diff --git a/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl b/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
index cf4a2fff0bcdc5..0e089ead84fbd0 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
+++ b/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ JDK9_JVM_OPTS = [
 
 DEFAULT_JAVACOPTS = [
     "-XDskipDuplicateBridges=true",
+    "-XDcompilePolicy=simple",
     "-g",
     "-parameters",
 ]
diff --git a/tools/jdk/java_toolchain_default.bzl b/tools/jdk/java_toolchain_default.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..88e0d574b98480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/jdk/java_toolchain_default.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright 2020 The Bazel Authors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Bazel rules for creating Java toolchains."""
+
+_DEFAULT_JAVACOPTS = [
+    "-XDskipDuplicateBridges=true",
+    "-XDcompilePolicy=simple",
+    "-g",
+    "-parameters",
+]
+
+# JVM options, without patching java.compiler and jdk.compiler modules.
+JDK9_JVM_OPTS = [
+    # Allow JavaBuilder to access internal javac APIs.
+    "--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED",
+
+    # quiet warnings from com.google.protobuf.UnsafeUtil,
+    # see: https://github.com/google/protobuf/issues/3781
+    # and: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/5599
+    "--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
+]
+
+# java_toolchain parameters without specifying javac, java.compiler,
+# jdk.compiler module, and jvm_opts
+_BASE_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIGURATION = dict(
+    forcibly_disable_header_compilation = False,
+    genclass = [Label("//:GenClass", relative_to_caller_repository = True)],
+    header_compiler = [Label("//:TurbineDirect", relative_to_caller_repository = True)],
+    header_compiler_direct = [Label("//:TurbineDirect", relative_to_caller_repository = True)],
+    ijar = [Label("//:ijar", relative_to_caller_repository = True)],
+    javabuilder = [Label("//:JavaBuilder", relative_to_caller_repository = True)],
+    javac_supports_workers = True,
+    jacocorunner = Label("//:jacoco_coverage_runner_filegroup", relative_to_caller_repository = True),
+    jvm_opts = JDK9_JVM_OPTS,
+    misc = _DEFAULT_JAVACOPTS,
+    singlejar = [Label("//:singlejar", relative_to_caller_repository = True)],
+    # Code to enumerate target JVM boot classpath uses host JVM. Because
+    # java_runtime-s are involved, its implementation is in @bazel_tools.
+    bootclasspath = ["@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:platformclasspath"],
+    source_version = "8",
+    target_version = "8",
+)
+
+def java_toolchain_default(name, **kwargs):
+    """Defines a java_toolchain with appropriate defaults for Bazel."""
+
+    toolchain_args = dict(_BASE_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIGURATION)
+    toolchain_args.update(kwargs)
+    native.java_toolchain(
+        name = name,
+        **toolchain_args
+    )