diff --git a/lib/android-tools-info.ts b/lib/android-tools-info.ts
index 9d92d71969..51e988be7d 100644
--- a/lib/android-tools-info.ts
+++ b/lib/android-tools-info.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { appendZeroesToVersion } from './common/helpers';
 
 export class AndroidToolsInfo implements IAndroidToolsInfo {
 	private static ANDROID_TARGET_PREFIX = "android";
-	private static SUPPORTED_TARGETS = ["android-17", "android-18", "android-19", "android-21", "android-22", "android-23", "android-24", "android-25", "android-26"];
+	private static SUPPORTED_TARGETS = ["android-17", "android-18", "android-19", "android-21", "android-22", "android-23", "android-24", "android-25", "android-26", "android-27"];
 	private static MIN_REQUIRED_COMPILE_TARGET = 22;
 	private static REQUIRED_BUILD_TOOLS_RANGE_PREFIX = ">=23";
 	private static VERSION_REGEX = /((\d+\.){2}\d+)/;
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ export class AndroidToolsInfo implements IAndroidToolsInfo {
 		if (this.androidHome && requiredAppCompatRange) {
 			const pathToAppCompat = path.join(this.androidHome, "extras", "android", "m2repository", "com", "android", "support", "appcompat-v7");
 			selectedAppCompatVersion = this.getMatchingDir(pathToAppCompat, requiredAppCompatRange);
+			if (!selectedAppCompatVersion) {
+				// get latest matching version, as there's no available appcompat versions for latest SDK versions.
+				selectedAppCompatVersion = this.getMatchingDir(pathToAppCompat, "*");
+			}
 		}
 
 		this.$logger.trace(`Selected AppCompat version is: ${selectedAppCompatVersion}`);