diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index a1a935e..50e6c6d 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS" />
 
     <application
+        android:name="com.android.contacts.ContactsApplication"
         android:label="@string/contactsList"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_contacts"
         android:process="android.process.acore"
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsApplication.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df12cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.contacts;
+
+import android.app.Application;
+import android.os.StrictMode;
+
+public final class ContactsApplication extends Application {
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate() {
+        super.onCreate();
+
+        StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(
+                new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().detectAll().penaltyLog().build());
+    }
+}