diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Permissions.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Permissions.java
index 59ae8e20e..61583c8e6 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Permissions.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Permissions.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public void query(PluginCall call) {
       case "clipboard-read":
       case "clipboard-write":
         checkClipboard(call);
+      case "microphone":
+        checkMicrophone(call);
         break;
       default:
         call.reject("Unknown permission type");
@@ -80,4 +82,8 @@ private void checkClipboard(PluginCall call) {
     call.resolve(ret);
   }
 
+  private void checkMicrophone(PluginCall call) {
+    checkPerm(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO, call);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts b/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
index 94907eab6..115383460 100644
--- a/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
+++ b/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
@@ -1348,7 +1348,8 @@ export enum PermissionType {
   Geolocation = 'geolocation',
   Notifications = 'notifications',
   ClipboardRead = 'clipboard-read',
-  ClipboardWrite = 'clipboard-write'
+  ClipboardWrite = 'clipboard-write',
+  Microphone = 'microphone'
 }
 
 export interface PermissionsOptions {
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Permissions.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Permissions.swift
index 5ab819fe7..97b3ef419 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Permissions.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Permissions.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class CAPPermissionsPlugin: CAPPlugin {
       return checkClipboard(call)
     case "photos":
       return checkPhotos(call)
+    case "microphone":
+      return checkMicrophone(call)
     default:
       return call.reject("Unknown permission type")
     }
@@ -108,4 +110,22 @@ public class CAPPermissionsPlugin: CAPPlugin {
       "state": "granted"
     ])
   }
+
+  func checkMicrophone(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
+    let microStatus = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for: .audio)
+
+    var ret = "prompt"
+    switch (microStatus) {
+        case .authorized:
+          ret = "granted"
+        case .denied, .restricted:
+          ret = "denied"
+        case .notDetermined:
+          ret = "prompt"
+    }
+
+    call.resolve([
+      "state": ret
+    ])
+  }
 }