diff --git a/libcutils/Android.bp b/libcutils/Android.bp
index b7752d9..862af84 100644
--- a/libcutils/Android.bp
+++ b/libcutils/Android.bp
@@ -156,23 +156,18 @@
                 "fs_config.cpp",
             ],
         },
-        not_windows: {
-            srcs: libcutils_nonwindows_sources + [
-                "ashmem-host.cpp",
-                "trace-host.cpp",
-            ],
-        },
-        windows: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-lws2_32"],
-
+        host: {
             srcs: [
                 "trace-host.cpp",
+                "ashmem-host.cpp",
             ],
-
+        },
+        not_windows: {
+            srcs: libcutils_nonwindows_sources,
+        },
+        windows: {
             enabled: true,
-            cflags: [
-                "-D_GNU_SOURCE",
-            ],
+            host_ldlibs: ["-lws2_32"],
         },
         android: {
             sanitize: {
@@ -241,6 +236,7 @@
 cc_defaults {
     name: "libcutils_test_default",
     srcs: [
+        "ashmem_base_test.cpp",
         "native_handle_test.cpp",
         "properties_test.cpp",
         "sockets_test.cpp",
@@ -299,20 +295,26 @@
 cc_defaults {
     name: "libcutils_test_static_defaults",
     defaults: ["libcutils_test_default"],
-    static_libs: [
-        "libc",
-        "libcgrouprc_format",
-    ] + test_libraries + always_static_test_libraries,
     stl: "libc++_static",
     require_root: true,
 
     target: {
         android: {
             static_executable: true,
+            static_libs: [
+                "libcgrouprc_format",
+            ] + test_libraries + always_static_test_libraries,
+        },
+        not_windows: {
+            static_libs: test_libraries + always_static_test_libraries,
         },
         windows: {
+            static_libs: [
+                "libbase",
+                "libcutils",
+                "libcutils_sockets",
+            ],
             host_ldlibs: ["-lws2_32"],
-
             enabled: true,
         },
     },
@@ -320,6 +322,7 @@
 
 cc_test {
     name: "libcutils_test_static",
+    host_supported: true,
     test_suites: ["device-tests"],
     defaults: ["libcutils_test_static_defaults"],
 }
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-host.cpp b/libcutils/ashmem-host.cpp
index 2ba1eb0..9003b76 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem-host.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-host.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
 #include <cutils/ashmem.h>
 
 /*
- * Implementation of the user-space ashmem API for the simulator, which lacks
- * an ashmem-enabled kernel. See ashmem-dev.c for the real ashmem-based version.
+ * Implementation of the user-space ashmem API for the simulator, which lacks an
+ * ashmem-enabled kernel. See ashmem-dev.c for the real ashmem-based version.  A
+ * disk-backed temp file is the best option that is consistently supported
+ * across all host platforms.
  */
 
+#include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -31,8 +34,10 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-
 #include <utils/Compat.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+using android::base::unique_fd;
 
 static bool ashmem_validate_stat(int fd, struct stat* buf) {
     int result = fstat(fd, buf);
@@ -40,15 +45,20 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Check if this is an "ashmem" region.
-     * TODO: This is very hacky, and can easily break.
-     * We need some reliable indicator.
-     */
-    if (!(buf->st_nlink == 0 && S_ISREG(buf->st_mode))) {
+    // Check if this is an ashmem region. Since there's no such thing on the host,
+    // we can't actually implement that. Check that it's at least a regular file.
+    if (!S_ISREG(buf->st_mode)) {
         errno = ENOTTY;
         return false;
     }
+    // In Win32, unlike Unix, the temp file is not unlinked immediately after
+    // creation.
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+    if (buf->st_nlink != 0) {
+        errno = ENOTTY;
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -58,19 +68,24 @@
 }
 
 int ashmem_create_region(const char* /*ignored*/, size_t size) {
-    char pattern[PATH_MAX];
-    snprintf(pattern, sizeof(pattern), "/tmp/android-ashmem-%d-XXXXXXXXX", getpid());
-    int fd = mkstemp(pattern);
-    if (fd == -1) return -1;
+    // Files returned by tmpfile are automatically removed.
+    std::unique_ptr<FILE, decltype(&fclose)> tmp(tmpfile(), &fclose);
 
-    unlink(pattern);
-
-    if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ftruncate(fd, size)) == -1) {
-      close(fd);
-      return -1;
+    if (!tmp) {
+        return -1;
     }
-
-    return fd;
+    int fd = fileno(tmp.get());
+    if (fd == -1) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    unique_fd dupfd = unique_fd(dup(fd));
+    if (dupfd == -1) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ftruncate(dupfd, size)) == -1) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return dupfd.release();
 }
 
 int ashmem_set_prot_region(int /*fd*/, int /*prot*/) {
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem_base_test.cpp b/libcutils/ashmem_base_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9b14e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem_base_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <android-base/mapped_file.h>
+#include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
+#include <cutils/ashmem.h>
+
+/*
+ * Tests in AshmemBaseTest are designed to run on Android as well as host
+ * platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows).
+ */
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+static inline size_t getpagesize() {
+    return 4096;
+}
+#endif
+
+using android::base::unique_fd;
+
+TEST(AshmemBaseTest, BasicTest) {
+    const size_t size = getpagesize();
+    std::vector<uint8_t> data(size);
+    std::generate(data.begin(), data.end(), [n = 0]() mutable { return n++ & 0xFF; });
+
+    unique_fd fd = unique_fd(ashmem_create_region(nullptr, size));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(fd >= 0);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ashmem_valid(fd));
+    ASSERT_EQ(size, static_cast<size_t>(ashmem_get_size_region(fd)));
+
+    std::unique_ptr<android::base::MappedFile> mapped =
+            android::base::MappedFile::FromFd(fd, 0, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mapped.get() != nullptr);
+    void* region1 = mapped->data();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(region1 != nullptr);
+
+    memcpy(region1, data.data(), size);
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, memcmp(region1, data.data(), size));
+
+    std::unique_ptr<android::base::MappedFile> mapped2 =
+            android::base::MappedFile::FromFd(fd, 0, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mapped2.get() != nullptr);
+    void* region2 = mapped2->data();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(region2 != nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, memcmp(region2, data.data(), size));
+}
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem_test.cpp b/libcutils/ashmem_test.cpp
index 571b410..ccbb8c9 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem_test.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem_test.cpp
@@ -69,28 +69,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-TEST(AshmemTest, BasicTest) {
-    const size_t size = getpagesize();
-    std::vector<uint8_t> data(size);
-    FillData(data);
-
-    unique_fd fd;
-    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(TestCreateRegion(size, fd, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE));
-
-    void* region1 = nullptr;
-    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(TestMmap(fd, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, &region1));
-
-    memcpy(region1, data.data(), size);
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, memcmp(region1, data.data(), size));
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, munmap(region1, size));
-
-    void *region2;
-    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(TestMmap(fd, size, PROT_READ, &region2));
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, memcmp(region2, data.data(), size));
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, munmap(region2, size));
-}
-
 TEST(AshmemTest, ForkTest) {
     const size_t size = getpagesize();
     std::vector<uint8_t> data(size);
diff --git a/libcutils/sockets_test.cpp b/libcutils/sockets_test.cpp
index 1fa40bc..f6f9c36 100644
--- a/libcutils/sockets_test.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/sockets_test.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 // should be the case for loopback communication, but is not guaranteed.
 
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>