diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e71ebe7..509a5166 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -468,6 +468,16 @@ The `retryPredicate` is part of `HCaptchaConfig` that may get persist during app
 So pay attention to this aspect and make sure that `retryPredicate` is serializable to avoid
 `android.os.BadParcelableException` in run-time.
 
+### Camera Permission
+
+Challenges that use the camera require the host app to declare and request the `CAMERA` permission at runtime (Android 6.0+):
+
+```xml
+<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+```
+
+Requires Android 5.0+ (API 21).
+
 ### User Journeys (Enterprise)
 
 You can optionally enable user journeys to send recent interaction events alongside your verification request.
diff --git a/example-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index eb1f08ab..63dc7cba 100644
--- a/example-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.camera"
+        android:required="false" />
+
     <application
         android:name=".App"
         android:allowBackup="true"
diff --git a/example-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/MainActivity.java b/example-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/MainActivity.java
index 6327336e..e78d628c 100644
--- a/example-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/MainActivity.java
+++ b/example-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package com.hcaptcha.example;
 
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.ClipboardManager;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.text.InputType;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat;
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
@@ -101,6 +104,12 @@ protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
         applySystemBarStyle();
 
+        // Ensure the WebView's required runtime permission is granted.
+        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
+                != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, 0);
+        }
+
         modeGroup = findViewById(R.id.challenge_mode_group);
         sizeGroup = findViewById(R.id.challenge_size_group);
         sitekeyGroup = findViewById(R.id.sitekey_group);
diff --git a/example-compose-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example-compose-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index fed67a0c..d02b6263 100644
--- a/example-compose-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example-compose-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.camera"
+        android:required="false" />
+
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
diff --git a/example-compose-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/compose/ComposeActivity.kt b/example-compose-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/compose/ComposeActivity.kt
index 866e86bf..7f3ed0b9 100644
--- a/example-compose-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/compose/ComposeActivity.kt
+++ b/example-compose-app/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/example/compose/ComposeActivity.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.hcaptcha.example.compose
 
+import android.Manifest
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.webkit.WebView
 import android.widget.Toast
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.KeyboardType
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import com.hcaptcha.sdk.HCaptchaCompose
 import com.hcaptcha.sdk.HCaptchaConfig
 import com.hcaptcha.sdk.HCaptchaError
@@ -86,6 +90,12 @@ class ComposeActivity : ComponentActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         actionBar?.hide()
+
+        // Ensure the WebView's required runtime permission is granted.
+        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
+            != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, arrayOf(Manifest.permission.CAMERA), 0)
+        }
         setContent {
             AnalyticsScreen("ComposeActivity") {
                 val compactTypography = Typography(
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/sdk/HCaptchaWebViewHelper.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/sdk/HCaptchaWebViewHelper.java
index 6bf1c32a..0d2fd8ca 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/sdk/HCaptchaWebViewHelper.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/hcaptcha/sdk/HCaptchaWebViewHelper.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewParent;
 import android.webkit.ConsoleMessage;
+import android.webkit.PermissionRequest;
 import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;
 import android.webkit.WebResourceRequest;
 import android.webkit.WebResourceResponse;
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ private void setupWebView(@NonNull final Handler handler) {
         settings.setAllowFileAccess(false);
         settings.setAllowContentAccess(false);
         settings.setSupportMultipleWindows(true);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
+            // Allow media playback to start without a user gesture.
+            settings.setMediaPlaybackRequiresUserGesture(false);
+        }
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
             webView.setWebViewClient(new HCaptchaWebClient(handler));
         }
@@ -260,5 +265,29 @@ public boolean onConsoleMessage(ConsoleMessage consoleMessage) {
         public void onProgressChanged(WebView view, int newProgress) {
             HCaptchaLog.d("[webview] onProgressChanged %d%%", newProgress);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
+        public void onPermissionRequest(final PermissionRequest request) {
+            // Grant only the requested capture resource; audio is never requested, which
+            // avoids forcing host apps to declare RECORD_AUDIO.
+            boolean wantsCapture = false;
+            for (final String resource : request.getResources()) {
+                if (PermissionRequest.RESOURCE_VIDEO_CAPTURE.equals(resource)) {
+                    wantsCapture = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (wantsCapture) {
+                // The requested surface only composites on a hardware layer; the default
+                // software layer (disableHardwareAcceleration) would render it blank.
+                webView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
+                request.grant(new String[]{PermissionRequest.RESOURCE_VIDEO_CAPTURE});
+                HCaptchaLog.d("[webview] onPermissionRequest granted");
+            } else {
+                request.deny();
+                HCaptchaLog.d("[webview] onPermissionRequest denied");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }