diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 0ffe2aad5e893..de07b86819c3a 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -3195,6 +3195,10 @@
     <!-- True if home app should be pinned via Pinner Service -->
     <bool name="config_pinnerHomeApp">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- List of files pinned by the Pinner Service with the apex boot image b/119800099 -->
+    <string-array translatable="false" name="config_apexBootImagePinnerServiceFiles">
+    </string-array>
+
     <!-- Number of days preloaded file cache should be preserved on a device before it can be
          deleted -->
     <integer name="config_keepPreloadsMinDays">7</integer>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 2c14992fdbb41..76791fdef7587 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2904,6 +2904,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_defaultPinnerServiceFiles" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_pinnerCameraApp" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_pinnerHomeApp" />
+  <java-symbol type="array" name="config_apexBootImagePinnerServiceFiles" />
 
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_doubleTouchGestureEnableFile" />
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java
index 0deaee7f78782..54a98cedccff9 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.provider.MediaStore;
@@ -232,9 +233,17 @@ public final class PinnerService extends SystemService {
      * Handler for on start pinning message
      */
     private void handlePinOnStart() {
-         // Files to pin come from the overlay and can be specified per-device config
-        String[] filesToPin = mContext.getResources().getStringArray(
-                com.android.internal.R.array.config_defaultPinnerServiceFiles);
+        final String bootImage = SystemProperties.get("dalvik.vm.boot-image", "");
+        String[] filesToPin = null;
+        if (bootImage.endsWith("apex.art")) {
+            // Use the files listed for that specific boot image
+            filesToPin = mContext.getResources().getStringArray(
+                  com.android.internal.R.array.config_apexBootImagePinnerServiceFiles);
+        } else {
+            // Files to pin come from the overlay and can be specified per-device config
+            filesToPin = mContext.getResources().getStringArray(
+                  com.android.internal.R.array.config_defaultPinnerServiceFiles);
+        }
         // Continue trying to pin each file even if we fail to pin some of them
         for (String fileToPin : filesToPin) {
             PinnedFile pf = pinFile(fileToPin,