diff --git a/src/machine.rs b/src/machine.rs
index bb43cb9550..5984aee984 100644
--- a/src/machine.rs
+++ b/src/machine.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,23 @@ impl MemoryExtra {
                 this.write_scalar(Scalar::from_u8(0), &place.into())?;
                 Self::add_extern_static(this, "_tls_used", place.ptr);
             }
+            "android" =>
+                for symbol_name in &["signal", "bsd_signal"] {
+                    let layout = this.machine.layouts.usize;
+                    let dlsym = Dlsym::from_str(symbol_name.as_bytes(), &this.tcx.sess.target.os)?
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                            panic!(
+                                "hardcoded `extern static` symbol {} has no dlsym handler",
+                                symbol_name
+                            )
+                        });
+                    let (provenance, offset) =
+                        this.memory.create_fn_alloc(FnVal::Other(dlsym)).into_parts();
+                    let ptr = Pointer::new(Some(provenance), offset);
+                    let place = this.allocate(layout, MiriMemoryKind::ExternStatic.into())?;
+                    this.write_pointer(ptr, &place.into())?;
+                    Self::add_extern_static(this, symbol_name, place.ptr);
+                },
             _ => {} // No "extern statics" supported on this target
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/shims/dlsym.rs b/src/shims/dlsym.rs
index 1855d65d6c..4befaf26aa 100644
--- a/src/shims/dlsym.rs
+++ b/src/shims/dlsym.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ impl Dlsym {
     pub fn from_str(name: &[u8], target_os: &str) -> InterpResult<'static, Option<Dlsym>> {
         let name = &*String::from_utf8_lossy(name);
         Ok(match target_os {
-            "linux" | "macos" => posix::Dlsym::from_str(name, target_os)?.map(Dlsym::Posix),
+            "linux" | "macos" | "android" =>
+                posix::Dlsym::from_str(name, target_os)?.map(Dlsym::Posix),
             "windows" => windows::Dlsym::from_str(name)?.map(Dlsym::Windows),
             os => bug!("dlsym not implemented for target_os {}", os),
         })
diff --git a/src/shims/env.rs b/src/shims/env.rs
index fd77286885..3670a444e8 100644
--- a/src/shims/env.rs
+++ b/src/shims/env.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
         let target_os = &this.tcx.sess.target.os;
         assert!(
-            target_os == "linux" || target_os == "macos",
+            matches!(target_os.as_str(), "linux" | "macos" | "android"),
             "`getenv` is only available for the UNIX target family"
         );
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
         let mut this = self.eval_context_mut();
         let target_os = &this.tcx.sess.target.os;
         assert!(
-            target_os == "linux" || target_os == "macos",
+            matches!(target_os.as_str(), "linux" | "macos" | "android"),
             "`setenv` is only available for the UNIX target family"
         );
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
         let target_os = &this.tcx.sess.target.os;
         assert!(
-            target_os == "linux" || target_os == "macos",
+            matches!(target_os.as_str(), "linux" | "macos" | "android"),
             "`unsetenv` is only available for the UNIX target family"
         );
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
         let target_os = &this.tcx.sess.target.os;
         assert!(
-            target_os == "linux" || target_os == "macos",
+            matches!(target_os.as_str(), "linux" | "macos" | "android"),
             "`getcwd` is only available for the UNIX target family"
         );
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
         let this = self.eval_context_mut();
         let target_os = &this.tcx.sess.target.os;
         assert!(
-            target_os == "linux" || target_os == "macos",
+            matches!(target_os.as_str(), "linux" | "macos" | "android"),
             "`getcwd` is only available for the UNIX target family"
         );
 
diff --git a/src/shims/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
index b07db95351..64ec9dcf8c 100644
--- a/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
 
             // Platform-specific shims
             _ => match this.tcx.sess.target.os.as_str() {
-                "linux" | "macos" => return shims::posix::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
+                "linux" | "macos" | "android" => return shims::posix::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
                 "windows" => return shims::windows::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
                 target => throw_unsup_format!("the target `{}` is not supported", target),
             }
diff --git a/src/shims/posix/android/dlsym.rs b/src/shims/posix/android/dlsym.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..679b0ad65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shims/posix/android/dlsym.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use helpers::check_arg_count;
+use log::trace;
+use rustc_middle::mir;
+
+use crate::*;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum Dlsym {
+    signal,
+}
+
+impl Dlsym {
+    // Returns an error for unsupported symbols, and None if this symbol
+    // should become a NULL pointer (pretend it does not exist).
+    pub fn from_str(name: &str) -> InterpResult<'static, Option<Dlsym>> {
+        Ok(match &*name {
+            "__pthread_get_minstack" => None,
+            "getrandom" => None, // std falls back to syscall(SYS_getrandom, ...) when this is NULL.
+            "statx" => None,     // std falls back to syscall(SYS_statx, ...) when this is NULL.
+            "signal" | "bsd_signal" => Some(Dlsym::signal), // these have the same signature/implementation
+            _ => throw_unsup_format!("unsupported Android dlsym: {}", name),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir> EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx> for crate::MiriEvalContext<'mir, 'tcx> {}
+pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx> {
+    fn call_dlsym(
+        &mut self,
+        dlsym: Dlsym,
+        args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
+        ret: Option<(&PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>, mir::BasicBlock)>,
+    ) -> InterpResult<'tcx> {
+        let this = self.eval_context_mut();
+        let (dest, ret) = ret.expect("we don't support any diverging dlsym");
+        assert!(this.tcx.sess.target.os == "android");
+
+        match dlsym {
+            Dlsym::signal => {
+                let &[ref _sig, ref _func] = check_arg_count(args)?;
+                this.write_null(dest)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        trace!("{:?}", this.dump_place(**dest));
+        this.go_to_block(ret);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/shims/posix/android/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/posix/android/foreign_items.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94a2c151b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shims/posix/android/foreign_items.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use rustc_middle::mir;
+use rustc_span::Symbol;
+use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
+
+use crate::*;
+use shims::foreign_items::EmulateByNameResult;
+
+impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir> EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx> for crate::MiriEvalContext<'mir, 'tcx> {}
+pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx> {
+    fn emulate_foreign_item_by_name(
+        &mut self,
+        link_name: Symbol,
+        abi: Abi,
+        args: &[OpTy<'tcx, Tag>],
+        dest: &PlaceTy<'tcx, Tag>,
+        ret: mir::BasicBlock,
+    ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EmulateByNameResult<'mir, 'tcx>> {
+        let this = self.eval_context_mut();
+
+        match &*link_name.as_str() {
+            _ => {
+                // By default we piggyback off the items emulated for Linux. For now this functions
+                // serves to make adding android-specific syscalls easy
+                return shims::posix::linux::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/shims/posix/android/mod.rs b/src/shims/posix/android/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..434f5f30b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shims/posix/android/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod dlsym;
+pub mod foreign_items;
diff --git a/src/shims/posix/dlsym.rs b/src/shims/posix/dlsym.rs
index b07bf91a69..9cb76156a2 100644
--- a/src/shims/posix/dlsym.rs
+++ b/src/shims/posix/dlsym.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 
 use crate::*;
+use shims::posix::android::dlsym as android;
 use shims::posix::linux::dlsym as linux;
 use shims::posix::macos::dlsym as macos;
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ use shims::posix::macos::dlsym as macos;
 pub enum Dlsym {
     Linux(linux::Dlsym),
     MacOs(macos::Dlsym),
+    Android(android::Dlsym),
 }
 
 impl Dlsym {
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ impl Dlsym {
         Ok(match target_os {
             "linux" => linux::Dlsym::from_str(name)?.map(Dlsym::Linux),
             "macos" => macos::Dlsym::from_str(name)?.map(Dlsym::MacOs),
+            "android" => android::Dlsym::from_str(name)?.map(Dlsym::Android),
             _ => unreachable!(),
         })
     }
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
         match dlsym {
             Dlsym::Linux(dlsym) => linux::EvalContextExt::call_dlsym(this, dlsym, args, ret),
             Dlsym::MacOs(dlsym) => macos::EvalContextExt::call_dlsym(this, dlsym, args, ret),
+            Dlsym::Android(dlsym) => android::EvalContextExt::call_dlsym(this, dlsym, args, ret),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/shims/posix/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/posix/foreign_items.rs
index 02fb7089c3..4a3a5f67b8 100644
--- a/src/shims/posix/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/posix/foreign_items.rs
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
                 match this.tcx.sess.target.os.as_str() {
                     "linux" => return shims::posix::linux::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
                     "macos" => return shims::posix::macos::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
+                    "android" => return shims::posix::linux::foreign_items::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, abi, args, dest, ret),
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/shims/posix/mod.rs b/src/shims/posix/mod.rs
index f40dfaefb9..9a37d29051 100644
--- a/src/shims/posix/mod.rs
+++ b/src/shims/posix/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod fs;
 mod sync;
 mod thread;
 
+mod android;
 mod linux;
 mod macos;