diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java
index 73b3d8b1..4bf5b001 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ public class ApkDecoder {
             putPackageInfo(meta);
             putVersionInfo(meta);
             putSharedLibraryInfo(meta);
+            putSparseResourcesInfo(meta);
         }
         putUnknownInfo(meta);
         putFileCompressionInfo(meta);
@@ -421,6 +422,10 @@ public class ApkDecoder {
         }
     }
 
+    private void putSparseResourcesInfo(MetaInfo meta) throws AndrolibException {
+        meta.sparseResources = mResTable.getSparseResources();
+    }
+
     private void putSharedLibraryInfo(MetaInfo meta) throws AndrolibException {
         meta.sharedLibrary = mResTable.getSharedLibrary();
     }
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTable.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTable.java
index fbee2a75..79a350fd 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTable.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResTable.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class ResTable {
     private int mPackageId;
     private boolean mAnalysisMode = false;
     private boolean mSharedLibrary = false;
+    private boolean mSparseResources = false;
 
     private Map<String, String> mSdkInfo = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     private VersionInfo mVersionInfo = new VersionInfo();
@@ -170,6 +171,10 @@ public class ResTable {
         mSharedLibrary = flag;
     }
 
+    public void setSparseResources(boolean flag) {
+        mSparseResources = flag;
+    }
+
     public void clearSdkInfo() {
         mSdkInfo.clear();
     }
@@ -213,4 +218,8 @@ public class ResTable {
     public boolean getSharedLibrary() {
         return mSharedLibrary;
     }
+
+    public boolean getSparseResources() {
+        return mSparseResources;
+    }
 }