diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 33b77cf9f..309334620 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <!-- Let Android know that we can handle some USB devices and should receive this event -->
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED" />
+            </intent-filter>
             <!-- Drop file event -->
             <!--
             <intent-filter>