diff --git a/rust/binary.go b/rust/binary.go
index 1d02453db..e95cb3afc 100644
--- a/rust/binary.go
+++ b/rust/binary.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type BinaryCompilerProperties struct {
+	// Change the rustlibs linkage to select rlib linkage by default for device targets.
+	// Also link libstd as an rlib as well on device targets.
+	// Note: This is the default behavior for host targets.
+	Prefer_rlib *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 }
 
 type binaryDecorator struct {
@@ -131,9 +135,16 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) coverageOutputZipPath() android.OptionalPath {
 
 func (binary *binaryDecorator) autoDep(ctx BaseModuleContext) autoDep {
 	// Binaries default to dylib dependencies for device, rlib for host.
+	if Bool(binary.Properties.Prefer_rlib) {
+		return rlibAutoDep
+	}
 	if ctx.Device() {
 		return dylibAutoDep
 	} else {
 		return rlibAutoDep
 	}
 }
+
+func (binary *binaryDecorator) staticStd(ctx *depsContext) bool {
+	return binary.baseCompiler.staticStd(ctx) || Bool(binary.Properties.Prefer_rlib)
+}
diff --git a/rust/binary_test.go b/rust/binary_test.go
index 394abfcdd..f31a7fcda 100644
--- a/rust/binary_test.go
+++ b/rust/binary_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ func TestBinaryLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 			rustlibs: ["libfoo"],
 			host_supported: true,
 		}
+		rust_binary {
+			name: "rlib_linked",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			rustlibs: ["libfoo"],
+			host_supported: true,
+			prefer_rlib: true,
+		}
 		rust_library {
 			name: "libfoo",
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
@@ -49,6 +56,34 @@ func TestBinaryLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Test that prefer_rlib links in libstd statically as well as rustlibs.
+func TestBinaryPreferRlib(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testRust(t, `
+		rust_binary {
+			name: "rlib_linked",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			rustlibs: ["libfoo"],
+			host_supported: true,
+			prefer_rlib: true,
+		}
+		rust_library {
+			name: "libfoo",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			crate_name: "foo",
+			host_supported: true,
+		}`)
+
+	mod := ctx.ModuleForTests("rlib_linked", "android_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*Module)
+
+	if !android.InList("libfoo.rlib-std", mod.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
+		t.Errorf("rustlibs dependency libfoo should be an rlib dep when prefer_rlib is defined")
+	}
+
+	if !android.InList("libstd", mod.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
+		t.Errorf("libstd dependency should be an rlib dep when prefer_rlib is defined")
+	}
+}
+
 // Test that the path returned by HostToolPath is correct
 func TestHostToolPath(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testRust(t, `