diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index faa25c257..8fa650bee 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import android_persistent_workers.bazelrc
+
 common --java_language_version=17
 common --java_runtime_version=17
 common --tool_java_language_version=17
diff --git a/examples/basicapp/.bazelrc b/examples/basicapp/.bazelrc
index 08999d781..6adba77fa 100644
--- a/examples/basicapp/.bazelrc
+++ b/examples/basicapp/.bazelrc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Worker-mode settings
+import android_persistent_workers.bazelrc
 # Config for library desugaring
 common:core_library_desugaring --desugar_java8_libs
 
diff --git a/examples/basicapp/android_persistent_workers.bazelrc b/examples/basicapp/android_persistent_workers.bazelrc
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b6761d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basicapp/android_persistent_workers.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../android_persistent_workers.bazelrc
\ No newline at end of file