diff --git a/applypatch/imgdiff.cpp b/applypatch/imgdiff.cpp
index 3dae63d..674cc2b 100644
--- a/applypatch/imgdiff.cpp
+++ b/applypatch/imgdiff.cpp
@@ -955,14 +955,17 @@
                                       tgt->GetRawDataLength());
       }
     } else {
-      ZipModeImage::AddSplitImageFromChunkList(tgt_image, src_image, src_ranges, split_tgt_chunks,
-                                               split_src_chunks, split_tgt_images,
-                                               split_src_images);
+      bool added_image = ZipModeImage::AddSplitImageFromChunkList(
+          tgt_image, src_image, src_ranges, split_tgt_chunks, split_src_chunks, split_tgt_images,
+          split_src_images);
 
       split_tgt_chunks.clear();
       split_src_chunks.clear();
-      used_src_ranges.Insert(src_ranges);
-      split_src_ranges->push_back(std::move(src_ranges));
+      // No need to update the split_src_ranges if we don't update the split source images.
+      if (added_image) {
+        used_src_ranges.Insert(src_ranges);
+        split_src_ranges->push_back(std::move(src_ranges));
+      }
       src_ranges.Clear();
 
       // We don't have enough space for the current chunk; start a new split image and handle
@@ -973,9 +976,12 @@
 
   // TODO Trim it in case the CD exceeds limit too much.
   src_ranges.Insert(central_directory->GetStartOffset(), central_directory->DataLengthForPatch());
-  ZipModeImage::AddSplitImageFromChunkList(tgt_image, src_image, src_ranges, split_tgt_chunks,
-                                           split_src_chunks, split_tgt_images, split_src_images);
-  split_src_ranges->push_back(std::move(src_ranges));
+  bool added_image = ZipModeImage::AddSplitImageFromChunkList(tgt_image, src_image, src_ranges,
+                                                              split_tgt_chunks, split_src_chunks,
+                                                              split_tgt_images, split_src_images);
+  if (added_image) {
+    split_src_ranges->push_back(std::move(src_ranges));
+  }
 
   ValidateSplitImages(*split_tgt_images, *split_src_images, *split_src_ranges,
                       tgt_image.file_content_.size());
@@ -983,7 +989,7 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-void ZipModeImage::AddSplitImageFromChunkList(const ZipModeImage& tgt_image,
+bool ZipModeImage::AddSplitImageFromChunkList(const ZipModeImage& tgt_image,
                                               const ZipModeImage& src_image,
                                               const SortedRangeSet& split_src_ranges,
                                               const std::vector<ImageChunk>& split_tgt_chunks,
@@ -991,12 +997,6 @@
                                               std::vector<ZipModeImage>* split_tgt_images,
                                               std::vector<ZipModeImage>* split_src_images) {
   CHECK(!split_tgt_chunks.empty());
-  // Target chunks should occupy at least one block.
-  // TODO put a warning and change the type to raw if it happens in extremely rare cases.
-  size_t tgt_size = split_tgt_chunks.back().GetStartOffset() +
-                    split_tgt_chunks.back().DataLengthForPatch() -
-                    split_tgt_chunks.front().GetStartOffset();
-  CHECK_GE(tgt_size, BLOCK_SIZE);
 
   std::vector<ImageChunk> aligned_tgt_chunks;
 
@@ -1015,7 +1015,12 @@
 
     i++;
   }
-  CHECK_LT(i, split_tgt_chunks.size());
+
+  // Nothing left after alignment in the current split tgt chunks; skip adding the split_tgt_image.
+  if (i == split_tgt_chunks.size()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   aligned_tgt_chunks.insert(aligned_tgt_chunks.end(), split_tgt_chunks.begin() + i + 1,
                             split_tgt_chunks.end());
   CHECK(!aligned_tgt_chunks.empty());
@@ -1024,8 +1029,10 @@
   size_t end_offset =
       aligned_tgt_chunks.back().GetStartOffset() + aligned_tgt_chunks.back().GetRawDataLength();
   if (end_offset % BLOCK_SIZE != 0 && end_offset < tgt_image.file_content_.size()) {
+    size_t tail_block_length = std::min<size_t>(tgt_image.file_content_.size() - end_offset,
+                                                BLOCK_SIZE - (end_offset % BLOCK_SIZE));
     aligned_tgt_chunks.emplace_back(CHUNK_NORMAL, end_offset, &tgt_image.file_content_,
-                                    BLOCK_SIZE - (end_offset % BLOCK_SIZE));
+                                    tail_block_length);
   }
 
   ZipModeImage split_tgt_image(false);
@@ -1049,6 +1056,8 @@
 
   split_tgt_images->push_back(std::move(split_tgt_image));
   split_src_images->push_back(std::move(split_src_image));
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 void ZipModeImage::ValidateSplitImages(const std::vector<ZipModeImage>& split_tgt_images,
@@ -1536,7 +1545,7 @@
            "                    patches together and output them into <patch-file>.\n"
            "  --split-info,     Output the split information (patch_size, tgt_size, src_ranges);\n"
            "                    zip mode with block-limit only.\n"
-           "  --debug_dir,      Debug directory to put the split srcs and patches, zip mode only.\n"
+           "  --debug-dir,      Debug directory to put the split srcs and patches, zip mode only.\n"
            "  -v, --verbose,    Enable verbose logging.";
     return 2;
   }
diff --git a/applypatch/include/applypatch/imgdiff_image.h b/applypatch/include/applypatch/imgdiff_image.h
index 0f74420..0848072 100644
--- a/applypatch/include/applypatch/imgdiff_image.h
+++ b/applypatch/include/applypatch/imgdiff_image.h
@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@
                                   std::vector<SortedRangeSet>& split_src_ranges,
                                   size_t total_tgt_size);
   // Construct the dummy split images based on the chunks info and source ranges; and move them into
-  // the given vectors.
-  static void AddSplitImageFromChunkList(const ZipModeImage& tgt_image,
+  // the given vectors. Return true if we add a new split image into |split_tgt_images|, and
+  // false otherwise.
+  static bool AddSplitImageFromChunkList(const ZipModeImage& tgt_image,
                                          const ZipModeImage& src_image,
                                          const SortedRangeSet& split_src_ranges,
                                          const std::vector<ImageChunk>& split_tgt_chunks,
diff --git a/tests/component/imgdiff_test.cpp b/tests/component/imgdiff_test.cpp
index 728b6cc..6c23def 100644
--- a/tests/component/imgdiff_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/component/imgdiff_test.cpp
@@ -969,3 +969,104 @@
   // Expect 1 piece of patch since limit is larger than the zip file size.
   GenerateAndCheckSplitTarget(debug_dir.path, 1, tgt);
 }
+
+TEST(ImgdiffTest, zip_mode_large_apk_small_target_chunk) {
+  TemporaryFile tgt_file;
+  FILE* tgt_file_ptr = fdopen(tgt_file.release(), "wb");
+  ZipWriter tgt_writer(tgt_file_ptr);
+
+  // The first entry is less than 4096 bytes, followed immediately by an entry that has a very
+  // large counterpart in the source file. Therefore the first entry will be patched separately.
+  std::string small_chunk("a", 2000);
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.StartEntry("a", 0));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.WriteBytes(small_chunk.data(), small_chunk.size()));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.FinishEntry());
+  construct_store_entry(
+      {
+          { "b", 12, 'b' }, { "c", 3, 'c' },
+      },
+      &tgt_writer);
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.Finish());
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, fclose(tgt_file_ptr));
+
+  TemporaryFile src_file;
+  FILE* src_file_ptr = fdopen(src_file.release(), "wb");
+  ZipWriter src_writer(src_file_ptr);
+  construct_store_entry({ { "a", 1, 'a' }, { "b", 13, 'b' }, { "c", 1, 'c' } }, &src_writer);
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, src_writer.Finish());
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, fclose(src_file_ptr));
+
+  // Compute patch.
+  TemporaryFile patch_file;
+  TemporaryFile split_info_file;
+  TemporaryDir debug_dir;
+  std::string split_info_arg = android::base::StringPrintf("--split-info=%s", split_info_file.path);
+  std::string debug_dir_arg = android::base::StringPrintf("--debug-dir=%s", debug_dir.path);
+  std::vector<const char*> args = {
+    "imgdiff",     "-z",          "--block-limit=10", split_info_arg.c_str(), debug_dir_arg.c_str(),
+    src_file.path, tgt_file.path, patch_file.path,
+  };
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, imgdiff(args.size(), args.data()));
+
+  std::string tgt;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::ReadFileToString(tgt_file.path, &tgt));
+
+  // Expect three split src images:
+  // src_piece 0: a 1 blocks
+  // src_piece 1: b-0 10 blocks
+  // src_piece 2: b-1 3 blocks, c 1 blocks, CD
+  GenerateAndCheckSplitTarget(debug_dir.path, 3, tgt);
+}
+
+TEST(ImgdiffTest, zip_mode_large_apk_skipped_small_target_chunk) {
+  TemporaryFile tgt_file;
+  FILE* tgt_file_ptr = fdopen(tgt_file.release(), "wb");
+  ZipWriter tgt_writer(tgt_file_ptr);
+
+  construct_store_entry(
+      {
+          { "a", 11, 'a' },
+      },
+      &tgt_writer);
+
+  // Construct a tiny target entry of 1 byte, which will be skipped due to the tail alignment of
+  // the previous entry.
+  std::string small_chunk("b", 1);
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.StartEntry("b", 0));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.WriteBytes(small_chunk.data(), small_chunk.size()));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.FinishEntry());
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, tgt_writer.Finish());
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, fclose(tgt_file_ptr));
+
+  TemporaryFile src_file;
+  FILE* src_file_ptr = fdopen(src_file.release(), "wb");
+  ZipWriter src_writer(src_file_ptr);
+  construct_store_entry(
+      {
+          { "a", 11, 'a' }, { "b", 11, 'b' },
+      },
+      &src_writer);
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, src_writer.Finish());
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, fclose(src_file_ptr));
+
+  // Compute patch.
+  TemporaryFile patch_file;
+  TemporaryFile split_info_file;
+  TemporaryDir debug_dir;
+  std::string split_info_arg = android::base::StringPrintf("--split-info=%s", split_info_file.path);
+  std::string debug_dir_arg = android::base::StringPrintf("--debug-dir=%s", debug_dir.path);
+  std::vector<const char*> args = {
+    "imgdiff",     "-z",          "--block-limit=10", split_info_arg.c_str(), debug_dir_arg.c_str(),
+    src_file.path, tgt_file.path, patch_file.path,
+  };
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, imgdiff(args.size(), args.data()));
+
+  std::string tgt;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::ReadFileToString(tgt_file.path, &tgt));
+
+  // Expect two split src images:
+  // src_piece 0: a-0 10 blocks
+  // src_piece 1: a-0 1 block, CD
+  GenerateAndCheckSplitTarget(debug_dir.path, 2, tgt);
+}