diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
index d92fbe9367..ee199b963f 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ class KivyRecipe(CythonRecipe):
 
     # patches = ['setargv.patch']
 
+    def cythonize_build(self, env, build_dir='.'):
+        super(KivyRecipe, self).cythonize_build(env, build_dir=build_dir)
+
+        if not exists(join(build_dir, 'kivy', 'include')):
+            return
+
+        # If kivy is new enough to use the include dir, copy it
+        # manually to the right location as we bypass this stage of
+        # the build
+        with current_directory(build_dir):
+            build_libs_dirs = glob.glob(join('build', 'lib.*'))
+
+            for dirn in build_libs_dirs:
+                shprint(sh.cp, '-r', join('kivy', 'include'),
+                        join(dirn, 'kivy'))
+
     def get_recipe_env(self, arch):
         env = super(KivyRecipe, self).get_recipe_env(arch)
         if 'sdl2' in self.ctx.recipe_build_order:
@@ -25,6 +41,14 @@ def get_recipe_env(self, arch):
                 join(self.ctx.bootstrap.build_dir, 'jni', 'SDL2_mixer'),
                 join(self.ctx.bootstrap.build_dir, 'jni', 'SDL2_ttf'),
                 ])
+
+        # Set include dir for pxi files - Kivy normally handles this
+        # in the setup.py invocation, but we skip this
+        build_dir = self.get_build_dir(arch.arch)
+        self.cython_args = ['-I{}'.format(join(build_dir, 'kivy', 'include'))]
+
+        env['CFLAGS'] += ' -I{}'.format(join(build_dir, 'kivy', 'include'))
+
         return env
 
 recipe = KivyRecipe()