diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index fb6edbd6f..7891310de 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO"/>
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />
 
   <queries>
     <!-- If your app opens https URLs -->
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
   >
     <activity
-      android:name="com.ryanheise.audioservice.AudioServiceActivity" 
+      android:name="com.ryanheise.audioservice.AudioServiceActivity"
       android:exported="true"
       android:launchMode="singleTop"
       android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
     </receiver>
     <!-- =================== -->
 
+    <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.car.application"
+      android:resource="@xml/automotive_app_desc" />
+
     <!-- Don't delete the meta-data below.
              This is used by the Flutter tool to generate GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java -->
     <meta-data android:name="flutterEmbedding" android:value="2" />
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90e6f30ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<automotiveApp>
+    <uses name="media" />
+</automotiveApp>