diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
index bb14851..945bc18 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
                       default=None, type=lambda x: (str(x).lower() == 'true'),
                       help=('specify if the app wants to use embedded native libraries. Must not conflict '
                             'if already declared in the manifest.'))
+  parser.add_argument('--has-no-code', dest='has_no_code', action='store_true',
+                      help=('adds hasCode="false" attribute to application. Ignored if application elem '
+                            'already has a hasCode attribute.'))
   parser.add_argument('input', help='input AndroidManifest.xml file')
   parser.add_argument('output', help='output AndroidManifest.xml file')
   return parser.parse_args()
@@ -245,6 +248,28 @@
                        (attr.value, value))
 
 
+def set_has_code_to_false(doc):
+  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)
+
+  attr = application.getAttributeNodeNS(android_ns, 'hasCode')
+  if attr is not None:
+    # Do nothing if the application already has a hasCode attribute.
+    return
+  attr = doc.createAttributeNS(android_ns, 'android:hasCode')
+  attr.value = 'false'
+  application.setAttributeNode(attr)
+
+
 def main():
   """Program entry point."""
   try:
@@ -269,6 +294,9 @@
     if args.use_embedded_dex:
       add_use_embedded_dex(doc)
 
+    if args.has_no_code:
+      set_has_code_to_false(doc)
+
     if args.extract_native_libs is not None:
       add_extract_native_libs(doc, args.extract_native_libs)
 
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
index 2035421..ea8095e 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
@@ -424,5 +424,47 @@
     self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, self.run_test, manifest_input, False)
 
 
+class AddNoCodeApplicationTest(unittest.TestCase):
+  """Unit tests for set_has_code_to_false function."""
+
+  def run_test(self, input_manifest):
+    doc = minidom.parseString(input_manifest)
+    manifest_fixer.set_has_code_to_false(doc)
+    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'
+      '%s'
+      '</manifest>\n')
+
+  def test_no_application(self):
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % ''
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % '    <application android:hasCode="false"/>\n'
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input)
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_has_application_no_has_code(self):
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % '    <application/>\n'
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % '    <application android:hasCode="false"/>\n'
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input)
+    self.assertEqual(output, expected)
+
+  def test_has_application_has_code_false(self):
+    """ Do nothing if there's already an application elemeent. """
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % '    <application android:hasCode="false"/>\n'
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input)
+    self.assertEqual(output, manifest_input)
+
+  def test_has_application_has_code_true(self):
+    """ Do nothing if there's already an application elemeent even if its
+     hasCode attribute is true. """
+    manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % '    <application android:hasCode="true"/>\n'
+    output = self.run_test(manifest_input)
+    self.assertEqual(output, manifest_input)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main(verbosity=2)