diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 03115d4b1ab..ffcfedf9d27 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8540,6 +8540,7 @@ AC_SUBST(MOZ_DISABLE_GECKOVIEW)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_ANDROID_GCM)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_ANDROID_GECKOLIBS_AAR)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_ANDROID_SEARCH_ACTIVITY)
+AC_SUBST(MOZ_ANDROID_PACKAGE_INSTALL_BOUNCER)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_ANDROID_MLS_STUMBLER)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_ANDROID_DOWNLOADS_INTEGRATION)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_ANDROID_APPLICATION_CLASS)
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/moz.build b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
index fc6bf1ab621..8deece60627 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/moz.build
+++ b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
@@ -886,9 +886,13 @@ ANDROID_ASSETS_DIRS += [
 ]
 
 if CONFIG['MOZ_ANDROID_DISTRIBUTION_DIRECTORY']:
-    ANDROID_ASSETS_DIRS += [
-        '%' + CONFIG['MOZ_ANDROID_DISTRIBUTION_DIRECTORY'] + '/assets',
-    ]
+    # If you change this, also change its equivalent in mobile/android/bouncer.
+    if not CONFIG['MOZ_ANDROID_PACKAGE_INSTALL_BOUNCER']:
+        # If we are packaging the bouncer, it will have the distribution, so don't put
+        # it in the main APK as well.
+        ANDROID_ASSETS_DIRS += [
+            '%' + CONFIG['MOZ_ANDROID_DISTRIBUTION_DIRECTORY'] + '/assets',
+        ]
 
 # We do not expose MOZ_INSTALL_TRACKING_ADJUST_SDK_APP_TOKEN here because that
 # would leak the value to build logs.  Instead we expose the token quietly where
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/mobile/android/bouncer/AndroidManifest.xml.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34345a2b6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#filter substitution
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+      package="@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@"
+      android:installLocation="auto"
+      android:versionCode="@ANDROID_VERSION_CODE@"
+      android:versionName="@MOZ_APP_VERSION@"
+#ifdef MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID
+      android:sharedUserId="@MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID@"
+#endif
+      >
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="@MOZ_ANDROID_MIN_SDK_VERSION@"
+#ifdef MOZ_ANDROID_MAX_SDK_VERSION
+              android:maxSdkVersion="@MOZ_ANDROID_MAX_SDK_VERSION@"
+#endif
+              android:targetSdkVersion="23"/>
+
+<!-- The bouncer APK and the main APK should define the same set of
+     <permission>, <uses-permission>, and <uses-feature> elements.  This reduces
+     the likelihood of permission-related surprises when installing the main APK
+     on top of a pre-installed bouncer APK.  Add such shared elements in the
+     fileincluded here, so that they can be referenced by both APKs. -->
+#include ../base/FennecManifest_permissions.xml.in
+
+    <application android:label="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+                 android:icon="@drawable/icon"
+                 android:logo="@drawable/logo"
+                 android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
+                 android:allowBackup="false"
+# The preprocessor does not yet support arbitrary parentheses, so this cannot
+# be parenthesized thus to clarify that the logical AND operator has precedence:
+#   !defined(MOZILLA_OFFICIAL) || (defined(NIGHTLY_BUILD) && defined(MOZ_DEBUG))
+#if !defined(MOZILLA_OFFICIAL) || defined(NIGHTLY_BUILD) && defined(MOZ_DEBUG)
+                 android:debuggable="true">
+#else
+                 android:debuggable="false">
+#endif
+
+        <activity
+            android:name="@MOZ_ANDROID_BROWSER_INTENT_CLASS@"
+            android:label="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
+        <service
+            android:name="org.mozilla.bouncer.BouncerService"
+            android:exported="false" />
+
+    </application>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/Makefile.in b/mobile/android/bouncer/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efc6841a04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+include $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
+
+JAVAFILES := \
+	java/org/mozilla/bouncer/BouncerService.java \
+	java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java \
+  $(NULL)
+
+ANDROID_EXTRA_JARS := \
+  $(NULL)
+
+PP_TARGETS += manifest
+manifest := $(srcdir)/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+manifest_TARGET := export
+# Special 'cuz they are set in mobile/android/defs.mk.
+manifest_FLAGS += \
+  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID)" \
+  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE)" \
+  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE)" \
+  $(NULL)
+
+libs:: $(ANDROID_APK_NAME).apk
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/assets/example_asset.txt b/mobile/android/bouncer/assets/example_asset.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34338f983ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/assets/example_asset.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is an example asset.
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/java/org/mozilla/bouncer/BouncerService.java b/mobile/android/bouncer/java/org/mozilla/bouncer/BouncerService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b33d1a9ca5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/java/org/mozilla/bouncer/BouncerService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/* -*- Mode: Java; c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.bouncer;
+
+import android.app.IntentService;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class BouncerService extends IntentService {
+
+    private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoBouncerService";
+
+    public BouncerService() {
+        super("BouncerService");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+        final byte[] buffer = new byte[8192];
+
+        Log.d(LOGTAG, "Preparing to copy distribution files");
+
+        final List<String> files;
+        try {
+            files = getFiles("distribution");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Error getting distribution files from assets/distribution/**", e);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        InputStream in = null;
+        for (String path : files) {
+            try {
+                Log.d(LOGTAG, "Copying distribution file: " + path);
+
+                in = getAssets().open(path);
+
+                final File outFile = getDataFile(path);
+                writeStream(in, outFile, buffer);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                Log.e(LOGTAG, "Error opening distribution input stream from assets", e);
+            } finally {
+                if (in != null) {
+                    try {
+                        in.close();
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        Log.e(LOGTAG, "Error closing distribution input stream", e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Recursively traverse a directory to list paths to all files.
+     *
+     * @param path Directory to traverse.
+     * @return List of all files in given directory.
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private List<String> getFiles(String path) throws IOException {
+        List<String> paths = new ArrayList<>();
+        getFiles(path, paths);
+        return paths;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Recursively traverse a directory to list paths to all files.
+     *
+     * @param path Directory to traverse.
+     * @param acc Accumulator of paths seen.
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private void getFiles(String path, List<String> acc) throws IOException {
+        final String[] list = getAssets().list(path);
+        if (list.length > 0) {
+            // We're a directory -- recurse.
+            for (final String file : list) {
+                getFiles(path + "/" + file, acc);
+            }
+        } else {
+            // We're a file -- accumulate.
+            acc.add(path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String getDataDir() {
+        return getApplicationInfo().dataDir;
+    }
+
+    private File getDataFile(final String path) {
+        File outFile = new File(getDataDir(), path);
+        File dir = outFile.getParentFile();
+
+        if (dir != null && !dir.exists()) {
+            Log.d(LOGTAG, "Creating " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
+            if (!dir.mkdirs()) {
+                Log.e(LOGTAG, "Unable to create directories: " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return outFile;
+    }
+
+    private void writeStream(InputStream fileStream, File outFile, byte[] buffer)
+            throws IOException {
+        final OutputStream outStream = new FileOutputStream(outFile);
+        try {
+            int count;
+            while ((count = fileStream.read(buffer)) > 0) {
+                outStream.write(buffer, 0, count);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            outStream.close();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java b/mobile/android/bouncer/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a462822f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* -*- Mode: Java; c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import org.mozilla.bouncer.BouncerService;
+
+/**
+ * Bouncer activity version of BrowserApp.
+ *
+ * This class has the same name as org.mozilla.gecko.BrowserApp to preserve
+ * shortcuts created by the bouncer app.
+ */
+public class BrowserApp extends Activity {
+    private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoBouncerActivity";
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        // This races distribution installation against the Play Store killing our process to
+        // install the update.  We'll live with it.  To do better, consider using an Intent to
+        // notify when the service has completed.
+        startService(new Intent(this, BouncerService.class));
+
+        final String appPackageName = Uri.encode(getPackageName());
+        final Uri uri = Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + appPackageName);
+        Log.i(LOGTAG, "Lanching activity with URL: " + uri.toString());
+
+        // It might be more correct to catch failure in case the Play Store isn't installed.  The
+        // fallback action is to open the Play Store website... but doing so may offer Firefox as
+        // browser (since even the bouncer offers to view URLs), which will be very confusing.
+        // Therefore, we don't try to be fancy here, and we just fail (silently).
+        startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri));
+
+        finish();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/moz.build b/mobile/android/bouncer/moz.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07b2ba01d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/moz.build
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- Mode: python; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; tab-width: 40 -*-
+# vim: set filetype=python:
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+DEFINES['ANDROID_VERSION_CODE'] = '1'
+
+for var in ('ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME',
+            'MOZ_ANDROID_BROWSER_INTENT_CLASS',
+            'MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME',
+            'MOZ_APP_VERSION'):
+    DEFINES[var] = CONFIG[var]
+
+ANDROID_APK_NAME = 'bouncer'
+ANDROID_APK_PACKAGE = CONFIG['ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME']
+
+# Putting branding earlier allows branders to override default resources.
+ANDROID_RES_DIRS += [
+    '/' + CONFIG['MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY'] + '/res', # For the icon.
+    'res',
+]
+
+ANDROID_ASSETS_DIRS += [
+    'assets',
+]
+
+if CONFIG['MOZ_ANDROID_DISTRIBUTION_DIRECTORY']:
+    # If you change this, also change its equivalent in mobile/android/base.
+    ANDROID_ASSETS_DIRS += [
+        '%' + CONFIG['MOZ_ANDROID_DISTRIBUTION_DIRECTORY'] + '/assets',
+    ]
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/res/drawable-v21/logo.xml b/mobile/android/bouncer/res/drawable-v21/logo.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..568cbec00e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/res/drawable-v21/logo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+   - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+   - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+
+<!-- The action bar scales the application icon to be too large (bug 1132751)
+     so add some padding to prevent it from scaling so much. -->
+<inset
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:drawable="@drawable/icon"
+    android:insetTop="6dp"
+    android:insetBottom="6dp"
+    android:insetLeft="6dp"
+    android:insetRight="6dp"
+    />
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/res/drawable/logo.xml b/mobile/android/bouncer/res/drawable/logo.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e188f80dce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/res/drawable/logo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+   - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+   - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+
+<!-- Overidden. -->
+<bitmap
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:src="@drawable/icon"/>
diff --git a/mobile/android/confvars.sh b/mobile/android/confvars.sh
index 8995965c4a9..4156bff85d4 100644
--- a/mobile/android/confvars.sh
+++ b/mobile/android/confvars.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ MOZ_ANDROID_MLS_STUMBLER=1
 # Enable adding to the system downloads list.
 MOZ_ANDROID_DOWNLOADS_INTEGRATION=1
 
+# Build and package the install bouncer APK by default.
+MOZ_ANDROID_PACKAGE_INSTALL_BOUNCER=1
+
 # Use the low-memory GC tuning.
 export JS_GC_SMALL_CHUNK_SIZE=1
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/moz.build b/mobile/android/moz.build
index 1aab30e6be7..049293ed682 100644
--- a/mobile/android/moz.build
+++ b/mobile/android/moz.build
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ DIRS += [
     'geckoview_library',
 ]
 
+if CONFIG['MOZ_ANDROID_PACKAGE_INSTALL_BOUNCER']:
+    DIRS += ['bouncer'] # No ordering implied with respect to base.
+
 DIRS += ['../../xulrunner/tools/redit']
 
 TEST_DIRS += [
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/installer/upload-files.mk b/toolkit/mozapps/installer/upload-files.mk
index abafb8673a3..7dad5707a15 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/installer/upload-files.mk
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/installer/upload-files.mk
@@ -337,6 +337,16 @@ else
 INNER_ROBOCOP_PACKAGE=echo 'Testing is disabled - No Android Robocop for you'
 endif
 
+ifdef MOZ_ANDROID_PACKAGE_INSTALL_BOUNCER
+UPLOAD_EXTRA_FILES += bouncer.apk
+
+# Package and release sign the install bouncer APK.
+INNER_INSTALL_BOUNCER_PACKAGE=\
+  $(call RELEASE_SIGN_ANDROID_APK,$(topobjdir)/mobile/android/bouncer/bouncer-unsigned-unaligned.apk,$(ABS_DIST)/bouncer.apk)
+else
+INNER_INSTALL_BOUNCER_PACKAGE=echo 'Install bouncer is disabled - No trampolines for you'
+endif # MOZ_ANDROID_PACKAGE_INSTALL_BOUNCER
+
 # Create geckoview_library/geckoview_{assets,library}.zip for third-party GeckoView consumers.
 ifdef NIGHTLY_BUILD
 ifndef MOZ_DISABLE_GECKOVIEW
@@ -478,6 +488,7 @@ INNER_MAKE_PACKAGE	= \
     (echo "*** Error: The R.txt that was built and the R.txt that is being packaged are not the same. Rebuild mobile/android/base and re-package." && exit 1)) && \
   $(INNER_MAKE_APK) && \
   $(INNER_ROBOCOP_PACKAGE) && \
+  $(INNER_INSTALL_BOUNCER_PACKAGE) && \
   $(INNER_MAKE_GECKOLIBS_AAR) && \
   $(INNER_MAKE_GECKOVIEW_LIBRARY)
 endif