diff --git a/rust/test.go b/rust/test.go
index b658ae2..99f365f 100644
--- a/rust/test.go
+++ b/rust/test.go
@@ -46,9 +46,16 @@
 	// the test
 	Data []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
-	// Same as data, but will add dependencies on the device's
+	// Same as data, but adds dependencies on modules using the device's os variant, and common
+	// architecture's variant. Can be useful to add device-built apps to the data of a host
+	// test.
 	Device_common_data []string `android:"path_device_common"`
 
+	// Same as data, but will add dependencies on modules using the host's os variation and
+	// the common arch variation. Useful for a device test that wants to depend on a host
+	// module, for example to include a custom Tradefed test runner.
+	Host_common_data []string `android:"path_host_common"`
+
 	// list of shared library modules that should be installed alongside the test
 	Data_libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@
 
 	dataSrcPaths := android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, test.Properties.Data)
 	dataSrcPaths = append(dataSrcPaths, android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, test.Properties.Device_common_data)...)
+	dataSrcPaths = append(dataSrcPaths, android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, test.Properties.Host_common_data)...)
 
 	ctx.VisitDirectDepsProxyWithTag(dataLibDepTag, func(dep android.ModuleProxy) {
 		depName := ctx.OtherModuleName(dep)