diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcProvider.java
index 9e93f264d6acde..f2f23d25a1398a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcProvider.java
@@ -560,6 +560,9 @@ public ObjcProvider subtractSubtrees(
       for (Artifact libraryToAvoid : avoidProvider.getPropagable(LIBRARY).toList()) {
         avoidLibrariesSet.add(libraryToAvoid.getRunfilesPath());
       }
+      for (Artifact libraryToAvoid : avoidProvider.getPropagable(IMPORTED_LIBRARY).toList()) {
+        avoidLibrariesSet.add(libraryToAvoid.getRunfilesPath());
+      }
     }
     ObjcProvider.Builder objcProviderBuilder = new ObjcProvider.Builder(semantics);
     for (Key<?> key : items.keySet()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleBinaryStarlarkApiTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleBinaryStarlarkApiTest.java
index 3845ceeea10a7d..8095716c15be3e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleBinaryStarlarkApiTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleBinaryStarlarkApiTest.java
@@ -565,6 +565,11 @@ public void testAvoidDepsObjects_avoidViaCcLibrary() throws Exception {
     checkAvoidDepsObjects_avoidViaCcLibrary(getRuleType());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testAvoidDepsSubtractsImportedLibrary() throws Exception {
+    checkAvoidDepsSubtractsImportedLibrary(getRuleType());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testBundleLoaderIsCorrectlyPassedToTheLinker() throws Exception {
     checkBundleLoaderIsCorrectlyPassedToTheLinker(getRuleType());
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleDynamicLibraryTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleDynamicLibraryTest.java
index a30e40b0036d1f..de11f4d5824bd3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleDynamicLibraryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleDynamicLibraryTest.java
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ public void testAvoidDepsObjects_avoidViaCcLibrary() throws Exception {
     checkAvoidDepsObjects_avoidViaCcLibrary(RULE_TYPE);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  @Test
+  public void testAvoidDepsSubtractsImportedLibrary() throws Exception {
+    checkAvoidDepsSubtractsImportedLibrary(RULE_TYPE);
+  }
+
   @Override
   @Test
   public void testLipoBinaryAction() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcRuleTestCase.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcRuleTestCase.java
index 7103c36711f8d6..6459c6522c0ef6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcRuleTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcRuleTestCase.java
@@ -1777,6 +1777,67 @@ public void checkAvoidDepsObjects_avoidViaCcLibrary(RuleType ruleType) throws Ex
         .isNull();
   }
 
+  public void checkAvoidDepsSubtractsImportedLibrary(RuleType ruleType) throws Exception {
+    if (!ruleType.getRuleTypeName().equals("apple_binary_starlark")) {
+      addAppleBinaryStarlarkRule(scratch);
+    }
+
+    ruleType.scratchTarget(
+        scratch, "deps", "['//libs:objc_lib']", "avoid_deps", "['//libs:objc_avoid_lib']");
+
+    scratch.file(
+        "libs/defs.bzl",
+        "def _custom_library_impl(ctx):",
+        "  return [",
+        "      apple_common.new_objc_provider(",
+        "          library=depset([ctx.file.library]),",
+        "      ), CcInfo()",
+        "  ]",
+        "custom_library = rule(",
+        "    _custom_library_impl,",
+        "    attrs={'library': attr.label(allow_single_file=True)},",
+        ")",
+        "def _custom_static_framework_import_impl(ctx):",
+        "  return [",
+        "      apple_common.new_objc_provider(",
+        "          imported_library=depset([ctx.file.library]),",
+        "      ), CcInfo()",
+        "  ]",
+        "custom_static_framework_import = rule(",
+        "    _custom_static_framework_import_impl,",
+        "    attrs={'library': attr.label(allow_single_file=True)},",
+        ")");
+
+    scratch.file(
+        "libs/BUILD",
+        "load('//test_starlark:apple_binary_starlark.bzl', 'apple_binary_starlark')",
+        "load(':defs.bzl', 'custom_library', 'custom_static_framework_import')",
+        "objc_library(",
+        "    name = 'objc_lib',",
+        "    srcs = ['a.m'],",
+        "    deps = [':framework_library'],",
+        ")",
+        "custom_library(",
+        "    name = 'framework_library',",
+        "    library = 'buzzbuzz.framework/buzzbuzz',",
+        ")",
+        "objc_library(",
+        "    name = 'objc_avoid_lib',",
+        "    srcs = ['b.m'],",
+        "    deps = [':framework'],",
+        ")",
+        "custom_static_framework_import(",
+        "    name = 'framework',",
+        "    library = 'buzzbuzz.framework/buzzbuzz',",
+        ")");
+
+    Artifact binArtifact =
+        getFirstArtifactEndingWith(lipoBinAction("//x:x").getInputs(), "x/x_bin");
+    Action action = getGeneratingAction(binArtifact);
+    assertThat(Artifact.toRootRelativePaths(action.getInputs()))
+        .doesNotContain("libs/buzzbuzz.framework/buzzbuzz");
+  }
+
   public void checkFilesToCompileOutputGroup(RuleType ruleType) throws Exception {
     ruleType.scratchTarget(scratch);
     ConfiguredTarget target = getConfiguredTarget("//x:x");