diff --git a/app/src/command.c b/app/src/command.c
index 246d1515..c555c0e1 100644
--- a/app/src/command.c
+++ b/app/src/command.c
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ process_t adb_push(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote) {
     return adb_execute(serial, adb_cmd, ARRAY_LEN(adb_cmd));
 }
 
+process_t adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote) {
+    const char *const adb_cmd[] = {"install", local, remote};
+    return adb_execute(serial, adb_cmd, ARRAY_LEN(adb_cmd));
+}
+
 process_t adb_remove_path(const char *serial, const char *path) {
     const char *const adb_cmd[] = {"shell", "rm", path};
     return adb_execute(serial, adb_cmd, ARRAY_LEN(adb_cmd));
diff --git a/app/src/command.h b/app/src/command.h
index 24ddd21d..4c218060 100644
--- a/app/src/command.h
+++ b/app/src/command.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ process_t adb_forward_remove(const char *serial, uint16_t local_port);
 process_t adb_reverse(const char *serial, const char *device_socket_name, uint16_t local_port);
 process_t adb_reverse_remove(const char *serial, const char *device_socket_name);
 process_t adb_push(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote);
+process_t adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote);
 process_t adb_remove_path(const char *serial, const char *path);
 
 // convenience function to wait for a successful process execution
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index 204cad4f..2effa26a 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ static void event_loop(void) {
             case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP:
                 input_manager_process_mouse_button(&input_manager, &event.button);
                 break;
+            case SDL_DROPFILE:
+                server_install(&server, event.drop.file);
+                break;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/server.c b/app/src/server.c
index 745a785d..416d6082 100644
--- a/app/src/server.c
+++ b/app/src/server.c
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ void server_init(struct server *server) {
     *server = (struct server) SERVER_INITIALIZER;
 }
 
+SDL_bool server_install(struct server *server, const char* apk_path) {
+    process_t process = adb_install(server->serial, apk_path, DEVICE_SERVER_PATH);
+    return process_check_success(process, "adb install");
+}
+
 SDL_bool server_start(struct server *server, const char *serial, Uint16 local_port,
                       Uint16 max_size, Uint32 bit_rate) {
     server->local_port = local_port;
diff --git a/app/src/server.h b/app/src/server.h
index 13541457..796820fc 100644
--- a/app/src/server.h
+++ b/app/src/server.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ void server_init(struct server *server);
 SDL_bool server_start(struct server *server, const char *serial, Uint16 local_port,
                       Uint16 max_size, Uint32 bit_rate);
 
+// install an apk file located to apk_path
+SDL_bool server_install(struct server *server, const char* apk_path);
+
 // block until the communication with the server is established
 socket_t server_connect_to(struct server *server);