diff --git a/android/config_bp2build.go b/android/config_bp2build.go
index 80b09fc..748be62 100644
--- a/android/config_bp2build.go
+++ b/android/config_bp2build.go
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@
 	ev.exportedStringVars.set(name, value)
 }
 
+// ExportVariableFuncVariable declares a variable whose value is evaluated at
+// runtime via a function and exports it to Bazel's toolchain.
+func (ev ExportedVariables) ExportVariableFuncVariable(name string, f func() string) {
+	ev.exportedConfigDependingVars.set(name, func(config Config) string {
+		return f()
+	})
+	ev.pctx.VariableFunc(name, func(PackageVarContext) string {
+		return f()
+	})
+}
+
 // ExportString only exports a variable to Bazel, but does not declare it in Soong
 func (ev ExportedVariables) ExportString(name string, value string) {
 	ev.exportedStringVars.set(name, value)
@@ -403,7 +414,8 @@
 		return ret, nil
 	}
 	var ret []string
-	for _, v := range strings.Split(toExpand, " ") {
+	stringFields := splitStringKeepingQuotedSubstring(toExpand, ' ')
+	for _, v := range stringFields {
 		val, err := expandVarInternal(v, map[string]bool{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return ret, err
@@ -414,6 +426,46 @@
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
+// splitStringKeepingQuotedSubstring splits a string on a provided separator,
+// but it will not split substrings inside unescaped double quotes. If the double
+// quotes are escaped, then the returned string will only include the quote, and
+// not the escape.
+func splitStringKeepingQuotedSubstring(s string, delimiter byte) []string {
+	var ret []string
+	quote := byte('"')
+
+	var substring []byte
+	quoted := false
+	escaped := false
+
+	for i := range s {
+		if !quoted && s[i] == delimiter {
+			ret = append(ret, string(substring))
+			substring = []byte{}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		characterIsEscape := i < len(s)-1 && s[i] == '\\' && s[i+1] == quote
+		if characterIsEscape {
+			escaped = true
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if s[i] == quote {
+			if !escaped {
+				quoted = !quoted
+			}
+			escaped = false
+		}
+
+		substring = append(substring, s[i])
+	}
+
+	ret = append(ret, string(substring))
+
+	return ret
+}
+
 func validateVariableMethod(name string, methodValue reflect.Value) {
 	methodType := methodValue.Type()
 	if methodType.Kind() != reflect.Func {
diff --git a/android/config_bp2build_test.go b/android/config_bp2build_test.go
index 05a1798..1a0ba7b 100644
--- a/android/config_bp2build_test.go
+++ b/android/config_bp2build_test.go
@@ -321,3 +321,134 @@
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSplitStringKeepingQuotedSubstring(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		description string
+		s           string
+		delimiter   byte
+		split       []string
+	}{
+		{
+			description: "empty string returns single empty string",
+			s:           "",
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string with single space returns two empty strings",
+			s:           " ",
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"",
+				"",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string with two spaces returns three empty strings",
+			s:           "  ",
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"",
+				"",
+				"",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string with four words returns four word string",
+			s:           "hello world with words",
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"hello",
+				"world",
+				"with",
+				"words",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string with words and nested quote returns word strings and quote string",
+			s:           `hello "world with" words`,
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"hello",
+				`"world with"`,
+				"words",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string with escaped quote inside real quotes",
+			s:           `hello \"world "with\" words"`,
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"hello",
+				`"world`,
+				`"with" words"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string with words and escaped quotes returns word strings",
+			s:           `hello \"world with\" words`,
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"hello",
+				`"world`,
+				`with"`,
+				"words",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string which is single quoted substring returns only substring",
+			s:           `"hello world with words"`,
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				`"hello world with words"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string starting with quote returns quoted string",
+			s:           `"hello world with" words`,
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				`"hello world with"`,
+				"words",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "string with starting quote and no ending quote returns quote to end of string",
+			s:           `hello "world with words`,
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"hello",
+				`"world with words`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "quoted string is treated as a single \"word\" unless separated by delimiter",
+			s:           `hello "world"with words`,
+			delimiter:   ' ',
+			split: []string{
+				"hello",
+				`"world"with`,
+				"words",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+			split := splitStringKeepingQuotedSubstring(tc.s, tc.delimiter)
+			if len(split) != len(tc.split) {
+				t.Fatalf("number of split string elements (%d) differs from expected (%d): split string (%v), expected (%v)",
+					len(split), len(tc.split), split, tc.split,
+				)
+			}
+			for i := range split {
+				if split[i] != tc.split[i] {
+					t.Errorf("split string element (%d), %v, differs from expected, %v", i, split[i], tc.split[i])
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}