diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp b/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp
index d9daafc..2536a53 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/Android.bp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     ],
     srcs: [
         "main.go",
+        "writedocs.go",
     ],
     primaryBuilder: true,
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/main.go b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
index ddde1c5..40beab8 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 	"android/soong/android"
 )
 
+var (
+	docFile string
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flag.StringVar(&docFile, "soong_docs", "", "build documentation file to output")
+}
+
 func newNameResolver(config android.Config) *android.NameResolver {
 	namespacePathsToExport := make(map[string]bool)
 
@@ -56,9 +64,17 @@
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	if docFile != "" {
+		configuration.SetStopBefore(bootstrap.StopBeforePrepareBuildActions)
+	}
+
 	ctx.SetNameInterface(newNameResolver(configuration))
 
 	ctx.SetAllowMissingDependencies(configuration.AllowMissingDependencies())
 
 	bootstrap.Main(ctx.Context, configuration, configuration.ConfigFileName, configuration.ProductVariablesFileName)
+
+	if docFile != "" {
+		writeDocs(ctx, docFile)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/writedocs.go b/cmd/soong_build/writedocs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6686c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/writedocs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// Copyright 2017 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"bytes"
+	"html/template"
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/bootstrap"
+)
+
+func writeDocs(ctx *android.Context, filename string) error {
+	moduleTypeList, err := bootstrap.ModuleTypeDocs(ctx.Context)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	unique := 0
+
+	tmpl, err := template.New("file").Funcs(map[string]interface{}{
+		"unique": func() int {
+			unique++
+			return unique
+		}}).Parse(fileTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = tmpl.Execute(buf, moduleTypeList)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filename, buf.Bytes(), 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+const (
+	fileTemplate = `
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Build Docs</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
+<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1>Build Docs</h1>
+<div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
+  {{range .}}
+    {{ $collapseIndex := unique }}
+    <div class="panel panel-default">
+      <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading{{$collapseIndex}}">
+        <h2 class="panel-title">
+          <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse{{$collapseIndex}}" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse{{$collapseIndex}}">
+             {{.Name}}
+          </a>
+        </h2>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div id="collapse{{$collapseIndex}}" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading{{$collapseIndex}}">
+      <div class="panel-body">
+        <p>{{.Text}}</p>
+        {{range .PropertyStructs}}
+          <p>{{.Text}}</p>
+          {{template "properties" .Properties}}
+        {{end}}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {{end}}
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
+
+{{define "properties"}}
+  <div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
+    {{range .}}
+      {{$collapseIndex := unique}}
+      {{if .Properties}}
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+          <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading{{$collapseIndex}}">
+            <h4 class="panel-title">
+              <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapse{{$collapseIndex}}" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse{{$collapseIndex}}">
+                 {{.Name}}{{range .OtherNames}}, {{.}}{{end}}
+              </a>
+            </h4>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div id="collapse{{$collapseIndex}}" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading{{$collapseIndex}}">
+          <div class="panel-body">
+            <p>{{.Text}}</p>
+            {{range .OtherTexts}}<p>{{.}}</p>{{end}}
+            {{template "properties" .Properties}}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      {{else}}
+        <div>
+          <h4>{{.Name}}{{range .OtherNames}}, {{.}}{{end}}</h4>
+          <p>{{.Text}}</p>
+          {{range .OtherTexts}}<p>{{.}}</p>{{end}}
+          <p><i>Type: {{.Type}}</i></p>
+          {{if .Default}}<p><i>Default: {{.Default}}</i></p>{{end}}
+        </div>
+      {{end}}
+    {{end}}
+  </div>
+{{end}}
+`
+)