diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index a250382..9b804da 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@
       if p.groups:
         e.setAttribute('groups', ','.join(p.groups))
 
+      for a in p.annotations:
+        if a.keep == "true":
+          ae = doc.createElement('annotation')
+          ae.setAttribute('name', a.name)
+          ae.setAttribute('value', a.value)
+          e.appendChild(ae)
+
     if self._repo_hooks_project:
       root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(''))
       e = doc.createElement('repo-hooks')
@@ -545,6 +552,8 @@
     for n in node.childNodes:
       if n.nodeName == 'copyfile':
         self._ParseCopyFile(project, n)
+      if n.nodeName == 'annotation':
+        self._ParseAnnotation(project, n)
 
     return project
 
@@ -556,6 +565,17 @@
       # dest is relative to the top of the tree
       project.AddCopyFile(src, dest, os.path.join(self.topdir, dest))
 
+  def _ParseAnnotation(self, project, node):
+    name = self._reqatt(node, 'name')
+    value = self._reqatt(node, 'value')
+    try:
+      keep = self._reqatt(node, 'keep').lower()
+    except ManifestParseError:
+      keep = "true"
+    if keep != "true" and keep != "false":
+      raise ManifestParseError, "optional \"keep\" attribute must be \"true\" or \"false\""
+    project.AddAnnotation(name, value, keep)
+
   def _get_remote(self, node):
     name = node.getAttribute('remote')
     if not name: