diff --git a/abstract/UploaderBlock.js b/abstract/UploaderBlock.js
index 64a8b69d8..8a798651a 100644
--- a/abstract/UploaderBlock.js
+++ b/abstract/UploaderBlock.js
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ export class UploaderBlock extends ActivityBlock {
     this.fileInput.type = 'file';
     this.fileInput.multiple = this.cfg.multiple;
     if (options.captureCamera) {
+      this.fileInput.capture = this.cfg.cameraCapture;
       this.fileInput.capture = '';
       this.fileInput.accept = serializeCsv(IMAGE_ACCEPT_LIST);
     } else {
diff --git a/blocks/Config/initialConfig.js b/blocks/Config/initialConfig.js
index 33b6a6f1f..f834b7485 100644
--- a/blocks/Config/initialConfig.js
+++ b/blocks/Config/initialConfig.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const initialConfig = {
   externalSourcesPreferredTypes: '',
   store: 'auto',
   cameraMirror: false,
+  cameraCapture: '',
   sourceList: 'local, url, camera, dropbox, gdrive',
   cloudImageEditorTabs: serializeCsv(ALL_TABS),
   maxLocalFileSizeBytes: 0,
diff --git a/blocks/Config/normalizeConfigValue.js b/blocks/Config/normalizeConfigValue.js
index e238f4400..835e234d0 100644
--- a/blocks/Config/normalizeConfigValue.js
+++ b/blocks/Config/normalizeConfigValue.js
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ export const asBoolean = (value) => {
 /** @param {unknown} value */
 const asStore = (value) => (value === 'auto' ? value : asBoolean(value));
 
+/** @param {unknown} value */
+const asCameraCapture = (value) => {
+  const strValue = asString(value);
+  if (strValue !== 'user' && strValue !== 'environment' && strValue !== '') {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid "cameraCapture" value: "${strValue}"`);
+  }
+  return strValue;
+};
+
 /**
  * @type {{
  *   [Key in keyof import('../../types').ConfigPlainType]: (
@@ -46,6 +55,7 @@ const mapping = {
   externalSourcesPreferredTypes: asString,
   store: asStore,
   cameraMirror: asBoolean,
+  cameraCapture: asCameraCapture,
   sourceList: asString,
   maxLocalFileSizeBytes: asNumber,
   thumbSize: asNumber,
diff --git a/types/exported.d.ts b/types/exported.d.ts
index 1bde9d33c..d23a3bd48 100644
--- a/types/exported.d.ts
+++ b/types/exported.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type ConfigType = {
   externalSourcesPreferredTypes: string;
   store: boolean | 'auto';
   cameraMirror: boolean;
+  cameraCapture: 'user' | 'environment' | '';
   sourceList: string;
   maxLocalFileSizeBytes: number;
   thumbSize: number;