diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 1434f2cca..25872c6cb 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type LibraryProperties struct {
 			Version_script *string `android:"arch_variant"`
 		}
 	}
+
+	Static_ndk_lib bool
 }
 
 type LibraryMutatedProperties struct {
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ type LibraryMutatedProperties struct {
 	VariantIsShared bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	// This variant is static
 	VariantIsStatic bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	// Location of the static library in the sysroot. Empty if the library is
+	// not included in the NDK.
+	NdkSysrootPath string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 }
 
 type FlagExporterProperties struct {
@@ -721,6 +726,20 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 		}
 		library.baseInstaller.install(ctx, file)
 	}
+
+	if library.Properties.Static_ndk_lib && library.static() {
+		installPath := getNdkSysrootBase(ctx).Join(
+			ctx, "usr/lib", ctx.toolchain().ClangTriple(), file.Base())
+
+		ctx.ModuleBuild(pctx, android.ModuleBuildParams{
+			Rule:        android.Cp,
+			Description: "install " + installPath.Base(),
+			Output:      installPath,
+			Input:       file,
+		})
+
+		library.MutatedProperties.NdkSysrootPath = installPath.String()
+	}
 }
 
 func (library *libraryDecorator) static() bool {
diff --git a/cc/ndk_sysroot.go b/cc/ndk_sysroot.go
index 5b4cfbe81..e21396588 100644
--- a/cc/ndk_sysroot.go
+++ b/cc/ndk_sysroot.go
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ func (n *ndkSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx blueprint.SingletonContext) {
 			if installer, ok := m.installer.(*stubDecorator); ok {
 				installPaths = append(installPaths, installer.installPath)
 			}
+
+			if library, ok := m.linker.(*libraryDecorator); ok {
+				if library.MutatedProperties.NdkSysrootPath != "" {
+					installPaths = append(installPaths, library.MutatedProperties.NdkSysrootPath)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	})