diff --git a/java/rro.go b/java/rro.go
index cd8c635ff..9d0667cf0 100644
--- a/java/rro.go
+++ b/java/rro.go
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ func (r *RuntimeResourceOverlay) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleC
 		aaptLinkFlags = append(aaptLinkFlags,
 			"--rename-overlay-target-package "+*r.overridableProperties.Target_package_name)
 	}
+	if r.overridableProperties.Category != nil {
+		aaptLinkFlags = append(aaptLinkFlags,
+			"--rename-overlay-category "+*r.overridableProperties.Category)
+	}
 	r.aapt.buildActions(ctx, r, nil, nil, false, aaptLinkFlags...)
 
 	// Sign the built package
@@ -220,6 +224,9 @@ type OverridableRuntimeResourceOverlayProperties struct {
 
 	// the target package name of this overlay app. The target package name in the manifest file is used if one was not given.
 	Target_package_name *string
+
+	// the rro category of this overlay. The category in the manifest file is used if one was not given.
+	Category *string
 }
 
 type OverrideRuntimeResourceOverlay struct {
diff --git a/java/rro_test.go b/java/rro_test.go
index 00ba5ba11..8067a4703 100644
--- a/java/rro_test.go
+++ b/java/rro_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ func TestOverrideRuntimeResourceOverlay(t *testing.T) {
 			base: "foo_overlay",
 			package_name: "com.android.bar.overlay",
 			target_package_name: "com.android.bar",
+			category: "mycategory",
 		}
 		`)
 
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ func TestOverrideRuntimeResourceOverlay(t *testing.T) {
 		targetVariant     string
 		packageFlag       string
 		targetPackageFlag string
+		categoryFlag      string
 	}{
 		{
 			variantName:       "android_common",
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ func TestOverrideRuntimeResourceOverlay(t *testing.T) {
 			targetVariant:     "android_common_bar",
 			packageFlag:       "com.android.bar.overlay",
 			targetPackageFlag: "com.android.bar",
+			categoryFlag:      "mycategory",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, expected := range expectedVariants {
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@ func TestOverrideRuntimeResourceOverlay(t *testing.T) {
 		checkAapt2LinkFlag(t, aapt2Flags, "rename-manifest-package", expected.packageFlag)
 		checkAapt2LinkFlag(t, aapt2Flags, "rename-resources-package", "")
 		checkAapt2LinkFlag(t, aapt2Flags, "rename-overlay-target-package", expected.targetPackageFlag)
+		checkAapt2LinkFlag(t, aapt2Flags, "rename-overlay-category", expected.categoryFlag)
 	}
 }