diff --git a/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn b/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn
index 584a9159c4..afc827bdab 100644
--- a/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn
+++ b/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn
@@ -568,8 +568,14 @@ set_defaults("test") {
 # which will identify the toolchain corresponding to the local system when
 # doing cross-compiles. When not cross-compiling, this will be the same as the
 # default toolchain.
-
-if (is_win) {
+import("//build/toolchain/custom/custom.gni")
+
+if (custom_toolchain != "") {
+  assert(custom_sysroot != "")
+  assert(custom_target_triple != "")
+  host_toolchain = "//build/toolchain/linux:clang_$host_cpu"
+  set_default_toolchain("//build/toolchain/custom")
+} else if (is_win) {
   # On windows we use the same toolchain for host and target by default.
   host_toolchain = "//build/toolchain/win:$current_cpu"
   set_default_toolchain("$host_toolchain")
diff --git a/build/toolchain/custom/BUILD.gn b/build/toolchain/custom/BUILD.gn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8189b78072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/toolchain/custom/BUILD.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+# Copyright 2017 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import("//build/toolchain/custom/custom.gni")
+
+toolchain("custom") {
+  toolchain_bin = "${custom_toolchain}/bin"
+
+  # We can't do string interpolation ($ in strings) on things with dots in
+  # them. To allow us to use $cc below, for example, we create copies of
+  # these values in our scope.
+  cc = "${toolchain_bin}/clang"
+  cxx = "${toolchain_bin}/clang++"
+  ar = "${toolchain_bin}/${custom_target_triple}-ar"
+  ld = "${toolchain_bin}/clang++"
+  readelf = "${toolchain_bin}/${custom_target_triple}-readelf"
+  nm = "${toolchain_bin}/${custom_target_triple}-nm"
+
+  target_triple_flags = "--target=${custom_target_triple}"
+  sysroot_flags = "--sysroot ${custom_sysroot}"
+
+  custom_lib_flags = "-L${custom_toolchain}/lib"
+
+  # These library switches can apply to all tools below.
+  lib_switch = "-l"
+  lib_dir_switch = "-L"
+
+  tool("cc") {
+    depfile = "{{output}}.d"
+    command = "$cc -MMD -MF $depfile $target_triple_flags $sysroot_flags {{defines}} {{include_dirs}} {{cflags}} {{cflags_c}} -c {{source}} -o {{output}}"
+    depsformat = "gcc"
+    description = "CC {{output}}"
+    outputs = [
+      "{{source_out_dir}}/{{target_output_name}}.{{source_name_part}}.o",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  tool("cxx") {
+    depfile = "{{output}}.d"
+    command = "$cxx -MMD -MF $depfile $target_triple_flags $sysroot_flags {{defines}} {{include_dirs}} {{cflags}} {{cflags_cc}} -c {{source}} -o {{output}}"
+    depsformat = "gcc"
+    description = "CXX {{output}}"
+    outputs = [
+      "{{source_out_dir}}/{{target_output_name}}.{{source_name_part}}.o",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  tool("asm") {
+    depfile = "{{output}}.d"
+    command = "$cc -MMD -MF $depfile $target_triple_flags $sysroot_flags {{defines}} {{include_dirs}} {{asmflags}} {{cflags}} {{cflags_c}} -c {{source}} -o {{output}}"
+    depsformat = "gcc"
+    description = "ASM {{output}}"
+    outputs = [
+      "{{source_out_dir}}/{{target_output_name}}.{{source_name_part}}.o",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  tool("alink") {
+    rspfile = "{{output}}.rsp"
+    command = "rm -f {{output}} && $ar rcs {{output}} @$rspfile"
+    description = "AR {{output}}"
+    rspfile_content = "{{inputs}}"
+    outputs = [
+      "{{target_out_dir}}/{{target_output_name}}{{output_extension}}",
+    ]
+    default_output_extension = ".a"
+    output_prefix = "lib"
+  }
+
+  tool("solink") {
+    soname = "{{target_output_name}}{{output_extension}}"  # e.g. "libfoo.so".
+    sofile = "{{root_out_dir}}/$soname"  # Possibly including toolchain dir.
+    rspfile = sofile + ".rsp"
+
+    # These variables are not built into GN but are helpers that implement
+    # (1) linking to produce a .so, (2) extracting the symbols from that file
+    # to a temporary file, (3) if the temporary file has differences from the
+    # existing .TOC file, overwrite it, otherwise, don't change it.
+    tocfile = sofile + ".TOC"
+    temporary_tocname = sofile + ".tmp"
+    link_command = "$ld $target_triple_flags $sysroot_flags -shared {{ldflags}} -o $sofile $custom_lib_flags -Wl,--build-id -Wl,-soname=$soname @$rspfile"
+    toc_command = "{ $readelf -d $sofile | grep SONAME ; $nm -gD -f p $sofile | cut -f1-2 -d' '; } > $temporary_tocname"
+    replace_command = "if ! cmp -s $temporary_tocname $tocfile; then mv $temporary_tocname $tocfile; fi"
+
+    command = "$link_command && $toc_command && $replace_command"
+    rspfile_content = "-Wl,--whole-archive {{inputs}} {{solibs}} -Wl,--no-whole-archive {{libs}}"
+
+    description = "SOLINK $sofile"
+
+    # Use this for {{output_extension}} expansions unless a target manually
+    # overrides it (in which case {{output_extension}} will be what the target
+    # specifies).
+    default_output_extension = ".so"
+
+    output_prefix = "lib"
+
+    # Since the above commands only updates the .TOC file when it changes, ask
+    # Ninja to check if the timestamp actually changed to know if downstream
+    # dependencies should be recompiled.
+    restat = true
+
+    # Tell GN about the output files. It will link to the sofile but use the
+    # tocfile for dependency management.
+    outputs = [
+      sofile,
+      tocfile,
+    ]
+
+    link_output = sofile
+    depend_output = tocfile
+  }
+
+  tool("link") {
+    exename = "{{target_output_name}}{{output_extension}}"
+    outfile = "{{root_out_dir}}/$exename"
+    rspfile = "$outfile.rsp"
+    unstripped_outfile = outfile
+    command = "$ld $target_triple_flags $sysroot_flags {{ldflags}} -o $unstripped_outfile $custom_lib_flags -Wl,--build-id -Wl,--start-group @$rspfile {{solibs}} -Wl,--end-group {{libs}}"
+    description = "LINK $outfile"
+    rspfile_content = "{{inputs}}"
+    outputs = [
+      outfile,
+    ]
+    if (outfile != unstripped_outfile) {
+      outputs += [ unstripped_outfile ]
+    }
+  }
+
+  tool("stamp") {
+    command = "touch {{output}}"
+    description = "STAMP {{output}}"
+  }
+
+  tool("copy") {
+    command = "ln -f {{source}} {{output}} 2>/dev/null || (rm -rf {{output}} && cp -af {{source}} {{output}})"
+    description = "COPY {{source}} {{output}}"
+  }
+
+  # When invoking this toolchain not as the default one, these args will be
+  # passed to the build. They are ignored when this is the default toolchain.
+  toolchain_args = {
+    current_cpu = target_cpu
+    current_os = target_os
+
+    # These values need to be passed through unchanged.
+    target_os = target_os
+    target_cpu = target_cpu
+
+    is_clang = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/build/toolchain/custom/custom.gni b/build/toolchain/custom/custom.gni
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d7bc6c5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/toolchain/custom/custom.gni
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright 2018 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+declare_args() {
+  # Path to a custom toolchain containing the compilers, linkers and associated
+  # tools to build native executables.
+  custom_toolchain = ""
+
+  # Path to the sysroot containing the system libraries and associated headers
+  # on the target. Binaries generated on the host will be able to link against
+  # these libraries.
+  custom_sysroot = ""
+
+  # The target triple. For example: arm-linux-gnueabihf.
+  custom_target_triple = ""
+}
diff --git a/third_party/libpng/BUILD.gn b/third_party/libpng/BUILD.gn
index 27d7bbd973..2ac6755585 100644
--- a/third_party/libpng/BUILD.gn
+++ b/third_party/libpng/BUILD.gn
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ source_set("libpng") {
   ]
 
   if ((is_ios && !use_ios_simulator) ||
-      (is_android && (current_cpu == "arm" || current_cpu == "arm64")) ||
-      (is_linux && (current_cpu == "arm64"))) {
+      ((is_android || is_linux) && (current_cpu == "arm" || current_cpu == "arm64"))) {
 
     if (is_android) {
       import("//build/config/android/config.gni")