diff --git a/tools/isobuild/bundler.js b/tools/isobuild/bundler.js
index 3bbc8cacb4..87add438ad 100644
--- a/tools/isobuild/bundler.js
+++ b/tools/isobuild/bundler.js
@@ -1522,11 +1522,22 @@ class ClientTarget extends Target {
     if (this.arch === 'web.cordova') {
       const { WebAppHashing } =
         loadIsopacket('cordova-support')['webapp-hashing'];
+
       const cordovaCompatibilityVersions =
         _.object(_.map(CORDOVA_PLATFORM_VERSIONS, (version, platform) => {
-          const hash = WebAppHashing.calculateCordovaCompatibilityHash(
-            version,
-            this.cordovaDependencies);
+
+          const pluginsExcludedFromCompatibilityHash = (process.env.METEOR_CORDOVA_COMPAT_VERSION_EXCLUDE || '')
+            .split(',');
+
+          const cordovaDependencies = Object.assign(
+            Object.create(null),
+            _.omit(this.cordovaDependencies, pluginsExcludedFromCompatibilityHash)
+          );
+
+          const hash = process.env[`METEOR_CORDOVA_COMPAT_VERSION_${platform.toUpperCase()}`] ||
+              WebAppHashing.calculateCordovaCompatibilityHash(
+                version,
+                cordovaDependencies);
           return [platform, hash];
         }));
       program.cordovaCompatibilityVersions = cordovaCompatibilityVersions;
diff --git a/tools/tests/cordova-hcp.js b/tools/tests/cordova-hcp.js
index 1a15ec88b8..efd7be0e55 100644
--- a/tools/tests/cordova-hcp.js
+++ b/tools/tests/cordova-hcp.js
@@ -39,3 +39,50 @@ selftest.define(
 
     run.stop();
 });
+
+selftest.define(
+  "cordova METEOR_CORDOVA_COMPAT_VERSION_* works", ["cordova", "slow"], function () {
+    var s = new Sandbox();
+    var run;
+
+    var androidCompatibilityVersion = '2.0';
+
+    // Override the compatibility version for android with METEOR_CORDOVA_COMPAT_VERSION_ANDROID.
+    s.env.METEOR_CORDOVA_COMPAT_VERSION_ANDROID = androidCompatibilityVersion;
+
+    s.createApp("myapp", "standard-app");
+    s.cd("myapp");
+
+    var platforms = s.read(".meteor/platforms");
+    s.write(".meteor/platforms", platforms + "\nandroid\n");
+
+    run = s.run("run", "android", "--mobile-server", "example.com");
+    run.waitSecs(30);
+    run.match("Started your app");
+
+    var result = JSON.parse(httpHelpers.getUrl(
+        "http://localhost:3000/__cordova/manifest.json"));
+
+    // Check in the manifest if the overridden version was used.
+    selftest.expectEqual(result.cordovaCompatibilityVersions.android, androidCompatibilityVersion);
+
+    run.stop();
+    // Save the iOS compatibility version.
+    var iosCompatibilityVersion = result.cordovaCompatibilityVersions.ios;
+
+    // Now exclude one of the plugins from compatibility version calculation.
+    s.env.METEOR_CORDOVA_COMPAT_VERSION_EXCLUDE = 'cordova-plugin-meteor-webapp,any-other-plugin';
+
+    run = s.run("run", "android", "--mobile-server", "example.com");
+    run.waitSecs(30);
+    run.match("Started your app");
+
+    result = JSON.parse(httpHelpers.getUrl(
+        "http://localhost:3000/__cordova/manifest.json"));
+
+    // Version should be different. There is no need to check if the particular plugin was not taken into account,
+    // if the version has changed it's proof enough.
+    selftest.expectFalse(result.cordovaCompatibilityVersions.ios === iosCompatibilityVersion);
+
+    run.stop();
+});
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