diff --git a/common.gradle b/common.gradle
index e56ee1730..919ab4ebf 100644
--- a/common.gradle
+++ b/common.gradle
@@ -24,11 +24,23 @@ android {
         versionCode extVersionCode
         versionName project.ext.properties.getOrDefault("libVersion", "13") + ".$extVersionCode"
         setProperty("archivesBaseName", "aniyomi-$pkgNameSuffix-v$versionName")
+        def readmes = project.projectDir.listFiles({ File file ->
+            file.name.equals("README.md") ||
+                    file.name.equals("CHANGELOG.md")
+        } as FileFilter)
+        def hasReadme = readmes != null && readmes.any { File file ->
+            file.name.startsWith("README")
+        }
+        def hasChangelog = readmes != null && readmes.any { File file ->
+            file.name.startsWith("CHANGELOG")
+        }
         manifestPlaceholders = [
                 appName : "Aniyomi: $extName",
                 extClass: extClass,
                 extFactory: project.ext.properties.getOrDefault("extFactory", ""),
                 nsfw: project.ext.properties.getOrDefault("containsNsfw", false) ? 1 : 0,
+                hasReadme: hasReadme ? 1 : 0,
+                hasChangelog: hasChangelog ? 1 : 0,
         ]
     }
 
diff --git a/core/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/AndroidManifest.xml
index 03efc77cf..241bdea79 100644
--- a/core/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
         <meta-data android:name="tachiyomi.animeextension.class" android:value="${extClass}" />
         <meta-data android:name="tachiyomi.animeextension.factory" android:value="${extFactory}" />
         <meta-data android:name="tachiyomi.animeextension.nsfw" android:value="${nsfw}" />
+        <meta-data android:name="tachiyomi.animeextension.hasReadme" android:value="${hasReadme}" />
+        <meta-data android:name="tachiyomi.animeextension.hasChangelog" android:value="${hasChangelog}" />
 
     </application>