diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index c43797b2e83..90007c83bff 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ env_base.AppendENVPath('PKG_CONFIG_PATH', os.getenv('PKG_CONFIG_PATH'))
 env_base.global_defaults = global_defaults
 env_base.android_maven_repos = []
 env_base.android_dependencies = []
+env_base.android_gradle_plugins = []
+env_base.android_gradle_classpath = []
 env_base.android_java_dirs = []
 env_base.android_res_dirs = []
 env_base.android_aidl_dirs = []
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ env_base.__class__.android_add_default_config = methods.android_add_default_conf
 env_base.__class__.android_add_to_manifest = methods.android_add_to_manifest
 env_base.__class__.android_add_to_permissions = methods.android_add_to_permissions
 env_base.__class__.android_add_to_attributes = methods.android_add_to_attributes
+env_base.__class__.android_add_gradle_plugin = methods.android_add_gradle_plugin
+env_base.__class__.android_add_gradle_classpath = methods.android_add_gradle_classpath
 env_base.__class__.disable_module = methods.disable_module
 
 env_base.__class__.add_source_files = methods.add_source_files
diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index 8431532df91..d6646697ba1 100755
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -1307,6 +1307,11 @@ def android_add_jni_dir(self, subpath):
     base_path = self.Dir(".").abspath + "/modules/" + self.current_module + "/" + subpath
     self.android_jni_dirs.append(base_path)
 
+def android_add_gradle_plugin(self, plugin):
+    self.android_gradle_plugins.append(plugin)
+
+def android_add_gradle_classpath(self, classpath):
+    self.android_gradle_classpath.append(classpath)
 
 def android_add_default_config(self, config):
     self.android_default_config.append(config)
diff --git a/platform/android/SCsub b/platform/android/SCsub
index 64dd44af85b..50b371a66b5 100644
--- a/platform/android/SCsub
+++ b/platform/android/SCsub
@@ -64,7 +64,14 @@ gradle_java_dirs_text = ""
 for x in env.android_java_dirs:
     gradle_java_dirs_text += ",'" + x.replace("\\", "/") + "'"
 
+gradle_plugins = ""
+for x in env.android_gradle_plugins:
+	gradle_plugins += "apply plugin: \"" + x + "\"\n"
 
+gradle_classpath = ""
+for x in env.android_gradle_classpath:
+	gradle_classpath += "\t\tclasspath \"" + x + "\"\n"
+	
 gradle_res_dirs_text = ""
 
 for x in env.android_res_dirs:
@@ -95,7 +102,8 @@ gradle_text = gradle_text.replace("$$GRADLE_ASSET_DIRS$$", gradle_asset_dirs_tex
 gradle_text = gradle_text.replace("$$GRADLE_AIDL_DIRS$$", gradle_aidl_dirs_text)
 gradle_text = gradle_text.replace("$$GRADLE_JNI_DIRS$$", gradle_jni_dirs_text)
 gradle_text = gradle_text.replace("$$GRADLE_DEFAULT_CONFIG$$", gradle_default_config_text)
-
+gradle_text = gradle_text.replace("$$GRADLE_PLUGINS$$", gradle_plugins)
+gradle_text = gradle_text.replace("$$GRADLE_CLASSPATH$$", gradle_classpath)
 
 gradle_baseout.write(gradle_text)
 gradle_baseout.close()
diff --git a/platform/android/build.gradle.template b/platform/android/build.gradle.template
index c46a15bd125..24aab8e01fa 100644
--- a/platform/android/build.gradle.template
+++ b/platform/android/build.gradle.template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
 	}
 	dependencies {
 		classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.0'
+		$$GRADLE_CLASSPATH$$
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,3 +84,5 @@ android {
 		variant.outputs.get(0).setOutputFile(new File("${projectDir}/../../../bin", "android_${variant.name}.apk"))
 	}
 }
+
+$$GRADLE_PLUGINS$$