diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 327628c..0c38b7b 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
                 <intent-filter />
             </activity>
 		</config-file>
+		
+		<config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/manifest">
+		    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+		</config-file>
 
 		<source-file src="src/android/com/synconset/ImagePicker/ImagePicker.java" target-dir="src/com/synconset" />
 		<source-file src="src/android/com/synconset/ImagePicker/FakeR.java" target-dir="src/com/synconset" />