diff --git a/android.pri b/android.pri
index 4155947431d50af2c1f31bc919f6c92dae63a75d..b282d988ff30b9d3d1f2a3f391d3fd686f84d27e 100644
--- a/android.pri
+++ b/android.pri
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 include($$PWD/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qtandroidserialport.pri)
 message("Adding Serial Java Classes")
 QT += androidextras
+
 ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = $$PWD/android
+exists($$PWD/custom/android) {
+    message("Merging $$PWD/custom/android/ -> $$PWD/android/")
+    ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = $$OUT_PWD/ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR
+
+    system($$QMAKE_MKDIR $$ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR)
+    system($$QMAKE_COPY_DIR $$PWD/android/* $$OUT_PWD/ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR)
+    system($$QMAKE_COPY_DIR $$PWD/custom/android/* $$OUT_PWD/ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR)
+}
+
+exists($$PWD/custom/android/AndroidManifest.xml) {
+    OTHER_FILES += \
+    $$PWD/custom/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+} else {
+    OTHER_FILES += \
+    $$PWD/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+}
+
 OTHER_FILES += \
-    $$PWD/android/AndroidManifest.xml \
     $$PWD/android/res/xml/device_filter.xml \
     $$PWD/android/src/com/hoho/android/usbserial/driver/CdcAcmSerialDriver.java \
     $$PWD/android/src/com/hoho/android/usbserial/driver/CommonUsbSerialDriver.java \
diff --git a/custom-example/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/custom-example/android/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e6a349cb50e7a78fe857f2738e07c68ecc76f410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom-example/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<manifest package="org.custom.qgroundcontrol" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionName="-- %%INSERT_VERSION_NAME%% --" android:versionCode="-- %%INSERT_VERSION_CODE%% --" android:installLocation="auto">
+    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --" android:icon="@drawable/icon">
+        <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation" android:name=".CustomQGCActivity" android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --" android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:keepScreenOn="true">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED"/>
+                <action android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_DETACHED"/>
+                <action android:name="android.bluetooth.device.action.ACL_CONNECTED" />
+                <action android:name="android.bluetooth.device.action.ACL_DISCONNECTED" />
+                <action android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_ACCESSORY_ATTACHED"/>
+            </intent-filter>
+
+            <meta-data android:resource="@xml/device_filter" android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED"/>
+            <meta-data android:resource="@xml/device_filter" android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_DETACHED"/>
+            <meta-data android:resource="@xml/device_filter" android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_ACCESSORY_ATTACHED"/>
+            <!-- Rest of Standard Manifest -->
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name" android:value="-- %%INSERT_APP_LIB_NAME%% --"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.qt_sources_resource_id" android:resource="@array/qt_sources"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.repository" android:value="default"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.qt_libs_resource_id" android:resource="@array/qt_libs"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.bundled_libs_resource_id" android:resource="@array/bundled_libs"/>
+            <!-- Deploy Qt libs as part of package -->
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.bundle_local_qt_libs" android:value="-- %%BUNDLE_LOCAL_QT_LIBS%% --"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.bundled_in_lib_resource_id" android:resource="@array/bundled_in_lib"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.bundled_in_assets_resource_id" android:resource="@array/bundled_in_assets"/>
+            <!-- Run with local libs -->
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.use_local_qt_libs" android:value="-- %%USE_LOCAL_QT_LIBS%% --"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.libs_prefix" android:value="/data/local/tmp/qt/"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.load_local_libs" android:value="-- %%INSERT_LOCAL_LIBS%% --"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.load_local_jars" android:value="-- %%INSERT_LOCAL_JARS%% --"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.static_init_classes" android:value="-- %%INSERT_INIT_CLASSES%% --"/>
+            <!--  Messages maps -->
+            <meta-data android:value="@string/ministro_not_found_msg" android:name="android.app.ministro_not_found_msg"/>
+            <meta-data android:value="@string/ministro_needed_msg" android:name="android.app.ministro_needed_msg"/>
+            <meta-data android:value="@string/fatal_error_msg" android:name="android.app.fatal_error_msg"/>
+            <!--  Messages maps -->
+
+            <!-- Splash screen -->
+            <!--
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.splash_screen_drawable" android:resource="@drawable/logo"/>
+            -->
+            <!-- Splash screen -->
+
+            <!-- Background running -->
+            <!-- Warning: changing this value to true may cause unexpected crashes if the
+                          application still try to draw after
+                          "applicationStateChanged(Qt::ApplicationSuspended)"
+                          signal is sent! -->
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.background_running" android:value="false"/>
+            <!-- Background running -->
+        </activity>
+    </application>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="28"/>
+
+    <!-- Needed to keep working while 'asleep' -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
+
+    <!-- The following comment will be replaced upon deployment with default permissions based on the dependencies of the application.
+         Remove the comment if you do not require these default permissions. -->
+    <!-- %%INSERT_PERMISSIONS -->
+
+    <!-- Support devices without USB host mode since there are other connection types -->
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.usb.host" android:required="false"/>
+
+    <!-- Support devices without Bluetooth since there are other connection types -->
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth" android:required="false"/>
+
+    <!-- Support devices that don't have location services -->
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.gps" android:required="false" />
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.network" android:required="false"/>
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location" android:required="false"/>
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.usb.accessory"/>
+
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+
+    <!-- The following comment will be replaced upon deployment with default features based on the dependencies of the application.
+         Remove the comment if you do not require these default features. -->
+    <!-- %%INSERT_FEATURES -->
+
+</manifest>
diff --git a/custom-example/android/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png b/custom-example/android/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8676e6502c749cf0015a93c47c76c42d43b251ae
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diff --git a/custom-example/android/src/org/custom/qgroundcontrol/CustomQGCActivity.java b/custom-example/android/src/org/custom/qgroundcontrol/CustomQGCActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c224ea748140d8ac23b91038c7e110a7c2e827fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom-example/android/src/org/custom/qgroundcontrol/CustomQGCActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.custom.qgroundcontrol;
+
+import org.mavlink.qgroundcontrol.QGCActivity;
+
+public class CustomQGCActivity extends QGCActivity {}