diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_AndroidStudio.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_AndroidStudio.h
index 64f2598a82..9908d7ef02 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_AndroidStudio.h	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_AndroidStudio.h	
@@ -70,8 +70,14 @@ public:
     void createExporterProperties (PropertyListBuilder& props) override
     {
         AndroidProjectExporterBase::createExporterProperties (props);
+
+        props.add (new TextPropertyComponent (getNDKPlatformVersionValue(), "NDK Platform Version", 32, false),
+                   "The value to use for android$user.ndk.platformVersion in Gradle");
     }
 
+    Value getNDKPlatformVersionValue() { return getSetting (Ids::androidNdkPlatformVersion); }
+    String getNDKPlatformVersionString() const { return settings [Ids::androidNdkPlatformVersion]; }
+
     void create (const OwnedArray<LibraryModule>& modules) const override
     {
         const File targetFolder (getTargetFolder());
@@ -443,12 +449,17 @@ private:
     String createModelDotAndroidNDK (const String& indent) const
     {
         String result;
+        const String platformVersion (getNDKPlatformVersionString());
 
         result << "android.ndk {" << newLine
                << indent << "moduleName = \"juce_jni\"" << newLine
                << indent << "stl = \"gnustl_static\"" << newLine
-               << indent << "toolchainVersion = 4.9" << newLine
-               << indent << "ext {" << newLine
+               << indent << "toolchainVersion = 4.9" << newLine;
+
+        if (platformVersion.isNotEmpty())
+            result << indent << "platformVersion = " << getNDKPlatformVersionString() << newLine;
+
+        result << indent << "ext {" << newLine
                << indent << indent << "juceRootDir = \"" << "${project.rootDir}/../../../../" << "\".toString()" << newLine
                << indent << indent << "juceModuleDir = \"" << "${juceRootDir}/modules" << "\".toString()" << newLine
                << indent << "}" << newLine;
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h
index f7b5063e53..fbd4007058 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ namespace Ids
     DECLARE_ID (androidTheme);
     DECLARE_ID (androidStaticLibraries);
     DECLARE_ID (androidSharedLibraries);
+    DECLARE_ID (androidNdkPlatformVersion);
     DECLARE_ID (font);
     DECLARE_ID (colour);
     DECLARE_ID (userNotes);