diff --git a/lib/controllers/platform-controller.ts b/lib/controllers/platform-controller.ts
index c9b75b9e44..8b98e80af0 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/platform-controller.ts
+++ b/lib/controllers/platform-controller.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,18 @@ export class PlatformController implements IPlatformController {
 		private $packageInstallationManager: IPackageInstallationManager,
 		private $projectDataService: IProjectDataService,
 		private $platformsDataService: IPlatformsDataService,
-		private $projectChangesService: IProjectChangesService
+		private $projectChangesService: IProjectChangesService,
+		private $mobileHelper: Mobile.IMobileHelper
 	) {}
 
-	public async addPlatform(addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData): Promise<void> {
+	public async addPlatform(
+		addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData,
+		projectData?: IProjectData
+	): Promise<void> {
 		const [platform, version] = addPlatformData.platform
 			.toLowerCase()
 			.split("@");
-		const projectData = this.$projectDataService.getProjectData(
+		projectData ??= this.$projectDataService.getProjectData(
 			addPlatformData.projectDir
 		);
 		const platformData = this.$platformsDataService.getPlatformData(
@@ -68,18 +72,54 @@ export class PlatformController implements IPlatformController {
 		this.$fs.ensureDirectoryExists(
 			path.join(projectData.platformsDir, platform)
 		);
+
+		if (this.$mobileHelper.isAndroidPlatform(platform)) {
+			const gradlePropertiesPath = path.resolve(
+				platformData.projectRoot,
+				"gradle.properties"
+			);
+			const commentHeader = "# App configuration";
+			const appPath = projectData.getAppDirectoryRelativePath();
+			const appResourcesPath = projectData.getAppResourcesRelativeDirectoryPath();
+
+			let gradlePropertiesContents = "";
+			if (this.$fs.exists(gradlePropertiesPath)) {
+				gradlePropertiesContents = this.$fs
+					.readFile(gradlePropertiesPath)
+					.toString();
+			}
+
+			if (!gradlePropertiesContents.includes(commentHeader)) {
+				const dataToWrite = [
+					"",
+					"",
+					commentHeader,
+					`appPath = ${appPath}`,
+					`appResourcesPath = ${appResourcesPath}`,
+					"",
+				].join("\n");
+
+				gradlePropertiesContents += dataToWrite;
+
+				this.$logger.trace("Updated gradle.properties with project data...");
+				this.$fs.writeFile(gradlePropertiesPath, gradlePropertiesContents);
+			}
+		}
 		this.$logger.info(
 			`Platform ${platform} successfully added. v${installedPlatformVersion}`
 		);
 	}
 
 	public async addPlatformIfNeeded(
-		addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData
+		addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData,
+		projectData?: IProjectData
 	): Promise<void> {
 		const [platform] = addPlatformData.platform.toLowerCase().split("@");
-		const projectData = this.$projectDataService.getProjectData(
+
+		projectData ??= this.$projectDataService.getProjectData(
 			addPlatformData.projectDir
 		);
+
 		const platformData = this.$platformsDataService.getPlatformData(
 			platform,
 			projectData
@@ -91,7 +131,7 @@ export class PlatformController implements IPlatformController {
 			addPlatformData.nativePrepare
 		);
 		if (shouldAddPlatform) {
-			await this.addPlatform(addPlatformData);
+			await this.addPlatform(addPlatformData, projectData);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts b/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
index df3272136c..8a4fc1e85e 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
+++ b/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ export class PrepareController extends EventEmitter {
 		prepareData: IPrepareData,
 		projectData: IProjectData
 	): Promise<IPrepareResultData> {
-		await this.$platformController.addPlatformIfNeeded(prepareData);
+		await this.$platformController.addPlatformIfNeeded(
+			prepareData,
+			projectData
+		);
 		await this.trackRuntimeVersion(prepareData.platform, projectData);
 
 		this.$logger.info("Preparing project...");
@@ -375,7 +378,10 @@ export class PrepareController extends EventEmitter {
 		projectData: IProjectData
 	): Promise<string[]> {
 		const dependencies = this.$nodeModulesDependenciesBuilder
-			.getProductionDependencies(projectData.projectDir, projectData.ignoredDependencies)
+			.getProductionDependencies(
+				projectData.projectDir,
+				projectData.ignoredDependencies
+			)
 			.filter((dep) => dep.nativescript);
 		const pluginsNativeDirectories = dependencies.map((dep) =>
 			path.join(
diff --git a/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts b/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
index 3940f99b74..10d434bf97 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ interface IPrepareNodeModulesData {
 }
 
 interface INodeModulesDependenciesBuilder {
-	getProductionDependencies(projectPath: string, ignore?: string[]): IDependencyData[];
+	getProductionDependencies(
+		projectPath: string,
+		ignore?: string[]
+	): IDependencyData[];
 }
 
 interface IBuildInfo {
@@ -118,8 +121,14 @@ interface IAddPlatformData extends IControllerDataBase {
 }
 
 interface IPlatformController {
-	addPlatform(addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData): Promise<void>;
-	addPlatformIfNeeded(addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData): Promise<void>;
+	addPlatform(
+		addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData,
+		projectData?: IProjectData
+	): Promise<void>;
+	addPlatformIfNeeded(
+		addPlatformData: IAddPlatformData,
+		projectData?: IProjectData
+	): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 interface IAddPlatformService {
diff --git a/test/controllers/add-platform-controller.ts b/test/controllers/add-platform-controller.ts
index 815556c4b7..8b98fe0ec3 100644
--- a/test/controllers/add-platform-controller.ts
+++ b/test/controllers/add-platform-controller.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { PackageManager } from "../../lib/package-manager";
 import { NodePackageManager } from "../../lib/node-package-manager";
 import { YarnPackageManager } from "../../lib/yarn-package-manager";
 import { PnpmPackageManager } from "../../lib/pnpm-package-manager";
+import { MobileHelper } from "../../lib/common/mobile/mobile-helper";
 
 let actualMessage: string = null;
 const latestFrameworkVersion = "5.3.1";
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ function createInjector(data?: { latestFrameworkVersion: string }) {
 		getSettingValue: async (settingName: string): Promise<void> => undefined,
 	});
 	injector.register("tempService", TempServiceStub);
+	injector.register("mobileHelper", MobileHelper);
 
 	const logger = injector.resolve("logger");
 	logger.info = (message: string) => (actualMessage = message);
@@ -43,7 +45,15 @@ function createInjector(data?: { latestFrameworkVersion: string }) {
 	packageInstallationManager.getLatestCompatibleVersion = async () => version;
 
 	const fs = injector.resolve("fs");
+	const exists: Function = fs.exists.bind(fs);
 	fs.readJson = () => ({ version });
+	fs.exists = (path: string) => {
+		if (path.includes("gradle.properties")) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return exists(path);
+	};
+	fs.writeFile = () => {};
 
 	return injector;
 }
@@ -149,4 +159,32 @@ describe("PlatformController", () => {
 		// 	assert.deepStrictEqual(extractedPackageFromPacote, expectedPackageToAdd);
 		// });
 	});
+
+	it(`should update gradle.properties after adding android platform`, async () => {
+		const injector = createInjector();
+		const fs = injector.resolve("fs");
+
+		let writeFileCalled = false;
+		let writeFileContents = "";
+		fs.writeFile = (path: string, contents: string) => {
+			if (path.includes("gradle.properties")) {
+				writeFileCalled = true;
+				writeFileContents = contents;
+			}
+		};
+
+		const platformController: PlatformController = injector.resolve(
+			"platformController"
+		);
+		await platformController.addPlatform({
+			projectDir,
+			platform: "android",
+		});
+
+		assert(writeFileCalled, "expected to write gradle.properties");
+		assert(
+			writeFileContents.includes("# App configuration"),
+			"expected gradle.properties to have the project data written to it"
+		);
+	});
 });