diff --git a/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/android.rb b/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/android.rb
index 931b591708..a98ea5bd28 100644
--- a/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/android.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/android.rb
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ class Android < Extension
     response.get_tlv(TLV_TYPE_CHECK_ROOT_BOOL).value
   end
 
+  def activity_start(uri)
+    request = Packet.create_request('activity_start')
+    request.add_tlv(TLV_TYPE_URI_STRING, uri)
+    response = client.send_request(request)
+    response
+  end
+
   def send_sms(dest, body, dr)
     request = Packet.create_request('send_sms')
     request.add_tlv(TLV_TYPE_SMS_ADDRESS, dest)
diff --git a/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/tlv.rb b/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/tlv.rb
index 99f269327d..9f434cfffa 100644
--- a/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/tlv.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/android/tlv.rb
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ TLV_TYPE_CELL_BASE_LONG              = TLV_META_TYPE_UINT      | (TLV_EXTENSIONS
 TLV_TYPE_CELL_NET_ID                 = TLV_META_TYPE_UINT      | (TLV_EXTENSIONS + 9073)
 TLV_TYPE_CELL_SYSTEM_ID              = TLV_META_TYPE_UINT      | (TLV_EXTENSIONS + 9074)
 
-
-
+TLV_TYPE_URI_STRING                  = TLV_META_TYPE_STRING    | (TLV_EXTENSIONS + 9101)
 
 end
 end
diff --git a/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/android.rb b/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/android.rb
index 8030c3329c..d72044d9ec 100644
--- a/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/android.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/android.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class Console::CommandDispatcher::Android
       'device_shutdown'   => 'Shutdown device',
       'send_sms'          => 'Sends SMS from target session',
       'wlan_geolocate'    => 'Get current lat-long using WLAN information',
-      'interval_collect'  => 'Manage interval collection capabilities'
+      'interval_collect'  => 'Manage interval collection capabilities',
+      'activity_start'    => 'Start an Android activity from a Uri string'
     }
 
     reqs = {
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ class Console::CommandDispatcher::Android
       'device_shutdown'  => ['device_shutdown'],
       'send_sms'         => ['send_sms'],
       'wlan_geolocate'   => ['wlan_geolocate'],
-      'interval_collect' => ['interval_collect']
+      'interval_collect' => ['interval_collect'],
+      'activity_start'   => ['activity_start']
     }
 
     # Ensure any requirements of the command are met
@@ -528,6 +530,17 @@ class Console::CommandDispatcher::Android
     end
   end
 
+  def cmd_activity_start(*args)
+    if (args.length < 1)
+      print_line("Usage: activity_start <uri>\n")
+      print_line("Start an Android activity from a uri")
+      return
+    end
+    
+    uri = args[0]
+    client.android.activity_start(uri)
+  end
+ 
   #
   # Name for this dispatcher
   #