diff --git a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/AppOne/AndroidManifest.xml b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/AppOne/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1a4067fb0b224..a5f202dd22fc5 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/AppOne/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tools/aapt2/integration-tests/AppOne/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,11 @@
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" />
 
     <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.TEST" android:maxSdkVersion="22" />
+
+    <application>
+        <activity android:name=".MyActivity">
+            <layout android:defaultHeight="500dp"
+                android:defaultWidth="600dp" />
+        </activity>
+    </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/link/ManifestFixer.cpp b/tools/aapt2/link/ManifestFixer.cpp
index 53c66a6285684..99fd95be2571b 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/link/ManifestFixer.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/link/ManifestFixer.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,10 @@ bool ManifestFixer::BuildRules(xml::XmlActionExecutor* executor,
   uses_static_library_action.Action(RequiredAndroidAttribute("certDigest"));
 
   application_action["meta-data"] = meta_data_action;
+
   application_action["activity"] = component_action;
+  application_action["activity"]["layout"];
+
   application_action["activity-alias"] = component_action;
   application_action["service"] = component_action;
   application_action["receiver"] = component_action;