diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b08d3f77d7b..40920beca2d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 1.7.15
 --------------
 
--
+- Allow users to provide a custom `manifestPath` in the Sentry Gradle Plugin.
 
 Version 1.7.14
 --------------
diff --git a/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPlugin.groovy b/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPlugin.groovy
index 5132e343f51..a768f676cc8 100644
--- a/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPlugin.groovy
+++ b/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPlugin.groovy
@@ -146,21 +146,23 @@ class SentryPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
             project.android.applicationVariants.all { ApplicationVariant variant ->
                 variant.outputs.each { variantOutput ->
-                    def manifestPath
-                    try {
-                        // Android Gradle Plugin < 3.0.0
-                        manifestPath = variantOutput.processManifest.manifestOutputFile
-                    } catch (Exception ignored) {
-                        // Android Gradle Plugin >= 3.0.0
-                        manifestPath = new File(
-                                variantOutput.processManifest.manifestOutputDirectory.toString(),
-                                "AndroidManifest.xml")
-                        if (!manifestPath.isFile()) {
+                    def manifestPath = extension.manifestPath
+                    if (manifestPath == null) {
+                        try {
+                            // Android Gradle Plugin < 3.0.0
+                            manifestPath = variantOutput.processManifest.manifestOutputFile
+                        } catch (Exception ignored) {
+                            // Android Gradle Plugin >= 3.0.0
                             manifestPath = new File(
-                                    new File(
-                                            variantOutput.processManifest.manifestOutputDirectory.toString(),
-                                            variantOutput.dirName),
+                                    variantOutput.processManifest.manifestOutputDirectory.toString(),
                                     "AndroidManifest.xml")
+                            if (!manifestPath.isFile()) {
+                                manifestPath = new File(
+                                        new File(
+                                                variantOutput.processManifest.manifestOutputDirectory.toString(),
+                                                variantOutput.dirName),
+                                        "AndroidManifest.xml")
+                            }
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPluginExtension.groovy b/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPluginExtension.groovy
index 11100be887e..ee38db335e1 100644
--- a/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPluginExtension.groovy
+++ b/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/io/sentry/android/gradle/SentryPluginExtension.groovy
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ package io.sentry.android.gradle
 class SentryPluginExtension {
     def boolean autoProguardConfig = true;
     def boolean autoUpload = true;
+    def String manifestPath = null;
 }