diff --git a/doc/changelog.dox b/doc/changelog.dox
index a8b746abf..d22ede14f 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.dox
+++ b/doc/changelog.dox
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ See also:
 @subsubsection changelog-latest-new-platform Platform libraries
 
 -   Added @ref Platform::AndroidApplication::windowSize()
+-   Added @ref Platform::AndroidApplication::nativeActivity() to access
+    underlying `ANativeActivity` structure for calling various Android APIs
 
 @subsubsection changelog-latest-new-primitives Primitives library
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp
index fe07f63f5..4f65adfe6 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ AndroidApplication::~AndroidApplication() {
     eglTerminate(_display);
 }
 
+ANativeActivity* AndroidApplication::nativeActivity() {
+    return _state->activity;
+}
+
 void AndroidApplication::createContext() { createContext({}); }
 
 void AndroidApplication::createContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h
index b2681b6c5..dbfa2c2a8 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #undef None
 
 struct android_app;
+struct ANativeActivity;
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Platform {
 
@@ -191,6 +192,13 @@ class AndroidApplication {
         /** @brief Moving is not allowed */
         AndroidApplication& operator=(AndroidApplication&&) = delete;
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Underlying native activity handle
+         *
+         * Use in case you need to call NDK functionality directly.
+         */
+        ANativeActivity* nativeActivity();
+
     protected:
         /** @copydoc Sdl2Application::createContext() */
         #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT