diff --git a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
index 2a7ad61..9f1cd45 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         const char* instruction_set, const char* compiler_filter,
         bool debuggable, bool post_bootcomplete, bool background_job_compile, int profile_fd,
         const char* class_loader_context, int target_sdk_version, bool enable_hidden_api_checks,
-        int dex_metadata_fd) {
+        int dex_metadata_fd, const char* compilation_reason) {
     static const unsigned int MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN = 7;
 
     if (strlen(instruction_set) >= MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN) {
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@
 
     std::string dex_metadata_fd_arg = "--dm-fd=" + std::to_string(dex_metadata_fd);
 
+    std::string compilation_reason_arg = compilation_reason == nullptr
+            ? ""
+            : std::string("--compilation-reason=") + compilation_reason;
+
     ALOGV("Running %s in=%s out=%s\n", dex2oat_bin, relative_input_file_name, output_file_name);
 
     // Disable cdex if update input vdex is true since this combination of options is not
@@ -453,7 +457,8 @@
                      + (generate_minidebug_info ? 1 : 0)
                      + (target_sdk_version != 0 ? 2 : 0)
                      + (enable_hidden_api_checks ? 2 : 0)
-                     + (dex_metadata_fd > -1 ? 1 : 0)];
+                     + (dex_metadata_fd > -1 ? 1 : 0)
+                     + (compilation_reason != nullptr ? 1 : 0)];
     int i = 0;
     argv[i++] = dex2oat_bin;
     argv[i++] = zip_fd_arg;
@@ -535,6 +540,10 @@
     if (dex_metadata_fd > -1) {
         argv[i++] = dex_metadata_fd_arg.c_str();
     }
+
+    if(compilation_reason != nullptr) {
+        argv[i++] = compilation_reason_arg.c_str();
+    }
     // Do not add after dex2oat_flags, they should override others for debugging.
     argv[i] = NULL;
 
@@ -1865,7 +1874,7 @@
         int dexopt_needed, const char* oat_dir, int dexopt_flags, const char* compiler_filter,
         const char* volume_uuid, const char* class_loader_context, const char* se_info,
         bool downgrade, int target_sdk_version, const char* profile_name,
-        const char* dex_metadata_path) {
+        const char* dex_metadata_path, const char* compilation_reason) {
     CHECK(pkgname != nullptr);
     CHECK(pkgname[0] != 0);
     if ((dexopt_flags & ~DEXOPT_MASK) != 0) {
@@ -1994,7 +2003,8 @@
                     class_loader_context,
                     target_sdk_version,
                     enable_hidden_api_checks,
-                    dex_metadata_fd.get());
+                    dex_metadata_fd.get(),
+                    compilation_reason);
         _exit(68);   /* only get here on exec failure */
     } else {
         int res = wait_child(pid);