diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/ContactDetails.qml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/ContactDetails.qml
index 7b7cfedf8..f3d3b6697 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/ContactDetails.qml
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/ContactDetails.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ Item
 	property var md
 	property bool is_contact: cntDt.md.is_contact
 
+	Button
+	    {
+			text: "Open f d "
+			onClicked:
+			{
+				androidImagePicker.openPicker()
+			}
+		}
+
 	ColorHash
 	{
 		id: colorHash
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index f7bb601cb..7f7913dd2 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@
             <!-- extract android style -->
         </activity>
 
+        <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|layoutDirection|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation"
+                    android:name="org.retroshare.android.qml_app.RetroshareImagePicker"
+                    android:label="QtAndroidImagePicker"
+                    android:screenOrientation="unspecified"
+                    android:launchMode="singleTop">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
+
         <receiver android:name=".BootCompletedReceiver" android:enabled="true">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
@@ -206,4 +218,6 @@
 
     <!-- Added by G10h4ck: Needed permission for autostart at boot -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
+    <!-- Added by Angesoc: used to pick images from gallery or take it from camera -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/android/src/org/retroshare/android/qml_app/RetroshareImagePicker.java b/retroshare-qml-app/src/android/src/org/retroshare/android/qml_app/RetroshareImagePicker.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2a2c5739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/android/src/org/retroshare/android/qml_app/RetroshareImagePicker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package org.retroshare.android.qml_app;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Angesoc on 10/07/17.
+ */
+
+import org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.provider.MediaStore;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+
+public class RetroshareImagePicker extends QtActivity{
+
+    public static Intent imagePickerIntent() {
+
+        Log.i("RetroshareImagePicker", "imagePickerIntent()");
+
+        Intent intent = new Intent( Intent.ACTION_PICK, MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI );
+        intent.setType("image/*");
+        return Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Image");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/androidimagepicker.h b/retroshare-qml-app/src/androidimagepicker.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d30026701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/androidimagepicker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#	include <QtAndroid>
+#	include <QtAndroidExtras/QAndroidJniObject>
+#endif // __ANDROID__
+
+struct AndroidImagePicker : QObject
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+public slots:
+
+	static void openPicker()
+	{
+		qDebug() << "Starting image picker intent";
+
+        #ifdef __ANDROID__
+		    QAndroidJniObject::callStaticMethod<void>(
+			                            "org/retroshare/android/qml_app/RetroshareImagePicker",
+			                            "imagePickerIntent",
+			                            "()Landroid/content/Intent;" );
+        #endif // __ANDROID__
+	}
+};
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.cpp b/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.cpp
index 52dd19962..6c66961b1 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #include "libresapilocalclient.h"
 #include "rsqmlappengine.h"
+#include "androidimagepicker.h"
+
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	            "org.retroshare.qml_components.LibresapiLocalClient", 1, 0,
 	            "LibresapiLocalClient");
 
+
 	QString sockPath = QDir::homePath() + "/.retroshare";
 	sockPath.append("/libresapi.sock");
 
@@ -55,6 +58,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	RsQmlAppEngine engine(true);
 	QQmlContext& rootContext = *engine.rootContext();
 
+	qmlRegisterType<AndroidImagePicker>(
+	            "org.retroshare.qml_components.AndroidImagePicker", 1, 0,
+	            "AndroidImagePicker");
+
+	AndroidImagePicker androidImagePicker;
+	engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("androidImagePicker",
+	                                  &androidImagePicker);
+
 	QStringList mainArgs = app.arguments();
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/retroshare-qml-app.pro b/retroshare-qml-app/src/retroshare-qml-app.pro
index 338935419..9aad93153 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/retroshare-qml-app.pro
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/retroshare-qml-app.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ QT += core network qml quick
 CONFIG += c++11
 
 HEADERS += libresapilocalclient.h \
-    rsqmlappengine.h
+    rsqmlappengine.h \
+    androidimagepicker.h
 SOURCES += main-app.cpp \
     libresapilocalclient.cpp \
     rsqmlappengine.cpp