diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index f6828ea76ab..f5dbacd62d0 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -1093,6 +1093,11 @@ void _OS::alert(const String &p_alert, const String &p_title) {
 	OS::get_singleton()->alert(p_alert, p_title);
 }
 
+bool _OS::request_permission(const String &p_name) {
+
+	return OS::get_singleton()->request_permission(p_name);
+}
+
 _OS *_OS::singleton = NULL;
 
 void _OS::_bind_methods() {
@@ -1265,6 +1270,8 @@ void _OS::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_power_seconds_left"), &_OS::get_power_seconds_left);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_power_percent_left"), &_OS::get_power_percent_left);
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("request_permission", "name"), &_OS::request_permission);
+
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "clipboard"), "set_clipboard", "get_clipboard");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "current_screen"), "set_current_screen", "get_current_screen");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "exit_code"), "set_exit_code", "get_exit_code");
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index f3bc4644d8f..803743bc935 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ public:
 
 	bool has_feature(const String &p_feature) const;
 
+	bool request_permission(const String &p_name);
+
 	static _OS *get_singleton() { return singleton; }
 
 	_OS();
diff --git a/core/os/os.h b/core/os/os.h
index ebfe7d20dc0..d02d5a2c848 100644
--- a/core/os/os.h
+++ b/core/os/os.h
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ public:
 	bool is_restart_on_exit_set() const;
 	List<String> get_restart_on_exit_arguments() const;
 
+	virtual bool request_permission(const String &p_name) { return true; }
+
 	virtual void process_and_drop_events() {}
 	OS();
 	virtual ~OS();
diff --git a/doc/classes/OS.xml b/doc/classes/OS.xml
index 5e71ed094ea..04aac298e55 100644
--- a/doc/classes/OS.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/OS.xml
@@ -684,6 +684,13 @@
 				Request the user attention to the window. It'll flash the taskbar button on Windows or bounce the dock icon on OSX.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="request_permission">
+			<return type="bool">
+			</return>
+			<description>
+				At the moment this function is only used by the AudioDriverOpenSL to request permission for RECORD_AUDIO on Android.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="set_icon">
 			<return type="void">
 			</return>
diff --git a/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.cpp b/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.cpp
index 0d62b242a8e..8913950fac0 100644
--- a/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void AudioDriverOpenSL::_record_buffer_callbacks(SLAndroidSimpleBufferQueueItf q
 	ad->_record_buffer_callback(queueItf);
 }
 
-Error AudioDriverOpenSL::capture_start() {
+Error AudioDriverOpenSL::capture_init_device() {
 
 	SLDataLocator_IODevice loc_dev = {
 		SL_DATALOCATOR_IODEVICE,
@@ -298,6 +298,15 @@ Error AudioDriverOpenSL::capture_start() {
 	return OK;
 }
 
+Error AudioDriverOpenSL::capture_start() {
+
+	if (OS::get_singleton()->request_permission("RECORD_AUDIO")) {
+		return capture_init_device();
+	}
+
+	return OK;
+}
+
 Error AudioDriverOpenSL::capture_stop() {
 
 	SLuint32 state;
diff --git a/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.h b/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.h
index 9bd0d5e999b..2981073cec5 100644
--- a/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.h
+++ b/platform/android/audio_driver_opensl.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ class AudioDriverOpenSL : public AudioDriver {
 			SLAndroidSimpleBufferQueueItf queueItf,
 			void *pContext);
 
+	virtual Error capture_init_device();
+
 public:
 	void set_singleton();
 
diff --git a/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java b/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java
index c00199dad6d..e42099ba0b4 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java
+++ b/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor;
 import android.content.pm.ConfigurationInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -52,11 +53,13 @@ import android.hardware.Sensor;
 import android.hardware.SensorEvent;
 import android.hardware.SensorEventListener;
 import android.hardware.SensorManager;
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.Messenger;
 import android.provider.Settings.Secure;
+import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ import javax.microedition.khronos.opengles.GL10;
 public class Godot extends Activity implements SensorEventListener, IDownloaderClient {
 
 	static final int MAX_SINGLETONS = 64;
+	static final int REQUEST_RECORD_AUDIO_PERMISSION = 1;
 	private IStub mDownloaderClientStub;
 	private IDownloaderService mRemoteService;
 	private TextView mStatusText;
@@ -259,6 +263,10 @@ public class Godot extends Activity implements SensorEventListener, IDownloaderC
 		for (int i = 0; i < singleton_count; i++) {
 			singletons[i].onMainRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
 		}
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < permissions.length; i++) {
+			GodotLib.requestPermissionResult(permissions[i], grantResults[i] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
+		}
 	};
 
 	public void onVideoInit() {
@@ -936,7 +944,21 @@ public class Godot extends Activity implements SensorEventListener, IDownloaderC
 	}
 	*/
 
-	// Audio
+	public boolean requestPermission(String p_name) {
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+			// Not necessary, asked on install already
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		if (p_name.equals("RECORD_AUDIO")) {
+			if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+				requestPermissions(new String[] { Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO }, REQUEST_RECORD_AUDIO_PERMISSION);
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The download state should trigger changes in the UI --- it may be useful
diff --git a/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java b/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java
index dc381f35d4e..6e6b398a5de 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java
+++ b/platform/android/java/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class GodotLib {
 	public static native String getGlobal(String p_key);
 	public static native void callobject(int p_ID, String p_method, Object[] p_params);
 	public static native void calldeferred(int p_ID, String p_method, Object[] p_params);
+	public static native void requestPermissionResult(String p_permission, boolean p_result);
 
 	public static native void setVirtualKeyboardHeight(int p_height);
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/java_glue.cpp b/platform/android/java_glue.cpp
index dd60e969235..e9c0e5564f8 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_glue.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/java_glue.cpp
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ static jmethodID _pauseVideo = 0;
 static jmethodID _stopVideo = 0;
 static jmethodID _setKeepScreenOn = 0;
 static jmethodID _alertDialog = 0;
+static jmethodID _requestPermission = 0;
 
 static void _gfx_init_func(void *ud, bool gl2) {
 }
@@ -746,6 +747,12 @@ static void _alert(const String &p_message, const String &p_title) {
 	env->CallVoidMethod(_godot_instance, _alertDialog, jStrMessage, jStrTitle);
 }
 
+static bool _request_permission(const String &p_name) {
+	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	jstring jStrName = env->NewStringUTF(p_name.utf8().get_data());
+	return env->CallBooleanMethod(_godot_instance, _requestPermission, jStrName);
+}
+
 // volatile because it can be changed from non-main thread and we need to
 // ensure the change is immediately visible to other threads.
 static volatile int virtual_keyboard_height;
@@ -790,6 +797,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_initialize(JNIEnv *en
 		_getGLESVersionCode = env->GetMethodID(cls, "getGLESVersionCode", "()I");
 		_getClipboard = env->GetMethodID(cls, "getClipboard", "()Ljava/lang/String;");
 		_setClipboard = env->GetMethodID(cls, "setClipboard", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
+		_requestPermission = env->GetMethodID(cls, "requestPermission", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Z");
 
 		if (cls) {
 			jclass c = env->GetObjectClass(gob);
@@ -822,7 +830,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_initialize(JNIEnv *en
 		AudioDriverAndroid::setup(gob);
 	}
 
-	os_android = new OS_Android(_gfx_init_func, env, _open_uri, _get_user_data_dir, _get_locale, _get_model, _get_screen_dpi, _show_vk, _hide_vk, _get_vk_height, _set_screen_orient, _get_unique_id, _get_system_dir, _get_gles_version_code, _play_video, _is_video_playing, _pause_video, _stop_video, _set_keep_screen_on, _alert, _set_clipboard, _get_clipboard, p_use_apk_expansion);
+	os_android = new OS_Android(_gfx_init_func, env, _open_uri, _get_user_data_dir, _get_locale, _get_model, _get_screen_dpi, _show_vk, _hide_vk, _get_vk_height, _set_screen_orient, _get_unique_id, _get_system_dir, _get_gles_version_code, _play_video, _is_video_playing, _pause_video, _stop_video, _set_keep_screen_on, _alert, _set_clipboard, _get_clipboard, _request_permission, p_use_apk_expansion);
 
 	char wd[500];
 	getcwd(wd, 500);
@@ -1572,3 +1580,10 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_calldeferred(JNIEnv *
 	// something
 	env->PopLocalFrame(NULL);
 }
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_requestPermissionResult(JNIEnv *env, jobject p_obj, jstring p_permission, jboolean p_result) {
+	String permission = jstring_to_string(p_permission, env);
+	if (permission == "android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" && p_result) {
+		AudioDriver::get_singleton()->capture_start();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java_glue.h b/platform/android/java_glue.h
index 105872365ef..3b93c9b42a9 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_glue.h
+++ b/platform/android/java_glue.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_getGlobal(JNIEnv *
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_callobject(JNIEnv *env, jobject p_obj, jint ID, jstring method, jobjectArray params);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_calldeferred(JNIEnv *env, jobject p_obj, jint ID, jstring method, jobjectArray params);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_setVirtualKeyboardHeight(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jint p_height);
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_requestPermissionResult(JNIEnv *env, jobject p_obj, jstring p_permission, jboolean p_result);
 }
 
 #endif // JAVA_GLUE_H
diff --git a/platform/android/os_android.cpp b/platform/android/os_android.cpp
index 7fac5dd448f..837713f9c9f 100644
--- a/platform/android/os_android.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/os_android.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ void OS_Android::alert(const String &p_alert, const String &p_title) {
 		alert_func(p_alert, p_title);
 }
 
+bool OS_Android::request_permission(const String &p_name) {
+	if (request_permission_func)
+		return request_permission_func(p_name);
+	return false;
+}
+
 Error OS_Android::open_dynamic_library(const String p_path, void *&p_library_handle, bool p_also_set_library_path) {
 	p_library_handle = dlopen(p_path.utf8().get_data(), RTLD_NOW);
 	if (!p_library_handle) {
@@ -713,7 +719,7 @@ bool OS_Android::_check_internal_feature_support(const String &p_feature) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-OS_Android::OS_Android(GFXInitFunc p_gfx_init_func, void *p_gfx_init_ud, OpenURIFunc p_open_uri_func, GetUserDataDirFunc p_get_user_data_dir_func, GetLocaleFunc p_get_locale_func, GetModelFunc p_get_model_func, GetScreenDPIFunc p_get_screen_dpi_func, ShowVirtualKeyboardFunc p_show_vk, HideVirtualKeyboardFunc p_hide_vk, VirtualKeyboardHeightFunc p_vk_height_func, SetScreenOrientationFunc p_screen_orient, GetUniqueIDFunc p_get_unique_id, GetSystemDirFunc p_get_sdir_func, GetGLVersionCodeFunc p_get_gl_version_func, VideoPlayFunc p_video_play_func, VideoIsPlayingFunc p_video_is_playing_func, VideoPauseFunc p_video_pause_func, VideoStopFunc p_video_stop_func, SetKeepScreenOnFunc p_set_keep_screen_on_func, AlertFunc p_alert_func, SetClipboardFunc p_set_clipboard_func, GetClipboardFunc p_get_clipboard_func, bool p_use_apk_expansion) {
+OS_Android::OS_Android(GFXInitFunc p_gfx_init_func, void *p_gfx_init_ud, OpenURIFunc p_open_uri_func, GetUserDataDirFunc p_get_user_data_dir_func, GetLocaleFunc p_get_locale_func, GetModelFunc p_get_model_func, GetScreenDPIFunc p_get_screen_dpi_func, ShowVirtualKeyboardFunc p_show_vk, HideVirtualKeyboardFunc p_hide_vk, VirtualKeyboardHeightFunc p_vk_height_func, SetScreenOrientationFunc p_screen_orient, GetUniqueIDFunc p_get_unique_id, GetSystemDirFunc p_get_sdir_func, GetGLVersionCodeFunc p_get_gl_version_func, VideoPlayFunc p_video_play_func, VideoIsPlayingFunc p_video_is_playing_func, VideoPauseFunc p_video_pause_func, VideoStopFunc p_video_stop_func, SetKeepScreenOnFunc p_set_keep_screen_on_func, AlertFunc p_alert_func, SetClipboardFunc p_set_clipboard_func, GetClipboardFunc p_get_clipboard_func, RequestPermissionFunc p_request_permission, bool p_use_apk_expansion) {
 
 	use_apk_expansion = p_use_apk_expansion;
 	default_videomode.width = 800;
@@ -752,6 +758,7 @@ OS_Android::OS_Android(GFXInitFunc p_gfx_init_func, void *p_gfx_init_ud, OpenURI
 	set_screen_orientation_func = p_screen_orient;
 	set_keep_screen_on_func = p_set_keep_screen_on_func;
 	alert_func = p_alert_func;
+	request_permission_func = p_request_permission;
 
 	Vector<Logger *> loggers;
 	loggers.push_back(memnew(AndroidLogger));
diff --git a/platform/android/os_android.h b/platform/android/os_android.h
index cfd92d3420d..44c5a206d47 100644
--- a/platform/android/os_android.h
+++ b/platform/android/os_android.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ typedef void (*VideoStopFunc)();
 typedef void (*SetKeepScreenOnFunc)(bool p_enabled);
 typedef void (*AlertFunc)(const String &, const String &);
 typedef int (*VirtualKeyboardHeightFunc)();
+typedef bool (*RequestPermissionFunc)(const String &);
 
 class OS_Android : public OS_Unix {
 public:
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ private:
 	VideoStopFunc video_stop_func;
 	SetKeepScreenOnFunc set_keep_screen_on_func;
 	AlertFunc alert_func;
+	RequestPermissionFunc request_permission_func;
 
 	//PowerAndroid *power_manager;
 	int video_driver_index;
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ public:
 	static OS *get_singleton();
 
 	virtual void alert(const String &p_alert, const String &p_title = "ALERT!");
+	virtual bool request_permission(const String &p_name);
 
 	virtual Error open_dynamic_library(const String p_path, void *&p_library_handle, bool p_also_set_library_path = false);
 
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ public:
 	void joy_connection_changed(int p_device, bool p_connected, String p_name);
 
 	virtual bool _check_internal_feature_support(const String &p_feature);
-	OS_Android(GFXInitFunc p_gfx_init_func, void *p_gfx_init_ud, OpenURIFunc p_open_uri_func, GetUserDataDirFunc p_get_user_data_dir_func, GetLocaleFunc p_get_locale_func, GetModelFunc p_get_model_func, GetScreenDPIFunc p_get_screen_dpi_func, ShowVirtualKeyboardFunc p_show_vk, HideVirtualKeyboardFunc p_hide_vk, VirtualKeyboardHeightFunc p_vk_height_func, SetScreenOrientationFunc p_screen_orient, GetUniqueIDFunc p_get_unique_id, GetSystemDirFunc p_get_sdir_func, GetGLVersionCodeFunc p_get_gl_version_func, VideoPlayFunc p_video_play_func, VideoIsPlayingFunc p_video_is_playing_func, VideoPauseFunc p_video_pause_func, VideoStopFunc p_video_stop_func, SetKeepScreenOnFunc p_set_keep_screen_on_func, AlertFunc p_alert_func, SetClipboardFunc p_set_clipboard, GetClipboardFunc p_get_clipboard, bool p_use_apk_expansion);
+	OS_Android(GFXInitFunc p_gfx_init_func, void *p_gfx_init_ud, OpenURIFunc p_open_uri_func, GetUserDataDirFunc p_get_user_data_dir_func, GetLocaleFunc p_get_locale_func, GetModelFunc p_get_model_func, GetScreenDPIFunc p_get_screen_dpi_func, ShowVirtualKeyboardFunc p_show_vk, HideVirtualKeyboardFunc p_hide_vk, VirtualKeyboardHeightFunc p_vk_height_func, SetScreenOrientationFunc p_screen_orient, GetUniqueIDFunc p_get_unique_id, GetSystemDirFunc p_get_sdir_func, GetGLVersionCodeFunc p_get_gl_version_func, VideoPlayFunc p_video_play_func, VideoIsPlayingFunc p_video_is_playing_func, VideoPauseFunc p_video_pause_func, VideoStopFunc p_video_stop_func, SetKeepScreenOnFunc p_set_keep_screen_on_func, AlertFunc p_alert_func, SetClipboardFunc p_set_clipboard, GetClipboardFunc p_get_clipboard, RequestPermissionFunc p_request_permission, bool p_use_apk_expansion);
 	~OS_Android();
 };