diff --git a/lib/gadget/gadget.vala b/lib/gadget/gadget.vala
index 3045a0e57..9b2aa92b2 100644
--- a/lib/gadget/gadget.vala
+++ b/lib/gadget/gadget.vala
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ namespace Frida.Gadget {
 
 		string config_data;
 		try {
-			FileUtils.get_contents (config_path, out config_data);
+			load_asset_text (config_path, out config_data);
 		} catch (FileError e) {
 			if (e is FileError.NOENT)
 				return new Config ();
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ namespace Frida.Gadget {
 		private ScriptConfig load_config (string path) throws Error {
 			string data;
 			try {
-				FileUtils.get_contents (path, out data);
+				load_asset_text (path, out data);
 			} catch (FileError e) {
 				if (e is FileError.NOENT)
 					return new ScriptConfig ();
@@ -1349,9 +1349,9 @@ namespace Frida.Gadget {
 			try {
 				var path = this.path;
 
-				uint8[] contents;
+				Bytes contents;
 				try {
-					FileUtils.get_data (path, out contents);
+					load_asset_bytes (path, out contents);
 				} catch (FileError e) {
 					throw new Error.INVALID_ARGUMENT ("%s", e.message);
 				}
@@ -1360,11 +1360,10 @@ namespace Frida.Gadget {
 				options.name = Path.get_basename (path).split (".", 2)[0];
 
 				ScriptEngine.ScriptInstance instance;
-				if (contents.length > 0 && contents[0] == QUICKJS_BYTECODE_MAGIC) {
-					instance = yield engine.create_script (null, new Bytes (contents), options);
-				} else {
-					instance = yield engine.create_script ((string) contents, null, options);
-				}
+				if (contents.length > 0 && contents[0] == QUICKJS_BYTECODE_MAGIC)
+					instance = yield engine.create_script (null, contents, options);
+				else
+					instance = yield engine.create_script ((string) contents.get_data (), null, options);
 
 				if (id.handle != 0)
 					yield engine.destroy_script (id);
@@ -2076,6 +2075,60 @@ namespace Frida.Gadget {
 	}
 #endif
 
+	private void load_asset_text (string filename, out string text) throws FileError {
+		Bytes raw_contents;
+		load_asset_bytes (filename, out raw_contents);
+
+		unowned string str = (string) raw_contents.get_data ();
+		if (!str.validate ())
+			throw new FileError.FAILED ("%s: invalid UTF-8", filename);
+
+		text = str;
+	}
+
+	private void load_asset_bytes (string filename, out Bytes bytes) throws FileError {
+#if ANDROID
+		if (maybe_load_asset_bytes_from_apk (filename, out bytes))
+			return;
+#endif
+
+		uint8[] data;
+		FileUtils.get_data (filename, out data);
+		bytes = new Bytes.take ((owned) data);
+	}
+
+#if ANDROID
+	private bool maybe_load_asset_bytes_from_apk (string filename, out Bytes contents) throws FileError {
+		contents = null;
+
+		var tokens = filename.split ("!", 2);
+		if (tokens.length != 2 || !tokens[0].has_suffix (".apk"))
+			return false;
+		unowned string apk_path = tokens[0];
+		unowned string file_path = tokens[1];
+
+		var reader = Minizip.Reader.create ();
+		try {
+			if (reader.open_file (apk_path) != OK)
+				throw new FileError.FAILED ("Unable to open APK");
+
+			if (reader.locate_entry (file_path[1:], true) != OK)
+				throw new FileError.FAILED ("Unable to locate %s inside APK", file_path);
+
+			var size = reader.entry_save_buffer_length ();
+			var data = new uint8[size + 1];
+			if (reader.entry_save_buffer (data[:size]) != OK)
+				throw new FileError.FAILED ("Unable to extract %s from APK", file_path);
+
+			contents = new Bytes.take ((owned) data);
+			return true;
+		} finally {
+			reader.close ();
+			Minizip.Reader.destroy (ref reader);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
 	private Json.Node make_empty_json_object () {
 		return new Json.Node.alloc ().init_object (new Json.Object ());
 	}
diff --git a/lib/gadget/meson.build b/lib/gadget/meson.build
index da282085f..00ea0c8a9 100644
--- a/lib/gadget/meson.build
+++ b/lib/gadget/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ if host_os_family == 'darwin'
   extra_link_args += '-Wl,-framework,Foundation'
 endif
 
+if host_os == 'android'
+  extra_vala_args += '--pkg=minizip'
+  platform_deps += minizip_dep
+endif
+
 if host_os_family == 'windows'
   if host_toolchain != 'microsoft'
     symfile = 'frida-gadget.symbols'
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c045aecc7..ad63c67c7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -347,6 +347,13 @@ else
   gio_unix_dep = dependency('gio-unix-2.0')
 endif
 
+if host_os == 'android'
+  minizip_dep = dependency('minizip', required: false, default_options: [
+    'zlib=enabled',
+    'lzma=disabled',
+  ])
+endif
+
 have_local_backend = get_option('local_backend').allowed()
 have_fruity_backend = get_option('fruity_backend') \
     .disable_auto_if(not host_docks_mobile_devices) \
diff --git a/vapi/minizip.vapi b/vapi/minizip.vapi
index 267da344e..9c7c0688c 100644
--- a/vapi/minizip.vapi
+++ b/vapi/minizip.vapi
@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@
 [CCode (cprefix = "", gir_namespace = "Minizip", gir_version = "1.0", lower_case_cprefix = "mz_")]
 namespace Minizip {
+	[SimpleType]
+	[CCode (cheader_filename = "minizip/mz_strm.h,minizip/mz_zip.h,minizip/mz_zip_rw.h", cname = "gpointer", cprefix = "mz_zip_reader_",
+		has_destroy_function = false)]
+	public struct Reader {
+		public static Reader create (out Reader stream = null);
+		[CCode (cname = "mz_zip_reader_delete")]
+		public static void destroy (ref Reader stream);
+
+		public Status open_file (string path);
+		public Status close ();
+
+		public Status locate_entry (string filename, bool ignore_case);
+
+		public Status entry_save_file (string path);
+		public Status entry_save_buffer (uint8[] buf);
+		public int32 entry_save_buffer_length ();
+	}
+
+	[CCode (cheader_filename = "minizip/mz.h", cname = "int32_t", cprefix = "MZ_", has_type_id = false)]
+	public enum Status {
+		OK,
+		STREAM_ERROR,
+		DATA_ERROR,
+		MEM_ERROR,
+		BUF_ERROR,
+		VERSION_ERROR,
+
+		END_OF_LIST,
+		END_OF_STREAM,
+
+		PARAM_ERROR,
+		FORMAT_ERROR,
+		INTERNAL_ERROR,
+		CRC_ERROR,
+		CRYPT_ERROR,
+		EXIST_ERROR,
+		PASSWORD_ERROR,
+		SUPPORT_ERROR,
+		HASH_ERROR,
+		OPEN_ERROR,
+		CLOSE_ERROR,
+		SEEK_ERROR,
+		TELL_ERROR,
+		READ_ERROR,
+		WRITE_ERROR,
+		SIGN_ERROR,
+		SYMLINK_ERROR,
+	}
 }