diff --git a/android/package_ctx.go b/android/package_ctx.go
index c19debb..abd0c29 100644
--- a/android/package_ctx.go
+++ b/android/package_ctx.go
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@
 	})
 }
 
+// HostJavaBinToolVariable returns a Variable whose value is the path to a host java tool
+// in the bin directory for host java targets. It may only be called during a Go
+// package's initialization - either from the init() function or as part of a
+// package-scoped variable's initialization.
+func (p PackageContext) HostJavaBinToolVariable(name, path string) blueprint.Variable {
+	return p.VariableFunc(name, func(ctx PackageVarContext) string {
+		return ctx.Config().HostJavaBinToolPath(ctx, path).String()
+	})
+}
+
 // HostJNIToolVariable returns a Variable whose value is the path to a host tool
 // in the lib directory for host targets. It may only be called during a Go
 // package's initialization - either from the init() function or as part of a