diff --git a/buildozer/default.spec b/buildozer/default.spec
index 61153fe..a75b167 100644
--- a/buildozer/default.spec
+++ b/buildozer/default.spec
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ fullscreen = 0
 # (str) Android NDK version to use
 #android.ndk = 9c
 
+# (int) Android NDK API to use (optional)
+#android.ndk.api = 19
+
 # (bool) Use --private data storage (True) or --dir public storage (False)
 #android.private_storage = True
 
diff --git a/buildozer/targets/android_new.py b/buildozer/targets/android_new.py
index 58862a1..f1b9c56 100644
--- a/buildozer/targets/android_new.py
+++ b/buildozer/targets/android_new.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class TargetAndroidNew(TargetAndroid):
         color = 'always' if USE_COLOR else 'never'
         self.extra_p4a_args = ' --color={} --storage-dir="{}"'.format(
             color, self._build_dir)
+        ndk_api = self.buildozer.config.getdefault('app', 'android.ndk.api', None)
+        if ndk_api is not None:
+            self.extra_p4a_args += ' --ndk-api={}'.format(ndk_api)
         hook = self.buildozer.config.getdefault("app", "p4a.hook", None)
         if hook is not None:
             self.extra_p4a_args += ' --hook={}'.format(realpath(hook))