diff --git a/fdroidserver/install.py b/fdroidserver/install.py
index 9606dbe5..c3a64ae8 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/install.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/install.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import glob
 import locale
 import logging
 
+import defusedxml.ElementTree as XMLElementTree
+
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlparse, urlunparse
@@ -33,6 +35,27 @@ from .exception import FDroidException
 
 
 DEFAULT_IPFS_GATEWAYS = ("https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/",)
+MAVEN_CENTRAL_MIRRORS = [
+    {
+        "url": "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/",
+        "dnsA": ["199.232.16.209"],
+        "worksWithoutSNI": True,
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/",
+        "dnsA": ["199.232.16.215"],
+        "worksWithoutSNI": True,
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "https://maven-central-asia.storage-download.googleapis.com/maven2/",
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "https://maven-central-eu.storage-download.googleapis.com/maven2/",
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "https://maven-central.storage-download.googleapis.com/maven2/",
+    },
+]
 
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -83,6 +106,24 @@ def download_fdroid_apk(privacy_mode=False):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     return net.download_using_mirrors([mirror])
 
 
+def download_fdroid_apk_from_maven(privacy_mode=False):
+    """Download F-Droid.apk from Maven Central and official mirrors."""
+    path = 'org/fdroid/fdroid/F-Droid'
+    if privacy_mode:
+        mirrors = MAVEN_CENTRAL_MIRRORS[:2]  # skip the Google servers
+    else:
+        mirrors = MAVEN_CENTRAL_MIRRORS
+    mirrors = common.append_filename_to_mirrors(
+        os.path.join(path, 'maven-metadata.xml'), mirrors
+    )
+    metadata = net.download_using_mirrors(mirrors)
+    version = XMLElementTree.parse(metadata).getroot().findall('*.//latest')[0].text
+    mirrors = common.append_filename_to_mirrors(
+        os.path.join(path, version, f'F-Droid-{version}.apk'), mirrors
+    )
+    return net.download_using_mirrors(mirrors)
+
+
 def install_fdroid_apk(privacy_mode=False):
     """Download and install F-Droid.apk using all tricks we can muster.
 
@@ -106,9 +147,15 @@ def install_fdroid_apk(privacy_mode=False):
         privacy_mode = True
 
     if privacy_mode or not (common.config and common.config.get('jarsigner')):
-        download_methods = [download_fdroid_apk]
+        download_methods = [
+            download_fdroid_apk_from_maven,
+        ]
     else:
-        download_methods = [download_apk, download_fdroid_apk]
+        download_methods = [
+            download_apk,
+            download_fdroid_apk_from_maven,
+            download_fdroid_apk,
+        ]
     for method in download_methods:
         try:
             f = method(privacy_mode=privacy_mode)
diff --git a/tests/install.TestCase b/tests/install.TestCase
index 70f58b95..c09b05d8 100755
--- a/tests/install.TestCase
+++ b/tests/install.TestCase
@@ -177,40 +177,49 @@ class InstallTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_apk')
     @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_fdroid_apk')
+    @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_fdroid_apk_from_maven')
     def test_install_fdroid_apk_privacy_mode_true(
-        self, download_fdroid_apk, download_apk
+        self, maven, download_fdroid_apk, download_apk
     ):
         download_apk.side_effect = self._download_raise
         download_fdroid_apk.side_effect = self._download_raise
+        maven.side_effect = self._download_raise
         fdroidserver.common.config = {'jarsigner': 'fakepath'}
         install.install_fdroid_apk(privacy_mode=True)
         download_apk.assert_not_called()
-        download_fdroid_apk.assert_called_once()
+        download_fdroid_apk.assert_not_called()
+        maven.assert_called_once()
 
     @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_apk')
     @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_fdroid_apk')
+    @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_fdroid_apk_from_maven')
     def test_install_fdroid_apk_privacy_mode_false(
-        self, download_fdroid_apk, download_apk
+        self, maven, download_fdroid_apk, download_apk
     ):
         download_apk.side_effect = self._download_raise
         download_fdroid_apk.side_effect = self._download_raise
+        maven.side_effect = self._download_raise
         fdroidserver.common.config = {'jarsigner': 'fakepath'}
         install.install_fdroid_apk(privacy_mode=False)
         download_apk.assert_called_once()
         download_fdroid_apk.assert_called_once()
+        maven.assert_called_once()
 
     @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_apk')
     @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_fdroid_apk')
+    @patch('fdroidserver.install.download_fdroid_apk_from_maven')
     @patch('locale.getlocale', lambda: ('zh_CN', 'UTF-8'))
     def test_install_fdroid_apk_privacy_mode_locale_auto(
-        self, download_fdroid_apk, download_apk
+        self, maven, download_fdroid_apk, download_apk
     ):
         download_apk.side_effect = self._download_raise
         download_fdroid_apk.side_effect = self._download_raise
+        maven.side_effect = self._download_raise
         fdroidserver.common.config = {'jarsigner': 'fakepath'}
         install.install_fdroid_apk(privacy_mode=None)
         download_apk.assert_not_called()
-        download_fdroid_apk.assert_called_once()
+        download_fdroid_apk.assert_not_called()
+        maven.assert_called_once()
 
     @patch('fdroidserver.net.download_using_mirrors', lambda m: 'testvalue')
     def test_download_fdroid_apk_smokecheck(self):
@@ -221,6 +230,11 @@ class InstallTest(unittest.TestCase):
         f = install.download_fdroid_apk()
         self.assertTrue(Path(f).exists())
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(os.getenv('test_download_fdroid_apk'), 'requires net access')
+    def test_download_fdroid_apk_from_maven(self):
+        f = install.download_fdroid_apk_from_maven()
+        self.assertTrue(Path(f).exists())
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))