diff --git a/agentweb-core/build.gradle b/agentweb-core/build.gradle
index 009ff5d5..cb149619 100644
--- a/agentweb-core/build.gradle
+++ b/agentweb-core/build.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ android {
         versionName VERSION_NAME
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         testInstrumentationRunner 'androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner'
+        // Issue #1072: ship Proguard/R8 rules so consumer apps do not have to
+        // re-declare the @JavascriptInterface keep rule themselves.
+        consumerProguardFiles 'consumer-rules.pro'
 
     }
 
diff --git a/agentweb-core/consumer-rules.pro b/agentweb-core/consumer-rules.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f400dd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agentweb-core/consumer-rules.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Consumer Proguard/R8 rules for AgentWeb.
+#
+# Issue #1072: in release builds the JS bridge methods were stripped because
+# the host app did not have a keep rule for @JavascriptInterface. AgentWeb
+# itself uses reflection-style discovery on these methods, so the rule needs
+# to apply to every consumer that ships the library.
+
+-keepclassmembers class * {
+    @android.webkit.JavascriptInterface <methods>;
+}
+
+# AgentWeb's own bridge plumbing relies on reflection over its public API.
+-keep class com.just.agentweb.** { *; }
+-dontwarn com.just.agentweb.**