diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 6535da5f4ff9..b782fec455cb 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ java_library {
         "framework-minus-apex",
         "updatable_media_stubs",
         "framework-sdkextensions-stubs-systemapi",
-        // TODO(jiyong): add more stubs for APEXes here
+        // TODO(b/147200698): should be the stub of framework-tethering
+        "framework-tethering",
     ],
     sdk_version: "core_platform",
     apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
diff --git a/apex/sdkextensions/framework/Android.bp b/apex/sdkextensions/framework/Android.bp
index 5504f4e5dd8e..dd174734df6d 100644
--- a/apex/sdkextensions/framework/Android.bp
+++ b/apex/sdkextensions/framework/Android.bp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ java_library {
         "//frameworks/base/apex/sdkextensions",
         "//frameworks/base/apex/sdkextensions/testing",
     ],
+    hostdex: true, // for hiddenapi check
+    apex_available: [
+        "com.android.sdkext",
+        "test_com.android.sdkext",
+    ],
 }
 
 droidstubs {
diff --git a/packages/Tethering/Android.bp b/packages/Tethering/Android.bp
index e79986c4f6c6..8987b544779f 100644
--- a/packages/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -122,4 +122,5 @@ android_app {
     use_embedded_native_libs: true,
     // The permission configuration *must* be included to ensure security of the device
     required: ["NetworkPermissionConfig"],
+    apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
 }
diff --git a/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp b/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
index 5785707cb9c5..264ce440f59f 100644
--- a/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ java_library {
     libs: [
         "android_system_stubs_current",
     ],
+
+    hostdex: true, // for hiddenapi check
+    visibility: [
+        "//frameworks/base/packages/Tethering:__subpackages__",
+        //TODO(b/147200698) remove below lines when the platform is built with stubs
+        "//frameworks/base",
+        "//frameworks/base/services",
+        "//frameworks/base/services/core",
+    ],
+    apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
 }
 
 filegroup {