diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index b1ddde093..d1620af9f 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ func (module *SdkLibrary) createStubsLibrary(mctx android.DefaultableHookContext
 	}{}
 
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.sourceStubLibraryModuleName(apiScope))
-	props.Visibility = childModuleVisibility(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Stubs_library_visibility)
+	props.Visibility = []string{"//visibility:override", "//visibility:private"}
 	// sources are generated from the droiddoc
 	props.Srcs = []string{":" + module.stubsSourceModuleName(apiScope)}
 	sdkVersion := module.sdkVersionForStubsLibrary(mctx, apiScope)
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ func (module *SdkLibrary) createApiLibrary(mctx android.DefaultableHookContext,
 	}{}
 
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.apiLibraryModuleName(apiScope))
-	props.Visibility = childModuleVisibility(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Stubs_library_visibility)
+	props.Visibility = []string{"//visibility:override", "//visibility:private"}
 
 	apiContributions := []string{}
 
diff --git a/java/sdk_library_test.go b/java/sdk_library_test.go
index 118f8b68c..868d697ce 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library_test.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library_test.go
@@ -1474,3 +1474,32 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary_ApiLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 		android.AssertStringEquals(t, "Module expected to contain full api surface api library", c.fullApiSurfaceStub, *m.properties.Full_api_surface_stub)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStaticDepStubLibrariesVisibility(t *testing.T) {
+	android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForJavaTest,
+		PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
+		FixtureWithLastReleaseApis("foo"),
+		android.FixtureMergeMockFs(
+			map[string][]byte{
+				"A.java": nil,
+				"dir/Android.bp": []byte(
+					`
+					java_library {
+						name: "bar",
+						srcs: ["A.java"],
+						libs: ["foo.stubs.from-source"],
+					}
+					`),
+				"dir/A.java": nil,
+			},
+		).ExtendWithErrorHandler(
+			android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(
+				`module "bar" variant "android_common": depends on //.:foo.stubs.from-source which is not visible to this module`)),
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		java_sdk_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["A.java"],
+		}
+	`)
+}