diff --git a/android/soongconfig/modules.go b/android/soongconfig/modules.go
index 2d6063d..142a813 100644
--- a/android/soongconfig/modules.go
+++ b/android/soongconfig/modules.go
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
 	// the list of boolean SOONG_CONFIG variables that this module type will read
 	Bool_variables []string
 
+	// the list of SOONG_CONFIG variables that this module type will read. The value will be
+	// inserted into the properties with %s substitution.
+	Value_variables []string
+
 	// the list of properties that this module type will extend.
 	Properties []string
 }
@@ -161,6 +165,18 @@
 		})
 	}
 
+	for _, name := range props.Value_variables {
+		if name == "" {
+			return []error{fmt.Errorf("value_variables entry must not be blank")}
+		}
+
+		mt.Variables = append(mt.Variables, &valueVariable{
+			baseVariable: baseVariable{
+				variable: name,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -404,15 +420,17 @@
 
 // PropertiesToApply returns the applicable properties from a ModuleType that should be applied
 // based on SoongConfig values.
-func PropertiesToApply(moduleType *ModuleType, props reflect.Value, config SoongConfig) []interface{} {
+func PropertiesToApply(moduleType *ModuleType, props reflect.Value, config SoongConfig) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	var ret []interface{}
 	props = props.Elem().FieldByName(soongConfigProperty)
 	for i, c := range moduleType.Variables {
-		if ps := c.PropertiesToApply(config, props.Field(i)); ps != nil {
+		if ps, err := c.PropertiesToApply(config, props.Field(i)); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		} else if ps != nil {
 			ret = append(ret, ps)
 		}
 	}
-	return ret
+	return ret, nil
 }
 
 type ModuleType struct {
@@ -438,7 +456,7 @@
 
 	// PropertiesToApply should return one of the interface{} values set by initializeProperties to be applied
 	// to the module.
-	PropertiesToApply(config SoongConfig, values reflect.Value) interface{}
+	PropertiesToApply(config SoongConfig, values reflect.Value) (interface{}, error)
 }
 
 type baseVariable struct {
@@ -473,14 +491,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *stringVariable) PropertiesToApply(config SoongConfig, values reflect.Value) interface{} {
+func (s *stringVariable) PropertiesToApply(config SoongConfig, values reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
 	for j, v := range s.values {
 		if config.String(s.variable) == v {
-			return values.Field(j).Interface()
+			return values.Field(j).Interface(), nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 type boolVariable struct {
@@ -495,11 +513,83 @@
 	v.Set(reflect.Zero(typ))
 }
 
-func (b boolVariable) PropertiesToApply(config SoongConfig, values reflect.Value) interface{} {
+func (b boolVariable) PropertiesToApply(config SoongConfig, values reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
 	if config.Bool(b.variable) {
-		return values.Interface()
+		return values.Interface(), nil
 	}
 
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+type valueVariable struct {
+	baseVariable
+}
+
+func (s *valueVariable) variableValuesType() reflect.Type {
+	return emptyInterfaceType
+}
+
+func (s *valueVariable) initializeProperties(v reflect.Value, typ reflect.Type) {
+	v.Set(reflect.Zero(typ))
+}
+
+func (s *valueVariable) PropertiesToApply(config SoongConfig, values reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+	if !config.IsSet(s.variable) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	configValue := config.String(s.variable)
+
+	propStruct := values.Elem().Elem()
+	for i := 0; i < propStruct.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := propStruct.Field(i)
+		kind := field.Kind()
+		if kind == reflect.Ptr {
+			if field.IsNil() {
+				continue
+			}
+			field = field.Elem()
+		}
+		switch kind {
+		case reflect.String:
+			err := printfIntoProperty(field, configValue)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("soong_config_variables.%s.%s: %s", s.variable, propStruct.Type().Field(i).Name, err)
+			}
+		case reflect.Slice:
+			for j := 0; j < field.Len(); j++ {
+				err := printfIntoProperty(field.Index(j), configValue)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("soong_config_variables.%s.%s: %s", s.variable, propStruct.Type().Field(i).Name, err)
+				}
+			}
+		case reflect.Bool:
+			// Nothing to do
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("soong_config_variables.%s.%s: unsupported property type %q", s.variable, propStruct.Type().Field(i).Name, kind)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return values.Interface(), nil
+}
+
+func printfIntoProperty(propertyValue reflect.Value, configValue string) error {
+	s := propertyValue.String()
+
+	count := strings.Count(s, "%")
+	if count == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if count > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("value variable properties only support a single '%%'")
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "%s") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported %% in value variable property")
+	}
+
+	propertyValue.Set(reflect.ValueOf(fmt.Sprintf(s, configValue)))
+
 	return nil
 }