diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index f22bd00..367bd49 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
 
+apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
+
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 26
     defaultConfig {
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
+    dataBinding {
+        enabled = true;
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -31,6 +36,9 @@
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1'
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.1'
 
+    // DataBinding
+    kapt "com.android.databinding:compiler:3.0.0"
+
     // Android Architecture Components for Lifecycles, LiveData, and ViewModel
     implementation "android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:1.0.3"
     implementation "android.arch.lifecycle:extensions:1.0.0-rc1"