diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index a470c5e8a..6306c2750 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ func (g *Module) generateCommonBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 		for _, dir := range g.properties.Export_include_dirs {
 			g.exportedIncludeDirs = append(g.exportedIncludeDirs,
 				android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, g.subDir, ctx.ModuleDir(), dir))
+			// Also export without ModuleDir for consistency with Export_include_dirs not being set
+			g.exportedIncludeDirs = append(g.exportedIncludeDirs,
+				android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, g.subDir, dir))
 		}
 	} else {
 		g.exportedIncludeDirs = append(g.exportedIncludeDirs, android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, g.subDir))
diff --git a/genrule/genrule_test.go b/genrule/genrule_test.go
index 6301bbf01..7c14531bd 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule_test.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule_test.go
@@ -845,6 +845,49 @@ func TestGenruleOutputFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		result.ModuleForTests("gen_all", "").Module().(*useSource).srcs)
 }
 
+func TestGenruleInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForGenRuleTest,
+		android.FixtureMergeMockFs(android.MockFS{
+			"package-dir/Android.bp": []byte(`
+				genrule {
+					name: "module-name",
+					cmd: "mkdir -p $(genDir) && cat $(in) >> $(genDir)/$(out)",
+					srcs: [
+						"src/foo.proto",
+					],
+					out: ["proto.h", "bar/proto.h"],
+					export_include_dirs: [".", "bar"],
+				}
+			`),
+		}),
+	).RunTest(t)
+
+	exportedIncludeDirs := []string{
+		"out/soong/.intermediates/package-dir/module-name/gen/package-dir",
+		"out/soong/.intermediates/package-dir/module-name/gen",
+		"out/soong/.intermediates/package-dir/module-name/gen/package-dir/bar",
+		"out/soong/.intermediates/package-dir/module-name/gen/bar",
+	}
+	gen := result.Module("module-name", "").(*Module)
+
+	android.AssertPathsRelativeToTopEquals(
+		t,
+		"include path",
+		exportedIncludeDirs,
+		gen.GeneratedHeaderDirs(),
+	)
+	android.AssertPathsRelativeToTopEquals(
+		t,
+		"files",
+		[]string{
+			"out/soong/.intermediates/package-dir/module-name/gen/proto.h",
+			"out/soong/.intermediates/package-dir/module-name/gen/bar/proto.h",
+		},
+		gen.GeneratedSourceFiles(),
+	)
+}
+
 func TestGenSrcsWithNonRootAndroidBpOutputFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		prepareForGenRuleTest,