diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
index b74f8670e..0b28c7307 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ Variables that Control the Build
    /variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NATIVE_LIB_DEPENDENCIES
    /variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NATIVE_LIB_DIRECTORIES
    /variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK
+   /variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG
    /variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION
    /variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_PROCESS_MAX
    /variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_PROGUARD
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..207019a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG
+------------------------------------
+
+When :ref:`Cross Compiling for Android with the NDK`, this variable
+provides the NDK's "host tag" used to construct the path to prebuilt
+toolchains that run on the host.
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-NDK.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-NDK.cmake
index a33935b8e..855ae8649 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-NDK.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-NDK.cmake
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ endif()
 # Help CMakeFindBinUtils locate things.
 set(_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX "${_ANDROID_TOOL_PREFIX}")
 
+set(_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG "${_ANDROID_HOST_DIR}")
 set(_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION "${_ANDROID_TOOL_VERS_NDK}")
 
 set(_ANDROID_TOOL_C_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION "${_ANDROID_TOOL_VERS}")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-Standalone.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-Standalone.cmake
index 9f07ab907..d81e691d0 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-Standalone.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-Standalone.cmake
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ else()
   set(_ANDROID_TOOL_CXX_COMPILER_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN "")
 endif()
 
+set(_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG "")
 set(_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION "")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler.cmake
index 7ec703aa3..162bc9d2a 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler.cmake
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ if(CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK)
 elseif(CMAKE_ANDROID_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN)
   include(Platform/Android/Determine-Compiler-Standalone)
 else()
+  set(_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG "")
   set(_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION "")
   set(_ANDROID_TOOL_C_COMPILER "")
   set(_ANDROID_TOOL_C_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION "")
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ macro(__android_determine_compiler lang)
 
     # Save the Android-specific information in CMake${lang}Compiler.cmake.
     set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_CUSTOM_CODE "
+set(CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG \"${_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG}\")
 set(CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION \"${_ANDROID_TOOL_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}\")
 set(CMAKE_${lang}_ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION \"${_ANDROID_TOOL_${lang}_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}\")
 set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN \"${_ANDROID_TOOL_${lang}_COMPILER_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN}\")
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/Android/common.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/Android/common.cmake
index 18c9797db..0afa78c63 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/Android/common.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/Android/common.cmake
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ if(CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK)
       "which does not appear in CMAKE_C_COMPILER:\n"
       "  ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
   endif()
+  if(NOT CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG is not set!")
+  elseif(NOT "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}" MATCHES "prebuilt/${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG}/bin")
+    message(SEND_ERROR "CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG is\n"
+      "  ${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG}\n"
+      "which does not appear in CMAKE_C_COMPILER:\n"
+      "  ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
+  endif()
 elseif(CMAKE_ANDROID_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN)
   execute_process(
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_ANDROID_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN}/bin/clang --version