diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java
index 0cb7491edb..01fa8a98fb 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ private CameraSettings getSettings(PluginCall call) {
     settings.setHeight(call.getInt("height", 0));
     settings.setShouldResize(settings.getWidth() > 0 || settings.getHeight() > 0);
     settings.setShouldCorrectOrientation(call.getBoolean("correctOrientation", CameraSettings.DEFAULT_CORRECT_ORIENTATION));
+    settings.setPreserveAspectRatio(call.getBoolean("preserveAspectRatio", false));
     try {
       settings.setSource(CameraSource.valueOf(call.getString("source", CameraSource.PROMPT.getSource())));
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
@@ -410,7 +411,12 @@ private Bitmap prepareBitmap(Bitmap bitmap, Uri imageUri) throws IOException {
     }
 
     if (settings.isShouldResize()) {
-      final Bitmap newBitmap = ImageUtils.resize(bitmap, settings.getWidth(), settings.getHeight());
+      final Bitmap newBitmap = ImageUtils.resize(
+          bitmap,
+          settings.getWidth(),
+          settings.getHeight(),
+          settings.getPreserveAspectRatio()
+      );
       bitmap = replaceBitmap(bitmap, newBitmap);
     }
     return bitmap;
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/CameraSettings.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/CameraSettings.java
index 5598ff713b..e239a454a8 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/CameraSettings.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/CameraSettings.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class CameraSettings {
     private int width = 0;
     private int height = 0;
     private CameraSource source = CameraSource.PROMPT;
+    private boolean preserveAspectRatio = false;
 
     public CameraResultType getResultType() {
         return resultType;
@@ -83,4 +84,12 @@ public CameraSource getSource() {
     public void setSource(CameraSource source) {
         this.source = source;
     }
+
+    public void setPreserveAspectRatio(boolean preserveAspectRatio) {
+        this.preserveAspectRatio = preserveAspectRatio;
+    }
+
+    public boolean getPreserveAspectRatio() {
+        return this.preserveAspectRatio;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/ImageUtils.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/ImageUtils.java
index da121340b5..a70977b135 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/ImageUtils.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/camera/ImageUtils.java
@@ -17,6 +17,32 @@
 
 public class ImageUtils {
 
+  /**
+   * Resize an image to the given width and height.
+   * @param bitmap
+   * @param width
+   * @param height
+   * @return a new, scaled Bitmap
+   */
+  public static Bitmap resize(Bitmap bitmap, final int width, final int height) {
+    return ImageUtils.resize(bitmap, width, height, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resize an image to the given width and height considering the preserveAspectRatio flag.
+   * @param bitmap
+   * @param width
+   * @param height
+   * @param preserveAspectRatio
+   * @return a new, scaled Bitmap
+   */
+  public static Bitmap resize(Bitmap bitmap, final int width, final int height, final boolean preserveAspectRatio) {
+    if (preserveAspectRatio) {
+        return ImageUtils.resizePreservingAspectRatio(bitmap, width, height);
+    }
+    return ImageUtils.resizeImageWithoutPreservingAspectRatio(bitmap, width, height);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resize an image to the given width and height. Leave one dimension 0 to
    * perform an aspect-ratio scale on the provided dimension.
@@ -25,7 +51,7 @@ public class ImageUtils {
    * @param height
    * @return a new, scaled Bitmap
    */
-  public static Bitmap resize(Bitmap bitmap, final int width, final int height) {
+  private static Bitmap resizeImageWithoutPreservingAspectRatio(Bitmap bitmap, final int width, final int height) {
     float aspect = bitmap.getWidth() / (float) bitmap.getHeight();
     if (width > 0 && height > 0) {
       return Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bitmap, width, height, false);
@@ -38,6 +64,33 @@ public static Bitmap resize(Bitmap bitmap, final int width, final int height) {
     return bitmap;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resize an image to the given max width and max height. Constraint can be put
+   * on one dimension, or both. Resize will always preserve aspect ratio.
+   * @param bitmap
+   * @param desiredMaxWidth
+   * @param desiredMaxHeight
+   * @return a new, scaled Bitmap
+   */
+  private static Bitmap resizePreservingAspectRatio(Bitmap bitmap, final int desiredMaxWidth, final int desiredMaxHeight) {
+    int width = bitmap.getWidth();
+    int height = bitmap.getHeight();
+
+    // 0 is treated as 'no restriction'
+    int maxHeight = desiredMaxHeight == 0 ? height : desiredMaxHeight;
+    int maxWidth = desiredMaxWidth == 0 ? width : desiredMaxWidth;
+
+    // resize with preserved aspect ratio
+    float newWidth = Math.min(width, maxWidth);
+    float newHeight = (height * newWidth) / width;
+
+    if (newHeight > maxHeight) {
+        newWidth = (width * maxHeight) / height;
+        newHeight = maxHeight;
+    }
+    return Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bitmap, Math.round(newWidth), Math.round(newHeight), false);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Transform an image with the given matrix
    * @param bitmap
diff --git a/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts b/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
index de8f92ced1..f8a0618538 100644
--- a/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
+++ b/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,18 @@ export interface CameraOptions {
    * The height of the saved image
    */
   height?: number;
+  /**
+   * Whether to preserve the aspect ratio of the image.
+   * If this flag is true, the width and height will be used as max values
+   * and the aspect ratio will be preserved. This is only relevant when
+   * both a width and height are passed. When only width or height is provided
+   * the aspect ratio is always preserved (and this option is a no-op).
+   *
+   * A future major version will change this behavior to be default,
+   * and may also remove this option altogether.
+   * Default: false
+   */
+  preserveAspectRatio?: boolean;
   /**
    * Whether to automatically rotate the image "up" to correct for orientation
    * in portrait mode
diff --git a/example/src/pages/camera/camera.html b/example/src/pages/camera/camera.html
index d55138ad4b..3e2fa75537 100644
--- a/example/src/pages/camera/camera.html
+++ b/example/src/pages/camera/camera.html
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
   <button (click)="takePictureFile()" ion-button color="primary">File URI</button>
   <button (click)="testImageSize()" ion-button color="primary">Image Size Test (#307)</button>
   <button (click)="testAndroidBreak()" ion-button color="primary">Photos Orientation Test (#319)</button>
+  <button (click)="takePicturePreservingAspectRatio()" ion-button color="primary">Preserving Aspect Ratio</button>
 </ion-content>
diff --git a/example/src/pages/camera/camera.ts b/example/src/pages/camera/camera.ts
index cb9b8c99eb..052e00eeec 100644
--- a/example/src/pages/camera/camera.ts
+++ b/example/src/pages/camera/camera.ts
@@ -187,4 +187,19 @@ export class CameraPage {
     console.log('Got image back', image.path, image.webPath, image.format, image.exif);
     this.image = this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustResourceUrl(image && (image.dataUrl));
   }
+
+  async takePicturePreservingAspectRatio() {
+    const image = await Plugins.Camera.getPhoto({
+      quality: 80,
+      resultType: CameraResultType.Uri,
+      source: CameraSource.Camera,
+      saveToGallery: true,
+      correctOrientation: true,
+      height: 1920,
+      width: 1920,
+      preserveAspectRatio: true,
+    });
+    console.log('Got image back', image.path, image.webPath, image.format, image.exif);
+    this.image = this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustResourceUrl(image.webPath);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift
index 35a9252810..5674f3b0f1 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct CameraSettings {
   var height: Float = 0
   var resultType = "base64"
   var saveToGallery = false
+  var preserveAspectRatio = false
 }
 
 @objc(CAPCameraPlugin)
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ public class CAPCameraPlugin : CAPPlugin, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINav
     settings.direction = CameraDirection(rawValue: call.getString("direction") ?? DEFAULT_DIRECTION.rawValue) ?? DEFAULT_DIRECTION
     settings.resultType = call.get("resultType", String.self, "base64")!
     settings.saveToGallery = call.get("saveToGallery", Bool.self, false)!
-    
+    settings.preserveAspectRatio = call.get("preserveAspectRatio", Bool.self, false)!
+
     // Get the new image dimensions if provided
     settings.width = Float(call.get("width", Int.self, 0)!)
     settings.height = Float(call.get("height", Int.self, 0)!)
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ public class CAPCameraPlugin : CAPPlugin, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINav
     }
 
     if settings.shouldResize {
-      guard let convertedImage = resizeImage(image!) else {
+      guard let convertedImage = resizeImage(image!, settings.preserveAspectRatio) else {
         self.call?.error("Error resizing image")
         return
       }
@@ -312,7 +314,14 @@ public class CAPCameraPlugin : CAPPlugin, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINav
     return meta
   }
 
-  func resizeImage(_ image: UIImage) -> UIImage? {
+  func resizeImage(_ image: UIImage, _ preserveAspectRatio: Bool) -> UIImage? {
+    if preserveAspectRatio {
+      return resizeImagePreservingAspectRatio(image)
+    }
+    return resizeImageWithoutPreservingAspectRatio(image)
+  }
+
+  func resizeImageWithoutPreservingAspectRatio(_ image: UIImage) -> UIImage? {
     let isAspectScale = settings.width > 0 && settings.height == 0 || settings.height > 0 && settings.width == 0
     let aspect = Float(image.size.width / image.size.height);
 
@@ -333,6 +342,31 @@ public class CAPCameraPlugin : CAPPlugin, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINav
     return scaledImage
   }
 
+  func resizeImagePreservingAspectRatio(_ image: UIImage) -> UIImage? {
+    let imageHeight = Float(image.size.height)
+    let imageWidth = Float(image.size.width)
+
+    // 0 is treated as 'no restriction'
+    let maxHeight = settings.height == 0 ? imageHeight : settings.height
+    let maxWidth = settings.width == 0 ? imageWidth : settings.width
+
+    // resize with preserved aspect ratio
+    var newWidth = min(imageWidth, maxWidth)
+    var newHeight = (imageHeight * newWidth) / imageWidth
+    if newHeight > maxHeight {
+      newWidth = (imageWidth * maxHeight) / imageHeight
+      newHeight = maxHeight
+    }
+    let size = CGSize.init(width: Int(newWidth), height: Int(newHeight))
+
+    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 1.0)
+    image.draw(in: CGRect(origin: CGPoint.zero, size: size))
+
+    let scaledImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
+    UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
+    return scaledImage
+  }
+
   func makeExif(_ exif: [AnyHashable:Any]?) -> [AnyHashable:Any]? {
     return exif?["{Exif}"] as? [AnyHashable:Any]
   }