diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 53485cb9743..4d371cf3512 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 build --cxxopt=-std=c++17 --host_cxxopt=-std=c++17
+
+common:skip_android --deleted_packages=binder
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 8793cfb82fe..e2b54da1725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-bazel-${{ env.USE_BAZEL_VERSION }}-${{ hashFiles('WORKSPACE', 'repositories.bzl') }}
 
     - name: Run bazel build
-      run: bazelisk build //... --enable_bzlmod=${{ matrix.bzlmod }} --enable_workspace=${{ !matrix.bzlmod }}
+      run: bazelisk build //... --config=skip_android --enable_bzlmod=${{ matrix.bzlmod }} --enable_workspace=${{ !matrix.bzlmod }}
 
     - name: Run bazel test
-      run: bazelisk test //... --enable_bzlmod=${{ matrix.bzlmod }} --enable_workspace=${{ !matrix.bzlmod }}
+      run: bazelisk test //... --config=skip_android --enable_bzlmod=${{ matrix.bzlmod }} --enable_workspace=${{ !matrix.bzlmod }}
 
     - name: Run example bazel build
       run: bazelisk build //... --enable_bzlmod=${{ matrix.bzlmod }} --enable_workspace=${{ !matrix.bzlmod }}
diff --git a/COMPILING.md b/COMPILING.md
index b7df1319beb..02c06515127 100644
--- a/COMPILING.md
+++ b/COMPILING.md
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ project, run:
 $ ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal
 ```
 
+### Building with Bazel
+
+grpc-java can also be built using Bazel, like so:
+
+```sh
+$ bazelisk build //...
+```
+
+Some parts of grpc-java depend on Android. Bazel can build these parts too but,
+for size, licensing and maintenance reasons, it requires a locally installed
+Android SDK. If you don't have the SDK and/or don't care about Android, use the
+`skip_android` configuration to skip building the Android parts:
+
+```sh
+$ bazelisk build //... --config=skip_android
+```
+
 ### Notes for IntelliJ
 Building in IntelliJ works best when you import the project as a Gradle project and delegate IDE
 build/run actions to Gradle.
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 50fd1f95d34..dc826993a8c 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -46,16 +46,31 @@ IO_GRPC_GRPC_JAVA_ARTIFACTS = [
 ]
 # GRPC_DEPS_END
 
+ANDROID_ARTIFACTS = [
+    "androidx.annotation:annotation:1.6.0",
+    "androidx.annotation:annotation-jvm:1.6.0",
+    "androidx.core:core:1.13.1",
+    "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common:2.6.2",
+]
+
 bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20250512.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_jar_jar", version = "0.1.11.bcr.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "googleapis", version = "0.0.0-20240326-1c8d509c5", repo_name = "com_google_googleapis")
 bazel_dep(name = "grpc-proto", version = "0.0.0-20240627-ec30f58.bcr.1", repo_name = "io_grpc_grpc_proto")
 bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "33.4", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_android", version = "0.7.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.9")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.1.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.0")
 
+android_sdk_repository_extension = use_extension(
+    "@rules_android//rules/android_sdk_repository:rule.bzl",
+    "android_sdk_repository_extension",
+)
+use_repo(android_sdk_repository_extension, "androidsdk")
+register_toolchains("@androidsdk//:sdk-toolchain", "@androidsdk//:all")
+
 maven = use_extension("@rules_jvm_external//:extensions.bzl", "maven")
 maven.install(
     artifacts = IO_GRPC_GRPC_JAVA_ARTIFACTS,
@@ -64,7 +79,32 @@ maven.install(
     ],
     strict_visibility = True,
 )
-use_repo(maven, "maven")
+
+# We isolate Android-specific deps in this separate repo ('grpc_android_maven') instead of the one
+# above (having default name 'maven').
+#
+# Under bzlmod, rules_jvm_external merges all contributions to the same named repository (like the
+# default 'maven' repo) across the entire dependency graph. If we put Android dependencies there,
+# then *every* downstream consumer's merged 'maven' repository would include these Android
+# artifacts.
+#
+# Because merged repositories are resolved using only the root module's (the consumer's)
+# repository list, any consumer without 'maven.google.com' configured in their root module
+# would fail to resolve these artifacts, breaking their build even if they don't use Android.
+#
+# By using a distinct name ('grpc_android_maven'), we prevent merging. This repository is resolved
+# independently, allowing it to use grpc-java's own repository config (which includes
+# maven.google.com) without affecting downstream consumers' default 'maven' repo.
+maven.install(
+    name = "grpc_android_maven",
+    artifacts = ANDROID_ARTIFACTS,
+    repositories = [
+        "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/",
+        "https://maven.google.com", # for androidx.*
+    ],
+    strict_visibility = True,
+)
+use_repo(maven, "maven", "grpc_android_maven")
 
 maven.override(
     coordinates = "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java",
@@ -158,3 +198,7 @@ maven.override(
     coordinates = "io.grpc:grpc-util",
     target = "@io_grpc_grpc_java//util",
 )
+maven.override(
+    coordinates = "io.grpc:grpc-binder",
+    target = "@io_grpc_grpc_java//binder",
+)
diff --git a/binder/BUILD.bazel b/binder/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f2872f9ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binder/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+load("@rules_android//rules:rules.bzl", "android_library")
+load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
+
+licenses(["notice"])
+
+android_library(
+    name = "binder",
+    srcs = glob([
+        "src/main/java/**/*.java",
+    ]),
+    manifest = "src/main/AndroidManifest.xml",
+    custom_package = "io.grpc.binder",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    exports = ["@grpc_android_maven//:androidx_annotation_annotation"],
+    deps = [
+        "//api",
+        "//core:internal",
+        # Resolve android deps from the isolated grpc_android_maven repository.
+        "@grpc_android_maven//:androidx_annotation_annotation",
+        "@grpc_android_maven//:androidx_annotation_annotation_jvm",
+        "@grpc_android_maven//:androidx_core_core",
+        "@grpc_android_maven//:androidx_lifecycle_lifecycle_common",
+        artifact("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305"),
+        artifact("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations"),
+        artifact("com.google.guava:guava"),
+    ],
+)