diff --git a/androidmk/androidmk/android.go b/androidmk/androidmk/android.go
index e7c3a01..9d61e1c 100644
--- a/androidmk/androidmk/android.go
+++ b/androidmk/androidmk/android.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 	"LOCAL_SANITIZE_DIAG":                  sanitize("diag."),
 	"LOCAL_STRIP_MODULE":                   strip(),
 	"LOCAL_CFLAGS":                         cflags,
+	"LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS":                   protoLocalIncludeDirs,
 	"LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS":       protoOutputParams,
 	"LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE":           invert("installable"),
 	"LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED":               proguardEnabled,
@@ -768,6 +769,20 @@
 	return includeVariableNow(bpVariable{"proto.output_params", bpparser.ListType}, ctx)
 }
 
+func protoLocalIncludeDirs(ctx variableAssignmentContext) error {
+	// The Soong replacement for LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS includes "--proto_path=$(LOCAL_PATH)/..."
+	ctx.mkvalue = ctx.mkvalue.Clone()
+	if len(ctx.mkvalue.Strings) >= 1 && strings.Contains(ctx.mkvalue.Strings[0], "--proto_path=") {
+		ctx.mkvalue.Strings[0] = strings.Replace(ctx.mkvalue.Strings[0], "--proto_path=", "", 1)
+		paths, err := localizePaths(ctx)
+		if err == nil {
+			err = setVariable(ctx.file, ctx.append, ctx.prefix, "proto.local_include_dirs", paths, true)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("Currently LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS only support with value '--proto_path=$(LOCAL_PATH)/...'")
+}
+
 func proguardEnabled(ctx variableAssignmentContext) error {
 	val, err := makeVariableToBlueprint(ctx.file, ctx.mkvalue, bpparser.ListType)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go b/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
index 636a445..460f1ff 100644
--- a/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
+++ b/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
@@ -1733,6 +1733,7 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := foo
 LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS := enum_style=java, parcelable_messages=true
+LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS := --proto_path=$(LOCAL_PATH)/protos
 include $(BUILD_PACKAGE)
 		`,
 		expected: `
@@ -1743,6 +1744,7 @@
             "enum_style=java",
             "parcelable_messages=true",
         ],
+		local_include_dirs: ["protos"],
     },
 }
 `,