diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/prepare.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/prepare.js
index bd0788a1..c689f0ee 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/prepare.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/prepare.js
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ function default_versionCode(version) {
     return versionCode;
 }
 
-function getImageResourcePath(resourcesDir, density, name, sourceName) {
+function getImageResourcePath(resourcesDir, type, density, name, sourceName) {
     if (/\.9\.png$/.test(sourceName)) {
         name = name.replace(/\.png$/, '.9.png');
     }
-    var resourcePath = path.join(resourcesDir, (density ? 'drawable-' + density : 'drawable'), name);
+    var resourcePath = path.join(resourcesDir, (density ? type + '-' + density : type), name);
     return resourcePath;
 }
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function updateSplashes(cordovaProject, platformResourcesDir) {
         return;
     }
 
-    var resourceMap = mapImageResources(cordovaProject.root, platformResourcesDir, 'screen.png');
+    var resourceMap = mapImageResources(cordovaProject.root, platformResourcesDir, 'drawable', 'screen.png');
 
     var hadMdpi = false;
     resources.forEach(function (resource) {
@@ -272,14 +272,14 @@ function updateSplashes(cordovaProject, platformResourcesDir) {
             hadMdpi = true;
         }
         var targetPath = getImageResourcePath(
-            platformResourcesDir, resource.density, 'screen.png', path.basename(resource.src));
+            platformResourcesDir, 'drawable', resource.density, 'screen.png', path.basename(resource.src));
         resourceMap[targetPath] = resource.src;
     });
 
     // There's no "default" drawable, so assume default == mdpi.
     if (!hadMdpi && resources.defaultResource) {
         var targetPath = getImageResourcePath(
-            platformResourcesDir, 'mdpi', 'screen.png', path.basename(resources.defaultResource.src));
+            platformResourcesDir, 'drawable', 'mdpi', 'screen.png', path.basename(resources.defaultResource.src));
         resourceMap[targetPath] = resources.defaultResource.src;
     }
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function updateSplashes(cordovaProject, platformResourcesDir) {
 function cleanSplashes(projectRoot, projectConfig, platformResourcesDir) {
     var resources = projectConfig.getSplashScreens('android');
     if (resources.length > 0) {
-        var resourceMap = mapImageResources(projectRoot, platformResourcesDir, 'screen.png');
+        var resourceMap = mapImageResources(projectRoot, platformResourcesDir, 'drawable', 'screen.png');
         events.emit('verbose', 'Cleaning splash screens at ' + platformResourcesDir);
 
         // No source paths are specified in the map, so updatePaths() will delete the target files.
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ function updateIcons(cordovaProject, platformResourcesDir) {
         return;
     }
 
-    var resourceMap = mapImageResources(cordovaProject.root, platformResourcesDir, 'icon.png');
+    var resourceMap = mapImageResources(cordovaProject.root, platformResourcesDir, 'mipmap', 'icon.png');
 
     var android_icons = {};
     var default_icon;
@@ -360,14 +360,14 @@ function updateIcons(cordovaProject, platformResourcesDir) {
     // project's config.xml location, so we use it as base path.
     for (var density in android_icons) {
         var targetPath = getImageResourcePath(
-            platformResourcesDir, density, 'icon.png', path.basename(android_icons[density].src));
+            platformResourcesDir, 'mipmap', density, 'icon.png', path.basename(android_icons[density].src));
         resourceMap[targetPath] = android_icons[density].src;
     }
 
     // There's no "default" drawable, so assume default == mdpi.
     if (default_icon && !android_icons.mdpi) {
         var defaultTargetPath = getImageResourcePath(
-            platformResourcesDir, 'mdpi', 'icon.png', path.basename(default_icon.src));
+            platformResourcesDir, 'mipmap', 'mdpi', 'icon.png', path.basename(default_icon.src));
         resourceMap[defaultTargetPath] = default_icon.src;
     }
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function updateIcons(cordovaProject, platformResourcesDir) {
 function cleanIcons(projectRoot, projectConfig, platformResourcesDir) {
     var icons = projectConfig.getIcons('android');
     if (icons.length > 0) {
-        var resourceMap = mapImageResources(projectRoot, platformResourcesDir, 'icon.png');
+        var resourceMap = mapImageResources(projectRoot, platformResourcesDir, 'mipmap', 'icon.png');
         events.emit('verbose', 'Cleaning icons at ' + platformResourcesDir);
 
         // No source paths are specified in the map, so updatePaths() will delete the target files.
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ function cleanIcons(projectRoot, projectConfig, platformResourcesDir) {
 /**
  * Gets a map containing resources of a specified name from all drawable folders in a directory.
  */
-function mapImageResources(rootDir, subDir, resourceName) {
+function mapImageResources(rootDir, subDir, type, resourceName) {
     var pathMap = {};
-    shell.ls(path.join(rootDir, subDir, 'drawable-*'))
+    shell.ls(path.join(rootDir, subDir, type + '-*'))
     .forEach(function (drawableFolder) {
         var imagePath = path.join(subDir, path.basename(drawableFolder), resourceName);
         pathMap[imagePath] = null;
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
index fc44b2ee..bb60a071 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
-    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"
+    <application android:icon="@mipmap/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:supportsRtl="true">
         <activity android:name="__ACTIVITY__"
                 android:label="@string/activity_name"
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/res/drawable-hdpi/icon.png b/bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-hdpi/icon.png
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/templates/project/res/drawable-hdpi/icon.png
rename to bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-hdpi/icon.png
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png b/bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-ldpi/icon.png
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/templates/project/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png
rename to bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-ldpi/icon.png
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png b/bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-mdpi/icon.png
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/templates/project/res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png
rename to bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-mdpi/icon.png
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/res/drawable-xhdpi/icon.png b/bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-xhdpi/icon.png
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/templates/project/res/drawable-xhdpi/icon.png
rename to bin/templates/project/res/mipmap-xhdpi/icon.png