diff --git a/test/test.gyp b/test/test.gyp
index 7f12a71..1fdc609 100644
--- a/test/test.gyp
+++ b/test/test.gyp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
       'sources': [
         'test_suite.cc',
         'test_suite.h',
+        'testsupport/android/root_path_android.cc',
+        'testsupport/android/root_path_android_chromium.cc',
         'testsupport/fileutils.cc',
         'testsupport/fileutils.h',
         'testsupport/frame_reader.cc',
@@ -79,6 +81,36 @@
         'testsupport/trace_to_stderr.cc',
         'testsupport/trace_to_stderr.h',
       ],
+      'conditions': [
+        # TODO(henrike): remove build_with_chromium==1 when the bots are using
+        # Chromium's buildbots.
+        ['build_with_chromium==1 and OS=="android" and gtest_target_type=="shared_library"', {
+          'dependencies': [
+            '<(DEPTH)/base/base.gyp:base',
+          ],
+          'sources!': [
+            'testsupport/android/root_path_android.cc',
+          ],
+          # WebRTC tests use resource files for testing. These files are not
+          # hosted in WebRTC. The script ensures that the needed resources
+          # are downloaded. In stand alone WebRTC the script is called by
+          # the DEPS file. In Chromium, i.e. here, the files are pulled down
+          # only if tests requiring the resources are being built.
+          'actions': [
+            {
+              'action_name': 'get_resources',
+              'inputs': ['<(webrtc_root)/tools/update_resources.py'],
+              'outputs': ['../../resources'],
+              'action': ['python',
+                         '<(webrtc_root)/tools/update_resources.py',
+                         '-p ../../../'],
+            }],
+        }, {
+          'sources!': [
+            'testsupport/android/root_path_android_chromium.cc',
+          ],
+        }],
+      ],
     },
     {
       # Depend on this target when you want to have test_support but also the
diff --git a/test/testsupport/android/root_path_android.cc b/test/testsupport/android/root_path_android.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d93552e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testsupport/android/root_path_android.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2013 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+namespace webrtc {
+namespace test {
+
+static const char* kRootDirName = "/sdcard/";
+std::string ProjectRoothPathAndroid() {
+  return kRootDirName;
+}
+
+std::string OutputPathAndroid() {
+  return kRootDirName;
+}
+
+}  // namespace test
+}  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/test/testsupport/android/root_path_android_chromium.cc b/test/testsupport/android/root_path_android_chromium.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1db73ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testsupport/android/root_path_android_chromium.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2013 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "base/android/path_utils.h"
+#include "base/files/file_path.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+namespace test {
+
+std::string OutputPathImpl();
+
+// This file is only compiled when running WebRTC tests in a Chromium workspace.
+// The Android testing framework will push files relative to the root path of
+// the Chromium workspace. The root path for webrtc is one directory up from
+// trunk/webrtc (in standalone) or src/third_party/webrtc (in Chromium).
+std::string ProjectRoothPathAndroid() {
+  base::FilePath root_path;
+  base::android::GetExternalStorageDirectory(&root_path);
+  return root_path.value() + "/";
+}
+
+std::string OutputPathAndroid() {
+  return OutputPathImpl();
+}
+
+}  // namespace test
+}  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/test/testsupport/fileutils.cc b/test/testsupport/fileutils.cc
index 61e4bcf..84945ff 100644
--- a/test/testsupport/fileutils.cc
+++ b/test/testsupport/fileutils.cc
@@ -31,28 +31,33 @@
 namespace webrtc {
 namespace test {
 
+namespace {
+
 #ifdef WIN32
-static const char* kPathDelimiter = "\\";
+const char* kPathDelimiter = "\\";
 #else
-static const char* kPathDelimiter = "/";
+const char* kPathDelimiter = "/";
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WEBRTC_ANDROID
-static const char* kRootDirName = "/sdcard/";
-static const char* kResourcesDirName = "resources";
+const char* kResourcesDirName = "resources";
 #else
 // The file we're looking for to identify the project root dir.
-static const char* kProjectRootFileName = "DEPS";
-static const char* kOutputDirName = "out";
-static const char* kFallbackPath = "./";
-static const char* kResourcesDirName = "resources";
+const char* kProjectRootFileName = "DEPS";
+const char* kResourcesDirName = "resources";
 #endif
-const char* kCannotFindProjectRootDir = "ERROR_CANNOT_FIND_PROJECT_ROOT_DIR";
 
-namespace {
+const char* kFallbackPath = "./";
+const char* kOutputDirName = "out";
 char relative_dir_path[FILENAME_MAX];
 bool relative_dir_path_set = false;
-}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+const char* kCannotFindProjectRootDir = "ERROR_CANNOT_FIND_PROJECT_ROOT_DIR";
+
+std::string OutputPathAndroid();
+std::string ProjectRoothPathAndroid();
 
 void SetExecutablePath(const std::string& path) {
   std::string working_dir = WorkingDir();
@@ -73,18 +78,30 @@
   return stat(file_name.c_str(), &file_info) == 0;
 }
 
+std::string OutputPathImpl() {
+  std::string path = ProjectRootPath();
+  if (path == kCannotFindProjectRootDir) {
+    return kFallbackPath;
+  }
+  path += kOutputDirName;
+  if (!CreateDirectory(path)) {
+    return kFallbackPath;
+  }
+  return path + kPathDelimiter;
+}
+
 #ifdef WEBRTC_ANDROID
 
 std::string ProjectRootPath() {
-  return kRootDirName;
+  return ProjectRoothPathAndroid();
 }
 
 std::string OutputPath() {
-  return kRootDirName;
+  return OutputPathAndroid();
 }
 
 std::string WorkingDir() {
-  return kRootDirName;
+  return ProjectRootPath();
 }
 
 #else // WEBRTC_ANDROID
@@ -114,15 +131,7 @@
 }
 
 std::string OutputPath() {
-  std::string path = ProjectRootPath();
-  if (path == kCannotFindProjectRootDir) {
-    return kFallbackPath;
-  }
-  path += kOutputDirName;
-  if (!CreateDirectory(path)) {
-    return kFallbackPath;
-  }
-  return path + kPathDelimiter;
+  return OutputPathImpl();
 }
 
 std::string WorkingDir() {
diff --git a/tools/update.py b/tools/update_resources.py
similarity index 94%
rename from tools/update.py
rename to tools/update_resources.py
index a1ac085..f68d7c6 100755
--- a/tools/update.py
+++ b/tools/update_resources.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 VERSION_FILENAME = 'webrtc-resources-version'
 FILENAME_PREFIX = 'webrtc-resources-'
 EXTENSION = '.tgz'
+RELATIVE_OUTPUT_PATH = '../../'
 
 
 def main():
@@ -41,14 +42,6 @@
     print 'Skipping resources download since WEBRTC_SKIP_RESOURCES_DOWNLOAD set'
     return
 
-  project_root_dir = os.path.normpath(sys.path[0] + '/../../')
-  downloads_dir = os.path.join(project_root_dir, 'resources')
-  current_version_file = os.path.join(downloads_dir, VERSION_FILENAME)
-
-  # Ensure the downloads dir is created.
-  if not os.path.isdir(downloads_dir):
-    os.mkdir(downloads_dir)
-
   # Define and parse arguments.
   parser = OptionParser()
   parser.add_option('-f', '--force', action='store_true', dest='force',
@@ -56,7 +49,17 @@
   parser.add_option('-b', '--base_url', dest='base_url',
                     help= 'Overrides the default Base URL (%s) and uses the '
                     'supplied URL instead.' % REMOTE_URL_BASE)
-  (options, unused_args) = parser.parse_args()
+  parser.add_option('-p', dest='path', help= 'path of resources directory'
+                    'relative to this script', default=RELATIVE_OUTPUT_PATH)
+  options = parser.parse_args()[0]
+
+  project_root_dir = os.path.normpath(sys.path[0] + '/' + options.path)
+  downloads_dir = os.path.join(project_root_dir, 'resources')
+  current_version_file = os.path.join(downloads_dir, VERSION_FILENAME)
+
+  # Ensure the downloads dir is created.
+  if not os.path.isdir(downloads_dir):
+    os.mkdir(downloads_dir)
 
   # Download archive if forced or DEPS version is different than our current.
   current_version = _get_current_version(current_version_file)