diff --git a/camera/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java b/camera/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java
index 2dce20da1..d2a52ac46 100644
--- a/camera/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java
+++ b/camera/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java
@@ -204,6 +204,17 @@ private boolean checkCameraPermissions(PluginCall call) {
         boolean hasGalleryPerms = getPermissionState(SAVE_GALLERY) == PermissionState.GRANTED;
 
         // If we want to save to the gallery, we need two permissions
+        // actually we only need permissions to save to gallery for Android <= 9 (API 28)
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+            // we might still need to request permission for the camera
+            if (!hasCameraPerms) {
+                requestPermissionForAlias(CAMERA, call, "cameraPermissionsCallback");
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // we need to request permissions to save to gallery for Android <= 9
         if (settings.isSaveToGallery() && !(hasCameraPerms && hasGalleryPerms) && isFirstRequest) {
             isFirstRequest = false;
             String[] aliases;