diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 169477f6..aac86595 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@
 
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
+
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
+                android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />
         </activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".SettingsActivity"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/witness/proofmode/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/witness/proofmode/MainActivity.kt
index 4f4ac4a9..c78bdb2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/witness/proofmode/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/witness/proofmode/MainActivity.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelecte
     private lateinit var mainBinding: ActivityMainBinding
     public lateinit var fab: FloatingActionButton
 
+    private val ACTION_OPEN_CAMERA = "org.witness.proofmode.OPEN_CAMERA"
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelecte
             )
         }
 
+
+
         mainBinding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
         setContentView(mainBinding.root)
         val toolbar = mainBinding.toolbar
@@ -166,6 +170,11 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelecte
         fab.setOnClickListener { view ->
             openCamera()
         }
+
+        if (intent?.action == ACTION_OPEN_CAMERA)
+        {
+            openCamera()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun itemsSelected(selected: Boolean) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..268bbc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<shortcuts xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <shortcut
+        android:shortcutId="location"
+        android:enabled="true"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_camera"
+        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/camera"
+        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/camera"
+        tools:targetApi="n_mr1">
+        <intent
+            android:action="org.witness.proofmode.OPEN_CAMERA"
+            android:targetPackage="org.witness.proofmode"
+            android:targetClass="org.witness.proofmode.MainActivity" />
+        <!-- If your shortcut is associated with multiple intents, include them
+             here. The last intent in the list determines what the user sees when
+             they launch this shortcut. -->
+        <categories android:name="android.shortcut.conversation" />
+        <capability-binding android:key="actions.intent.CREATE_MESSAGE" />
+    </shortcut>
+
+    <!-- Specify more shortcuts here. -->
+</shortcuts>
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