diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java
index dc48125e..a7cabc59 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import brut.androlib.AndrolibException;
 import brut.androlib.res.data.ResResource;
 import brut.androlib.res.xml.ResXmlEncoders;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer;
 
 /**
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ public class ResStringValue extends ResScalarValue {
 
     @Override
     public String encodeAsResXmlAttr() {
-        return ResXmlEncoders.encodeAsResXmlAttr(mRawValue);
+        return checkIfStringIsNumeric(ResXmlEncoders.encodeAsResXmlAttr(mRawValue));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -61,4 +63,10 @@ public class ResStringValue extends ResScalarValue {
             serializer.attribute(null, "formatted", "false");
         }
     }
+
+    private String checkIfStringIsNumeric(String val) {
+        return allDigits.matcher(val).matches() ? "\\ " + val : val;
+    }
+
+    private static Pattern allDigits = Pattern.compile("\\d+");
 }
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/LargeIntsInManifestTest.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/LargeIntsInManifestTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0165524f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/LargeIntsInManifestTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright 2014 Ryszard Wiśniewski <brut.alll@gmail.com>
+ *  Copyright 2014 Connor Tumbleson <connor.tumbleson@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package brut.androlib;
+
+import brut.androlib.res.util.ExtFile;
+import brut.common.BrutException;
+import brut.directory.FileDirectory;
+import brut.util.OS;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import org.custommonkey.xmlunit.*;
+import org.junit.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+
+public class LargeIntsInManifestTest {
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void beforeClass() throws Exception, BrutException {
+        sTmpDir = new ExtFile(OS.createTempDirectory());
+        TestUtils.copyResourceDir(LargeIntsInManifestTest.class, "brut/apktool/issue767/", sTmpDir);
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void afterClass() throws BrutException {
+        OS.rmdir(sTmpDir);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void checkIfLargeIntsAreHandledTest() throws BrutException, IOException {
+        String apk = "issue767.apk";
+
+        // decode issue767.apk
+        ApkDecoder apkDecoder = new ApkDecoder(new File(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk));
+        sTestOrigDir = new ExtFile(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk + ".out");
+
+        apkDecoder.setOutDir(new File(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk + ".out"));
+        apkDecoder.decode();
+
+        // build issue767
+        ExtFile testApk = new ExtFile(sTmpDir, apk + ".out");
+        new Androlib().build(testApk, null);
+        String newApk = apk + ".out" + File.separator + "dist" + File.separator + apk;
+
+        // decode issue767 again
+        apkDecoder = new ApkDecoder(new File(sTmpDir + File.separator + newApk));
+        sTestNewDir = new ExtFile(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk + ".out.two");
+
+        apkDecoder.setOutDir(new File(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk + ".out.two"));
+        apkDecoder.decode();
+
+        compareXmlFiles("AndroidManifest.xml");
+    }
+
+    private void compareXmlFiles(String path) throws BrutException {
+        compareXmlFiles(path, null);
+    }
+
+    private void compareXmlFiles(String path, ElementQualifier qualifier) throws BrutException {
+        DetailedDiff diff;
+        try {
+            Reader control = new FileReader(new File(sTestOrigDir, path));
+            Reader test = new FileReader(new File(sTestNewDir, path));
+
+            diff = new DetailedDiff(new Diff(control, test));
+        } catch (SAXException | IOException ex) {
+            throw new BrutException(ex);
+        }
+
+        if (qualifier != null) {
+            diff.overrideElementQualifier(qualifier);
+        }
+
+        assertTrue(path + ": " + diff.getAllDifferences().toString(), diff.similar());
+    }
+
+    private static ExtFile sTmpDir;
+    private static ExtFile sTestOrigDir;
+    private static ExtFile sTestNewDir;
+
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(BuildAndDecodeTest.class.getName());
+}
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/issue767/issue767.apk b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/issue767/issue767.apk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdc88b03
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