diff --git a/android/androidmk.go b/android/androidmk.go
index fafbfd61e..882193bba 100644
--- a/android/androidmk.go
+++ b/android/androidmk.go
@@ -634,3 +634,21 @@ func shouldSkipAndroidMkProcessing(module *ModuleBase) bool {
 		// Make does not understand LinuxBionic
 		module.Os() == LinuxBionic
 }
+
+func AndroidMkDataPaths(data []DataPath) []string {
+	var testFiles []string
+	for _, d := range data {
+		rel := d.SrcPath.Rel()
+		path := d.SrcPath.String()
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(path, rel) {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("path %q does not end with %q", path, rel))
+		}
+		path = strings.TrimSuffix(path, rel)
+		testFileString := path + ":" + rel
+		if len(d.RelativeInstallPath) > 0 {
+			testFileString += ":" + d.RelativeInstallPath
+		}
+		testFiles = append(testFiles, testFileString)
+	}
+	return testFiles
+}
diff --git a/apex/androidmk.go b/apex/androidmk.go
index af2ec3d2a..024f1cacd 100644
--- a/apex/androidmk.go
+++ b/apex/androidmk.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (a *apexBundle) androidMkForFiles(w io.Writer, apexBundleName, apexName, mo
 				}
 			}
 			if len(newDataPaths) > 0 {
-				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_TEST_DATA :=", strings.Join(cc.AndroidMkDataPaths(newDataPaths), " "))
+				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_TEST_DATA :=", strings.Join(android.AndroidMkDataPaths(newDataPaths), " "))
 			}
 
 			if fi.module != nil && len(fi.module.NoticeFiles()) > 0 {
diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 380b4e92f..76a86f39a 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -149,24 +149,6 @@ func (c *Module) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 	return []android.AndroidMkEntries{entries}
 }
 
-func AndroidMkDataPaths(data []android.DataPath) []string {
-	var testFiles []string
-	for _, d := range data {
-		rel := d.SrcPath.Rel()
-		path := d.SrcPath.String()
-		if !strings.HasSuffix(path, rel) {
-			panic(fmt.Errorf("path %q does not end with %q", path, rel))
-		}
-		path = strings.TrimSuffix(path, rel)
-		testFileString := path + ":" + rel
-		if len(d.RelativeInstallPath) > 0 {
-			testFileString += ":" + d.RelativeInstallPath
-		}
-		testFiles = append(testFiles, testFileString)
-	}
-	return testFiles
-}
-
 func androidMkWriteExtraTestConfigs(extraTestConfigs android.Paths, entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
 	if len(extraTestConfigs) > 0 {
 		entries.ExtraEntries = append(entries.ExtraEntries, func(entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
@@ -176,7 +158,7 @@ func androidMkWriteExtraTestConfigs(extraTestConfigs android.Paths, entries *and
 }
 
 func androidMkWriteTestData(data []android.DataPath, ctx AndroidMkContext, entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
-	testFiles := AndroidMkDataPaths(data)
+	testFiles := android.AndroidMkDataPaths(data)
 	if len(testFiles) > 0 {
 		entries.ExtraEntries = append(entries.ExtraEntries, func(entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
 			entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_TEST_DATA", testFiles...)
diff --git a/python/androidmk.go b/python/androidmk.go
index 247b80dc0..8ad5889b5 100644
--- a/python/androidmk.go
+++ b/python/androidmk.go
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package python
 
 import (
-	"android/soong/android"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
 )
 
 type subAndroidMkProvider interface {
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ func (p *testDecorator) AndroidMk(base *Module, ret *android.AndroidMkData) {
 		if !BoolDefault(p.binaryProperties.Auto_gen_config, true) {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_DISABLE_AUTO_GENERATE_TEST_CONFIG := true")
 		}
+
+		if len(p.data) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_TEST_DATA :=",
+				strings.Join(android.AndroidMkDataPaths(p.data), " "))
+		}
 	})
 	base.subAndroidMk(ret, p.binaryDecorator.pythonInstaller)
 }
diff --git a/python/test.go b/python/test.go
index a669c73a6..434e71abf 100644
--- a/python/test.go
+++ b/python/test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ type TestProperties struct {
 	// the name of the test configuration template (for example "AndroidTestTemplate.xml") that
 	// should be installed with the module.
 	Test_config_template *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
+
+	// list of files or filegroup modules that provide data that should be installed alongside
+	// the test
+	Data []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 }
 
 type testDecorator struct {
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ type testDecorator struct {
 	testProperties TestProperties
 
 	testConfig android.Path
+
+	data []android.DataPath
 }
 
 func (test *testDecorator) bootstrapperProps() []interface{} {
@@ -59,6 +65,12 @@ func (test *testDecorator) install(ctx android.ModuleContext, file android.Path)
 	test.binaryDecorator.pythonInstaller.relative = ctx.ModuleName()
 
 	test.binaryDecorator.pythonInstaller.install(ctx, file)
+
+	dataSrcPaths := android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, test.testProperties.Data)
+
+	for _, dataSrcPath := range dataSrcPaths {
+		test.data = append(test.data, android.DataPath{SrcPath: dataSrcPath})
+	}
 }
 
 func NewTest(hod android.HostOrDeviceSupported) *Module {