diff --git a/Camera.ios.js b/Camera.ios.js
index c83869d..d959c1b 100644
--- a/Camera.ios.js
+++ b/Camera.ios.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var React = require('React');
+var DeviceEventEmitter = require('RCTDeviceEventEmitter');
 var NativeModules = require('NativeModules');
 var ReactIOSViewAttributes = require('ReactIOSViewAttributes');
 var StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ var Camera = React.createClass({
       this.state.isAuthorized = isAuthorized;
       this.setState(this.state);
     }).bind(this));
+    this.cameraBarCodeReadListener = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('CameraBarCodeRead', this._onBarCodeRead);
+  },
+
+  componentWillUnmount: function() {
+    this.cameraBarCodeReadListener.remove();
   },
 
   render: function() {
@@ -50,12 +56,16 @@ var Camera = React.createClass({
       style,
       aspect: aspect,
       type: type,
-      orientation: orientation,
+      orientation: orientation
     });
 
     return <RCTCamera {... nativeProps} />
   },
 
+  _onBarCodeRead(e) {
+    this.props.onBarCodeRead && this.props.onBarCodeRead(e);
+  },
+
   switch: function() {
     this.state.type = this.state.type == 'Back' ? 'Front' : 'Back';
     this.setState(this.state);
diff --git a/RCTCameraManager.h b/RCTCameraManager.h
index 955692a..fb9dc13 100644
--- a/RCTCameraManager.h
+++ b/RCTCameraManager.h
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 
 @class RCTCamera;
 
-@interface RCTCameraManager : RCTViewManager
+@interface RCTCameraManager : RCTViewManager<AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate>
 
 @property (nonatomic) dispatch_queue_t sessionQueue;
 @property (nonatomic) AVCaptureSession *session;
 @property (nonatomic) AVCaptureDeviceInput *captureDeviceInput;
 @property (nonatomic) AVCaptureStillImageOutput *stillImageOutput;
+@property (nonatomic) AVCaptureMetadataOutput *metadataOutput;
 @property (nonatomic) id runtimeErrorHandlingObserver;
 @property (nonatomic) NSInteger presetCamera;
 @property (nonatomic) AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer *previewLayer;
diff --git a/RCTCameraManager.m b/RCTCameraManager.m
index 1249e52..0b8e563 100644
--- a/RCTCameraManager.m
+++ b/RCTCameraManager.m
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #import "RCTCameraManager.h"
 #import "RCTCamera.h"
 #import "RCTBridge.h"
+#import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
 #import "RCTUtils.h"
 #import "RCTLog.h"
 #import "UIView+React.h"
@@ -82,6 +83,14 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(orientation, NSInteger);
                 self.stillImageOutput = stillImageOutput;
             }
 
+            AVCaptureMetadataOutput *metadataOutput = [[AVCaptureMetadataOutput alloc] init];
+            if ([self.session canAddOutput:metadataOutput]) {
+                [metadataOutput setMetadataObjectsDelegate:self queue:self.sessionQueue];
+                [self.session addOutput:metadataOutput];
+                [metadataOutput setMetadataObjectTypes:metadataOutput.availableMetadataObjectTypes];
+                self.metadataOutput = metadataOutput;
+            }
+
             __weak RCTCameraManager *weakSelf = self;
             [self setRuntimeErrorHandlingObserver:[NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter addObserverForName:AVCaptureSessionRuntimeErrorNotification object:self.session queue:nil usingBlock:^(NSNotification *note) {
                 RCTCameraManager *strongSelf = weakSelf;
@@ -168,6 +177,44 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(takePicture:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback) {
     }];
 }
 
+- (void)captureOutput:(AVCaptureOutput *)captureOutput didOutputMetadataObjects:(NSArray *)metadataObjects fromConnection:(AVCaptureConnection *)connection {
+
+    NSArray *barcodeTypes = @[
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeUPCECode,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeCode39Code,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeCode39Mod43Code,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeEAN13Code,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeEAN8Code,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeCode93Code,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeCode128Code,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypePDF417Code,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeQRCode,
+        AVMetadataObjectTypeAztecCode
+    ];
+
+    for (AVMetadataMachineReadableCodeObject *metadata in metadataObjects) {
+        for (id barcodeType in barcodeTypes) {
+            if (metadata.type == barcodeType) {
+
+                [self.bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"CameraBarCodeRead"
+                    body:@{
+                        @"data": metadata.stringValue,
+                        @"bounds": @{
+                            @"origin": @{
+                                @"x": [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%f", metadata.bounds.origin.x],
+                                @"y": [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%f", metadata.bounds.origin.y]
+                            },
+                            @"size": @{
+                                @"height": [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%f", metadata.bounds.size.height],
+                                @"width": [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%f", metadata.bounds.size.width],
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 
 - (AVCaptureDevice *)deviceWithMediaType:(NSString *)mediaType preferringPosition:(AVCaptureDevicePosition)position
 {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d39f372..31cff40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ The `orientation` property allows you to specify the current orientation of the
 
 TODO: Add support for an `Auto` value to automatically adjust for orientation changes.
 
+#### `onBarCodeRead`
+
+Will call the specified method when a barcode is detected in the camera's view.
+
+Event contains `data` (the data in the barcode) and `bounds` (the rectangle which outlines the barcode.)
 
 ## Component methods
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5ad7cc..52edfe3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     "type" : "git",
     "url" : "https://github.com/lwansbrough/react-native-camera.git"
   },
-  "version": "0.0.10",
-  "description": "A Camera element for React Native",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "A Camera component for React Native. Also reads barcodes.",
   "main": "Camera.ios.js",
   "author": "Lochlan Wansbrough <lochie@live.com> (http://lwansbrough.com)",
   "dependencies": {
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     "react-native",
     "react",
     "native",
-    "camera"
+    "camera",
+    "qr",
+    "code",
+    "barcode"
   ]
 }