diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 226d75d1b1..c409458112 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ $(hide) echo "ext_mkuserimg=$(MKEXTUSERIMG)" >> $(1)
 $(if $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_EXT_VARIANT),$(hide) echo "fs_type=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_EXT_VARIANT)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "system_size=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "system_fs_type=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT),$(hide) echo "system_extfs_inode_count=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "system_journal_size=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_HAS_EXT4_RESERVED_BLOCKS),$(hide) echo "has_ext4_reserved_blocks=$(BOARD_HAS_EXT4_RESERVED_BLOCKS)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR),$(hide) echo "system_squashfs_compressor=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR)" >> $(1))
@@ -851,6 +852,7 @@ $(if $(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "userdata_size=$(BOARD_U
 $(if $(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "cache_fs_type=$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "cache_size=$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "vendor_fs_type=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT),$(hide) echo "vendor_extfs_inode_count=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_size=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_journal_size=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR),$(hide) echo "vendor_squashfs_compressor=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR)" >> $(1))
@@ -860,6 +862,7 @@ $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_DISABLE_4K_ALIGN),$(hide) echo "vendor_squashf
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VENDOR_BASE_FS_PATH),$(hide) echo "vendor_base_fs_file=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VENDOR_BASE_FS_PATH)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_journal_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT),$(hide) echo "oem_extfs_inode_count=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_EXTFS_INODE_COUNT)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG),$(hide) echo "extfs_sparse_flag=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_SQUASHFS_FLAG),$(hide) echo "squashfs_sparse_flag=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_SQUASHFS_FLAG)" >> $(1))
 $(hide) echo "selinux_fc=$(SELINUX_FC)" >> $(1)
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index eca379d50b..1708d86718 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ def BuildImage(in_dir, prop_dict, out_file, target_out=None):
         return False
       build_command.extend(["-d", base_fs_file])
     build_command.extend(["-L", prop_dict["mount_point"]])
+    if "extfs_inode_count" in prop_dict:
+      build_command.extend(["-i", prop_dict["extfs_inode_count"]])
     if "selinux_fc" in prop_dict:
       build_command.append(prop_dict["selinux_fc"])
   elif fs_type.startswith("squash"):
@@ -640,6 +642,7 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
     copy_prop("system_avb_enable", "avb_enable")
     copy_prop("system_avb_add_hashtree_footer_args",
               "avb_add_hashtree_footer_args")
+    copy_prop("system_extfs_inode_count", "extfs_inode_count")
   elif mount_point == "system_other":
     # We inherit the selinux policies of /system since we contain some of its files.
     d["mount_point"] = "system"
@@ -656,6 +659,7 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
     copy_prop("system_avb_enable", "avb_enable")
     copy_prop("system_avb_add_hashtree_footer_args",
               "avb_add_hashtree_footer_args")
+    copy_prop("system_extfs_inode_count", "extfs_inode_count")
   elif mount_point == "data":
     # Copy the generic fs type first, override with specific one if available.
     copy_prop("fs_type", "fs_type")
@@ -678,11 +682,13 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
     copy_prop("vendor_avb_enable", "avb_enable")
     copy_prop("vendor_avb_add_hashtree_footer_args",
               "avb_add_hashtree_footer_args")
+    copy_prop("vendor_extfs_inode_count", "extfs_inode_count")
   elif mount_point == "oem":
     copy_prop("fs_type", "fs_type")
     copy_prop("oem_size", "partition_size")
     copy_prop("oem_journal_size", "journal_size")
     copy_prop("has_ext4_reserved_blocks", "has_ext4_reserved_blocks")
+    copy_prop("oem_extfs_inode_count", "extfs_inode_count")
   d["partition_name"] = mount_point
   return d