diff --git a/cc/cc_test.go b/cc/cc_test.go
index c619b5a..c4799e9 100644
--- a/cc/cc_test.go
+++ b/cc/cc_test.go
@@ -1941,13 +1941,13 @@
 	// Check the shared version of lib2.
 	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_shared"
 	module := ctx.ModuleForTests("lib2", variant).Module().(*Module)
-	checkStaticLibs(t, []string{"lib1", "libclang_rt.builtins-aarch64-android", "libatomic", "libgcc_stripped"}, module)
+	checkStaticLibs(t, []string{"lib1", "libc++demangle", "libclang_rt.builtins-aarch64-android", "libatomic", "libgcc_stripped"}, module)
 
 	// Check the static version of lib2.
 	variant = "android_arm64_armv8-a_core_static"
 	module = ctx.ModuleForTests("lib2", variant).Module().(*Module)
 	// libc++_static is linked additionally.
-	checkStaticLibs(t, []string{"lib1", "libc++_static", "libclang_rt.builtins-aarch64-android", "libatomic", "libgcc_stripped"}, module)
+	checkStaticLibs(t, []string{"lib1", "libc++_static", "libc++demangle", "libclang_rt.builtins-aarch64-android", "libatomic", "libgcc_stripped"}, module)
 }
 
 var compilerFlagsTestCases = []struct {
diff --git a/cc/stl.go b/cc/stl.go
index 1a5dd79..d7feb6f 100644
--- a/cc/stl.go
+++ b/cc/stl.go
@@ -161,6 +161,15 @@
 		} else {
 			deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, stl.Properties.SelectedStl)
 		}
+		if ctx.Device() && !ctx.useSdk() {
+			// __cxa_demangle is not a part of libc++.so on the device since
+			// it's large and most processes don't need it. Statically link
+			// libc++demangle into every process so that users still have it if
+			// needed, but the linker won't include this unless it is actually
+			// called.
+			// http://b/138245375
+			deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, "libc++demangle")
+		}
 		if ctx.toolchain().Bionic() {
 			if ctx.Arch().ArchType == android.Arm {
 				deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, "libunwind_llvm")
diff --git a/cc/testing.go b/cc/testing.go
index f0ad33b..e69b774 100644
--- a/cc/testing.go
+++ b/cc/testing.go
@@ -167,6 +167,16 @@
 			},
 		}
 		cc_library {
+			name: "libc++demangle",
+			no_libcrt: true,
+			nocrt: true,
+			system_shared_libs: [],
+			stl: "none",
+			host_supported: false,
+			vendor_available: true,
+			recovery_available: true,
+		}
+		cc_library {
 			name: "libunwind_llvm",
 			no_libcrt: true,
 			nocrt: true,