diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index cfa53f4..c789a9d 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ class AndroidNDKInstallerConan(ConanFile):
                 "os": ["Android"],
                 "arch": ["x86", "x86_64", "armv7", "armv8"]}
 
+    options = {"libcxx_shared": [True, False]}
+    default_options = {'libcxx_shared': False}
+
     def configure(self):
         api_level = int(str(self.settings.os.api_level))
         if self.settings.os_build in ["Linux", "Macos"] and self.settings.arch_build == "x86":
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@ def package_info(self):
         self.env_info.ANDROID_PLATFORM = "android-%s" % self.settings.os.api_level
         self.env_info.ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN = "clang"
         self.env_info.ANDROID_ABI = self._android_abi
-        self.env_info.ANDROID_STL = "c++_static"
+        self.env_info.ANDROID_STL = "c++_shared" if options.libcxx_shared else "c++_static"
 
         self.env_info.CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM = "BOTH"
         self.env_info.CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY = "BOTH"