diff --git a/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
index 97b53d9..77c774a 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
       file patterns to copy into the --output-dir. Required if providing
       the --output-dir flag.
 
+  --output-ota output-ota-package
+      The output ota package. This is a zip archive. Use of this flag may
+      require passing the --path common flag; see common.py.
+
   --output-super-empty output-super-empty-image
       If provided, creates a super_empty.img file from the merged target
       files package and saves it at this path.
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@
 import add_img_to_target_files
 import build_super_image
 import common
+import ota_from_target_files
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 OPTIONS = common.OPTIONS
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@
 OPTIONS.output_target_files = None
 OPTIONS.output_dir = None
 OPTIONS.output_item_list = None
+OPTIONS.output_ota = None
 OPTIONS.output_super_empty = None
 OPTIONS.rebuild_recovery = False
 OPTIONS.keep_tmp = False
@@ -590,6 +596,7 @@
     output_target_files,
     output_dir,
     output_item_list,
+    output_ota,
     output_super_empty,
     rebuild_recovery):
   """Merge two target files packages together.
@@ -625,6 +632,8 @@
     output_target_files: The name of the output zip archive target files
     package created by merging system and other.
 
+    output_ota: The name of the output zip archive ota package.
+
     output_super_empty: If provided, creates a super_empty.img file from the
     merged target files package and saves it at this path.
 
@@ -770,6 +779,15 @@
   logger.info('creating %s', output_target_files)
   common.RunAndWait(command, verbose=True)
 
+  # Create the OTA package from the merged target files package.
+
+  if output_ota:
+    ota_from_target_files_args = [
+        output_zip,
+        output_ota,
+    ]
+    ota_from_target_files.main(ota_from_target_files_args)
+
 
 def call_func_with_temp_dir(func, keep_tmp):
   """Manage the creation and cleanup of the temporary directory.
@@ -827,6 +845,8 @@
       OPTIONS.output_dir = a
     elif o == '--output-item-list':
       OPTIONS.output_item_list = a
+    elif o == '--output-ota':
+      OPTIONS.output_ota = a
     elif o == '--output-super-empty':
       OPTIONS.output_super_empty = a
     elif o == '--rebuild_recovery':
@@ -848,6 +868,7 @@
           'output-target-files=',
           'output-dir=',
           'output-item-list=',
+          'output-ota=',
           'output-super-empty=',
           'rebuild_recovery',
           'keep-tmp',
@@ -901,6 +922,7 @@
           output_target_files=OPTIONS.output_target_files,
           output_dir=OPTIONS.output_dir,
           output_item_list=output_item_list,
+          output_ota=OPTIONS.output_ota,
           output_super_empty=OPTIONS.output_super_empty,
           rebuild_recovery=OPTIONS.rebuild_recovery),
       OPTIONS.keep_tmp)