diff --git a/src/android/templates/templates.pro b/src/android/templates/templates.pro
index 684a556c5be2debc79445dc9cc4b9263dd4b7a4e..55387f3af7c8ca83292b257b1562d6199ddd6aae 100644
--- a/src/android/templates/templates.pro
+++ b/src/android/templates/templates.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG -= qt android_install
 
 templates.files = \
     $$PWD/AndroidManifest.xml \
+    $$PWD/build.gradle \
     $$PWD/res
 
 templates.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_PREFIX]/src/android/templates
@@ -17,5 +18,6 @@ INSTALLS += templates
 
     QMAKE_POST_LINK += \
         $${QMAKE_COPY} $$shell_path($$PWD/AndroidManifest.xml) $$OUT_PATH $$RETURN \
+        $${QMAKE_COPY} $$shell_path($$PWD/build.gradle) $$OUT_PATH $$RETURN \
         $${QMAKE_COPY_DIR} $$shell_path($$PWD/res) $$OUT_PATH
 }