diff --git a/cc/test.go b/cc/test.go
index 27de06b07..3f5f71007 100644
--- a/cc/test.go
+++ b/cc/test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ type TestOptions struct {
 	// Add MinApiLevelModuleController with ro.vndk.version property. If ro.vndk.version has an
 	// integer value and the value is less than the min_vndk_version, skip this module.
 	Min_vndk_version *int64
+
+	// Extra <option> tags to add to the auto generated test xml file under the test runner, e.g., GTest.
+	// The "key" is optional in each of these.
+	Test_runner_options []tradefed.Option
 }
 
 type TestBinaryProperties struct {
@@ -398,6 +402,7 @@ func (test *testBinary) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 		TestConfigTemplateProp: test.Properties.Test_config_template,
 		TestSuites:             test.testDecorator.InstallerProperties.Test_suites,
 		Config:                 configs,
+		TestRunnerOptions:      test.Properties.Test_options.Test_runner_options,
 		AutoGenConfig:          test.Properties.Auto_gen_config,
 		TestInstallBase:        testInstallBase,
 		DeviceTemplate:         "${NativeTestConfigTemplate}",
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 33846bec6..b75fff45d 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -936,6 +936,10 @@ type TestOptions struct {
 	// Extra <option> tags to add to the auto generated test xml file. The "key"
 	// is optional in each of these.
 	Tradefed_options []tradefed.Option
+
+	// Extra <option> tags to add to the auto generated test xml file under the test runner, e.g., AndroidJunitTest.
+	// The "key" is optional in each of these.
+	Test_runner_options []tradefed.Option
 }
 
 type testProperties struct {
@@ -1218,6 +1222,7 @@ func (j *Test) generateAndroidBuildActionsWithConfig(ctx android.ModuleContext,
 		TestSuites:              j.testProperties.Test_suites,
 		Config:                  configs,
 		OptionsForAutogenerated: j.testProperties.Test_options.Tradefed_options,
+		TestRunnerOptions:       j.testProperties.Test_options.Test_runner_options,
 		AutoGenConfig:           j.testProperties.Auto_gen_config,
 		UnitTest:                j.testProperties.Test_options.Unit_test,
 		DeviceTemplate:          "${JavaTestConfigTemplate}",
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index ea89e6eb8..cd5c343ce 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -2298,3 +2298,27 @@ java_test_host {
 		t.Errorf("Expected args[\"extraConfigs\"] to equal %q, was %q", expected, args["extraConfigs"])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTestRunnerOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	result := PrepareForTestWithJavaBuildComponents.RunTestWithBp(t, `
+java_test_host {
+	name: "foo",
+	test_options: {
+		test_runner_options: [
+			{
+				name: "test-timeout",
+				value: "10m"
+			}
+		]
+	}
+}
+`)
+
+	buildOS := result.Config.BuildOS.String()
+	args := result.ModuleForTests("foo", buildOS+"_common").
+		Output("out/soong/.intermediates/foo/" + buildOS + "_common/foo.config").Args
+	expected := proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape("<option name=\"test-timeout\" value=\"10m\" />\\n        ")
+	if args["extraTestRunnerConfigs"] != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected args[\"extraTestRunnerConfigs\"] to equal %q, was %q", expected, args["extraTestRunnerConfigs"])
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tradefed/autogen.go b/tradefed/autogen.go
index 49b09afea..3c55c51e1 100644
--- a/tradefed/autogen.go
+++ b/tradefed/autogen.go
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ func getTestConfig(ctx android.ModuleContext, prop *string) android.Path {
 }
 
 var autogenTestConfig = pctx.StaticRule("autogenTestConfig", blueprint.RuleParams{
-	Command:     "sed 's&{MODULE}&${name}&g;s&{EXTRA_CONFIGS}&'${extraConfigs}'&g;s&{OUTPUT_FILENAME}&'${outputFileName}'&g;s&{TEST_INSTALL_BASE}&'${testInstallBase}'&g' $template > $out",
+	Command:     "sed 's&{MODULE}&${name}&g;s&{EXTRA_CONFIGS}&'${extraConfigs}'&g;s&{EXTRA_TEST_RUNNER_CONFIGS}&'${extraTestRunnerConfigs}'&g;s&{OUTPUT_FILENAME}&'${outputFileName}'&g;s&{TEST_INSTALL_BASE}&'${testInstallBase}'&g' $template > $out",
 	CommandDeps: []string{"$template"},
-}, "name", "template", "extraConfigs", "outputFileName", "testInstallBase")
+}, "name", "template", "extraConfigs", "outputFileName", "testInstallBase", "extraTestRunnerConfigs")
 
 func testConfigPath(ctx android.ModuleContext, prop *string, testSuites []string, autoGenConfig *bool, testConfigTemplateProp *string) (path android.Path, autogenPath android.WritablePath) {
 	p := getTestConfig(ctx, prop)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (ob Object) Config() string {
 
 }
 
-func autogenTemplate(ctx android.ModuleContext, name string, output android.WritablePath, template string, configs []Config, outputFileName string, testInstallBase string) {
+func autogenTemplate(ctx android.ModuleContext, name string, output android.WritablePath, template string, configs []Config, testRunnerConfigs []Option, outputFileName string, testInstallBase string) {
 	if template == "" {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("Empty template")
 	}
@@ -118,16 +118,27 @@ func autogenTemplate(ctx android.ModuleContext, name string, output android.Writ
 	extraConfigs := strings.Join(configStrings, fmt.Sprintf("\\n%s", test_xml_indent))
 	extraConfigs = proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(extraConfigs)
 
+	var testRunnerConfigStrings []string
+	for _, config := range testRunnerConfigs {
+		testRunnerConfigStrings = append(testRunnerConfigStrings, config.Config())
+	}
+	extraTestRunnerConfigs := strings.Join(testRunnerConfigStrings, fmt.Sprintf("\\n%s%s", test_xml_indent, test_xml_indent))
+	if len(extraTestRunnerConfigs) > 0 {
+		extraTestRunnerConfigs += fmt.Sprintf("\\n%s%s", test_xml_indent, test_xml_indent)
+	}
+	extraTestRunnerConfigs = proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape(extraTestRunnerConfigs)
+
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        autogenTestConfig,
 		Description: "test config",
 		Output:      output,
 		Args: map[string]string{
-			"name":            name,
-			"template":        template,
-			"extraConfigs":    extraConfigs,
-			"outputFileName":  outputFileName,
-			"testInstallBase": testInstallBase,
+			"name":                   name,
+			"template":               template,
+			"extraConfigs":           extraConfigs,
+			"outputFileName":         outputFileName,
+			"testInstallBase":        testInstallBase,
+			"extraTestRunnerConfigs": extraTestRunnerConfigs,
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -142,6 +153,7 @@ type AutoGenTestConfigOptions struct {
 	TestSuites              []string
 	Config                  []Config
 	OptionsForAutogenerated []Option
+	TestRunnerOptions       []Option
 	AutoGenConfig           *bool
 	UnitTest                *bool
 	TestInstallBase         string
@@ -155,6 +167,7 @@ func AutoGenTestConfig(ctx android.ModuleContext, options AutoGenTestConfigOptio
 	for _, c := range options.OptionsForAutogenerated {
 		configs = append(configs, c)
 	}
+	testRunnerConfigs := append([]Option{}, options.TestRunnerOptions...)
 	name := options.Name
 	if name == "" {
 		name = ctx.ModuleName()
@@ -163,15 +176,15 @@ func AutoGenTestConfig(ctx android.ModuleContext, options AutoGenTestConfigOptio
 	if autogenPath != nil {
 		templatePath := getTestConfigTemplate(ctx, options.TestConfigTemplateProp)
 		if templatePath.Valid() {
-			autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, templatePath.String(), configs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
+			autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, templatePath.String(), configs, testRunnerConfigs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
 		} else {
 			if ctx.Device() {
-				autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, options.DeviceTemplate, configs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
+				autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, options.DeviceTemplate, configs, testRunnerConfigs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
 			} else {
 				if Bool(options.UnitTest) {
-					autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, options.HostUnitTestTemplate, configs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
+					autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, options.HostUnitTestTemplate, configs, testRunnerConfigs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
 				} else {
-					autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, options.HostTemplate, configs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
+					autogenTemplate(ctx, name, autogenPath, options.HostTemplate, configs, testRunnerConfigs, options.OutputFileName, options.TestInstallBase)
 				}
 			}
 		}