diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
index 0d65822..bfe88f5 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package bp2build
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -1142,6 +1143,81 @@
 
 func TestCCLibraryNoCrtTrue(t *testing.T) {
 	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+		description:                        "cc_library - nocrt: true emits attribute",
+		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library",
+		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibraryFactory,
+		moduleTypeUnderTestBp2BuildMutator: cc.CcLibraryBp2Build,
+		filesystem: map[string]string{
+			"impl.cpp": "",
+		},
+		blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + `
+cc_library {
+    name: "foo-lib",
+    srcs: ["impl.cpp"],
+    nocrt: true,
+    include_build_directory: false,
+}
+`,
+		expectedBazelTargets: []string{`cc_library(
+    name = "foo-lib",
+    link_crt = False,
+    srcs = ["impl.cpp"],
+)`}})
+}
+
+func TestCCLibraryNoCrtFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+		description:                        "cc_library - nocrt: false - does not emit attribute",
+		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library",
+		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibraryFactory,
+		moduleTypeUnderTestBp2BuildMutator: cc.CcLibraryBp2Build,
+		filesystem: map[string]string{
+			"impl.cpp": "",
+		},
+		blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + `
+cc_library {
+    name: "foo-lib",
+    srcs: ["impl.cpp"],
+    nocrt: false,
+    include_build_directory: false,
+}
+`,
+		expectedBazelTargets: []string{`cc_library(
+    name = "foo-lib",
+    srcs = ["impl.cpp"],
+)`}})
+}
+
+func TestCCLibraryNoCrtArchVariant(t *testing.T) {
+	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+		description:                        "cc_library - nocrt in select",
+		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library",
+		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibraryFactory,
+		moduleTypeUnderTestBp2BuildMutator: cc.CcLibraryBp2Build,
+		filesystem: map[string]string{
+			"impl.cpp": "",
+		},
+		blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + `
+cc_library {
+    name: "foo-lib",
+    srcs: ["impl.cpp"],
+    arch: {
+        arm: {
+            nocrt: true,
+        },
+        x86: {
+            nocrt: false,
+        },
+    },
+    include_build_directory: false,
+}
+`,
+		expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("Android.bp:16:1: module \"foo-lib\": nocrt is not supported for arch variants"),
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCCLibraryNoLibCrtTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
 		description:                        "cc_library - simple example",
 		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library",
 		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibraryFactory,
@@ -1165,7 +1241,7 @@
 )`}})
 }
 
-func TestCCLibraryNoCrtFalse(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCCLibraryNoLibCrtFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
 		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library",
 		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibraryFactory,
@@ -1189,7 +1265,7 @@
 )`}})
 }
 
-func TestCCLibraryNoCrtArchVariant(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCCLibraryNoLibCrtArchVariant(t *testing.T) {
 	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
 		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library",
 		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibraryFactory,
@@ -1223,41 +1299,6 @@
 )`}})
 }
 
-func TestCCLibraryNoCrtArchVariantWithDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
-		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library",
-		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibraryFactory,
-		moduleTypeUnderTestBp2BuildMutator: cc.CcLibraryBp2Build,
-		filesystem: map[string]string{
-			"impl.cpp": "",
-		},
-		blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + `
-cc_library {
-    name: "foo-lib",
-    srcs: ["impl.cpp"],
-    no_libcrt: false,
-    arch: {
-        arm: {
-            no_libcrt: true,
-        },
-        x86: {
-            no_libcrt: true,
-        },
-    },
-    include_build_directory: false,
-}
-`,
-		expectedBazelTargets: []string{`cc_library(
-    name = "foo-lib",
-    srcs = ["impl.cpp"],
-    use_libcrt = select({
-        "//build/bazel/platforms/arch:arm": False,
-        "//build/bazel/platforms/arch:x86": False,
-        "//conditions:default": True,
-    }),
-)`}})
-}
-
 func TestCcLibraryStrip(t *testing.T) {
 	runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
 		description:                        "cc_library strip args",
diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
index 3dcfbd7..b272067 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package bp2build
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -364,3 +365,78 @@
 )`},
 	})
 }
+
+func TestCcLibrarySharedNoCrtTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	runCcLibrarySharedTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+		description:                        "cc_library_shared - nocrt: true emits attribute",
+		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library_shared",
+		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibrarySharedFactory,
+		moduleTypeUnderTestBp2BuildMutator: cc.CcLibrarySharedBp2Build,
+		filesystem: map[string]string{
+			"impl.cpp": "",
+		},
+		blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + `
+cc_library_shared {
+    name: "foo_shared",
+    srcs: ["impl.cpp"],
+    nocrt: true,
+    include_build_directory: false,
+}
+`,
+		expectedBazelTargets: []string{`cc_library_shared(
+    name = "foo_shared",
+    link_crt = False,
+    srcs = ["impl.cpp"],
+)`}})
+}
+
+func TestCcLibrarySharedNoCrtFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	runCcLibrarySharedTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+		description:                        "cc_library_shared - nocrt: false doesn't emit attribute",
+		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library_shared",
+		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibrarySharedFactory,
+		moduleTypeUnderTestBp2BuildMutator: cc.CcLibrarySharedBp2Build,
+		filesystem: map[string]string{
+			"impl.cpp": "",
+		},
+		blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + `
+cc_library_shared {
+    name: "foo_shared",
+    srcs: ["impl.cpp"],
+    nocrt: false,
+    include_build_directory: false,
+}
+`,
+		expectedBazelTargets: []string{`cc_library_shared(
+    name = "foo_shared",
+    srcs = ["impl.cpp"],
+)`}})
+}
+
+func TestCcLibrarySharedNoCrtArchVariant(t *testing.T) {
+	runCcLibrarySharedTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+		description:                        "cc_library_shared - nocrt in select",
+		moduleTypeUnderTest:                "cc_library_shared",
+		moduleTypeUnderTestFactory:         cc.LibrarySharedFactory,
+		moduleTypeUnderTestBp2BuildMutator: cc.CcLibrarySharedBp2Build,
+		filesystem: map[string]string{
+			"impl.cpp": "",
+		},
+		blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + `
+cc_library_shared {
+    name: "foo_shared",
+    srcs: ["impl.cpp"],
+    arch: {
+        arm: {
+            nocrt: true,
+        },
+        x86: {
+            nocrt: false,
+        },
+    },
+    include_build_directory: false,
+}
+`,
+		expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("Android.bp:16:1: module \"foo_shared\": nocrt is not supported for arch variants"),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/cc/bp2build.go b/cc/bp2build.go
index 22bd90b..ebba9d1 100644
--- a/cc/bp2build.go
+++ b/cc/bp2build.go
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
 	wholeArchiveDeps          bazel.LabelListAttribute
 	systemDynamicDeps         bazel.LabelListAttribute
 
+	linkCrt                       bazel.BoolAttribute
 	useLibcrt                     bazel.BoolAttribute
 	linkopts                      bazel.StringListAttribute
 	versionScript                 bazel.LabelAttribute
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@
 
 	var linkopts bazel.StringListAttribute
 	var versionScript bazel.LabelAttribute
+	var linkCrt bazel.BoolAttribute
 	var useLibcrt bazel.BoolAttribute
 
 	var stripKeepSymbols bazel.BoolAttribute
@@ -418,6 +420,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Use a single variable to capture usage of nocrt in arch variants, so there's only 1 error message for this module
+	var disallowedArchVariantCrt bool
+
 	for axis, configToProps := range module.GetArchVariantProperties(ctx, &BaseLinkerProperties{}) {
 		for config, props := range configToProps {
 			if baseLinkerProps, ok := props.(*BaseLinkerProperties); ok {
@@ -457,10 +462,23 @@
 					versionScript.SetSelectValue(axis, config, android.BazelLabelForModuleSrcSingle(ctx, *baseLinkerProps.Version_script))
 				}
 				useLibcrt.SetSelectValue(axis, config, baseLinkerProps.libCrt())
+
+				// it's very unlikely for nocrt to be arch variant, so bp2build doesn't support it.
+				if baseLinkerProps.crt() != nil {
+					if axis == bazel.NoConfigAxis {
+						linkCrt.SetSelectValue(axis, config, baseLinkerProps.crt())
+					} else if axis == bazel.ArchConfigurationAxis {
+						disallowedArchVariantCrt = true
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	if disallowedArchVariantCrt {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("nocrt is not supported for arch variants")
+	}
+
 	type productVarDep struct {
 		// the name of the corresponding excludes field, if one exists
 		excludesField string
@@ -530,6 +548,7 @@
 		wholeArchiveDeps:          wholeArchiveDeps,
 		systemDynamicDeps:         systemSharedDeps,
 
+		linkCrt:       linkCrt,
 		linkopts:      linkopts,
 		useLibcrt:     useLibcrt,
 		versionScript: versionScript,
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 77eddbf..58e0e21 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@
 
 	// This is shared only.
 	Version_script bazel.LabelAttribute
+	Link_crt       bazel.BoolAttribute
 
 	// Common properties shared between both shared and static variants.
 	Shared staticOrSharedAttributes
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@
 		Local_includes:              compilerAttrs.localIncludes,
 		Absolute_includes:           compilerAttrs.absoluteIncludes,
 		Linkopts:                    linkerAttrs.linkopts,
+		Link_crt:                    linkerAttrs.linkCrt,
 		Use_libcrt:                  linkerAttrs.useLibcrt,
 		Rtti:                        compilerAttrs.rtti,
 		Stl:                         compilerAttrs.stl,
@@ -2415,6 +2417,7 @@
 			Asflags:    asFlags,
 			Linkopts:   linkerAttrs.linkopts,
 
+			Link_crt:   linkerAttrs.linkCrt,
 			Use_libcrt: linkerAttrs.useLibcrt,
 			Rtti:       compilerAttrs.rtti,
 			Stl:        compilerAttrs.stl,
@@ -2472,6 +2475,7 @@
 	staticOrSharedAttributes
 
 	Linkopts   bazel.StringListAttribute
+	Link_crt   bazel.BoolAttribute // Only for linking shared library (and cc_binary)
 	Use_libcrt bazel.BoolAttribute
 	Rtti       bazel.BoolAttribute
 	Stl        *string
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 0d612b5..20e377c 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -238,6 +238,19 @@
 	return &ret
 }
 
+func (blp *BaseLinkerProperties) crt() *bool {
+	val := invertBoolPtr(blp.Nocrt)
+	if val != nil && *val {
+		// == True
+		//
+		// Since crt is enabled for almost every module compiling against the Bionic runtime,
+		// use `nil` when it's enabled, and rely on the Starlark macro to set it to True by default.
+		// This keeps the BUILD files clean.
+		return nil
+	}
+	return val // can be False or nil
+}
+
 func (blp *BaseLinkerProperties) libCrt() *bool {
 	return invertBoolPtr(blp.No_libcrt)
 }