diff --git a/core/jni/Android.bp b/core/jni/Android.bp
index c385ca11611cc..f9813fdb65abe 100644
--- a/core/jni/Android.bp
+++ b/core/jni/Android.bp
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ cc_library_shared {
         "libhwui",
         "libdl",
         "libstatslog",
+        "server_configurable_flags",
     ],
 
     generated_sources: ["android_util_StatsLog.cpp"],
diff --git a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
index 565fa6f631205..55fb27e8d57c7 100644
--- a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <server_configurable_flags/get_flags.h>
 
 #include <SkGraphics.h>
 
@@ -769,7 +770,17 @@ int AndroidRuntime::startVm(JavaVM** pJavaVM, JNIEnv** pEnv, bool zygote)
       addOption("-XX:LowMemoryMode");
     }
 
-    parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.gctype", gctypeOptsBuf, "-Xgc:");
+    std::string gc_type_override =
+            server_configurable_flags::GetServerConfigurableFlag("runtime_native", "gctype", "");
+    std::string gc_type_override_temp;
+    if (gc_type_override.empty()) {
+        parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.gctype", gctypeOptsBuf, "-Xgc:");
+    } else {
+        // Copy the string so it doesn't go out of scope since addOption does not make a copy.
+        gc_type_override_temp = "-Xgc:" + gc_type_override;
+        addOption(gc_type_override_temp.c_str());
+    }
+
     parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.backgroundgctype", backgroundgcOptsBuf, "-XX:BackgroundGC=");
 
     /*