diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Android.mk b/tools/aapt2/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e0c9d1c04498f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+.PHONY: aapt2_run_host_unit_tests
+aapt2_run_host_unit_tests: PRIVATE_GTEST_OPTIONS := --gtest_output=xml:$(DIST_DIR)/gtest/aapt2_host_unit_tests_result.xml
+aapt2_run_host_unit_tests: $(HOST_OUT_NATIVE_TESTS)/aapt2_tests/aapt2_tests
+	-$(HOST_OUT_NATIVE_TESTS)/aapt2_tests/aapt2_tests $(PRIVATE_GTEST_OPTIONS) > /dev/null 2>&1
+