diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py
index a91ac71e7f..83f84c2df1 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ def make_package(args):
         "service_names": service_names,
         "android_api": android_api,
         "debug": "debug" in args.build_mode,
+        "native_services": args.native_services
     }
     if get_bootstrap_name() == "sdl2":
         render_args["url_scheme"] = url_scheme
@@ -619,6 +620,9 @@ def parse_args_and_make_package(args=None):
     ap.add_argument('--service', dest='services', action='append', default=[],
                     help='Declare a new service entrypoint: '
                          'NAME:PATH_TO_PY[:foreground]')
+    ap.add_argument('--native-service', dest='native_services', action='append', default=[],
+                    help='Declare a new native service: '
+                         'package.name.service')
     if get_bootstrap_name() != "service_only":
         ap.add_argument('--presplash', dest='presplash',
                         help=('A jpeg file to use as a screen while the '
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml
index a37e720753..8d2557090e 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
         <service android:name="{{ args.package }}.Service{{ name|capitalize }}"
                  android:process=":service_{{ name }}" />
         {% endfor %}
+        {% for name in native_services %}
+        <service android:name="{{ name }}" />
+        {% endfor %}
 
         {% if args.billing_pubkey %}
         <service android:name="org.kivy.android.billing.BillingReceiver"