diff --git a/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/java/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/DepsCheckerClassVisitor.java b/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/java/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/DepsCheckerClassVisitor.java
index c941053337f1bf..bd5f31712fc486 100644
--- a/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/java/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/DepsCheckerClassVisitor.java
+++ b/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/java/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/DepsCheckerClassVisitor.java
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public void visitFieldInsn(int opcode, String owner, String name, String desc) {
 
     @Override
     public void visitMethodInsn(int opcode, String owner, String name, String desc, boolean itf) {
-      if (!isMethodHandle(opcode, owner, name)) {
+      if (!isMethodHandle(opcode, owner, name) && !isVarHandle(opcode, owner, name)) {
         checkMember(owner, name, desc);
       }
       super.visitMethodInsn(opcode, owner, name, desc, itf);
@@ -363,6 +363,52 @@ private boolean isMethodHandle(int opcode, String owner, String name) {
       return true;
     }
 
+    private boolean isVarHandle(int opcode, String owner, String name) {
+      if (opcode != Opcodes.INVOKEVIRTUAL) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!owner.equals("java/lang/invoke/VarHandle")) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      switch (name) {
+        case "compareAndExchange":
+        case "compareAndExchangeAcquire":
+        case "compareAndExchangeRelease":
+        case "compareAndSet":
+        case "get":
+        case "getAcquire":
+        case "getAndAdd":
+        case "getAndAddAcquire":
+        case "getAndAddRelease":
+        case "getAndBitwiseAnd":
+        case "getAndBitwiseAndAcquire":
+        case "getAndBitwiseAndRelease":
+        case "getAndBitwiseOr":
+        case "getAndBitwiseOrAcquire":
+        case "getAndBitwiseOrRelease":
+        case "getAndBitwiseXor":
+        case "getAndBitwiseXorAcquire":
+        case "getAndBitwiseXorRelease":
+        case "getAndSet":
+        case "getAndSetAcquire":
+        case "getAndSetRelease":
+        case "getOpaque":
+        case "getVolatile":
+        case "set":
+        case "setOpaque":
+        case "setRelease":
+        case "setVolatile":
+        case "weakCompareAndSet":
+        case "weakCompareAndSetAcquire":
+        case "weakCompareAndSetPlain":
+        case "weakCompareAndSetRelease":
+          break;
+        default:
+          return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void visitInvokeDynamicInsn(String name, String desc, Handle bsm, Object... bsmArgs) {
       checkDescriptor(desc);
diff --git a/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/javatests/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/testdata/InvokePolymorphic.java b/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/javatests/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/testdata/InvokePolymorphic.java
index 14665ae64a87b6..020faa853ac795 100644
--- a/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/javatests/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/testdata/InvokePolymorphic.java
+++ b/src/java_tools/import_deps_checker/javatests/com/google/devtools/build/importdeps/testdata/InvokePolymorphic.java
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 package com.google.devtools.build.importdeps.testdata;
 
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
+import java.lang.invoke.VarHandle;
 
 public class InvokePolymorphic {
-  void f(MethodHandle mh) throws Throwable {
+  void f(MethodHandle mh, VarHandle vh) throws Throwable {
     mh.invoke(true, "hello", 42);
+    vh.setRelease("foo", 1);
   }
 }