diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/org/tildearrow/furnace/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/org/tildearrow/furnace/MainActivity.java
index b7a39aa5..0ac1448f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/org/tildearrow/furnace/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/org/tildearrow/furnace/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 package org.tildearrow.furnace;
 
+import android.content.Intent;
+
 import org.libsdl.app.SDLActivity;
 
-public class MainActivity extends SDLActivity
-{
+public class MainActivity extends SDLActivity {
+  static final int TA_FILE_REQUEST=1000;
+
+  public boolean showFileDialog() {
+    Intent picker=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
+    picker.setType("*/*");
+    picker=Intent.createChooser(picker,"test");
+    startActivityForResult(picker,TA_FILE_REQUEST);
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  @Override protected void onActivityResult(int request, int result, Intent intent) {
+    super.onActivityResult(request,result,intent);
+    if (request==TA_FILE_REQUEST) {
+      // TODO: fire an event here
+    }
+  }
 }