final AlertDialog dialog2 = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this).create(); View inflate = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.cust, null); dialog2.setView(inflate); dialog2.setTitle("Welcome"); Button but1 = (Button) inflate.findViewById(R.id.button1); Button but2 = (Button) inflate.findViewById(R.id.button2); but1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View view) { MainActivity.this.finish(); } }); but2.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View view) { dialog2.dismiss(); } }); dialog2.show();