diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80cca6ecaab..3bc2ae9477b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ ifeq ($(USE_MSBUILD),1)
 	done
 endif	# msbuild
 
+prepare-image-dependencies:
+	$(MSBUILD) $(MSBUILD_FLAGS) build-tools/scripts/PrepareImageDependencies.targets /t:PrepareImageDependencies \
+		/p:AndroidSupportedHostJitAbis=mxe-Win32:mxe-Win64
+
 include build-tools/scripts/BuildEverything.mk
 include tests/api-compatibility/api-compatibility.mk
 
diff --git a/build-tools/scripts/PrepareImageDependencies.targets b/build-tools/scripts/PrepareImageDependencies.targets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..551a57ee7dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-tools/scripts/PrepareImageDependencies.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <UsingTask AssemblyFile="..\..\bin\Build$(Configuration)\xa-prep-tasks.dll"   TaskName="Xamarin.Android.BuildTools.PrepTasks.ReplaceFileContents" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\Configuration.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\android-toolchain\android-toolchain.projitems" />
+  <Import Project="..\dependencies\dependencies.projitems" />
+  <Target Name="PrepareImageDependencies">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <_Dir Include="sdk" />
+      <_Dir Include="ndk" />
+      <_Dir Include="ant" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <_Package
+          Condition=" '%(HostOS)' == '$(HostOS)' Or '%(HostOS)' == '' "
+          Include="@(AndroidSdkItem->'$(AndroidUri)/%(RelUrl)%(Identity) sdk/%(DestDir)')"
+      />
+      <_Package
+          Condition=" '%(HostOS)' == '$(HostOS)' Or '%(HostOS)' == '' "
+          Include="@(AndroidNdkItem->'$(AndroidUri)/%(RelUrl)%(Identity) ndk/%(DestDir)')"
+      />
+      <_Package
+          Condition=" '%(HostOS)' == '$(HostOS)' Or '%(HostOS)' == '' "
+          Include="@(AntItem->'$(AntUri)/%(RelUrl)%(Identity) ant/%(DestDir)')"
+      />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <_Brew
+        Condition=" '$(HostOS)' == 'Darwin' And '%(RequiredProgram.Homebrew)' != '' "
+        Include="@(RequiredProgram->'%(Homebrew)')"
+      />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <_Packages>@(_Package->'%(Identity)', '
+')</_Packages>
+      <_Dirs>@(_Dir->'%(Identity)', '
+')</_Dirs>
+      <_Brews>@(_Brew->'%(Identity)', '
+')</_Brews>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <ReplaceFileContents
+        SourceFile="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)prepare-image-dependencies.sh.in"
+        DestinationFile="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\..\prepare-image-dependencies.sh"
+        Replacements="@TOOLCHAIN_DIRS@=$(_Dirs);@PACKAGES@=$(_Packages);@BREWS@=$(_Brews)">
+    </ReplaceFileContents>
+  </Target>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-tools/scripts/prepare-image-dependencies.sh.in b/build-tools/scripts/prepare-image-dependencies.sh.in
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..13f672ac46f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-tools/scripts/prepare-image-dependencies.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+set -o xtrace
+
+ARCHIVE_PATH="$HOME/android-archives"
+TOOLCHAIN_PATH="$HOME/android-toolchain"
+
+TOOLCHAIN_DIRS="
+@TOOLCHAIN_DIRS@
+"
+
+# format: URL path/under/$TOOLCHAIN_PATH
+PACKAGES="
+@PACKAGES@
+"
+
+BREW_PACKAGES="
+@BREWS@
+"
+
+function Download ()
+{
+	local url="$1"
+	local archive="$ARCHIVE_PATH/`basename "$url"`"
+	if [ -f "$archive" ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+	curl -o "$archive" "$url"
+}
+
+function Install ()
+{
+	local url="$1"
+	local subdir="$2"
+
+	local file=`basename "$url"`
+	local archive="$ARCHIVE_PATH/$file"
+	local targetdir="$TOOLCHAIN_PATH/$subdir"
+
+	local flagdir="$TOOLCHAIN_PATH/$(echo $subdir | sed 's#/.*$##g')"
+	local flagfile="$flagdir/.$file"
+
+	mkdir -p "$targetdir"
+	if [ ! -f "$flagfile" ]; then
+		local extractdir=`mktemp -d`
+		unzip -d "$extractdir" "$ARCHIVE_PATH/$file"
+		mv "$extractdir"/*/* "$targetdir"
+		touch "$flagfile"
+		rm -Rf "$extractdir"
+	fi
+}
+
+echo "$TOOLCHAIN_DIRS" | while read line ; do
+	if [ -z "$line" ]; then
+		continue
+	fi
+	rm -Rf "$TOOLCHAIN_PATH/$line"
+done
+
+echo "$PACKAGES" | while read line ; do
+	if [ -z "$line" ]; then
+		continue
+	fi
+	Download $line
+	Install $line
+done
+
+echo "$BREW_PACKAGES" | while read line ; do
+	if [ -z "$line" ]; then
+		continue
+	fi
+	brew install $line
+done