diff --git a/src/pages/messages/messages-attachments.ts b/src/pages/messages/messages-attachments.ts
index 47b45b4a0..641c60e33 100644
--- a/src/pages/messages/messages-attachments.ts
+++ b/src/pages/messages/messages-attachments.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { AlertController, Platform, ModalController, ViewController } from 'ioni
 import { NewLocationMessageComponent } from './location-message';
 import { MessageType } from 'api/models';
 import { PictureService } from '../../services/picture';
+import { Camera } from 'ionic-native';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'messages-attachments',
@@ -26,6 +27,21 @@ export class MessagesAttachmentsComponent {
     });
   }
 
+  takePicture(): void {
+    if (!this.platform.is('cordova')) {
+      return console.warn('Device must run cordova in order to take pictures');
+    }
+
+    Camera.getPicture().then((dataURI) => {
+      const blob = this.pictureService.convertDataURIToBlob(dataURI);
+
+      this.viewCtrl.dismiss({
+        messageType: MessageType.PICTURE,
+        selectedPicture: blob
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   sendLocation(): void {
     const locationModal = this.modelCtrl.create(NewLocationMessageComponent);
     locationModal.onDidDismiss((location) => {