diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 725f43de0..fdc7375e3 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -424,3 +424,10 @@ func (c *deviceConfig) Arches() []Arch {
 	}
 	return arches
 }
+
+func (c *deviceConfig) VndkVersion() string {
+	if c.config.ProductVariables.DeviceVndkVersion == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return *c.config.ProductVariables.DeviceVndkVersion
+}
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index c1948b0b5..3436a75e2 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ type productVariables struct {
 	DeviceCpuVariant  *string   `json:",omitempty"`
 	DeviceAbi         *[]string `json:",omitempty"`
 	DeviceUsesClang   *bool     `json:",omitempty"`
+	DeviceVndkVersion *string   `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	DeviceSecondaryArch        *string   `json:",omitempty"`
 	DeviceSecondaryArchVariant *string   `json:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go b/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go
index 6387ff1b8..5d9f1b41c 100644
--- a/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go
+++ b/androidmk/cmd/androidmk/android.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ var standardProperties = map[string]struct {
 	"LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES":   {"no_standard_libraries", bpparser.BoolType},
 	"LOCAL_PACK_MODULE_RELOCATIONS": {"pack_relocations", bpparser.BoolType},
 	"LOCAL_TIDY":                    {"tidy", bpparser.BoolType},
+	"LOCAL_USE_VNDK":                {"use_vndk", bpparser.BoolType},
 
 	"LOCAL_EXPORT_PACKAGE_RESOURCES": {"export_package_resources", bpparser.BoolType},
 }
diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 50c183e95..709ac59b6 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func (c *Module) AndroidMk() (ret android.AndroidMkData, err error) {
 		if c.Target().Os == android.Android && c.Properties.Sdk_version != "" {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SDK_VERSION := "+c.Properties.Sdk_version)
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT := none")
+		} else if c.Target().Os == android.Android && c.Properties.Use_vndk {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_USE_VNDK := true")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT := none")
 		} else {
 			// These are already included in LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_CXX_STL := none")
diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 2b7751499..1aba6eb63 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) linkerDeps(ctx BaseModuleContext, deps Deps) Deps
 	deps = binary.baseLinker.linkerDeps(ctx, deps)
 	if ctx.toolchain().Bionic() {
 		if !Bool(binary.baseLinker.Properties.Nocrt) {
-			if !ctx.sdk() {
+			if !ctx.sdk() && !ctx.vndk() {
 				if binary.static() {
 					deps.CrtBegin = "crtbegin_static"
 				} else {
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index ddeede94b..9062b0027 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ type BaseProperties struct {
 	// Minimum sdk version supported when compiling against the ndk
 	Sdk_version string
 
+	// Whether to compile against the VNDK
+	Use_vndk bool
+
 	// don't insert default compiler flags into asflags, cflags,
 	// cppflags, conlyflags, ldflags, or include_dirs
 	No_default_compiler_flags *bool
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ type BaseProperties struct {
 	AndroidMkSharedLibs []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	HideFromMake        bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	PreventInstall      bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	Vndk_version        string   `blueprint:"mutated"`
 }
 
 type UnusedProperties struct {
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ type ModuleContextIntf interface {
 	noDefaultCompilerFlags() bool
 	sdk() bool
 	sdkVersion() string
+	vndk() bool
 	selectedStl() string
 	baseModuleName() string
 }
@@ -345,11 +350,22 @@ func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) sdk() bool {
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) sdkVersion() string {
 	if ctx.ctx.Device() {
-		return ctx.mod.Properties.Sdk_version
+		if ctx.mod.Properties.Use_vndk {
+			return ctx.mod.Properties.Vndk_version
+		} else {
+			return ctx.mod.Properties.Sdk_version
+		}
 	}
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) vndk() bool {
+	if ctx.ctx.Device() {
+		return ctx.mod.Properties.Use_vndk
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) selectedStl() string {
 	if stl := ctx.mod.stl; stl != nil {
 		return stl.Properties.SelectedStl
@@ -493,11 +509,22 @@ func (c *Module) begin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
 		feature.begin(ctx)
 	}
 	if ctx.sdk() {
+		if ctx.vndk() {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("use_vndk",
+				"sdk_version and use_vndk cannot be used at the same time")
+		}
+
 		version, err := normalizeNdkApiLevel(ctx.sdkVersion(), ctx.Arch())
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf("sdk_version", err.Error())
 		}
 		c.Properties.Sdk_version = version
+	} else if ctx.vndk() {
+		version, err := normalizeNdkApiLevel(ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkVersion(), ctx.Arch())
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ModuleErrorf("Bad BOARD_VNDK_VERSION: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+		c.Properties.Vndk_version = version
 	}
 }
 
@@ -579,7 +606,7 @@ func (c *Module) DepsMutator(actx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 
 	variantNdkLibs := []string{}
 	variantLateNdkLibs := []string{}
-	if ctx.sdk() {
+	if ctx.sdk() || ctx.vndk() {
 		version := ctx.sdkVersion()
 
 		// Rewrites the names of shared libraries into the names of the NDK
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 285bb692d..def8d58c5 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) compilerFlags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags) Flag
 	}
 
 	if !ctx.noDefaultCompilerFlags() {
-		if !ctx.sdk() || ctx.Host() {
+		if !(ctx.sdk() || ctx.vndk()) || ctx.Host() {
 			flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags,
 				"${config.CommonGlobalIncludes}",
 				"${config.CommonGlobalSystemIncludes}",
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) compilerFlags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags) Flag
 		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-I"+android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx).String())
 	}
 
-	if ctx.sdk() {
+	if ctx.sdk() || ctx.vndk() {
 		// The NDK headers are installed to a common sysroot. While a more
 		// typical Soong approach would be to only make the headers for the
 		// library you're using available, we're trying to emulate the NDK
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) hasSrcExt(ext string) bool {
 var gnuToCReplacer = strings.NewReplacer("gnu", "c")
 
 func ndkPathDeps(ctx ModuleContext) android.Paths {
-	if ctx.sdk() {
+	if ctx.sdk() || ctx.vndk() {
 		// The NDK sysroot timestamp file depends on all the NDK sysroot files
 		// (headers and libraries).
 		return android.Paths{getNdkSysrootTimestampFile(ctx)}
diff --git a/cc/config/global.go b/cc/config/global.go
index e454c16af..71c0da413 100644
--- a/cc/config/global.go
+++ b/cc/config/global.go
@@ -163,3 +163,7 @@ func bionicHeaders(bionicArch, kernelArch string) string {
 		"-isystem bionic/libc/kernel/android/uapi",
 	}, " ")
 }
+
+func VndkLibraries() []string {
+	return []string{}
+}
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 35d0089ed..7b7ac9520 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkerDeps(ctx BaseModuleContext, deps Deps) De
 		deps.SharedLibs = append(deps.SharedLibs, library.Properties.Static.Shared_libs...)
 	} else {
 		if ctx.toolchain().Bionic() && !Bool(library.baseLinker.Properties.Nocrt) {
-			if !ctx.sdk() {
+			if !ctx.sdk() && !ctx.vndk() {
 				deps.CrtBegin = "crtbegin_so"
 				deps.CrtEnd = "crtend_so"
 			} else {
diff --git a/cc/makevars.go b/cc/makevars.go
index 7f1063f3e..fe3440c3f 100644
--- a/cc/makevars.go
+++ b/cc/makevars.go
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ func makeVarsProvider(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
 	ctx.Strict("GLOBAL_CLANG_CPPFLAGS_NO_OVERRIDE", "")
 	ctx.Strict("NDK_PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(ndkPrebuiltSharedLibs, " "))
 
+	if ctx.Config().ProductVariables.DeviceVndkVersion != nil {
+		ctx.Strict("BOARD_VNDK_VERSION", *ctx.Config().ProductVariables.DeviceVndkVersion)
+	} else {
+		ctx.Strict("BOARD_VNDK_VERSION", "")
+	}
+	ctx.Strict("VNDK_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(config.VndkLibraries(), " "))
+
 	ctx.Strict("ADDRESS_SANITIZER_CONFIG_EXTRA_CFLAGS", asanCflags)
 	ctx.Strict("ADDRESS_SANITIZER_CONFIG_EXTRA_LDFLAGS", asanLdflags)
 	ctx.Strict("ADDRESS_SANITIZER_CONFIG_EXTRA_STATIC_LIBRARIES", asanLibs)