diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
index f34f6c3..6af0ca9 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
@@ -34,14 +34,25 @@
   return children
 
 
+def find_child_with_attribute(element, tag_name, namespace_uri,
+                              attr_name, value):
+  for child in get_children_with_tag(element, tag_name):
+    attr = child.getAttributeNodeNS(namespace_uri, attr_name)
+    if attr is not None and attr.value == value:
+      return child
+  return None
+
+
 def parse_args():
   """Parse commandline arguments."""
 
   parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
   parser.add_argument('--minSdkVersion', default='', dest='min_sdk_version',
                       help='specify minSdkVersion used by the build system')
+  parser.add_argument('--uses-library', dest='uses_libraries', action='append',
+                      help='specify additional <uses-library> tag to add')
   parser.add_argument('input', help='input AndroidManifest.xml file')
-  parser.add_argument('output', help='input AndroidManifest.xml file')
+  parser.add_argument('output', help='output AndroidManifest.xml file')
   return parser.parse_args()
 
 
@@ -104,6 +115,17 @@
     return b_is_int
 
 
+def get_indent(element, default_level):
+  indent = ''
+  if element is not None and element.nodeType == minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE:
+    text = element.nodeValue
+    indent = text[:len(text)-len(text.lstrip())]
+  if not indent or indent == '\n':
+    # 1 indent = 4 space
+    indent = '\n' + (' ' * default_level * 4)
+  return indent
+
+
 def raise_min_sdk_version(doc, requested):
   """Ensure the manifest contains a <uses-sdk> tag with a minSdkVersion.
 
@@ -124,14 +146,7 @@
     element = uses_sdk[0]
   else:
     element = doc.createElement('uses-sdk')
-    indent = ''
-    first = manifest.firstChild
-    if first is not None and first.nodeType == minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE:
-      text = first.nodeValue
-      indent = text[:len(text)-len(text.lstrip())]
-    if not indent or indent == '\n':
-      indent = '\n    '
-
+    indent = get_indent(manifest.firstChild, 1)
     manifest.insertBefore(element, manifest.firstChild)
 
     # Insert an indent before uses-sdk to line it up with the indentation of the
@@ -150,6 +165,55 @@
     min_attr.value = requested
 
 
+def add_uses_libraries(doc, new_uses_libraries):
+  """Add additional <uses-library> tags with android:required=true.
+
+  Args:
+    doc: The XML document. May be modified by this function.
+    new_uses_libraries: The names of libraries to be added by this function.
+  Raises:
+    RuntimeError: Invalid manifest
+  """
+
+  manifest = parse_manifest(doc)
+  elems = get_children_with_tag(manifest, 'application')
+  application = elems[0] if len(elems) == 1 else None
+  if len(elems) > 1:
+    raise RuntimeError('found multiple <application> tags')
+  elif not elems:
+    application = doc.createElement('application')
+    indent = get_indent(manifest.firstChild, 1)
+    first = manifest.firstChild
+    manifest.insertBefore(doc.createTextNode(indent), first)
+    manifest.insertBefore(application, first)
+
+  indent = get_indent(application.firstChild, 2)
+
+  last = application.lastChild
+  if last is not None and last.nodeType != minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE:
+    last = None
+
+  for name in new_uses_libraries:
+    if find_child_with_attribute(application, 'uses-library', android_ns,
+                                 'name', name) is not None:
+      # If the uses-library tag of the same 'name' attribute value exists,
+      # respect it.
+      continue
+
+    ul = doc.createElement('uses-library')
+    ul.setAttributeNS(android_ns, 'android:name', name)
+    ul.setAttributeNS(android_ns, 'android:required', 'true')
+
+    application.insertBefore(doc.createTextNode(indent), last)
+    application.insertBefore(ul, last)
+
+  # align the closing tag with the opening tag if it's not
+  # indented
+  if application.lastChild.nodeType != minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE:
+    indent = get_indent(application.previousSibling, 1)
+    application.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(indent))
+
+
 def write_xml(f, doc):
   f.write('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n')
   for node in doc.childNodes:
@@ -168,6 +232,9 @@
     if args.min_sdk_version:
       raise_min_sdk_version(doc, args.min_sdk_version)
 
+    if args.uses_libraries:
+      add_uses_libraries(doc, args.uses_libraries)
+
     with open(args.output, 'wb') as f:
       write_xml(f, doc)
 
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
index ccfa8fb..54a3784 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
@@ -158,5 +158,92 @@
 
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
+
+class AddUsesLibrariesTest(unittest.TestCase):
+  """Unit tests for add_uses_libraries function."""
+
+  def run_test(self, input_manifest, new_uses_libraries):
+    doc = minidom.parseString(input_manifest)
+    manifest_fixer.add_uses_libraries(doc, new_uses_libraries)
+    output = StringIO.StringIO()
+    manifest_fixer.write_xml(output, doc)
+    return output.getvalue()
+
+  manifest_tmpl = (
+      '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n'
+      '<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">\n'
+      '    <application>\n'
+      '%s'
+      '    </application>\n'
+      '</manifest>\n')
+
+  def uses_libraries(self, name_required_pairs):
+    ret = ''
+    for name, required in name_required_pairs:
+      ret += (
+          '        <uses-library android:name="%s" android:required="%s"/>\n'
+      ) % (name, required)
+
+    return ret
+
+  def test_empty(self):
+    """Empty new_uses_libraries must not touch the manifest."""
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_libraries([
+        ('foo', 'true'),
+        ('bar', 'false')])
+    expected = manifest_input
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, [])
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_not_overwrite(self):
+    """new_uses_libraries must not overwrite existing tags."""
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_libraries([
+        ('foo', 'true'),
+        ('bar', 'false')])
+    expected = manifest_input
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, ['foo', 'bar'])
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_add(self):
+    """New names are added with 'required:true'."""
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_libraries([
+        ('foo', 'true'),
+        ('bar', 'false')])
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_libraries([
+        ('foo', 'true'),
+        ('bar', 'false'),
+        ('baz', 'true'),
+        ('qux', 'true')])
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, ['bar', 'baz', 'qux'])
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_no_application(self):
+    """When there is no <application> tag, the tag is added."""
+    manifest_input = (
+        '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n'
+        '<manifest xmlns:android='
+        '"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">\n'
+        '</manifest>\n')
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_libraries([
+        ('foo', 'true'),
+        ('bar', 'true')])
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, ['foo', 'bar'])
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_empty_application(self):
+    """Even when here is an empty <application/> tag, the libs are added."""
+    manifest_input = (
+        '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n'
+        '<manifest xmlns:android='
+        '"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">\n'
+        '    <application/>\n'
+        '</manifest>\n')
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_libraries([
+        ('foo', 'true'),
+        ('bar', 'true')])
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input, ['foo', 'bar'])
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()