diff --git a/apex/appsearch/Android.bp b/apex/appsearch/Android.bp
index 87f65a9220047..c592d1305cd17 100644
--- a/apex/appsearch/Android.bp
+++ b/apex/appsearch/Android.bp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ package {
 apex {
     name: "com.android.appsearch",
     manifest: "apex_manifest.json",
+    bootclasspath_fragments: ["com.android.appsearch-bootclasspath-fragment"],
     java_libs: [
-        "framework-appsearch",
         "service-appsearch",
     ],
     key: "com.android.appsearch.key",
@@ -45,3 +45,10 @@ android_app_certificate {
     // com.android.appsearch.pk8 (the private key)
     certificate: "com.android.appsearch",
 }
+
+// Encapsulate the contributions made by the com.android.appsearch to the bootclasspath.
+bootclasspath_fragment {
+    name: "com.android.appsearch-bootclasspath-fragment",
+    contents: ["framework-appsearch"],
+    apex_available: ["com.android.appsearch"],
+}