diff --git a/android/proto.go b/android/proto.go
index 178d54f..6887900 100644
--- a/android/proto.go
+++ b/android/proto.go
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@
 								protoIncludeDirs = append(protoIncludeDirs, dir)
 							}
 						}
+
+						// proto.local_include_dirs are similar to proto.include_dirs, except that it is relative to the module directory
+						for _, dir := range props.Proto.Local_include_dirs {
+							relativeToTop := pathForModuleSrc(ctx, dir).String()
+							protoIncludeDirs = append(protoIncludeDirs, relativeToTop)
+						}
+
 					} else if props.Proto.Type != info.Type && props.Proto.Type != nil {
 						ctx.ModuleErrorf("Cannot handle arch-variant types for protos at this time.")
 					}