
+
 	var vendorVariants []string
 
 	if mod.HasVendorVariant() {
@@ -138,15 +146,23 @@ func (mod *Module) ImageMutatorBegin(mctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 			// We can't check shared() here because image mutator is called before the library mutator, so we need to
 			// check buildShared()
 			if lib.buildShared() {
-				mctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "can only be set for rust_ffi_static modules.")
+				mctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.")
 			} else {
 				vendorVariants = append(vendorVariants, platformVndkVersion)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	if Bool(mod.Properties.Vendor_ramdisk_available) {
+		if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); !ok || (ok && lib.buildShared()) {
+			mctx.PropertyErrorf("vendor_ramdisk_available", "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.")
+		} else {
+			vendorRamdiskVariantNeeded = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	if vendorSpecific {
-		if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); !ok || (ok && !lib.static()) {
+		if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); !ok || (ok && (lib.buildShared() || lib.buildDylib() || lib.buildRlib())) {
 			mctx.ModuleErrorf("Rust vendor specific modules are currently only supported for rust_ffi_static modules.")
 		} else {
 			coreVariantNeeded = false
@@ -155,6 +171,8 @@ func (mod *Module) ImageMutatorBegin(mctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	mod.Properties.CoreVariantNeeded = coreVariantNeeded
+	mod.Properties.VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded = vendorRamdiskVariantNeeded
+
 	for _, variant := range android.FirstUniqueStrings(vendorVariants) {
 		mod.Properties.ExtraVariants = append(mod.Properties.ExtraVariants, cc.VendorVariationPrefix+variant)
 	}
diff --git a/rust/image_test.go b/rust/image_test.go
index fd719628b..1515aa264 100644
--- a/rust/image_test.go
+++ b/rust/image_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/cc"
 )
 
-// Test that cc_binaries can link against rust_ffi_static libraries.
+// Test that cc modules can link against vendor_available rust_ffi_static libraries.
 func TestVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testRust(t, `
 			cc_binary {
@@ -44,9 +44,33 @@ func TestVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Test that cc modules can link against vendor_ramdisk_available rust_ffi_static libraries.
+func TestVendorRamdiskLinkage(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testRust(t, `
+			cc_library_static {
+				name: "libcc_vendor_ramdisk",
+				static_libs: ["libfoo_vendor_ramdisk"],
+				system_shared_libs: [],
+				vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
+			}
+			rust_ffi_static {
+				name: "libfoo_vendor_ramdisk",
+				crate_name: "foo",
+				srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+				vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
+			}
+		`)
+
+	vendorRamdiskLibrary := ctx.ModuleForTests("libcc_vendor_ramdisk", "android_vendor_ramdisk_arm64_armv8-a_static").Module().(*cc.Module)
+
+	if !android.InList("libfoo_vendor_ramdisk.vendor_ramdisk", vendorRamdiskLibrary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs) {
+		t.Errorf("libcc_vendor_ramdisk should have a dependency on libfoo_vendor_ramdisk")
+	}
+}
+
 // Test that shared libraries cannot be made vendor available until proper support is added.
 func TestForbiddenVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
-	testRustError(t, "can only be set for rust_ffi_static modules", `
+	testRustError(t, "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.", `
 		rust_ffi_shared {
 			name: "libfoo_vendor",
 			crate_name: "foo",
@@ -54,6 +78,14 @@ func TestForbiddenVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 			vendor_available: true,
 		}
 	`)
+	testRustError(t, "cannot be set for rust_ffi or rust_ffi_shared modules.", `
+		rust_ffi_shared {
+			name: "libfoo_vendor",
+			crate_name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
+		}
+	`)
 	testRustError(t, "Rust vendor specific modules are currently only supported for rust_ffi_static modules.", `
 		rust_ffi {
 			name: "libfoo_vendor",
@@ -70,4 +102,13 @@ func TestForbiddenVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 			vendor: true,
 		}
 	`)
+	testRustError(t, "Rust vendor specific modules are currently only supported for rust_ffi_static modules.", `
+		rust_binary {
+			name: "foo_vendor",
+			crate_name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			vendor: true,
+		}
+	`)
+
 }
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 0b733cc35..dc23abb8d 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -74,8 +74,16 @@ type BaseProperties struct {
 	SubName              string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
 	// Set by imageMutator
-	CoreVariantNeeded bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
-	ExtraVariants     []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	CoreVariantNeeded          bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	VendorRamdiskVariantNeeded bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	ExtraVariants              []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+
+	// Make this module available when building for vendor ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead (TODO(b/165791368) recovery not yet supported)
+	Vendor_ramdisk_available *bool
 
 	// Minimum sdk version that the artifact should support when it runs as part of mainline modules(APEX).
 	Min_sdk_version *string
@@ -658,7 +666,9 @@ func (mod *Module) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(actx android.ModuleContext) {
 
 	// Differentiate static libraries that are vendor available
 	if mod.UseVndk() {
-		mod.Properties.SubName += ".vendor"
+		mod.Properties.SubName += cc.VendorSuffix
+	} else if mod.InVendorRamdisk() && !mod.OnlyInVendorRamdisk() {
+		mod.Properties.SubName += cc.VendorRamdiskSuffix
 	}
 
 	if !toolchain.Supported() {
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index bb511b648..4c4df4a6d 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
 			no_stdlibs: true,
 			host_supported: true,
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
                         native_coverage: false,
 			sysroot: true,
 			apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform", "//apex_available:anyapex"],
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
 			no_stdlibs: true,
 			host_supported: true,
 			vendor_available: true,
+			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
                         native_coverage: false,
 			sysroot: true,
 			apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform", "//apex_available:anyapex"],