diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index b08ad1bcc5..d8d304415e 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -709,13 +709,16 @@ INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS += $(SELINUX_FC)
 define generate-userimage-prop-dictionary
 $(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 $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "system_journal_size=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "userdata_fs_type=$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "userdata_size=$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(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 $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(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 $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(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 $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG),$(hide) echo "extfs_sparse_flag=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(mkyaffs2_extra_flags),$(hide) echo "mkyaffs2_extra_flags=$(mkyaffs2_extra_flags)" >> $(1))
 $(hide) echo "selinux_fc=$(SELINUX_FC)" >> $(1)
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index a010e84153..5d87864f38 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ def BuildImage(in_dir, prop_dict, out_file,
     build_command.extend([in_dir, out_file, fs_type,
                           prop_dict["mount_point"]])
     build_command.append(prop_dict["partition_size"])
+    if "journal_size" in prop_dict:
+      build_command.extend(["-j", prop_dict["journal_size"]])
     if "timestamp" in prop_dict:
       build_command.extend(["-T", str(prop_dict["timestamp"])])
     if fs_config is not None:
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
   if mount_point == "system":
     copy_prop("fs_type", "fs_type")
     copy_prop("system_size", "partition_size")
+    copy_prop("system_journal_size", "journal_size")
     copy_prop("system_verity_block_device", "verity_block_device")
   elif mount_point == "data":
     # Copy the generic fs type first, override with specific one if available.
@@ -331,10 +334,12 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
   elif mount_point == "vendor":
     copy_prop("vendor_fs_type", "fs_type")
     copy_prop("vendor_size", "partition_size")
+    copy_prop("vendor_journal_size", "journal_size")
     copy_prop("vendor_verity_block_device", "verity_block_device")
   elif mount_point == "oem":
     copy_prop("fs_type", "fs_type")
     copy_prop("oem_size", "partition_size")
+    copy_prop("oem_journal_size", "journal_size")
 
   return d