diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index bb55acc2..a3ff6512 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ SDL_TTF_LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 SUPPORT_HARFBUZZ ?= true
 HARFBUZZ_LIBRARY_PATH := external/harfbuzz
 
+# Enable this if you want to use SDL_TextEngine
+SUPPORT_SDL_TEXTENGINE ?= true
+
 FREETYPE_LIBRARY_PATH := external/freetype
 
 # Build freetype library
@@ -25,6 +28,12 @@ LOCAL_MODULE := SDL3_ttf
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := src/SDL_ttf.c.neon
 
+ifeq ($(SUPPORT_SDL_TEXTENGINE),true)
+    LOCAL_SRC_FILES += src/SDL_hashtable.c  src/SDL_renderer_textengine.c  src/SDL_surface_textengine.c
+else
+    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSDL_DISABLE_TEXTENGINE
+endif
+
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -O2
diff --git a/src/SDL_ttf.c b/src/SDL_ttf.c
index 0cc00de6..7355915c 100644
--- a/src/SDL_ttf.c
+++ b/src/SDL_ttf.c
@@ -4251,3 +4251,34 @@ int TTF_WasInit(void)
     return SDL_GetAtomicInt(&TTF_state.refcount);
 }
 
+#if defined(SDL_DISABLE_TEXTENGINE)
+
+TTF_TextEngine *TTF_CreateRendererTextEngine(SDL_Renderer *renderer)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+TTF_TextEngine *TTF_CreateSurfaceTextEngine(void)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void TTF_DestroyRendererTextEngine(TTF_TextEngine *engine)
+{
+}
+
+void TTF_DestroySurfaceTextEngine(TTF_TextEngine *engine)
+{
+}
+
+bool TTF_DrawRendererText(TTF_Text *text, float x, float y)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool TTF_DrawSurfaceText(TTF_Text *text, int x, int y, SDL_Surface *surface)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+#endif