diff --git a/android/sh_binary.go b/android/sh_binary.go
index ba0c8be7d..6db9892fa 100644
--- a/android/sh_binary.go
+++ b/android/sh_binary.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ type shBinaryProperties struct {
 
 	// Whether this module is directly installable to one of the partitions. Default: true.
 	Installable *bool
+
+	// install symlinks to the binary
+	Symlinks []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 }
 
 type TestProperties struct {
@@ -103,6 +106,10 @@ func (s *ShBinary) Installable() bool {
 	return s.properties.Installable == nil || Bool(s.properties.Installable)
 }
 
+func (s *ShBinary) Symlinks() []string {
+	return s.properties.Symlinks
+}
+
 func (s *ShBinary) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
 	s.sourceFilePath = PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(s.properties.Src))
 	filename := String(s.properties.Filename)
@@ -145,6 +152,9 @@ func (s *ShBinary) customAndroidMkEntries(entries *AndroidMkEntries) {
 	entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH", String(s.properties.Sub_dir))
 	entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX", "")
 	entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_STEM", s.outputFilePath.Rel())
+	if len(s.properties.Symlinks) > 0 {
+		entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_SYMLINKS", strings.Join(s.properties.Symlinks, " "))
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *ShTest) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 69e4b4605..81660d53a 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 					return true
 				} else if sh, ok := child.(*android.ShBinary); ok {
 					fileToCopy, dirInApex := getCopyManifestForShBinary(sh)
-					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, apexFile{fileToCopy, depName, dirInApex, shBinary, sh, nil})
+					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, apexFile{fileToCopy, depName, dirInApex, shBinary, sh, sh.Symlinks()})
 				} else if py, ok := child.(*python.Module); ok && py.HostToolPath().Valid() {
 					fileToCopy, dirInApex := getCopyManifestForPyBinary(py)
 					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, apexFile{fileToCopy, depName, dirInApex, pyBinary, py, nil})