diff --git a/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml b/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
index 74eeaef1..ce1553c9 100644
--- a/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
             <!-- Handles the implicit intent to VIEW the www.ingress.com/intel URI -->
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
+                <action android:name="android.nfc.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED"/>
 
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index 48b34712..8c619247 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity
     private void handleIntent(final Intent intent, final boolean onCreate) {
         // load new iitc web view with ingress intel page
         final String action = intent.getAction();
-        if (Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(action)) {
+        if (Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(action) || NfcAdapter.ACTION_NDEF_DISCOVERED.equals(action)) {
             final Uri uri = intent.getData();
             Log.d("intent received url: " + uri.toString());