diff --git a/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryActivity.kt b/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryActivity.kt
index ce7b851a781c392fb92bd8a31e63e5f8db55efa4..2b121b1f232a9738821af9b3f355be4752cec00f 100644
--- a/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryActivity.kt
+++ b/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryActivity.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
  */
 package com.moez.QKSMS.feature.gallery
 
+import android.Manifest
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ class GalleryActivity : QkActivity(), GalleryView {
     private val optionsItemSubject: Subject<Int> = PublishSubject.create()
     private val pageChangedSubject: Subject<MmsPart> = PublishSubject.create()
     private val viewModel by lazy { ViewModelProviders.of(this, viewModelFactory)[GalleryViewModel::class.java] }
+    private val permissionResultSubject: Subject<Unit> = PublishSubject.create()
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         AndroidInjection.inject(this)
@@ -112,9 +116,28 @@ class GalleryActivity : QkActivity(), GalleryView {
         return true
     }
 
+    override fun onStart() {
+        super.onStart()
+    }
+
+    override fun onPause() {
+        super.onPause()
+    }
+
     override fun onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy()
         pagerAdapter.destroy()
     }
 
+    override fun requestStoragePermission() {
+        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, arrayOf(Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE), 0)
+    }
+
+    override fun onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode: Int, @NonNull permissions: Array<String>, @NonNull grantResults: IntArray) {
+        super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults)
+        permissionResultSubject.onNext(Unit)
+    }
+
+    override fun permissionResult(): Observable<*> = permissionResultSubject
+
 }
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diff --git a/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryView.kt b/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryView.kt
index 2d1f2e5152a01b52fb63e06b30e5f6d540c0012d..0e78aa8fda5e74aa1d37862967bb8dd5291fe193 100644
--- a/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryView.kt
+++ b/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryView.kt
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ interface GalleryView : QkView<GalleryState> {
     fun optionsItemSelected(): Observable<Int>
     fun screenTouched(): Observable<*>
     fun pageChanged(): Observable<MmsPart>
-
+    fun requestStoragePermission()
+    fun permissionResult(): Observable<*>
 }
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diff --git a/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryViewModel.kt b/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryViewModel.kt
index 5c233c990ad4e24ecc0ef9ce745d867ad3426148..fea79fed68c04f7d3dbf759fc544c16734017507 100644
--- a/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryViewModel.kt
+++ b/presentation/src/main/java/com/moez/QKSMS/feature/gallery/GalleryViewModel.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.moez.QKSMS.common.base.QkViewModel
 import com.moez.QKSMS.common.util.extensions.makeToast
 import com.moez.QKSMS.extensions.mapNotNull
 import com.moez.QKSMS.interactor.SaveImage
+import com.moez.QKSMS.manager.PermissionManager
 import com.moez.QKSMS.repository.ConversationRepository
 import com.moez.QKSMS.repository.MessageRepository
 import com.uber.autodispose.kotlin.autoDisposable
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ class GalleryViewModel @Inject constructor(
     messageRepo: MessageRepository,
     @Named("partId") private val partId: Long,
     private val context: Context,
-    private val saveImage: SaveImage
+    private val saveImage: SaveImage,
+    private val permissionManager: PermissionManager
 ) : QkViewModel<GalleryView, GalleryState>(GalleryState()) {
 
     init {
@@ -53,7 +55,13 @@ class GalleryViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     override fun bindView(view: GalleryView) {
         super.bindView(view)
-
+        view.permissionResult()
+                .map { permissionManager.hasStorage() }
+                .autoDisposable(view.scope())
+                .subscribe{
+                    if(permissionManager.hasStorage())
+                        saveImage.execute(partId) { context.makeToast(R.string.gallery_toast_saved) }
+                }
         // When the screen is touched, toggle the visibility of the navigation UI
         view.screenTouched()
                 .withLatestFrom(state) { _, state -> state.navigationVisible }
@@ -66,7 +74,13 @@ class GalleryViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 .filter { itemId -> itemId == R.id.save }
                 .withLatestFrom(view.pageChanged()) { _, part -> part.id }
                 .autoDisposable(view.scope())
-                .subscribe { partId -> saveImage.execute(partId) { context.makeToast(R.string.gallery_toast_saved) } }
+                .subscribe {
+                    partId ->
+                    if(permissionManager.hasStorage())
+                        saveImage.execute(partId) { context.makeToast(R.string.gallery_toast_saved) }
+                    else
+                        view.requestStoragePermission()
+                }
     }
 
 }
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