diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/android/targets/android_target.py b/src/python/pants/backend/android/targets/android_target.py
index c8dac4a5308..d5882a07797 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/android/targets/android_target.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/android/targets/android_target.py
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@
 import os
 from xml.dom.minidom import parse
 
+from pants.backend.jvm.targets.jvm_target import JvmTarget
 from pants.base.exceptions import TargetDefinitionException
-from pants.base.payload import JvmTargetPayload
-from pants.base.target import Target
 
 
-class AndroidTarget(Target):
+class AndroidTarget(JvmTarget):
   """A base class for all Android targets."""
 
   # Missing attributes from the AndroidManifest would eventually error in the compilation process.
@@ -21,13 +20,8 @@ class AndroidTarget(Target):
   class BadManifestError(Exception):
     """Indicates an invalid android manifest."""
 
-
   def __init__(self,
                address=None,
-               sources=None,
-               sources_rel_path=None,
-               excludes=None,
-               provides=None,
                # most recent build_tools_version should be defined elsewhere
                build_tools_version="19.1.0",
                manifest=None,
@@ -48,14 +42,7 @@ def __init__(self,
     :param release_type: Which keystore is used to sign target: 'debug' or 'release'.
       Set as 'debug' by default.
     """
-
-    sources_rel_path = sources_rel_path or address.spec_path
-    # No reasons why we might need AndroidPayload have presented themselves yet
-    payload = JvmTargetPayload(sources=sources,
-                               sources_rel_path=sources_rel_path,
-                               provides=provides,
-                               excludes=excludes)
-    super(AndroidTarget, self).__init__(address=address, payload=payload, **kwargs)
+    super(AndroidTarget, self).__init__(address=address, **kwargs)
 
     self.add_labels('android')
     self.build_tools_version = build_tools_version
@@ -63,7 +50,7 @@ def __init__(self,
 
     if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(address.spec_path, manifest)):
       raise TargetDefinitionException(self, 'Android targets must specify a \'manifest\' '
-                                  'that points to the \'AndroidManifest.xml\'')
+                                            'that points to the \'AndroidManifest.xml\'')
     self.manifest = os.path.join(self.address.spec_path, manifest)
     self.package = self.get_package_name()
     self.target_sdk = self.get_target_sdk()
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/android/tasks/aapt_gen.py b/src/python/pants/backend/android/tasks/aapt_gen.py
index 748c59a1266..1f351f9cb79 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/android/tasks/aapt_gen.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/android/tasks/aapt_gen.py
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@
 import subprocess
 
 from twitter.common import log
+from twitter.common.collections import OrderedSet
 from twitter.common.dirutil import safe_mkdir
 
+
 from pants.backend.android.targets.android_resources import AndroidResources
 from pants.backend.android.tasks.android_task import AndroidTask
 from pants.backend.codegen.tasks.code_gen import CodeGen
+from pants.backend.jvm.targets.jar_dependency import JarDependency
+from pants.backend.jvm.targets.jar_library import JarLibrary
 from pants.backend.jvm.targets.java_library import JavaLibrary
 from pants.base.address import SyntheticAddress
 from pants.base.build_environment import get_buildroot
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ def setup_parser(cls, option_group, args, mkflag):
 
   @classmethod
   def _calculate_genfile(cls, package):
-    return os.path.join('bin', cls.package_path(package), 'R.java')
+    return os.path.join(cls.package_path(package), 'R.java')
 
   def __init__(self, context, workdir):
     super(AaptGen, self).__init__(context, workdir)
@@ -63,6 +67,18 @@ def __init__(self, context, workdir):
     self._forced_build_tools_version = context.options.build_tools_version
     self._forced_ignored_assets = context.options.ignored_assets
     self._forced_target_sdk = context.options.target_sdk
+    self._jar_library_by_sdk = {}
+
+  def prepare(self, round_manager):
+    super(AaptGen, self).prepare(round_manager)
+
+    # prepare exactly N android jar targets where N is the number of SDKs in-play
+    sdks = set(ar.target_sdk for ar in self.context.targets(predicate=self.is_gentarget))
+    for sdk in sdks:
+      jar_url = 'file://{0}'.format(self.android_jar_tool(sdk))
+      jar = JarDependency(org='com.google', name='android', rev=sdk, url=jar_url)
+      address = SyntheticAddress(self.workdir, '{0}-jars'.format(sdk))
+      self._jar_library_by_sdk[sdk] = self.context.add_new_target(address, JarLibrary, jars=[jar])
 
   def is_gentarget(self, target):
     return isinstance(target, AndroidResources)
@@ -117,22 +133,20 @@ def genlang(self, lang, targets):
         raise TaskError('Android aapt tool exited non-zero ({code})'.format(code=result))
 
   def createtarget(self, lang, gentarget, dependees):
-    aapt_gen_file = self._calculate_genfile(gentarget.package)
     spec_path = os.path.join(os.path.relpath(self.workdir, get_buildroot()), 'bin')
     address = SyntheticAddress(spec_path=spec_path, target_name=gentarget.id)
+    aapt_gen_file = self._calculate_genfile(gentarget.package)
+    deps = OrderedSet([self._jar_library_by_sdk[gentarget.target_sdk]])
     tgt = self.context.add_new_target(address,
                                       JavaLibrary,
                                       derived_from=gentarget,
-                                      sources=aapt_gen_file,
-                                      dependencies=[])
-
+                                      sources=[aapt_gen_file],
+                                      dependencies=deps)
     for dependee in dependees:
       dependee.inject_dependency(tgt.address)
     return tgt
 
-
   def _aapt_out(self):
-    # TODO (mateor) Does this have potential for collision (chances of same package name?)
     return os.path.join(self.workdir, 'bin')
 
   def aapt_tool(self, build_tools_version):