diff --git a/build-logic/build.gradle.kts b/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
index 60bfea6c8..63f87cc55 100644
--- a/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ tasks.withType<KotlinCompile>().configureEach {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(libs.android.gradlePlugin)
+    compileOnly(libs.kotlin.gradlePlugin)
 }
 
 gradlePlugin {
@@ -27,5 +28,9 @@ gradlePlugin {
             id = "ndksamples.android.application"
             implementationClass = "com.android.ndk.samples.buildlogic.AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin"
         }
+        register("kotlinAndroid") {
+            id = "ndksamples.android.kotlin"
+            implementationClass = "com.android.ndk.samples.buildlogic.KotlinConventionPlugin"
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
index 8997bfc2d..23f521823 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                     minSdk = Versions.MIN_SDK
                     targetSdk = Versions.TARGET_SDK
                 }
+                compileOptions {
+                    sourceCompatibility = Versions.JAVA
+                    targetCompatibility = Versions.JAVA
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/KotlinConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/KotlinConventionPlugin.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b031da8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/KotlinConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.android.ndk.samples.buildlogic
+
+import com.android.build.api.dsl.ApplicationExtension
+
+import org.gradle.api.Plugin
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.withType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
+
+class KotlinConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
+    override fun apply(target: Project) {
+        with(target) {
+            with(pluginManager) {
+                apply("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
+            }
+
+            extensions.configure<ApplicationExtension> {
+                tasks.withType<KotlinCompile>().configureEach {
+                    kotlinOptions {
+                        jvmTarget = Versions.JAVA.toString()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt
index 068504756..3d4898a4a 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.android.ndk.samples.buildlogic
 
+import org.gradle.api.JavaVersion
+
 object Versions {
     const val COMPILE_SDK = 34
     const val TARGET_SDK = 34
     const val MIN_SDK = 21
     const val NDK = "26.3.11579264" // r26d
+    val JAVA = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 736618e5a..0c12d7450 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ext-junit = { group = "androidx.test.ext", name = "junit", version.ref = "junitV
 espresso-core = { group = "androidx.test.espresso", name = "espresso-core", version.ref = "espressoCore" }
 appcompat = { group = "androidx.appcompat", name = "appcompat", version.ref = "appcompat" }
 material = { group = "com.google.android.material", name = "material", version.ref = "material" }
+kotlin-gradlePlugin = { group = "org.jetbrains.kotlin", name = "kotlin-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 
 # build-logic dependencies
 android-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.android.tools.build", name = "gradle", version.ref = "agp" }