diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0c289b84e..54949c08c 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -300,6 +300,14 @@
                 android:name="@string/category"
                 android:value="@string/category_fragment" />
         </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activity.maplayout.VideoViewActivity"
+            android:description="@string/description_video_view"
+            android:label="@string/activity_video_view">
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="@string/category"
+                android:value="@string/category_maplayout" />
+        </activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".activity.style.RuntimeStyleActivity"
             android:description="@string/description_runtime_style"
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/maplayout/VideoViewActivity.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/maplayout/VideoViewActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4496b257d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/maplayout/VideoViewActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp.activity.maplayout;
+
+import android.media.MediaPlayer;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.widget.VideoView;
+
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMap;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp.R;
+
+import static android.media.MediaPlayer.*;
+
+public class VideoViewActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    private MapView mapView;
+    private VideoView videoView;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_video_view);
+
+        Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
+
+        final ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
+        if (actionBar != null) {
+            actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+            actionBar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
+        }
+
+        // Setup the video
+        videoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.video_view);
+        videoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.sea_waves));
+        videoView.start();
+
+        // Used to repeat the video.
+        videoView.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
+                mediaPlayer.setLooping(true);
+            }
+        });
+
+        mapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.map_view);
+        mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        mapView.onResume();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        mapView.onPause();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLowMemory() {
+        super.onLowMemory();
+        mapView.onLowMemory();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+        mapView.onDestroy();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+        mapView.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                onBackPressed();
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_view.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25b589260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:mapbox="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    tools:context=".activity.maplayout.VideoViewActivity">
+
+    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
+        android:id="@id/toolbar"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
+        android:background="@color/primary"
+        android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"/>
+
+    <VideoView
+        android:id="@+id/video_view"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
+        android:layout_margin="16dp"/>
+
+    <com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView
+        android:id="@+id/map_view"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_below="@id/toolbar"
+        mapbox:center_latitude="34.4021"
+        mapbox:center_longitude="-119.7081"
+        mapbox:attribution_gravity="top"
+        mapbox:logo_gravity="top"
+        mapbox:style_url="mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v9"
+        mapbox:zoom="13"/>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/raw/sea_waves.mp4 b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/raw/sea_waves.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac2bcae01
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diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ed58d9ce8..b6c19300c 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     <string name="activity_query_rendered_features_box_highlight">Highlight features in box</string>
     <string name="activity_circle">Add Circle</string>
     <string name="activity_navigation_drawer">Android SDK View integration</string>
+    <string name="activity_video_view">Video View</string>
 
     <!-- Description -->
     <string name="description_user_location_tracking">Tracks the location of the user</string>
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@
     <string name="description_query_rendered_features_box_count">Count all rendered features in box</string>
     <string name="description_query_rendered_features_box_highlight">Hightligh buildings in box</string>
     <string name="description_car_driving">MyLocationView follow map update example</string>
+    <string name="description_video_view">Android video view on top of the map view</string>
 
     <string name="menuitem_title_concurrent_infowindow">Concurrent Open InfoWindows</string>
     <string name="menuitem_title_deselect_markers_on_tap">Deselect Markers On Tap</string>