diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ad8daca2..805999ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+        <activity android:name=".activities.FiretvStartActivity"
+            android:banner="@drawable/chaosflix_logo"
+            android:icon="@drawable/chaosflix_logo"
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:logo="@drawable/chaosflix_logo"
+            android:screenOrientation="landscape">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
         <activity android:name=".activities.EventsActivity"
                   android:exported="true"
                   android:theme="@style/Theme.Leanback"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/activities/FiretvStartActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/activities/FiretvStartActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10830eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/nicidienase/chaosflix/activities/FiretvStartActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package de.nicidienase.chaosflix.activities;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.widget.Toast;
+
+/**
+ * Created by felix on 18.04.17.
+ */
+
+public class FiretvStartActivity extends Activity {
+	private static final String TAG = FiretvStartActivity.class.getSimpleName();
+	public static final String NO_FIRE_TV = "This is not a Fire TV device.";
+
+	@Override
+	protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		final String AMAZON_FEATURE_FIRE_TV = "amazon.hardware.fire_tv";
+		if (getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(AMAZON_FEATURE_FIRE_TV)) {
+			Log.v(TAG, "Yes, this is a Fire TV device.");
+			Intent i = new Intent(this,ConferencesActivity.class);
+			startActivity(i);
+		} else {
+			Toast.makeText(this, NO_FIRE_TV,Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+			Log.v(TAG, NO_FIRE_TV);
+		}
+	}
+}