diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java
index b936bd4c95..504f50369e 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ import android.view.Window;
 
 public class QtActivityBase extends Activity
 {
-    private boolean m_optionsMenuIsVisible = false;
-
-    // use this variable to pass any parameters to your application,
-    // the parameters must not contain any white spaces
-    // and must be separated with "\t"
-    // e.g "-param1\t-param2=value2\t-param3\tvalue3"
-    public String APPLICATION_PARAMETERS = null;
+    public String m_applicationParams = null;
 
     // use this variable to add any environment variables to your application.
     // the env vars must be separated with "\t"
@@ -62,6 +56,13 @@ public class QtActivityBase extends Activity
         intent.putExtra(extraSourceInfoKey, sourceInformation);
     }
 
+    // Append any parameters to your application,
+    // the parameters must be "\t" separated.
+    protected void appendApplicationParameters(String params)
+    {
+        m_applicationParams += params;
+    }
+
     private void handleActivityRestart() {
         if (QtNative.isStarted()) {
             boolean updated = m_delegate.updateActivityAfterRestart(this);
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ public class QtActivityBase extends Activity
         addReferrer(getIntent());
 
         QtActivityLoader loader = new QtActivityLoader(this);
-        loader.setApplicationParameters(APPLICATION_PARAMETERS);
+        loader.setApplicationParameters(m_applicationParams);
         loader.setEnvironmentVariables(ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES);
 
         loader.loadQtLibraries();
diff --git a/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/bindings/QtActivity.java b/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
index f31bd75fea..89ef564d55 100644
--- a/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ public class QtActivity extends QtActivityBase
 
     private void setAppDetails()
     {
-        // use this variable to pass any parameters to your application,
-        // the parameters must not contain any white spaces
-        // and must be separated with "\t"
-        // e.g "-param1\t-param2=value2\t-param3\tvalue3"
-        APPLICATION_PARAMETERS = "";
-
         // Use this variable to add any environment variables to your application.
         // the env vars must be separated with "\t"
         // e.g. "ENV_VAR1=1\tENV_VAR2=2\t"