diff --git a/packages/camera/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/camera/CHANGELOG.md
index 403793276c66..5d349bd8998b 100644
--- a/packages/camera/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/camera/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.4.2
+
+* Add sensor orientation value to `CameraDescription`.
+
 ## 0.4.1
 
 * Camera methods are ran in a background thread on iOS.
diff --git a/packages/camera/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java b/packages/camera/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java
index 8cdc95e19790..7ab3c44f962a 100644
--- a/packages/camera/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java
+++ b/packages/camera/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camera/CameraPlugin.java
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ public void onMethodCall(MethodCall call, final Result result) {
                 cameraManager.getCameraCharacteristics(cameraName);
             details.put("name", cameraName);
             @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
+            int sensorOrientation = characteristics.get(CameraCharacteristics.SENSOR_ORIENTATION);
+            details.put("sensorOrientation", sensorOrientation);
+
             int lensFacing = characteristics.get(CameraCharacteristics.LENS_FACING);
             switch (lensFacing) {
               case CameraMetadata.LENS_FACING_FRONT:
diff --git a/packages/camera/ios/Classes/CameraPlugin.m b/packages/camera/ios/Classes/CameraPlugin.m
index 1f21e3c77f06..643f361689b2 100644
--- a/packages/camera/ios/Classes/CameraPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/camera/ios/Classes/CameraPlugin.m
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ - (void)handleMethodCallAsync:(FlutterMethodCall *)call result:(FlutterResult)re
       [reply addObject:@{
         @"name" : [device uniqueID],
         @"lensFacing" : lensFacing,
+        @"sensorOrientation" : @90,
       }];
     }
     result(reply);
diff --git a/packages/camera/lib/camera.dart b/packages/camera/lib/camera.dart
index cf636a199b1f..090e7767c95c 100644
--- a/packages/camera/lib/camera.dart
+++ b/packages/camera/lib/camera.dart
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Future<List<CameraDescription>> availableCameras() async {
       return CameraDescription(
         name: camera['name'],
         lensDirection: _parseCameraLensDirection(camera['lensFacing']),
+        sensorOrientation: camera['sensorOrientation'],
       );
     }).toList();
   } on PlatformException catch (e) {
@@ -66,11 +67,20 @@ Future<List<CameraDescription>> availableCameras() async {
 }
 
 class CameraDescription {
-  CameraDescription({this.name, this.lensDirection});
+  CameraDescription({this.name, this.lensDirection, this.sensorOrientation});
 
   final String name;
   final CameraLensDirection lensDirection;
 
+  /// Clockwise angle through which the output image needs to be rotated to be upright on the device screen in its native orientation.
+  ///
+  /// **Range of valid values:**
+  /// 0, 90, 180, 270
+  ///
+  /// On Android, also defines the direction of rolling shutter readout, which
+  /// is from top to bottom in the sensor's coordinate system.
+  final int sensorOrientation;
+
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object o) {
     return o is CameraDescription &&
@@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ class CameraDescription {
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return '$runtimeType($name, $lensDirection)';
+    return '$runtimeType($name, $lensDirection, $sensorOrientation)';
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/camera/pubspec.yaml b/packages/camera/pubspec.yaml
index 831ad8601128..0abbf6a003aa 100644
--- a/packages/camera/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/camera/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: camera
 description: A Flutter plugin for getting information about and controlling the
   camera on Android and iOS. Supports previewing the camera feed, capturing images, capturing video,
   and streaming image buffers to dart.
-version: 0.4.1
+version: 0.4.2
 authors:
   - Flutter Team <flutter-dev@googlegroups.com>
   - Luigi Agosti <luigi@tengio.com>