diff --git a/android/makevars.go b/android/makevars.go
index 0acd0f665..ff7c8e4a7 100644
--- a/android/makevars.go
+++ b/android/makevars.go
@@ -88,6 +88,24 @@ type MakeVarsContext interface {
 	// dependencies to be added to it.  Phony can be called on the same name multiple
 	// times to add additional dependencies.
 	Phony(names string, deps ...Path)
+
+	// DistForGoal creates a rule to copy one or more Paths to the artifacts
+	// directory on the build server when the specified goal is built.
+	DistForGoal(goal string, paths ...Path)
+
+	// DistForGoalWithFilename creates a rule to copy a Path to the artifacts
+	// directory on the build server with the given filename when the specified
+	// goal is built.
+	DistForGoalWithFilename(goal string, path Path, filename string)
+
+	// DistForGoals creates a rule to copy one or more Paths to the artifacts
+	// directory on the build server when any of the specified goals are built.
+	DistForGoals(goals []string, paths ...Path)
+
+	// DistForGoalsWithFilename creates a rule to copy a Path to the artifacts
+	// directory on the build server with the given filename when any of the
+	// specified goals are built.
+	DistForGoalsWithFilename(goals []string, path Path, filename string)
 }
 
 var _ PathContext = MakeVarsContext(nil)
@@ -138,6 +156,7 @@ type makeVarsContext struct {
 	pctx    PackageContext
 	vars    []makeVarsVariable
 	phonies []phony
+	dists   []dist
 }
 
 var _ MakeVarsContext = &makeVarsContext{}
@@ -154,6 +173,11 @@ type phony struct {
 	deps []string
 }
 
+type dist struct {
+	goals []string
+	paths []string
+}
+
 func (s *makeVarsSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx SingletonContext) {
 	if !ctx.Config().EmbeddedInMake() {
 		return
@@ -169,7 +193,8 @@ func (s *makeVarsSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx SingletonContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	vars := []makeVarsVariable{}
+	var vars []makeVarsVariable
+	var dists []dist
 	var phonies []phony
 	for _, provider := range makeVarsProviders {
 		mctx := &makeVarsContext{
@@ -181,6 +206,7 @@ func (s *makeVarsSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx SingletonContext) {
 
 		vars = append(vars, mctx.vars...)
 		phonies = append(phonies, mctx.phonies...)
+		dists = append(dists, mctx.dists...)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.Failed() {
@@ -193,7 +219,7 @@ func (s *makeVarsSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx SingletonContext) {
 		ctx.Errorf(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	lateOutBytes := s.writeLate(phonies)
+	lateOutBytes := s.writeLate(phonies, dists)
 
 	if err := pathtools.WriteFileIfChanged(lateOutFile, lateOutBytes, 0666); err != nil {
 		ctx.Errorf(err.Error())
@@ -282,7 +308,7 @@ my_check_failed :=
 	return buf.Bytes()
 }
 
-func (s *makeVarsSingleton) writeLate(phonies []phony) []byte {
+func (s *makeVarsSingleton) writeLate(phonies []phony, dists []dist) []byte {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 
 	fmt.Fprint(buf, `# Autogenerated file
@@ -297,6 +323,13 @@ func (s *makeVarsSingleton) writeLate(phonies []phony) []byte {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s: %s\n", phony.name, strings.Join(phony.deps, "\\\n  "))
 	}
 
+	fmt.Fprintln(buf)
+
+	for _, dist := range dists {
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "$(call dist-for-goals,%s,%s)\n",
+			strings.Join(dist.goals, " "), strings.Join(dist.paths, " "))
+	}
+
 	return buf.Bytes()
 }
 
@@ -337,6 +370,13 @@ func (c *makeVarsContext) addPhony(name string, deps []string) {
 	c.phonies = append(c.phonies, phony{name, deps})
 }
 
+func (c *makeVarsContext) addDist(goals []string, paths []string) {
+	c.dists = append(c.dists, dist{
+		goals: goals,
+		paths: paths,
+	})
+}
+
 func (c *makeVarsContext) Strict(name, ninjaStr string) {
 	c.addVariable(name, ninjaStr, true, false)
 }
@@ -360,3 +400,19 @@ func (c *makeVarsContext) CheckRaw(name, value string) {
 func (c *makeVarsContext) Phony(name string, deps ...Path) {
 	c.addPhony(name, Paths(deps).Strings())
 }
+
+func (c *makeVarsContext) DistForGoal(goal string, paths ...Path) {
+	c.DistForGoals([]string{goal}, paths...)
+}
+
+func (c *makeVarsContext) DistForGoalWithFilename(goal string, path Path, filename string) {
+	c.DistForGoalsWithFilename([]string{goal}, path, filename)
+}
+
+func (c *makeVarsContext) DistForGoals(goals []string, paths ...Path) {
+	c.addDist(goals, Paths(paths).Strings())
+}
+
+func (c *makeVarsContext) DistForGoalsWithFilename(goals []string, path Path, filename string) {
+	c.addDist(goals, []string{path.String() + ":" + filename})
+}