diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaConfiguration.java
index cbcb89f..948edc8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaConfiguration.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   private final boolean generateJavaDeps;
   private final boolean strictDepsJavaProtos;
   private final boolean isDisallowStrictDepsForJpl;
+  private final boolean isDisallowStrictDepsForJlpl;
   private final OneVersionEnforcementLevel enforceOneVersion;
   private final boolean enforceOneVersionOnJavaTests;
   private final ImportDepsCheckingLevel importDepsCheckingLevel;
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
     this.useLegacyBazelJavaTest = javaOptions.legacyBazelJavaTest;
     this.strictDepsJavaProtos = javaOptions.strictDepsJavaProtos;
     this.isDisallowStrictDepsForJpl = javaOptions.isDisallowStrictDepsForJpl;
+    this.isDisallowStrictDepsForJlpl = javaOptions.isDisallowStrictDepsForJlpl;
     this.enforceOneVersion = javaOptions.enforceOneVersion;
     this.enforceOneVersionOnJavaTests = javaOptions.enforceOneVersionOnJavaTests;
     this.importDepsCheckingLevel = javaOptions.importDepsCheckingLevel;
@@ -420,6 +422,10 @@
     return isDisallowStrictDepsForJpl;
   }
 
+  public boolean isDisallowStrictDepsForJlpl() {
+    return isDisallowStrictDepsForJlpl;
+  }
+
   public boolean jplPropagateCcLinkParamsStore() {
     return jplPropagateCcLinkParamsStore;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java
index b00d3d7..e735fb3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java
@@ -494,6 +494,20 @@
   public boolean isDisallowStrictDepsForJpl;
 
   @Option(
+      name = "incompatible_disallow_strict_deps_for_jlpl",
+      defaultValue = "false",
+      documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNDOCUMENTED,
+      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.BUILD_FILE_SEMANTICS, OptionEffectTag.EAGERNESS_TO_EXIT},
+      metadataTags = {
+        OptionMetadataTag.INCOMPATIBLE_CHANGE,
+        OptionMetadataTag.TRIGGERED_BY_ALL_INCOMPATIBLE_CHANGES
+      },
+      help =
+          "If set, any java_lite_proto_library which sets the strict_deps attribute explicitly will"
+              + "fail to build.")
+  public boolean isDisallowStrictDepsForJlpl;
+
+  @Option(
       name = "experimental_one_version_enforcement",
       defaultValue = "OFF",
       converter = OneVersionEnforcementLevelConverter.class,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/proto/JavaLiteProtoLibrary.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/proto/JavaLiteProtoLibrary.java
index 860b989..ccfd68d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/proto/JavaLiteProtoLibrary.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/proto/JavaLiteProtoLibrary.java
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@
   @Override
   public ConfiguredTarget create(final RuleContext ruleContext)
       throws InterruptedException, RuleErrorException, ActionConflictException {
+
+    if (ruleContext.getFragment(JavaConfiguration.class).isDisallowStrictDepsForJlpl()
+        && ruleContext.attributes().has("strict_deps")
+        && ruleContext.attributes().isAttributeValueExplicitlySpecified("strict_deps")) {
+      ruleContext.attributeError("strict_deps", "The strict_deps attribute has been removed.");
+      return null;
+    }
+
     Iterable<JavaProtoLibraryAspectProvider> javaProtoLibraryAspectProviders =
         ruleContext.getPrerequisites("deps", JavaProtoLibraryAspectProvider.class);