diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 33846be..b75fff4 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -936,6 +936,10 @@
 	// Extra <option> tags to add to the auto generated test xml file. The "key"
 	// is optional in each of these.
 	Tradefed_options []tradefed.Option
+
+	// Extra <option> tags to add to the auto generated test xml file under the test runner, e.g., AndroidJunitTest.
+	// The "key" is optional in each of these.
+	Test_runner_options []tradefed.Option
 }
 
 type testProperties struct {
@@ -1218,6 +1222,7 @@
 		TestSuites:              j.testProperties.Test_suites,
 		Config:                  configs,
 		OptionsForAutogenerated: j.testProperties.Test_options.Tradefed_options,
+		TestRunnerOptions:       j.testProperties.Test_options.Test_runner_options,
 		AutoGenConfig:           j.testProperties.Auto_gen_config,
 		UnitTest:                j.testProperties.Test_options.Unit_test,
 		DeviceTemplate:          "${JavaTestConfigTemplate}",
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index ea89e6e..cd5c343 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -2298,3 +2298,27 @@
 		t.Errorf("Expected args[\"extraConfigs\"] to equal %q, was %q", expected, args["extraConfigs"])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTestRunnerOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	result := PrepareForTestWithJavaBuildComponents.RunTestWithBp(t, `
+java_test_host {
+	name: "foo",
+	test_options: {
+		test_runner_options: [
+			{
+				name: "test-timeout",
+				value: "10m"
+			}
+		]
+	}
+}
+`)
+
+	buildOS := result.Config.BuildOS.String()
+	args := result.ModuleForTests("foo", buildOS+"_common").
+		Output("out/soong/.intermediates/foo/" + buildOS + "_common/foo.config").Args
+	expected := proptools.NinjaAndShellEscape("<option name=\"test-timeout\" value=\"10m\" />\\n        ")
+	if args["extraTestRunnerConfigs"] != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected args[\"extraTestRunnerConfigs\"] to equal %q, was %q", expected, args["extraTestRunnerConfigs"])
+	}
+}