diff --git a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
index 479b46dbaf..54b8b85be5 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.2.1'
     }
 }
 
@@ -322,3 +323,7 @@ for (def func : cdvPluginPostBuildExtras) {
 if (hasProperty('postBuildExtras')) {
     postBuildExtras()
 }
+
+if (cdvHelpers.getConfigPreference('EnableGoogleServicesPlugin', 'false').toBoolean()) {
+    apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
+}