diff --git a/sh/sh_binary.go b/sh/sh_binary.go
index 42d5680f1..4805846b7 100644
--- a/sh/sh_binary.go
+++ b/sh/sh_binary.go
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ type shBinaryProperties struct {
 	Recovery_available *bool
 }
 
+// Test option struct.
+type TestOptions struct {
+	// If the test is a hostside(no device required) unittest that shall be run during presubmit check.
+	Unit_test *bool
+}
+
 type TestProperties struct {
 	// list of compatibility suites (for example "cts", "vts") that the module should be
 	// installed into.
@@ -143,6 +149,9 @@ type TestProperties struct {
 	// list of device library modules that should be installed alongside the test.
 	// Only available for host sh_test modules.
 	Data_device_libs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
+
+	// Test options.
+	Test_options TestOptions
 }
 
 type ShBinary struct {
@@ -440,6 +449,9 @@ func (s *ShTest) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 					dir := strings.TrimSuffix(s.dataModules[relPath].String(), relPath)
 					entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_TEST_DATA", dir+":"+relPath)
 				}
+				if Bool(s.testProperties.Test_options.Unit_test) {
+					entries.SetBool("LOCAL_IS_UNIT_TEST", true)
+				}
 			},
 		},
 	}}
diff --git a/sh/sh_binary_test.go b/sh/sh_binary_test.go
index 9e7e59462..20317d88c 100644
--- a/sh/sh_binary_test.go
+++ b/sh/sh_binary_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package sh
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -148,6 +149,9 @@ func TestShTestHost(t *testing.T) {
 				"testdata/data1",
 				"testdata/sub/data2",
 			],
+			test_options: {
+				unit_test: true,
+			},
 		}
 	`)
 
@@ -156,6 +160,9 @@ func TestShTestHost(t *testing.T) {
 	if !mod.Host() {
 		t.Errorf("host bit is not set for a sh_test_host module.")
 	}
+	entries := android.AndroidMkEntriesForTest(t, ctx, mod)[0]
+	actualData, _ := strconv.ParseBool(entries.EntryMap["LOCAL_IS_UNIT_TEST"][0])
+	android.AssertBoolEquals(t, "LOCAL_IS_UNIT_TEST", true, actualData)
 }
 
 func TestShTestHost_dataDeviceModules(t *testing.T) {