diff --git a/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp b/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp
index 0b0a5b711e..e7a8d6e000 100644
--- a/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cc_library_shared {
     srcs: ["BootControl.cpp"],
 
     shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
         "liblog",
         "libhidlbase",
         "libhardware",
diff --git a/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp b/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp
index 6aa30c21fa..d0dcb59f5e 100644
--- a/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ cc_defaults {
     ],
 
     shared_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
-        "libbase",
         "liblog",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "libbootloader_message",
         "libfstab",
     ],
+
 }
 
 cc_library_static {
@@ -52,7 +51,13 @@ cc_library_static {
     recovery_available: true,
     vendor_available: true,
 
-    srcs: ["libboot_control.cpp"],
+    srcs: [
+        "libboot_control.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
+        "libbase",
+    ],
 }
 
 cc_library_shared {
@@ -67,6 +72,8 @@ cc_library_shared {
         "libboot_control",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
+        "libbase",
         "libhardware",
     ],
 }
diff --git a/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp b/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp
index 4e1c35e599..f1e9c34a1b 100644
--- a/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cc_library_shared {
     srcs: ["BootControl.cpp"],
 
     shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
         "liblog",
         "libhidlbase",
         "libhardware",
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp b/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp
index dcb40dbe6a..c1d3c575ee 100644
--- a/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -27,7 +27,39 @@ cc_defaults {
     name: "android.hardware.boot-service_common",
     relative_install_path: "hw",
     defaults: ["libboot_control_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "main.cpp",
+        "BootControl.cpp",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default",
+    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
+    vendor: true,
+
+    stl: "c++_static",
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "liblog",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
+        "android.hardware.boot-V1-ndk",
+        "libbase",
+        "libboot_control",
+    ],
+
+    installable: false, // installed in APEX
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery",
+    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery.rc"],
     vintf_fragments: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml"],
+    recovery: true,
+
     shared_libs: [
         "libbase",
         "libbinder_ndk",
@@ -37,19 +69,35 @@ cc_defaults {
     static_libs: [
         "libboot_control",
     ],
-    srcs: ["main.cpp", "BootControl.cpp"],
 }
 
-cc_binary {
-    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default",
-    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
-    init_rc: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc"],
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc",
+    src: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml",
+    src: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml",
+    sub_dir: "vintf",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+apex {
+    name: "com.android.hardware.boot",
     vendor: true,
-}
+    manifest: "apex_manifest.json",
+    file_contexts: "apex_file_contexts",
+    key: "com.android.hardware.key",
+    certificate: ":com.android.hardware.certificate",
+    updatable: false,
 
-cc_binary {
-    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery",
-    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
-    init_rc: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery.rc"],
-    recovery: true,
+    binaries: [
+        "android.hardware.boot-service.default",
+    ],
+    prebuilts: [
+        "android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc",
+        "android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc b/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc
index 589f803e37..5090e2c43f 100644
--- a/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-service vendor.boot-default /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.boot-service.default
+service vendor.boot-default /apex/com.android.hardware.boot/bin/hw/android.hardware.boot-service.default
     class early_hal
     user root
     group root
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts b/boot/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf03585d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(/.*)?                                                          u:object_r:vendor_file:s0
+/etc(/.*)?                                                      u:object_r:vendor_configs_file:s0
+/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.boot-service\.default                u:object_r:hal_bootctl_default_exec:s0
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json b/boot/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92661c960c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "name": "com.android.hardware.boot",
+    "version": 1,
+    "vendorBootstrap": true
+}
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