diff --git a/core/build-system.html b/core/build-system.html
index 95f35ce..e72e141 100644
--- a/core/build-system.html
+++ b/core/build-system.html
@@ -707,6 +707,11 @@
 them here.  For example:</p>
 <p><code>LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS += -Xlint:deprecation</code></p>
 
+<h4>LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS</h4>
+<p>If you have additional flags to pass into the error prone compiler, add
+them here.  For example:</p>
+<p><code>LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS += -Xep:ClassCanBeStatic:ERROR</code></p>
+
 <h4>LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES</h4>
 <p>When linking Java apps and libraries, <code>LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES</code>
 specifies which sets of java classes to include.  Currently there are
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 85431f5..3619106 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 LOCAL_DX_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_EMMA_COVERAGE_FILTER:=
 LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT:=
+LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_EXPORT_CFLAGS:=
 LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DEPS:=
 LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS:=
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 3e70eba..f1da553 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
 # Run build/tools/java-layers.py for more details.
 layers_file := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(LOCAL_JAVA_LAYERS_FILE))
 
+# If error prone is enabled then add LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS to LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS
+ifeq ($(RUN_ERROR_PRONE),true)
+LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS += $(LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS)
+endif
+
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVA_LAYERS_FILE := $(layers_file)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(GLOBAL_JAVAC_DEBUG_FLAGS) $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index bbbec0a..f7f7eee 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -418,6 +418,12 @@
 # This intentionally depends on java_sources, not all_java_sources.
 # Deps for generated source files must be handled separately,
 # via deps on the target that generates the sources.
+
+# If error prone is enabled then add LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS to LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS
+ifeq ($(RUN_ERROR_PRONE),true)
+LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS += $(LOCAL_ERROR_PRONE_FLAGS)
+endif
+
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(GLOBAL_JAVAC_DEBUG_FLAGS) $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES := $(LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES := $(LOCAL_JAR_PACKAGES)