diff --git a/rules/android_binary/impl.bzl b/rules/android_binary/impl.bzl
index d7aea89e8..342647754 100644
--- a/rules/android_binary/impl.bzl
+++ b/rules/android_binary/impl.bzl
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Implementation."""
 
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "BuildSettingInfo")
+load("@rules_java//java/common:java_common.bzl", "java_common")
+load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
+load("@rules_java//java/common:java_plugin_info.bzl", "JavaPluginInfo")
 load("//providers:providers.bzl", "AndroidDexInfo", "AndroidFeatureFlagSet", "AndroidIdlInfo", "AndroidInstrumentationInfo", "AndroidLibraryResourceClassJarProvider", "AndroidOptimizationInfo", "AndroidPreDexJarInfo", "ApkInfo", "BaselineProfileProvider", "DataBindingV2Info", "ProguardMappingInfo", "StarlarkAndroidDexInfo", "StarlarkAndroidResourcesInfo", "StarlarkApkInfo")
 load("//rules:acls.bzl", "acls")
 load("//rules:apk_packaging.bzl", _apk_packaging = "apk_packaging")
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ load("//rules:proguard.bzl", "proguard")
 load("//rules:resources.bzl", _resources = "resources")
 load(
     "//rules:utils.bzl",
+    "ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE",
     "ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE",
     "compilation_mode",
     "get_android_sdk",
@@ -45,10 +50,6 @@ load(
     "utils",
 )
 load("//rules:visibility.bzl", "PROJECT_VISIBILITY")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:java_common.bzl", "java_common")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:java_plugin_info.bzl", "JavaPluginInfo")
-load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "BuildSettingInfo")
 load(":r8.bzl", "process_r8", "process_resource_shrinking_r8")
 
 visibility(PROJECT_VISIBILITY)
@@ -1100,7 +1101,7 @@ PROCESSORS = dict(
     CoverageProcessor = _process_coverage,
 )
 
-_PROCESSING_PIPELINE = processing_pipeline.make_processing_pipeline(
+PROCESSING_PIPELINE = processing_pipeline.make_processing_pipeline(
     processors = PROCESSORS,
     finalize = finalize,
 )
@@ -1115,4 +1116,8 @@ def impl(ctx):
       A list of providers.
     """
     java_package = java.resolve_package_from_label(ctx.label, ctx.attr.custom_package)
-    return processing_pipeline.run(ctx, java_package, _PROCESSING_PIPELINE)
+    pipeline = PROCESSING_PIPELINE
+    tt = ctx.toolchains[ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE]
+    if tt:
+        pipeline = tt.binary
+    return processing_pipeline.run(ctx, java_package, pipeline)
diff --git a/rules/android_binary/rule.bzl b/rules/android_binary/rule.bzl
index 9b2d9968d..e922526ad 100644
--- a/rules/android_binary/rule.bzl
+++ b/rules/android_binary/rule.bzl
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Starlark Android Binary for Android Rules."""
 
+load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
 load("//providers:providers.bzl", "ApkInfo")
 load("//rules:acls.bzl", "acls")
 load(
     "//rules:attrs.bzl",
     _attrs = "attrs",
 )
-load("//rules:utils.bzl", "ANDROID_SDK_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE")
+load("//rules:utils.bzl", "ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE", "ANDROID_SDK_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE", "ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE")
 load("//rules:visibility.bzl", "PROJECT_VISIBILITY")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
 load(":attrs.bzl", "ATTRS")
 load(":impl.bzl", "impl")
 
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ def make_rule(
         implementation = implementation,
         provides = provides,
         toolchains = [
-            "//toolchains/android:toolchain_type",
+            config_common.toolchain_type(
+                ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE,
+                mandatory = False,
+            ),
+            ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE,
             ANDROID_SDK_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE,
             "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_type",
         ] + additional_toolchains,
diff --git a/rules/android_library/impl.bzl b/rules/android_library/impl.bzl
index 3d4497a43..c9a22066d 100644
--- a/rules/android_library/impl.bzl
+++ b/rules/android_library/impl.bzl
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Implementation."""
 
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_common.bzl", "cc_common")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
+load("@rules_java//java/common:java_plugin_info.bzl", "JavaPluginInfo")
+load("@rules_java//java/common:proguard_spec_info.bzl", "ProguardSpecInfo")
 load("//providers:providers.bzl", "AndroidCcLinkParamsInfo", "AndroidIdlInfo", "AndroidLibraryAarInfo", "AndroidLintRulesInfo", "AndroidNativeLibsInfo", "BaselineProfileProvider", "DataBindingV2Info", "StarlarkAndroidResourcesInfo", "StarlarkApkInfo")
 load("//rules:acls.bzl", "acls")
 load("//rules:attrs.bzl", _attrs = "attrs")
@@ -28,14 +33,9 @@ load(
 )
 load("//rules:proguard.bzl", _proguard = "proguard")
 load("//rules:resources.bzl", _resources = "resources")
-load("//rules:utils.bzl", "get_android_sdk", "get_android_toolchain", "log", "utils")
+load("//rules:utils.bzl", "ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE", "get_android_sdk", "get_android_toolchain", "log", "utils")
 load("//rules:visibility.bzl", "PROJECT_VISIBILITY")
 load("//rules/flags:flags.bzl", _flags = "flags")
-load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_common.bzl", "cc_common")
-load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:java_plugin_info.bzl", "JavaPluginInfo")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:proguard_spec_info.bzl", "ProguardSpecInfo")
 
 visibility(PROJECT_VISIBILITY)
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def finalize(
     ])
     return providers
 
-_PROCESSING_PIPELINE = processing_pipeline.make_processing_pipeline(
+PROCESSING_PIPELINE = processing_pipeline.make_processing_pipeline(
     processors = PROCESSORS,
     finalize = finalize,
 )
@@ -600,4 +600,8 @@ def impl(ctx):
       A legacy struct provider.
     """
     java_package = _java.resolve_package_from_label(ctx.label, ctx.attr.custom_package)
-    return processing_pipeline.run(ctx, java_package, _PROCESSING_PIPELINE)
+    pipeline = PROCESSING_PIPELINE
+    tt = ctx.toolchains[ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE]
+    if tt:
+        pipeline = tt.library
+    return processing_pipeline.run(ctx, java_package, pipeline)
diff --git a/rules/android_library/rule.bzl b/rules/android_library/rule.bzl
index 4b3c53272..212338931 100644
--- a/rules/android_library/rule.bzl
+++ b/rules/android_library/rule.bzl
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """android_library rule."""
 
+load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
 load("//providers:providers.bzl", "AndroidCcLinkParamsInfo", "AndroidIdeInfo", "AndroidIdlInfo", "AndroidLibraryResourceClassJarProvider", "AndroidNativeLibsInfo")
 load(
     "//rules:attrs.bzl",
     _attrs = "attrs",
 )
-load("//rules:utils.bzl", "ANDROID_SDK_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE")
+load("//rules:utils.bzl", "ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE", "ANDROID_SDK_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE")
 load("//rules:visibility.bzl", "PROJECT_VISIBILITY")
-load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
 load(":attrs.bzl", _ATTRS = "ATTRS")
 load(":impl.bzl", _impl = "impl")
 
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ def make_rule(
         toolchains = [
             "//toolchains/android:toolchain_type",
             "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_type",
+            config_common.toolchain_type(
+                ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE,
+                mandatory = False,
+            ),
             ANDROID_SDK_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE,
         ] + additional_toolchains,
         _skylark_testable = True,
diff --git a/rules/utils.bzl b/rules/utils.bzl
index d0f5b555d..2082df01f 100644
--- a/rules/utils.bzl
+++ b/rules/utils.bzl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ visibility(PROJECT_VISIBILITY)
 
 ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE = Label("//toolchains/android:toolchain_type")
 ANDROID_SDK_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE = Label("//toolchains/android_sdk:toolchain_type")
+ANDROID_PIPELINE_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE = Label("//toolchains/pipeline:toolchain_type")
 
 _CUU = "\033[A"
 _EL = "\033[K"
diff --git a/toolchains/pipeline/BUILD.bazel b/toolchains/pipeline/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6d09a29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolchains/pipeline/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+toolchain_type(
+    name = "toolchain_type",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/toolchains/pipeline/toolchain.bzl b/toolchains/pipeline/toolchain.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a07b355c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolchains/pipeline/toolchain.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+load(
+    "//rules/android_binary:impl.bzl",
+    binary_pipeline = "PROCESSING_PIPELINE",
+)
+load(
+    "//rules/android_library:impl.bzl",
+    library_pipeline = "PROCESSING_PIPELINE",
+)
+
+def _impl(ctx):
+    return [
+        platform_common.ToolchainInfo(
+            library = library_pipeline,
+            binary = binary_pipeline,
+        ),
+    ]
+
+android_toolchain = rule(
+    implementation = _impl,
+    attrs = {},
+)