diff --git a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
index 843a694a6f..5219e1d150 100644
--- a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
+++ b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ ClientVersions = new Meteor.Collection("meteor_autoupdate_clientVersions",
 
 Autoupdate.autoupdateVersion = null;
 Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionRefreshable = null;
+Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova = null;
 
 var syncQueue = new Meteor._SynchronousQueue();
 var startupVersion = null;
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ var updateVersions = function (shouldReloadClientProgram) {
         process.env.SERVER_ID || // XXX COMPAT 0.6.6
         WebApp.calculateClientHashRefreshable();
 
+    Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova =
+      __meteor_runtime_config__.autoupdateVersionCordova =
+        process.env.AUTOUPDATE_VERSION ||
+        process.env.SERVER_ID || // XXX COMPAT 0.6.6
+        WebApp.calculateClientHashCordova();
+
     // Step 2: form the new client boilerplate which contains the updated
     // assets and __meteor_runtime_config__.
     if (shouldReloadClientProgram) {
@@ -109,6 +116,18 @@ var updateVersions = function (shouldReloadClientProgram) {
         assets: WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets
       }});
     }
+
+    if (! ClientVersions.findOne({_id: "version-cordova"})) {
+      ClientVersions.insert({
+        _id: "version-cordova",
+        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova,
+        refreshable: false
+      });
+    } else {
+      ClientVersions.update("version-cordova", { $set: {
+        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova
+      }});
+    }
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/webapp/webapp_server.js b/packages/webapp/webapp_server.js
index f7d4461033..84036e99df 100644
--- a/packages/webapp/webapp_server.js
+++ b/packages/webapp/webapp_server.js
@@ -182,12 +182,16 @@ var appUrl = function (url) {
 // (but the second is a performance enhancement, not a hard
 // requirement).
 
-var calculateClientHash = function (manifest, includeFilter) {
+var calculateClientHash = function (manifest, includeFilter, skipRuntimeCfg) {
   var hash = crypto.createHash('sha1');
-  // Omit the old hashed client values in the new hash. These may be
-  // modified in the new boilerplate.
-  hash.update(JSON.stringify(_.omit(__meteor_runtime_config__,
-               ['autoupdateVersion', 'autoupdateVersionRefreshable']), 'utf8'));
+
+  if (! skipRuntimeCfg) {
+    // Omit the old hashed client values in the new hash. These may be
+    // modified in the new boilerplate.
+    var runtimeCfgString = _.omit(__meteor_runtime_config__,
+      ['autoupdateVersion', 'autoupdateVersionRefreshable']);
+    hash.update(JSON.stringify(runtimeCfgString, 'utf8'));
+  }
   _.each(manifest, function (resource) {
       if ((! includeFilter || includeFilter(resource.type)) &&
           (resource.where === 'client' || resource.where === 'internal')) {
@@ -236,6 +240,16 @@ Meteor.startup(function () {
         return name !== "css";
       });
   };
+  WebApp.calculateClientHashCordova = function () {
+    var archName = 'web.cordova';
+    if (! WebApp.clientPrograms[archName])
+      return 'none';
+
+    return calculateClientHash(
+      WebApp.clientPrograms[archName].manifest,
+      function () { return true; },
+      true);
+  };
 });