diff --git a/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk b/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk
index 05566a6aa..435247465 100644
--- a/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk
+++ b/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 NDK_LOCAL_VARS := \
   LOCAL_MODULE \
   LOCAL_SRC_FILES \
+  LOCAL_C_INCLUDES \
   LOCAL_CFLAGS \
   LOCAL_CXXFLAGS \
   LOCAL_CPPFLAGS \
diff --git a/ndk/build/core/definitions.mk b/ndk/build/core/definitions.mk
index 6b660a58f..56e50e509 100644
--- a/ndk/build/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/ndk/build/core/definitions.mk
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ $$(_OBJ): PRIVATE_ARM_TEXT := $$(LOCAL_ARM_TEXT)
 $$(_OBJ): PRIVATE_CC       := $$($$(my)CC)
 $$(_OBJ): PRIVATE_CFLAGS   := $$($$(my)CFLAGS) \
                               $$($$(my)$(LOCAL_ARM_MODE)_$(LOCAL_BUILD_MODE)_CFLAGS) \
+                              $$(LOCAL_C_INCLUDES:%=-I%) \
                               -I$$(LOCAL_PATH) \
                               $$(LOCAL_CFLAGS) \
                               $$(NDK_APP_CPPFLAGS) \
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ $$(_OBJ): PRIVATE_ARM_TEXT := $$(LOCAL_ARM_TEXT)
 $$(_OBJ): PRIVATE_CXX      := $$($$(my)CXX)
 $$(_OBJ): PRIVATE_CXXFLAGS := $$($$(my)CXXFLAGS) \
                               $$($$(my)$(LOCAL_ARM_MODE)_$(LOCAL_BUILD_MODE)_CFLAGS) \
+                              $$(LOCAL_C_INCLUDES:%=-I%) \
                               -I$$(LOCAL_PATH) \
                               $$(LOCAL_CFLAGS) \
                               $$(NDK_APP_CPPFLAGS) \
diff --git a/ndk/docs/ANDROID-MK.TXT b/ndk/docs/ANDROID-MK.TXT
index ccdf96e4e..235b4b2d9 100644
--- a/ndk/docs/ANDROID-MK.TXT
+++ b/ndk/docs/ANDROID-MK.TXT
@@ -319,6 +319,21 @@ LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION
 
         LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION := .cxx
 
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES
+    An optional list of paths, relative to the NDK *root* directory,
+    which will be appended to the include search path when compiling
+    all sources (C, C++ and Assembly). For example:
+
+        LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := sources/foo
+
+    Or even:
+
+        LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../foo
+
+    These are placed before any corresponding inclusion flag in
+    LOCAL_CFLAGS / LOCAL_CXXFLAGS / LOCAL_CPPFLAGS
+
+
 LOCAL_CFLAGS
     An optional set of compiler flags that will be passed when building
     C source files (*not* C++ sources).
diff --git a/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT b/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
index 510a16761..2509fe9b6 100644
--- a/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
+++ b/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ current version
 
 - Generate proper unoptimized versions of binaries when APP_OPTIM := debug
 
+- Add support for LOCAL_C_INCLUDES in Android.mk
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 android-1.5_r1 released.
diff --git a/ndk/docs/HOWTO.TXT b/ndk/docs/HOWTO.TXT
index d2fa95ffb..f7a00c3ca 100644
--- a/ndk/docs/HOWTO.TXT
+++ b/ndk/docs/HOWTO.TXT
@@ -73,22 +73,22 @@ path to the 'foo' module in bar/Android.mk to build it properly.
 
 One is tempted to use the following:
 
-  LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := -I../foo
+  LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := ../foo
 
 However this will not work because all compilation happens from the
 root NDK directory (i.e. $NDK_ROOT), and include files must be relative
 to it. The above line really translates to:
 
-  LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := -I$(NDK_ROOT)/../foo
+  LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(NDK_ROOT)/../foo
 
 Which adds a non-existing directory to the C include path. The correct
 line is instead:
 
-  LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := -Isources/foo
+  LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := sources/foo
 
 Or even better:
 
-  LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../foo
+  LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../foo
 
 Which uses a path relative to $(LOCAL_PATH), in the case where you would
 need to move 'foo' and 'bar' to a deeper level in the 'sources' hierarchy.