diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/net/touchcapture/qr/flutterqr/QRView.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/net/touchcapture/qr/flutterqr/QRView.kt
index c7355b3..b3d736c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/net/touchcapture/qr/flutterqr/QRView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/net/touchcapture/qr/flutterqr/QRView.kt
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ class QRView(messenger: BinaryMessenger, id: Int, private val params: HashMap<St
     private fun startScan(arguments: List<Int>?, result: MethodChannel.Result) {
         val allowedBarcodeTypes = mutableListOf<BarcodeFormat>()
         try {
+            checkAndRequestPermission(result)
+
             arguments?.forEach {
                 allowedBarcodeTypes.add(BarcodeFormat.values()[it])
             }
@@ -255,16 +257,22 @@ class QRView(messenger: BinaryMessenger, id: Int, private val params: HashMap<St
     }
 
     private fun hasCameraPermission(): Boolean {
-        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M ||
+        return permissionGranted ||
+                Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M ||
                 Shared.activity?.checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
     }
 
     private fun checkAndRequestPermission(result: MethodChannel.Result?) {
         when {
             Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M -> {
-                Shared.activity?.requestPermissions(
-                        arrayOf(Manifest.permission.CAMERA),
-                        Shared.CAMERA_REQUEST_ID)
+                if (Shared.activity?.checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                    permissionGranted = true
+                    channel.invokeMethod("onPermissionSet", true)
+                } else {
+                    Shared.activity?.requestPermissions(
+                            arrayOf(Manifest.permission.CAMERA),
+                            Shared.CAMERA_REQUEST_ID)
+                }
             }
             else -> {
                 result?.error("cameraPermission", "Platform Version to low for camera permission check", null)
diff --git a/ios/Classes/QRView.swift b/ios/Classes/QRView.swift
index 20cedc8..971be1d 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/QRView.swift
+++ b/ios/Classes/QRView.swift
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ public class QRView:NSObject,FlutterPlatformView {
         arguments.forEach { arg in
             allowedBarcodeTypes.append( QRCodeTypes[arg]!)
         }
-        MTBBarcodeScanner.requestCameraPermission(success: { permissionGranted in
+        MTBBarcodeScanner.requestCameraPermission(success: { [weak self] permissionGranted in
+            guard let self = self else { return }
+
+            self.channel.invokeMethod("onPermissionSet", arguments: permissionGranted)
+
             if permissionGranted {
                 do {
                     try self.scanner?.startScanning(with: self.cameraFacing, resultBlock: { [weak self] codes in
@@ -169,8 +173,8 @@ public class QRView:NSObject,FlutterPlatformView {
 
                     })
                 } catch {
-                    let error = FlutterError(code: "unknown-error", message: "Unable to start scanning", details: nil)
-                    return result(error)
+                    let scanError = FlutterError(code: "unknown-error", message: "Unable to start scanning", details: error)
+                    result(scanError)
                 }
             } else {
                 let error = FlutterError(code: "cameraPermission", message: "Permission denied to access the camera", details: nil)
diff --git a/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart b/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart
index 03a1a39..80368c0 100644
--- a/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart
+++ b/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart
@@ -193,13 +193,9 @@ class QRViewController {
           break;
         case 'onPermissionSet':
           if (call.arguments != null && call.arguments is bool) {
-            if (call.arguments) {
-              _hasPermissions = true;
-            } else {
-              _hasPermissions = false;
-            }
+            _hasPermissions = call.arguments;
             if (onPermissionSet != null) {
-              onPermissionSet(this, call.arguments);
+              onPermissionSet(this, _hasPermissions);
             }
           }
           break;