diff --git a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8a57854c..dba1b445 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
         />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
 
     <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:hardwareAccelerated="true">
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
index 00c4bb10..a940dd5d 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
@@ -1078,4 +1078,8 @@ public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
         super.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public View getView() {
+        return this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
index a24555b1..8931b518 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
 
         // Add web view but make it invisible while loading URL
         this.appView.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
-        this.root.addView((View) this.appView);
+        this.root.addView((View) this.appView.getView());
         setContentView(this.root);
 
         // Clear cancel flag
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index f0d4a5f6..d23baeec 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public interface CordovaWebView {
     Object pluginManager = null;
     Object jsMessageQueue = null;
 
+    View getView();
+
     void setWebViewClient(CordovaWebViewClient webViewClient);
 
     void setWebChromeClient(CordovaChromeClient webChromeClient);