diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index a7c62a915..6b81022bf 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ func createArchPropTypeDesc(props reflect.Type) []archPropTypeDesc {
 			"Glibc",
 			"Musl",
 			"Linux",
+			"Host_linux",
 			"Not_windows",
 			"Arm_on_x86",
 			"Arm_on_x86_64",
@@ -930,6 +931,12 @@ func createArchPropTypeDesc(props reflect.Type) []archPropTypeDesc {
 						targets = append(targets, target)
 					}
 				}
+				if os.Linux() && os.Class == Host {
+					target := "Host_linux_" + archType.Name
+					if !InList(target, targets) {
+						targets = append(targets, target)
+					}
+				}
 				if os.Bionic() {
 					target := "Bionic_" + archType.Name
 					if !InList(target, targets) {
@@ -1162,6 +1169,14 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) setOSProperties(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 				}
 			}
 
+			if os.Linux() && os.Class == Host {
+				field := "Host_linux"
+				prefix := "target.host_linux"
+				if linuxProperties, ok := getChildPropertyStruct(ctx, targetProp, field, prefix); ok {
+					mergePropertyStruct(ctx, genProps, linuxProperties)
+				}
+			}
+
 			if os.Bionic() {
 				field := "Bionic"
 				prefix := "target.bionic"
@@ -2127,6 +2142,7 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) GetArchVariantProperties(ctx ArchVariantContext, propertySe
 	linuxStructs := getTargetStructs(ctx, archProperties, "Linux")
 	bionicStructs := getTargetStructs(ctx, archProperties, "Bionic")
 	hostStructs := getTargetStructs(ctx, archProperties, "Host")
+	hostLinuxStructs := getTargetStructs(ctx, archProperties, "Host_linux")
 	hostNotWindowsStructs := getTargetStructs(ctx, archProperties, "Not_windows")
 
 	// For android, linux, ...
@@ -2147,6 +2163,9 @@ func (m *ModuleBase) GetArchVariantProperties(ctx ArchVariantContext, propertySe
 		if os.Bionic() {
 			osStructs = append(osStructs, bionicStructs...)
 		}
+		if os.Linux() && os.Class == Host {
+			osStructs = append(osStructs, hostLinuxStructs...)
+		}
 
 		if os == LinuxMusl {
 			osStructs = append(osStructs, getTargetStructs(ctx, archProperties, "Musl")...)
diff --git a/android/arch_test.go b/android/arch_test.go
index 7caf8378f..68dc7f52a 100644
--- a/android/arch_test.go
+++ b/android/arch_test.go
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ func TestArchProperties(t *testing.T) {
 				musl: { a:  ["musl"] },
 				linux_bionic: { a:  ["linux_bionic"] },
 				linux: { a:  ["linux"] },
+				host_linux: { a: ["host_linux"] },
 				linux_glibc: { a:  ["linux_glibc"] },
 				linux_musl: { a:  ["linux_musl"] },
 				windows: { a:  ["windows"], enabled: true },
@@ -566,12 +567,12 @@ func TestArchProperties(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					module:   "foo",
 					variant:  "linux_glibc_x86_64",
-					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "glibc", "linux_glibc", "not_windows", "x86_64", "lib64", "linux_x86_64", "linux_glibc_x86_64"},
+					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "host_linux", "glibc", "linux_glibc", "not_windows", "x86_64", "lib64", "linux_x86_64", "linux_glibc_x86_64"},
 				},
 				{
 					module:   "foo",
 					variant:  "linux_glibc_x86",
-					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "glibc", "linux_glibc", "not_windows", "x86", "lib32", "linux_x86", "linux_glibc_x86"},
+					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "host_linux", "glibc", "linux_glibc", "not_windows", "x86", "lib32", "linux_x86", "linux_glibc_x86"},
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -605,12 +606,12 @@ func TestArchProperties(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					module:   "foo",
 					variant:  "linux_musl_x86_64",
-					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "musl", "linux_glibc", "linux_musl", "not_windows", "x86_64", "lib64", "linux_x86_64", "linux_musl_x86_64", "linux_glibc_x86_64"},
+					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "host_linux", "musl", "linux_glibc", "linux_musl", "not_windows", "x86_64", "lib64", "linux_x86_64", "linux_musl_x86_64", "linux_glibc_x86_64"},
 				},
 				{
 					module:   "foo",
 					variant:  "linux_musl_x86",
-					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "musl", "linux_glibc", "linux_musl", "not_windows", "x86", "lib32", "linux_x86", "linux_musl_x86", "linux_glibc_x86"},
+					property: []string{"root", "host", "linux", "host_linux", "musl", "linux_glibc", "linux_musl", "not_windows", "x86", "lib32", "linux_x86", "linux_musl_x86", "linux_glibc_x86"},
 				},
 			},
 		},