diff --git a/java/android_manifest.go b/java/android_manifest.go
index 6577475..168a22d 100644
--- a/java/android_manifest.go
+++ b/java/android_manifest.go
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@
 
 var manifestFixerRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("manifestFixer",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
-		Command:     `${config.ManifestFixerCmd} --minSdkVersion ${minSdkVersion} $args $in $out`,
+		Command: `${config.ManifestFixerCmd} ` +
+			`--minSdkVersion ${minSdkVersion} ` +
+			`--targetSdkVersion ${targetSdkVersion} ` +
+			`--raise-min-sdk-version ` +
+			`$args $in $out`,
 		CommandDeps: []string{"${config.ManifestFixerCmd}"},
 	},
-	"minSdkVersion", "args")
+	"minSdkVersion", "targetSdkVersion", "args")
 
 var manifestMergerRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("manifestMerger",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
@@ -53,8 +57,9 @@
 		Input:  manifest,
 		Output: fixedManifest,
 		Args: map[string]string{
-			"minSdkVersion": sdkVersionOrDefault(ctx, sdkContext.minSdkVersion()),
-			"args":          strings.Join(args, " "),
+			"minSdkVersion":    sdkVersionOrDefault(ctx, sdkContext.minSdkVersion()),
+			"targetSdkVersion": sdkVersionOrDefault(ctx, sdkContext.sdkVersion()),
+			"args":             strings.Join(args, " "),
 		},
 	})
 	manifest = fixedManifest
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
index db35c8d..b6fe34e 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
   parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
   parser.add_argument('--minSdkVersion', default='', dest='min_sdk_version',
                       help='specify minSdkVersion used by the build system')
+  parser.add_argument('--targetSdkVersion', default='', dest='target_sdk_version',
+                      help='specify targetSdkVersion used by the build system')
+  parser.add_argument('--raise-min-sdk-version', dest='raise_min_sdk_version', action='store_true',
+                      help='raise the minimum sdk version in the manifest if necessary')
   parser.add_argument('--library', dest='library', action='store_true',
                       help='manifest is for a static library')
   parser.add_argument('--uses-library', dest='uses_libraries', action='append',
@@ -130,12 +134,13 @@
   return indent
 
 
-def raise_min_sdk_version(doc, requested, library):
+def raise_min_sdk_version(doc, min_sdk_version, target_sdk_version, library):
   """Ensure the manifest contains a <uses-sdk> tag with a minSdkVersion.
 
   Args:
     doc: The XML document.  May be modified by this function.
-    requested: The requested minSdkVersion attribute.
+    min_sdk_version: The requested minSdkVersion attribute.
+    target_sdk_version: The requested targetSdkVersion attribute.
   Raises:
     RuntimeError: invalid manifest
   """
@@ -162,11 +167,11 @@
   min_attr = element.getAttributeNodeNS(android_ns, 'minSdkVersion')
   if min_attr is None:
     min_attr = doc.createAttributeNS(android_ns, 'android:minSdkVersion')
-    min_attr.value = requested
+    min_attr.value = min_sdk_version
     element.setAttributeNode(min_attr)
   else:
-    if compare_version_gt(requested, min_attr.value):
-      min_attr.value = requested
+    if compare_version_gt(min_sdk_version, min_attr.value):
+      min_attr.value = min_sdk_version
 
   # Insert the targetSdkVersion attribute if it is missing.  If it is already
   # present leave it as is.
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@
     if library:
       target_attr.value = '1'
     else:
-      target_attr.value = requested
+      target_attr.value = target_sdk_version
     element.setAttributeNode(target_attr)
 
 
@@ -271,8 +276,8 @@
 
     ensure_manifest_android_ns(doc)
 
-    if args.min_sdk_version:
-      raise_min_sdk_version(doc, args.min_sdk_version, args.library)
+    if args.raise_min_sdk_version:
+      raise_min_sdk_version(doc, args.min_sdk_version, args.target_sdk_version, args.library)
 
     if args.uses_libraries:
       add_uses_libraries(doc, args.uses_libraries)
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
index 99e8b03..66a2317 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@
   """Unit tests for raise_min_sdk_version function."""
 
   def raise_min_sdk_version_test(self, input_manifest, min_sdk_version,
-                                 library):
+                                 target_sdk_version, library):
     doc = minidom.parseString(input_manifest)
-    manifest_fixer.raise_min_sdk_version(doc, min_sdk_version, library)
+    manifest_fixer.raise_min_sdk_version(doc, min_sdk_version,
+                                         target_sdk_version, library)
     output = StringIO.StringIO()
     manifest_fixer.write_xml(output, doc)
     return output.getvalue()
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % ''
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='28')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '28', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_no_min(self):
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % '    <uses-sdk extra="foo"/>\n'
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='28',
                                                   extra='extra="foo"')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '28', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_raise_min(self):
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='27')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='28')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '28', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_raise(self):
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='27')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='28')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '28', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_no_raise_min(self):
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='27')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '27', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '27', '27', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_raise_codename(self):
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='P', target='P')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, 'P', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, 'P', 'P', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_no_raise_codename(self):
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='P')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='P', target='28')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '28', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_target(self):
@@ -141,31 +142,31 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='26', target='27')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='27')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_no_target(self):
     """Tests inserting targetSdkVersion when minSdkVersion exists."""
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='27')
-    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='28')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='29')
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_target_no_min(self):
-    """Tests inserting targetSdkVersion when minSdkVersion exists."""
+    """"Tests inserting targetSdkVersion when minSdkVersion exists."""
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(target='27')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='27')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_no_target_no_min(self):
     """Tests inserting targetSdkVersion when minSdkVersion does not exist."""
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % ''
-    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='28')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='29')
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', False)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_library_no_target(self):
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='27')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='1')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', True)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', True)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_library_target_no_min(self):
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(target='27')
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='27')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', True)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', True)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_library_no_target_no_min(self):
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % ''
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='1')
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', True)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', True)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
   def test_extra(self):
@@ -203,10 +204,10 @@
     # pylint: disable=line-too-long
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % (
         '    <!-- comment -->\n'
-        '    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="28" android:targetSdkVersion="28" extra="foo"/>\n'
+        '    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="28" android:targetSdkVersion="29" extra="foo"/>\n'
         '    <application/>\n')
 
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', False)
 
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
@@ -217,10 +218,10 @@
 
     # pylint: disable=line-too-long
     expected = self.manifest_tmpl % (
-        '  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="28" android:targetSdkVersion="28"/>\n'
+        '  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="28" android:targetSdkVersion="29"/>\n'
         '  <!-- comment -->\n')
 
-    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', False)
+    output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', False)
 
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)