diff --git a/plugin-gradle/README.md b/plugin-gradle/README.md
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@@ -120,6 +120,21 @@ spotless {
 
 See [ECLIPSE_SCREENSHOTS](../ECLIPSE_SCREENSHOTS.md) for screenshots that demonstrate how to get and install the eclipseFormatFile and importOrderFile mentioned above.
 
+<a name="android"></a>
+
+### Applying to Android Java source
+Be sure to add `target '**/*.java'` otherwise spotless will not detect Java code inside Android modules.
+
+```gradle
+spotless {
+	java {
+		// ...
+		target '**/*.java'
+		// ...
+	}
+}
+```
+
 <a name="google-java-format"></a>
 
 ## Applying to Java source ([google-java-format](https://github.com/google/google-java-format))