diff --git a/compiler/driver/compiler_options.h b/compiler/driver/compiler_options.h
index 5908b87..0ab5ff1 100644
--- a/compiler/driver/compiler_options.h
+++ b/compiler/driver/compiler_options.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     kNone,                // JIT or AOT app compilation producing only an oat file but no image.
     kBootImage,           // Creating boot image.
     kAppImage,            // Creating app image.
+    kApexBootImage,       // Creating the apex image for jit/zygote experiment b/119800099.
   };
 
   CompilerOptions();
@@ -210,7 +211,11 @@
 
   // Are we compiling a boot image?
   bool IsBootImage() const {
-    return image_type_ == ImageType::kBootImage;
+    return image_type_ == ImageType::kBootImage || image_type_ == ImageType::kApexBootImage;
+  }
+
+  bool IsApexBootImage() const {
+    return image_type_ == ImageType::kApexBootImage;
   }
 
   bool IsBaseline() const {