diff --git a/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7f7d0ad8a..0f2ddafb9 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="::ANDROID_MINIMUM_SDK_VERSION::" android:targetSdkVersion="::ANDROID_TARGET_SDK_VERSION::"/>
 	
 	<application android:label="::APP_TITLE::" ::if (HAS_ICON):: android:icon="@drawable/icon"::end:: android:allowBackup="true" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar::if (WIN_FULLSCREEN)::.Fullscreen::end::" android:hardwareAccelerated="true">
-		
+
+		<meta-data android:name="SDL_ENV.SDL_IOS_ORIENTATIONS" android:value= ::if (WIN_ORIENTATION=="portrait"):: "Portrait PortraitUpsideDown" ::end::::if (WIN_ORIENTATION=="landscape"):: "LandscapeLeft LandscapeRight" ::end:: />
+
 		<activity android:name="MainActivity" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:label="::APP_TITLE::" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout"::if (WIN_ORIENTATION=="portrait"):: android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"::end::::if (WIN_ORIENTATION=="landscape"):: android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape"::end::>
 			
 			<intent-filter>