diff --git a/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
index cfad4553ee..defbe502ef 100644
--- a/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <manifest package="org.qtproject.example" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionName="1.0" android:versionCode="1" android:installLocation="auto">
-    <application android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="@string/app_name">
+    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="@string/app_name">
         <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation"
                   android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity"
                   android:label="@string/app_name"