diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index 583793e..7ca7336 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 // Linux returns true if the OS uses the Linux kernel, i.e. if the OS is Android or is Linux
 // with or without the Bionic libc runtime.
 func (os OsType) Linux() bool {
-	return os == Android || os == Linux || os == LinuxBionic
+	return os == Android || os == Linux || os == LinuxBionic || os == LinuxMusl
 }
 
 // newOsType constructs an OsType and adds it to the global lists.
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@
 	NoOsType OsType
 	// Linux is the OS for the Linux kernel plus the glibc runtime.
 	Linux = newOsType("linux_glibc", Host, false, X86, X86_64)
+	// LinuxMusl is the OS for the Linux kernel plus the musl runtime.
+	LinuxMusl = newOsType("linux_musl", Host, false, X86, X86_64)
 	// Darwin is the OS for MacOS/Darwin host machines.
 	Darwin = newOsType("darwin", Host, false, X86_64)
 	// LinuxBionic is the OS for the Linux kernel plus the Bionic libc runtime, but without the
@@ -863,6 +865,8 @@
 			"Android64",
 			"Android32",
 			"Bionic",
+			"Glibc",
+			"Musl",
 			"Linux",
 			"Not_windows",
 			"Arm_on_x86",
@@ -1108,6 +1112,30 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			if os == Linux {
+				field := "Glibc"
+				prefix := "target.glibc"
+				if bionicProperties, ok := getChildPropertyStruct(ctx, targetProp, field, prefix); ok {
+					mergePropertyStruct(ctx, genProps, bionicProperties)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if os == LinuxMusl {
+				field := "Musl"
+				prefix := "target.musl"
+				if bionicProperties, ok := getChildPropertyStruct(ctx, targetProp, field, prefix); ok {
+					mergePropertyStruct(ctx, genProps, bionicProperties)
+				}
+
+				// Special case:  to ease the transition from glibc to musl, apply linux_glibc
+				// properties (which has historically mean host linux) to musl variants.
+				field = "Linux_glibc"
+				prefix = "target.linux_glibc"
+				if bionicProperties, ok := getChildPropertyStruct(ctx, targetProp, field, prefix); ok {
+					mergePropertyStruct(ctx, genProps, bionicProperties)
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Handle target OS properties in the form:
 			// target: {
 			//     linux_glibc: {
@@ -1310,6 +1338,16 @@
 		if osArchProperties, ok := getChildPropertyStruct(ctx, targetProp, field, userFriendlyField); ok {
 			result = append(result, osArchProperties)
 		}
+
+		if os == LinuxMusl {
+			// Special case:  to ease the transition from glibc to musl, apply linux_glibc
+			// properties (which has historically mean host linux) to musl variants.
+			field := "Linux_glibc_" + archType.Name
+			userFriendlyField := "target.linux_glibc_" + archType.Name
+			if osArchProperties, ok := getChildPropertyStruct(ctx, targetProp, field, userFriendlyField); ok {
+				result = append(result, osArchProperties)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Handle arm on x86 properties in the form:
@@ -1375,11 +1413,14 @@
 }
 
 // determineBuildOS stores the OS and architecture used for host targets used during the build into
-// config based on the runtime OS and architecture determined by Go.
+// config based on the runtime OS and architecture determined by Go and the product configuration.
 func determineBuildOS(config *config) {
 	config.BuildOS = func() OsType {
 		switch runtime.GOOS {
 		case "linux":
+			if Bool(config.productVariables.HostMusl) {
+				return LinuxMusl
+			}
 			return Linux
 		case "darwin":
 			return Darwin