diff --git a/src/status_im/components/camera.cljs b/src/status_im/components/camera.cljs
index d49fb7caf0..2569690e2c 100644
--- a/src/status_im/components/camera.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/components/camera.cljs
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 (ns status-im.components.camera
   (:require [reagent.core :as r]
-            [clojure.walk :refer [keywordize-keys]]))
+            [clojure.walk :refer [keywordize-keys]]
+            [status-im.utils.platform :as platform]))
 
 (def camera-class (js/require "react-native-camera"))
+(def camera-default (.-default camera-class))
 
 (defn constants [t]
-  (-> (aget camera-class "default" "constants" t)
+  (-> (aget camera-default "constants" t)
       (js->clj)
       (keywordize-keys)))
 
 (def aspects (constants "Aspect"))
 (def capture-targets (constants "CaptureTarget"))
 
+(defn request-access [callback]
+  (if platform/android?
+      (callback true)
+      (let [result (.checkDeviceAuthorizationStatus camera-default)
+            result (.then result #(callback %))
+            result (.catch result #(callback false))])))
+
 (defn camera [props]
-  (r/create-element (.-default camera-class) (clj->js (merge {:inverted true} props))))
+  (r/create-element camera-default (clj->js (merge {:inverted true} props))))
diff --git a/src/status_im/profile/edit/screen.cljs b/src/status_im/profile/edit/screen.cljs
index 65e11f171b..5691188a73 100644
--- a/src/status_im/profile/edit/screen.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/profile/edit/screen.cljs
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 (ns status-im.profile.edit.screen
   (:require-macros [status-im.utils.views :refer [defview]])
-  (:require [status-im.profile.styles :as st]
+  (:require [cljs.spec :as s]
+            [clojure.string :as str]
+            [reagent.core :as r]
+            [re-frame.core :refer [dispatch]]
+            [status-im.profile.styles :as st]
             [status-im.components.text-input-with-label.view :refer [text-input-with-label]]
             [status-im.components.styles :refer [color-blue color-gray5]]
-            [re-frame.core :refer [dispatch]]
             [status-im.components.status-bar :refer [status-bar]]
             [status-im.components.toolbar-new.view :refer [toolbar]]
             [status-im.components.toolbar-new.actions :as act]
             [status-im.i18n :refer [label]]
             [status-im.profile.screen :refer [colorize-status-hashtags]]
             [status-im.components.sticky-button :refer [sticky-button]]
+            [status-im.components.camera :as camera]
             [status-im.components.chat-icon.screen :refer [my-profile-icon]]
             [status-im.components.context-menu :refer [context-menu]]
             [status-im.profile.validations :as v]
@@ -19,11 +23,8 @@
                                                 text
                                                 touchable-highlight
                                                 text-input]]
-            [status-im.utils.utils :refer [clean-text]]
-            [cljs.spec :as s]
-            [clojure.string :as str]
-            [status-im.utils.platform :refer [ios?]]
-            [reagent.core :as r]))
+            [status-im.utils.utils :as utils :refer [clean-text]]
+            [status-im.utils.platform :refer [ios?]]))
 
 (defn edit-my-profile-toolbartoolbar []
   [toolbar {:title   (label :t/edit-profile)
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@
     :value (fn []
              (dispatch [:request-permissions
                         [:camera :write-external-storage]
-                        #(dispatch [:navigate-to :profile-photo-capture])]))}])
+                        (fn []
+                          (camera/request-access
+                            #(if % (dispatch [:navigate-to :profile-photo-capture])
+                                   (utils/show-popup (label :t/error)
+                                                     (label :t/camera-access-error)))))]))}])
 
 (defn edit-profile-bage [contact]
   [view st/edit-profile-bage
diff --git a/src/status_im/qr_scanner/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/qr_scanner/handlers.cljs
index d19a81d6db..779d3a6791 100644
--- a/src/status_im/qr_scanner/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/qr_scanner/handlers.cljs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 (ns status-im.qr-scanner.handlers
   (:require [re-frame.core :refer [after dispatch debug enrich]]
-            [status-im.utils.handlers :refer [register-handler]]
+            [status-im.components.camera :as camera]
             [status-im.navigation.handlers :as nav]
-            [status-im.utils.handlers :as u]))
+            [status-im.utils.handlers :as u :refer [register-handler]]
+            [status-im.utils.utils :as utils]
+            [status-im.i18n :as i18n]))
 
 (defmethod nav/preload-data! :qr-scanner
   [db [_ _ identifier]]
@@ -15,7 +17,11 @@
   [_ [_ identifier]]
   (dispatch [:request-permissions
              [:camera]
-             #(dispatch [:navigate-to :qr-scanner identifier])]))
+             (fn []
+               (camera/request-access
+                 #(if % (dispatch [:navigate-to :qr-scanner identifier])
+                        (utils/show-popup (i18n/label :t/error)
+                                          (i18n/label :t/camera-access-error)))))]))
 
 (register-handler :scan-qr-code
   (after navigate-to-scanner)
diff --git a/src/status_im/translations/en.cljs b/src/status_im/translations/en.cljs
index 72181e5a1a..4a04a7accb 100644
--- a/src/status_im/translations/en.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/translations/en.cljs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
    :type-a-command                        "Start typing a command..."
    :error                                 "Error"
 
+   :camera-access-error                   "To grant the required camera permission, please, go to your system settings and make sure that Status > Camera is selected."
+
    ;drawer
    :invite-friends                        "Invite friends"
    :faq                                   "FAQ"