diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 90a3d046ee..e02e6b5161 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:theme="@style/GdxTheme" >
         <activity
diff --git a/android/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher_round.png b/android/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher_round.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c79dccd9df
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher_round.png differ
diff --git a/android/res/drawable/background.png b/android/res/drawable/background.png
deleted file mode 100644
index b02bc10b64..0000000000
Binary files a/android/res/drawable/background.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/android/res/drawable/ic_launcher.png b/android/res/drawable/ic_launcher.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b43bb84e6e
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/res/drawable/ic_launcher.png differ