diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index be0483c5..fa23ee23 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 
 android {
@@ -65,4 +67,8 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.jcraft:jsch:0.1.53'
     compile 'org.apache.commons:commons-io:1.3.2'
     compile 'com.jayway.android.robotium:robotium-solo:5.3.1'
+    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre7:$kotlin_version"
+}
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5267100b..740e4729 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.1.3-2'
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files