diff --git a/lib/definitions/android-plugin-migrator.d.ts b/lib/definitions/android-plugin-migrator.d.ts
index fbbd73246e..4ede88b918 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/android-plugin-migrator.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/android-plugin-migrator.d.ts
@@ -13,3 +13,25 @@ interface IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 	buildAar(options: IBuildOptions): Promise<boolean>;
 	migrateIncludeGradle(options: IBuildOptions): boolean;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Describes data required for building plugin for Android.
+ * The data can be consumed in the buildAndroidPlugin hook.
+ */
+interface IBuildAndroidPluginData {
+	/**
+	 * Directory where the plugin will be build.
+	 * Usually this is the `<project dir>/platforms/tempPlugin/<plugin name>` dir.
+	 */
+	pluginDir: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the plugin.
+	 */
+	pluginName: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * Information about tools that will be used to build the plugin, for example compile SDK version, build tools version, etc.
+	 */
+	androidToolsInfo: IAndroidToolsInfoData;
+}
diff --git a/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts b/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
index 3e71fd57d1..6532e4bede 100644
--- a/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 import * as path from "path";
 import { MANIFEST_FILE_NAME, INCLUDE_GRADLE_NAME, ASSETS_DIR, RESOURCES_DIR } from "../constants";
-import { getShortPluginName } from "../common/helpers";
+import { getShortPluginName, hook } from "../common/helpers";
 import { Builder, parseString } from "xml2js";
 import { ILogger } from "log4js";
 
 export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 
-	constructor(private $fs: IFileSystem,
+	/**
+	 * Required for hooks execution to work.
+	 */
+	private get $hooksService(): IHooksService {
+		return this.$injector.resolve("hooksService");
+	}
+
+	constructor(private $injector: IInjector,
+		private $fs: IFileSystem,
 		private $childProcess: IChildProcess,
 		private $hostInfo: IHostInfo,
 		private $androidToolsInfo: IAndroidToolsInfo,
@@ -240,30 +248,9 @@ export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 			}
 
 			// finally build the plugin
-			const gradlew = this.$hostInfo.isWindows ? "gradlew.bat" : "./gradlew";
-			const localArgs = [
-				gradlew,
-				"-p",
-				newPluginDir,
-				"assembleRelease"
-			];
-
 			this.$androidToolsInfo.validateInfo({ showWarningsAsErrors: true, validateTargetSdk: true });
-
 			const androidToolsInfo = this.$androidToolsInfo.getToolsInfo();
-			const compileSdk = androidToolsInfo.compileSdkVersion;
-			const buildToolsVersion = androidToolsInfo.buildToolsVersion;
-			const supportVersion = androidToolsInfo.supportRepositoryVersion;
-
-			localArgs.push(`-PcompileSdk=android-${compileSdk}`);
-			localArgs.push(`-PbuildToolsVersion=${buildToolsVersion}`);
-			localArgs.push(`-PsupportVersion=${supportVersion}`);
-
-			try {
-				await this.$childProcess.exec(localArgs.join(" "), { cwd: newPluginDir });
-			} catch (err) {
-				throw new Error(`Failed to build plugin ${options.pluginName} : \n${err}`);
-			}
+			await this.buildPlugin( { pluginDir: newPluginDir, pluginName: options.pluginName, androidToolsInfo });
 
 			const finalAarName = `${shortPluginName}-release.aar`;
 			const pathToBuiltAar = path.join(newPluginDir, "build", "outputs", "aar", finalAarName);
@@ -318,6 +305,26 @@ export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	@hook("buildAndroidPlugin")
+	private async buildPlugin(pluginBuildSettings: IBuildAndroidPluginData): Promise<void> {
+		const gradlew = this.$hostInfo.isWindows ? "gradlew.bat" : "./gradlew";
+
+		const localArgs = [
+			"-p",
+			pluginBuildSettings.pluginDir,
+			"assembleRelease",
+			`-PcompileSdk=android-${pluginBuildSettings.androidToolsInfo.compileSdkVersion}`,
+			`-PbuildToolsVersion=${pluginBuildSettings.androidToolsInfo.buildToolsVersion}`,
+			`-PsupportVersion=${pluginBuildSettings.androidToolsInfo.supportRepositoryVersion}`
+		];
+
+		try {
+			await this.$childProcess.spawnFromEvent(gradlew, localArgs, "close", { cwd: pluginBuildSettings.pluginDir });
+		} catch (err) {
+			throw new Error(`Failed to build plugin ${pluginBuildSettings.pluginName} : \n${err}`);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private validateOptions(options: IBuildOptions): void {
 		if (!options) {
 			throw new Error("Android plugin cannot be built without passing an 'options' object.");
diff --git a/test/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts b/test/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
index da3c77049f..b8dc65f670 100644
--- a/test/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
+++ b/test/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ temp.track();
 
 describe('androiPluginBuildService', () => {
 
-	let execCalled = false;
+	let spawnFromEventCalled = false;
 	const createTestInjector = (): IInjector => {
 		const testInjector = new Yok();
 
 		testInjector.register("fs", FsLib.FileSystem);
 		testInjector.register("childProcess", {
-			exec: () => {
-				execCalled = true;
+			spawnFromEvent: async (command: string, args: string[], event: string, options?: any, spawnFromEventOptions?: ISpawnFromEventOptions): Promise<ISpawnResult> => {
+				spawnFromEventCalled = command.indexOf("gradlew") !== -1;
+				return null;
 			}
 		});
 		testInjector.register("hostInfo", HostInfo);
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ describe('androiPluginBuildService', () => {
 		testInjector.register("options", {});
 		testInjector.register("config", {});
 		testInjector.register("staticConfig", {});
+		testInjector.register("hooksService", {
+			executeBeforeHooks: async (commandName: string, hookArguments?: IDictionary<any>): Promise<void> => undefined,
+			executeAfterHooks: async (commandName: string, hookArguments?: IDictionary<any>): Promise<void> => undefined
+		});
 
 		return testInjector;
 	};
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ dependencies {
 	});
 
 	beforeEach(() => {
-		execCalled = false;
+		spawnFromEventCalled = false;
 	});
 
 	describe('builds aar', () => {
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ dependencies {
 				/* intentionally left blank */
 			}
 
-			assert.isTrue(execCalled);
+			assert.isTrue(spawnFromEventCalled);
 		});
 
 		it('if android manifest is missing', async () => {
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ dependencies {
 				/* intentionally left blank */
 			}
 
-			assert.isTrue(execCalled);
+			assert.isTrue(spawnFromEventCalled);
 		});
 
 		it('if there is only an android manifest file', async () => {
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ dependencies {
 				/* intentionally left blank */
 			}
 
-			assert.isTrue(execCalled);
+			assert.isTrue(spawnFromEventCalled);
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ dependencies {
 				/* intentionally left blank */
 			}
 
-			assert.isFalse(execCalled);
+			assert.isFalse(spawnFromEventCalled);
 		});
 	});