diff --git a/ui/build/goma.go b/ui/build/goma.go
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+// Copyright 2018 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package build
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"android/soong/ui/metrics"
+)
+
+const gomaCtlScript = "goma_ctl.py"
+
+var gomaCtlNotFound = errors.New("goma_ctl.py not found")
+
+func startGoma(ctx Context, config Config) error {
+	ctx.BeginTrace(metrics.RunSetupTool, "goma_ctl")
+	defer ctx.EndTrace()
+
+	var gomaCtl string
+	if gomaDir, ok := config.Environment().Get("GOMA_DIR"); ok {
+		gomaCtl = filepath.Join(gomaDir, gomaCtlScript)
+	} else if home, ok := config.Environment().Get("HOME"); ok {
+		gomaCtl = filepath.Join(home, "goma", gomaCtlScript)
+	} else {
+		return gomaCtlNotFound
+	}
+
+	cmd := Command(ctx, config, "goma_ctl.py ensure_start", gomaCtl, "ensure_start")
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		ctx.Fatalf("goma_ctl.py ensure_start failed with: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}