diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
index ab92981..50ec14b 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
@@ -1879,76 +1879,78 @@
 		// not set, only emit if gnu_extensions is disabled. the default (gnu+17
 		// is set in the toolchain.)
 		{cpp_std: "", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: ""},
-		{cpp_std: "", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
+		{cpp_std: "", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "cpp_std_default_no_gnu", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
 		{cpp_std: "", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: ""},
 		// experimental defaults to gnu++2a
-		{cpp_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++2a"},
-		{cpp_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++2a", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
-		{cpp_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++2a"},
+		{cpp_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "cpp_std_experimental"},
+		{cpp_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "cpp_std_experimental_no_gnu", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
+		{cpp_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "cpp_std_experimental"},
 		// Explicitly setting a c++ std does not use replace gnu++ std even if
 		// gnu_extensions is true.
 		// "c++11",
 		{cpp_std: "c++11", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "c++11"},
-		{cpp_std: "c++11", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++11", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
+		{cpp_std: "c++11", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++11", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
 		{cpp_std: "c++11", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "c++11"},
 		// "c++17",
 		{cpp_std: "c++17", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17"},
-		{cpp_std: "c++17", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
+		{cpp_std: "c++17", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
 		{cpp_std: "c++17", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17"},
 		// "c++2a",
 		{cpp_std: "c++2a", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "c++2a"},
-		{cpp_std: "c++2a", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++2a", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
+		{cpp_std: "c++2a", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++2a", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
 		{cpp_std: "c++2a", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "c++2a"},
 		// "c++98",
 		{cpp_std: "c++98", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "c++98"},
-		{cpp_std: "c++98", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++98", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
+		{cpp_std: "c++98", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++98", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
 		{cpp_std: "c++98", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "c++98"},
 		// gnu++ is replaced with c++ if gnu_extensions is explicitly false.
 		// "gnu++11",
 		{cpp_std: "gnu++11", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++11"},
-		{cpp_std: "gnu++11", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++11", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
+		{cpp_std: "gnu++11", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++11", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
 		{cpp_std: "gnu++11", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++11"},
 		// "gnu++17",
 		{cpp_std: "gnu++17", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++17"},
-		{cpp_std: "gnu++17", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17", bazel_c_std: "c99"},
+		{cpp_std: "gnu++17", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17", bazel_c_std: "c_std_default_no_gnu"},
 		{cpp_std: "gnu++17", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++17"},
 
 		// some c_std test cases
-		{c_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_c_std: "gnu17"},
-		{c_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17", bazel_c_std: "c17"},
-		{c_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_c_std: "gnu17"},
+		{c_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_c_std: "c_std_experimental"},
+		{c_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "cpp_std_default_no_gnu", bazel_c_std: "c_std_experimental_no_gnu"},
+		{c_std: "experimental", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_c_std: "c_std_experimental"},
 		{c_std: "gnu11", cpp_std: "gnu++17", gnu_extensions: "", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++17", bazel_c_std: "gnu11"},
 		{c_std: "gnu11", cpp_std: "gnu++17", gnu_extensions: "false", bazel_cpp_std: "c++17", bazel_c_std: "c11"},
 		{c_std: "gnu11", cpp_std: "gnu++17", gnu_extensions: "true", bazel_cpp_std: "gnu++17", bazel_c_std: "gnu11"},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		name_prefix := fmt.Sprintf("a_%v", i)
-		cppStdProp := ""
-		if tc.cpp_std != "" {
-			cppStdProp = fmt.Sprintf("    cpp_std: \"%s\",", tc.cpp_std)
-		}
-		cStdProp := ""
-		if tc.c_std != "" {
-			cStdProp = fmt.Sprintf("    c_std: \"%s\",", tc.c_std)
-		}
-		gnuExtensionsProp := ""
-		if tc.gnu_extensions != "" {
-			gnuExtensionsProp = fmt.Sprintf("    gnu_extensions: %s,", tc.gnu_extensions)
-		}
-		attrs := attrNameToString{}
-		if tc.bazel_cpp_std != "" {
-			attrs["cpp_std"] = fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, tc.bazel_cpp_std)
-		}
-		if tc.bazel_c_std != "" {
-			attrs["c_std"] = fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, tc.bazel_c_std)
-		}
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("cpp std: %q, c std: %q, gnu_extensions: %q", tc.cpp_std, tc.c_std, tc.gnu_extensions)
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			name_prefix := fmt.Sprintf("a_%v", i)
+			cppStdProp := ""
+			if tc.cpp_std != "" {
+				cppStdProp = fmt.Sprintf("    cpp_std: \"%s\",", tc.cpp_std)
+			}
+			cStdProp := ""
+			if tc.c_std != "" {
+				cStdProp = fmt.Sprintf("    c_std: \"%s\",", tc.c_std)
+			}
+			gnuExtensionsProp := ""
+			if tc.gnu_extensions != "" {
+				gnuExtensionsProp = fmt.Sprintf("    gnu_extensions: %s,", tc.gnu_extensions)
+			}
+			attrs := attrNameToString{}
+			if tc.bazel_cpp_std != "" {
+				attrs["cpp_std"] = fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, tc.bazel_cpp_std)
+			}
+			if tc.bazel_c_std != "" {
+				attrs["c_std"] = fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, tc.bazel_c_std)
+			}
 
-		runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
-			description: fmt.Sprintf(
-				"cc_library with cpp_std: %s and gnu_extensions: %s", tc.cpp_std, tc.gnu_extensions),
-			moduleTypeUnderTest:        "cc_library",
-			moduleTypeUnderTestFactory: cc.LibraryFactory,
-			blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + fmt.Sprintf(`
+			runCcLibraryTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+				description: fmt.Sprintf(
+					"cc_library with cpp_std: %s and gnu_extensions: %s", tc.cpp_std, tc.gnu_extensions),
+				moduleTypeUnderTest:        "cc_library",
+				moduleTypeUnderTestFactory: cc.LibraryFactory,
+				blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + fmt.Sprintf(`
 cc_library {
 	name: "%s_full",
 %s // cpp_std: *string
@@ -1957,15 +1959,15 @@
 	include_build_directory: false,
 }
 `, name_prefix, cppStdProp, cStdProp, gnuExtensionsProp),
-			expectedBazelTargets: makeCcLibraryTargets(name_prefix+"_full", attrs),
-		})
+				expectedBazelTargets: makeCcLibraryTargets(name_prefix+"_full", attrs),
+			})
 
-		runCcLibraryStaticTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
-			description: fmt.Sprintf(
-				"cc_library_static with cpp_std: %s and gnu_extensions: %s", tc.cpp_std, tc.gnu_extensions),
-			moduleTypeUnderTest:        "cc_library_static",
-			moduleTypeUnderTestFactory: cc.LibraryStaticFactory,
-			blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + fmt.Sprintf(`
+			runCcLibraryStaticTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+				description: fmt.Sprintf(
+					"cc_library_static with cpp_std: %s and gnu_extensions: %s", tc.cpp_std, tc.gnu_extensions),
+				moduleTypeUnderTest:        "cc_library_static",
+				moduleTypeUnderTestFactory: cc.LibraryStaticFactory,
+				blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + fmt.Sprintf(`
 cc_library_static {
 	name: "%s_static",
 %s // cpp_std: *string
@@ -1974,17 +1976,17 @@
 	include_build_directory: false,
 }
 `, name_prefix, cppStdProp, cStdProp, gnuExtensionsProp),
-			expectedBazelTargets: []string{
-				makeBazelTarget("cc_library_static", name_prefix+"_static", attrs),
-			},
-		})
+				expectedBazelTargets: []string{
+					makeBazelTarget("cc_library_static", name_prefix+"_static", attrs),
+				},
+			})
 
-		runCcLibrarySharedTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
-			description: fmt.Sprintf(
-				"cc_library_shared with cpp_std: %s and gnu_extensions: %s", tc.cpp_std, tc.gnu_extensions),
-			moduleTypeUnderTest:        "cc_library_shared",
-			moduleTypeUnderTestFactory: cc.LibrarySharedFactory,
-			blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + fmt.Sprintf(`
+			runCcLibrarySharedTestCase(t, bp2buildTestCase{
+				description: fmt.Sprintf(
+					"cc_library_shared with cpp_std: %s and gnu_extensions: %s", tc.cpp_std, tc.gnu_extensions),
+				moduleTypeUnderTest:        "cc_library_shared",
+				moduleTypeUnderTestFactory: cc.LibrarySharedFactory,
+				blueprint: soongCcLibraryPreamble + fmt.Sprintf(`
 cc_library_shared {
 	name: "%s_shared",
 %s // cpp_std: *string
@@ -1993,9 +1995,10 @@
 	include_build_directory: false,
 }
 `, name_prefix, cppStdProp, cStdProp, gnuExtensionsProp),
-			expectedBazelTargets: []string{
-				makeBazelTarget("cc_library_shared", name_prefix+"_shared", attrs),
-			},
+				expectedBazelTargets: []string{
+					makeBazelTarget("cc_library_shared", name_prefix+"_shared", attrs),
+				},
+			})
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cc/bp2build.go b/cc/bp2build.go
index 4155aa3..ae77336 100644
--- a/cc/bp2build.go
+++ b/cc/bp2build.go
@@ -429,32 +429,33 @@
 	return bazel.AppendBazelLabelLists(allSrcsLabelList, generatedSrcsLabelList), anySrcs
 }
 
-func bp2buildResolveCppStdValue(c_std *string, cpp_std *string, gnu_extensions *bool) (*string, *string) {
-	var cStdVal, cppStdVal string
+func bp2buildStdVal(std *string, prefix string, useGnu bool) *string {
+	defaultVal := prefix + "_std_default"
 	// If c{,pp}std properties are not specified, don't generate them in the BUILD file.
 	// Defaults are handled by the toolchain definition.
 	// However, if gnu_extensions is false, then the default gnu-to-c version must be specified.
-	if cpp_std != nil {
-		cppStdVal = parseCppStd(cpp_std)
-	} else if gnu_extensions != nil && !*gnu_extensions {
-		cppStdVal = "c++17"
-	}
-	if c_std != nil {
-		cStdVal = parseCStd(c_std)
-	} else if gnu_extensions != nil && !*gnu_extensions {
-		cStdVal = "c99"
+	stdVal := proptools.StringDefault(std, defaultVal)
+	if stdVal == "experimental" || stdVal == defaultVal {
+		if stdVal == "experimental" {
+			stdVal = prefix + "_std_experimental"
+		}
+		if !useGnu {
+			stdVal += "_no_gnu"
+		}
+	} else if !useGnu {
+		stdVal = gnuToCReplacer.Replace(stdVal)
 	}
 
-	cStdVal, cppStdVal = maybeReplaceGnuToC(gnu_extensions, cStdVal, cppStdVal)
-	var c_std_prop, cpp_std_prop *string
-	if cStdVal != "" {
-		c_std_prop = &cStdVal
+	if stdVal == defaultVal {
+		return nil
 	}
-	if cppStdVal != "" {
-		cpp_std_prop = &cppStdVal
-	}
+	return &stdVal
+}
 
-	return c_std_prop, cpp_std_prop
+func bp2buildResolveCppStdValue(c_std *string, cpp_std *string, gnu_extensions *bool) (*string, *string) {
+	useGnu := useGnuExtensions(gnu_extensions)
+
+	return bp2buildStdVal(c_std, "c", useGnu), bp2buildStdVal(cpp_std, "cpp", useGnu)
 }
 
 // packageFromLabel extracts package from a fully-qualified or relative Label and whether the label
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 773a642..c7e9c9a 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -295,8 +295,12 @@
 	getNamedMapForConfig(ctx.Config(), key).Store(module, true)
 }
 
+func useGnuExtensions(gnuExtensions *bool) bool {
+	return proptools.BoolDefault(gnuExtensions, true)
+}
+
 func maybeReplaceGnuToC(gnuExtensions *bool, cStd string, cppStd string) (string, string) {
-	if gnuExtensions != nil && *gnuExtensions == false {
+	if !useGnuExtensions(gnuExtensions) {
 		cStd = gnuToCReplacer.Replace(cStd)
 		cppStd = gnuToCReplacer.Replace(cppStd)
 	}
diff --git a/cc/config/global.go b/cc/config/global.go
index 1c4ad7f..c1563ba 100644
--- a/cc/config/global.go
+++ b/cc/config/global.go
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@
 	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("CommonGlobalCppflags", commonGlobalCppflags)
 	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("ExternalCflags", extraExternalCflags)
 
+	exportedVars.ExportString("CStdVersion", CStdVersion)
+	exportedVars.ExportString("CppStdVersion", CppStdVersion)
+	exportedVars.ExportString("ExperimentalCStdVersion", ExperimentalCStdVersion)
+	exportedVars.ExportString("ExperimentalCppStdVersion", ExperimentalCppStdVersion)
+
 	// Everything in these lists is a crime against abstraction and dependency tracking.
 	// Do not add anything to this list.
 	commonGlobalIncludes := []string{