diff --git a/apex/Android.bp b/apex/Android.bp
index 80e751c..91e3770 100644
--- a/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/apex/Android.bp
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
     // - build artifacts (lib/javalib/bin) against Android 10 SDK
     //   so that the artifacts can run.
     min_sdk_version: "29",
+    // Indicates that pre-installed version of this apex can be compressed.
+    // Whether it actually will be compressed is controlled on per-device basis.
+    compressible: true,
 }
 
 apex {
@@ -109,6 +112,9 @@
     // - build artifacts (lib/javalib/bin) against Android 10 SDK
     //   so that the artifacts can run.
     min_sdk_version: "29",
+    // Indicates that pre-installed version of this apex can be compressed.
+    // Whether it actually will be compressed is controlled on per-device basis.
+    compressible: true,
 }
 
 prebuilt_etc {