diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0035824..fb17160 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Arguments:
         text_title: "OPTIONAL Title Text - default = 'Scan QR Code'", // Android only
         text_instructions: "OPTIONAL Instruction Text - default = 'Please point your camera at the QR code.'", // Android only
         camera: "front" || "back" // defaults to "back"
+        flash: "on" || "off" || "auto" // defaults to "auto"
     }
     ```
 
diff --git a/android/ZBarScannerActivity.java b/android/ZBarScannerActivity.java
index 4ada5a4..c84629f 100644
--- a/android/ZBarScannerActivity.java
+++ b/android/ZBarScannerActivity.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import android.hardware.Camera.PreviewCallback;
 import android.hardware.Camera.AutoFocusCallback;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 import android.view.SurfaceView;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
 
     // Customisable stuff
     String whichCamera;
+    String flashMode;
 
     // For retrieving R.* resources, from the actual app package
     // (we can't use actual.application.package.R.* in our code as we
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
         String textTitle = params.optString("text_title");
         String textInstructions = params.optString("text_instructions");
         whichCamera = params.optString("camera");
+        flashMode = params.optString("flash");
 
         // Initiate instance variables
         autoFocusHandler = new Handler();
@@ -147,6 +150,19 @@ implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
             return;
         }
 
+        Camera.Parameters camParams = camera.getParameters();
+        if(flashMode.equals("on")) {
+            camParams.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_ON);
+        } else if(flashMode.equals("off")) {
+            camParams.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
+        } else {
+            camParams.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_AUTO);
+        }
+        try { camera.setParameters(camParams); }
+        catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            Log.d("csZBar", "Unsupported camera parameter reported for flash mode: "+flashMode);
+        }
+
         tryStartPreview();
     }
 
diff --git a/ios/CsZBar.m b/ios/CsZBar.m
index c189bbe..0af3803 100644
--- a/ios/CsZBar.m
+++ b/ios/CsZBar.m
@@ -47,12 +47,18 @@
 
         // Get user parameters
         NSDictionary *params = (NSDictionary*) [command argumentAtIndex:0];
-        NSString * camera = [params objectForKey:@"camera"];
+        NSString *camera = [params objectForKey:@"camera"];
         if([camera isEqualToString:@"front"]) {
             // We do not set any specific device for the default "back" setting,
             // as not all devices will have a rear-facing camera.
             self.scanReader.cameraDevice = UIImagePickerControllerCameraDeviceFront;
         }
+        NSString *flash = [params objectForKey:@"flash"];
+        if([flash isEqualToString:@"on"]) {
+            self.scanReader.cameraFlashMode = UIImagePickerControllerCameraFlashModeOn;
+        } else if([flash isEqualToString:@"off"]) {
+            self.scanReader.cameraFlashMode = UIImagePickerControllerCameraFlashModeOff;
+        }
 
         // Hack to hide the bottom bar's Info button... http://stackoverflow.com/a/16353530
         UIView *infoButton = [[[[[self.scanReader.view.subviews objectAtIndex:1] subviews] objectAtIndex:0] subviews] objectAtIndex:3];
diff --git a/www/zBar.js b/www/zBar.js
index 1aa4bc0..edadc91 100644
--- a/www/zBar.js
+++ b/www/zBar.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ZBar.prototype = {
         if(params.text_title === undefined) params.text_title = "Scan QR Code";
         if(params.text_instructions === undefined) params.text_instructions = "Please point your camera at the QR code.";
         if(params.camera != "front") params.camera = "back";
+        if(params.flash != "on" && params.flash != "off") params.flash = "auto";
 
         exec(success, failure, 'CsZBar', 'scan', [params]);
     },