diff --git a/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle b/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle
index 00c0f4088d..be097161c6 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle
+++ b/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import java.awt.GridBagConstraints
 import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
-
+::foreach ANDROID_GRADLE_APPLY_PLUGIN::apply plugin: '::__current__::'
+::end::
 System.setProperty('java.awt.headless','false')
 
 //Uncomment to debug deprecation warnings.
diff --git a/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
index 0cdc795a42..e6deffc7fc 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ class AndroidPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 		]);
 		context.ANDROID_GRADLE_VERSION = project.config.getString("android.gradle-version", "8.9");
 		context.ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN = project.config.getString("android.gradle-plugin", "8.7.3");
+		context.ANDROID_GRADLE_APPLY_PLUGIN = project.config.getArrayString("android.gradle-apply-plugin");
 		context.ANDROID_USE_ANDROIDX = project.config.getString("android.useAndroidX", "true");
 		context.ANDROID_ENABLE_JETIFIER = project.config.getString("android.enableJetifier", "false");
 		context.ANDROID_GRADLE_PROPERTIES = project.config.getKeyValueArray("android.gradle-properties");