diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
index 015c5893627a1a..68ab4a3723eede 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ public Sequence<?> expandJavaOpts(
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Sequence<?> tokenizeJavacOpts(Sequence<?> opts) throws EvalException {
+    return StarlarkList.immutableCopyOf(
+        JavaHelper.tokenizeJavaOptions(Sequence.noneableCast(opts, String.class, "opts")));
+  }
+
   static boolean isInstanceOfProvider(Object obj, Provider provider) {
     if (obj instanceof NativeInfo) {
       return ((NativeInfo) obj).getProvider().getKey().equals(provider.getKey());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java
index 4dbe47ff74d7a4..69e66f959be01f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java
@@ -751,4 +751,10 @@ JavaInfoT wrapJavaInfo(Info javaInfo, StarlarkThread thread)
   Sequence<?> expandJavaOpts(
       StarlarkRuleContextT ctx, String attr, boolean tokenize, boolean execPaths)
       throws EvalException, InterruptedException;
+
+  @StarlarkMethod(
+      name = "tokenize_javacopts",
+      documented = false,
+      parameters = {@Param(name = "opts")})
+  Sequence<?> tokenizeJavacOpts(Sequence<?> opts) throws EvalException, InterruptedException;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java
index 4f705ac9da5761..b1821d5a6c817b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java
@@ -3752,6 +3752,7 @@ public void testNoArgsPrivateAPIsAreIndeedPrivate(String module, String api) thr
     "{api: _incompatible_depset_for_java_output_source_jars}",
     "{api: wrap_java_info}",
     "{api: intern_javac_opts}",
+    "{api: tokenize_javacopts}",
   })
   public void testJavaCommonPrivateApis_areNotVisibleToPublicStarlark(String api) throws Exception {
     // validate that this api is present on the module, so this test fails when the API is deleted