diff --git a/doc/source/buildoptions.rst b/doc/source/buildoptions.rst
index 98e07712d5..4acefa1885 100644
--- a/doc/source/buildoptions.rst
+++ b/doc/source/buildoptions.rst
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ options (this list may not be exhaustive):
 - ``--icon``: A path to the png file to use as the application icon.
 - ``--permission``: A permission that needs to be declared into the App ``AndroidManifest.xml``.
   For multiple permissions, add multiple ``--permission`` arguments.
+  ``--home-app`` Gives you the option to set your application as a home app (launcher) on your Android device.
 
   .. Note ::
     ``--permission`` accepts the following syntaxes: 
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py
index 01f5c881b5..97fd48daf6 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ def create_argument_parser():
         ap.add_argument('--launcher', dest='launcher', action='store_true',
                         help=('Provide this argument to build a multi-app '
                               'launcher, rather than a single app.'))
+        ap.add_argument('--home-app', dest='home_app', action='store_true', default=False,
+                        help=('Turn your application into a home app (launcher)'))
     ap.add_argument('--permission', dest='permissions', action='append', default=[],
                     help='The permissions to give this app.', nargs='+')
     ap.add_argument('--meta-data', dest='meta_data', action='append', default=[],
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml
index f33e9c81e0..3353c0a0d5 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml
@@ -76,19 +76,22 @@
                   {% endif %}
                   >
 
-            {% if args.launcher %}
             <intent-filter>
+            {% if args.launcher %}            
                 <action android:name="org.kivy.LAUNCH" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                 <data android:scheme="{{ url_scheme }}" />
-            </intent-filter>
             {% else  %}
-            <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
-            </intent-filter>
             {% endif %}
 
+            {% if args.home_app %}
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            {% endif %}
+            </intent-filter>
+
             {%- if args.intent_filters -%}
             {{- args.intent_filters -}}
             {%- endif -%}