diff --git a/bp2build/cc_test_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_test_conversion_test.go
index 20eb092d1..3c037b494 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_test_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_test_conversion_test.go
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ cc_test_library {
         "//build/bazel/platforms/os:windows": [":hostlib"],
         "//conditions:default": [],
     })`,
-				"gtest":          "True",
 				"local_includes": `["."]`,
 				"dynamic_deps": `[":cc_test_lib2"] + select({
         "//build/bazel/platforms/os:android": [":foolib"],
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ cc_test {
 				"tags":           `["no-remote"]`,
 				"local_includes": `["."]`,
 				"srcs":           `["test.cpp"]`,
-				"gtest":          "True",
 				"deps": `[
         ":libgtest_main",
         ":libgtest",
@@ -209,7 +207,6 @@ cc_test {
 			simpleModuleDoNotConvertBp2build("cc_library_static", "libgtest"),
 		targets: []testBazelTarget{
 			{"cc_test", "mytest", AttrNameToString{
-				"gtest":                  "True",
 				"local_includes":         `["."]`,
 				"srcs":                   `["test.cpp"]`,
 				"target_compatible_with": `["//build/bazel/platforms/os:android"]`,
@@ -239,7 +236,6 @@ cc_test {
 			simpleModuleDoNotConvertBp2build("cc_library_static", "libgtest"),
 		targets: []testBazelTarget{
 			{"cc_test", "mytest", AttrNameToString{
-				"gtest":                  "True",
 				"local_includes":         `["."]`,
 				"srcs":                   `["test.cpp"]`,
 				"target_compatible_with": `["//build/bazel/platforms/os:android"]`,
@@ -273,7 +269,6 @@ cc_test {
 		targets: []testBazelTarget{
 			{"cc_test", "mytest", AttrNameToString{
 				"auto_generate_test_config": "True",
-				"gtest":                     "True",
 				"local_includes":            `["."]`,
 				"srcs":                      `["test.cpp"]`,
 				"target_compatible_with":    `["//build/bazel/platforms/os:android"]`,
@@ -304,7 +299,6 @@ cc_test {
 			simpleModuleDoNotConvertBp2build("cc_library_static", "libgtest"),
 		targets: []testBazelTarget{
 			{"cc_test", "mytest", AttrNameToString{
-				"gtest":                  "True",
 				"local_includes":         `["."]`,
 				"srcs":                   `["test.cpp"]`,
 				"target_compatible_with": `["//build/bazel/platforms/os:android"]`,
@@ -332,7 +326,6 @@ cc_test {
 			simpleModuleDoNotConvertBp2build("cc_library", "liblog"),
 		targets: []testBazelTarget{
 			{"cc_test", "mytest", AttrNameToString{
-				"gtest":                  "True",
 				"local_includes":         `["."]`,
 				"srcs":                   `["test.cpp"]`,
 				"target_compatible_with": `["//build/bazel/platforms/os:android"]`,
@@ -344,3 +337,38 @@ cc_test {
 	})
 
 }
+
+func TestCcTest_GtestExplicitlySpecifiedInAndroidBp(t *testing.T) {
+	runCcTestTestCase(t, ccTestBp2buildTestCase{
+		description: "If `gtest` is explicit in Android.bp, it should be explicit in BUILD files as well",
+		blueprint: `
+cc_test {
+	name: "mytest_with_gtest",
+	gtest: true,
+}
+cc_test {
+	name: "mytest_with_no_gtest",
+	gtest: false,
+}
+` + simpleModuleDoNotConvertBp2build("cc_library_static", "libgtest_main") +
+			simpleModuleDoNotConvertBp2build("cc_library_static", "libgtest"),
+		targets: []testBazelTarget{
+			{"cc_test", "mytest_with_gtest", AttrNameToString{
+				"local_includes": `["."]`,
+				"deps": `[
+        ":libgtest_main",
+        ":libgtest",
+    ]`,
+				"gtest":                  "True",
+				"target_compatible_with": `["//build/bazel/platforms/os:android"]`,
+			},
+			},
+			{"cc_test", "mytest_with_no_gtest", AttrNameToString{
+				"local_includes":         `["."]`,
+				"gtest":                  "False",
+				"target_compatible_with": `["//build/bazel/platforms/os:android"]`,
+			},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/cc/test.go b/cc/test.go
index 53a097aba..0be230151 100644
--- a/cc/test.go
+++ b/cc/test.go
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ func (handler *ccTestBazelHandler) ProcessBazelQueryResponse(ctx android.ModuleC
 type testBinaryAttributes struct {
 	binaryAttributes
 
-	Gtest bool
+	Gtest *bool
 
 	tidyAttributes
 	tradefed.TestConfigAttributes
@@ -720,15 +720,15 @@ func testBinaryBp2build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext, m *Module) {
 
 	m.convertTidyAttributes(ctx, &testBinaryAttrs.tidyAttributes)
 
-	gtestIsolated := m.linker.(*testBinary).isolated(ctx)
-	for _, propIntf := range m.GetProperties() {
-		if testLinkerProps, ok := propIntf.(*TestLinkerProperties); ok {
-			testBinaryAttrs.Gtest = proptools.BoolDefault(testLinkerProps.Gtest, true)
-			break
-		}
-	}
+	testBinary := m.linker.(*testBinary)
+	gtest := testBinary.gtest()
+	gtestIsolated := testBinary.isolated(ctx)
+	// Use the underling bool pointer for Gtest in attrs
+	// This ensures that if this property is not set in Android.bp file, it will not be set in BUILD file either
+	// cc_test macro will default gtest to True
+	testBinaryAttrs.Gtest = testBinary.LinkerProperties.Gtest
 
-	addImplicitGtestDeps(ctx, &testBinaryAttrs, gtestIsolated)
+	addImplicitGtestDeps(ctx, &testBinaryAttrs, gtest, gtestIsolated)
 
 	for _, testProps := range m.GetProperties() {
 		if p, ok := testProps.(*TestBinaryProperties); ok {
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func testBinaryBp2build(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext, m *Module) {
 
 // cc_test that builds using gtest needs some additional deps
 // addImplicitGtestDeps makes these deps explicit in the generated BUILD files
-func addImplicitGtestDeps(ctx android.BazelConversionPathContext, attrs *testBinaryAttributes, gtestIsolated bool) {
+func addImplicitGtestDeps(ctx android.BazelConversionPathContext, attrs *testBinaryAttributes, gtest, gtestIsolated bool) {
 	addDepsAndDedupe := func(lla *bazel.LabelListAttribute, modules []string) {
 		moduleLabels := android.BazelLabelForModuleDeps(ctx, modules)
 		lla.Value.Append(moduleLabels)
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ func addImplicitGtestDeps(ctx android.BazelConversionPathContext, attrs *testBin
 	}
 	// this must be kept in sync with Soong's implementation in:
 	// https://cs.android.com/android/_/android/platform/build/soong/+/460fb2d6d546b5ab493a7e5479998c4933a80f73:cc/test.go;l=300-313;drc=ec7314336a2b35ea30ce5438b83949c28e3ac429;bpv=1;bpt=0
-	if attrs.Gtest {
+	if gtest {
 		// TODO - b/244433197: Handle canUseSdk
 		if gtestIsolated {
 			addDepsAndDedupe(&attrs.Deps, []string{"libgtest_isolated_main"})