diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index f4e25d5..ae449c3 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -199,12 +199,13 @@
 
 def LoadRecoveryFSTab(read_helper, fstab_version):
   class Partition(object):
-    def __init__(self, mount_point, fs_type, device, length, device2):
+    def __init__(self, mount_point, fs_type, device, length, device2, context):
       self.mount_point = mount_point
       self.fs_type = fs_type
       self.device = device
       self.length = length
       self.device2 = device2
+      self.context = context
 
   try:
     data = read_helper("RECOVERY/RAMDISK/etc/recovery.fstab")
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@
       line = line.strip()
       if not line or line.startswith("#"):
         continue
+      # <src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
       pieces = line.split()
       if len(pieces) != 5:
         raise ValueError("malformed recovery.fstab line: \"%s\"" % (line,))
@@ -272,9 +274,17 @@
           # Ignore all unknown options in the unified fstab
           continue
 
+      mount_flags = pieces[3]
+      # Honor the SELinux context if present.
+      context = None
+      for i in mount_flags.split(","):
+        if i.startswith("context="):
+          context = i
+
       mount_point = pieces[1]
       d[mount_point] = Partition(mount_point=mount_point, fs_type=pieces[2],
-                                 device=pieces[0], length=length, device2=None)
+                                 device=pieces[0], length=length,
+                                 device2=None, context=context)
 
   else:
     raise ValueError("Unknown fstab_version: \"%d\"" % (fstab_version,))
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py b/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
index ceda0b9..a9a9a0b 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
@@ -177,9 +177,12 @@
           if "=" in option:
             key, value = option.split("=", 1)
             mount_dict[key] = value
+      mount_flags = mount_dict.get(p.fs_type, "")
+      if p.context is not None:
+        mount_flags = p.context + ("," + mount_flags if mount_flags else "")
       self.script.append('mount("%s", "%s", "%s", "%s", "%s");' % (
           p.fs_type, common.PARTITION_TYPES[p.fs_type], p.device,
-          p.mount_point, mount_dict.get(p.fs_type, "")))
+          p.mount_point, mount_flags))
       self.mounts.add(p.mount_point)
 
   def UnpackPackageDir(self, src, dst):