diff --git a/packages/client/manifest.json b/packages/client/manifest.json
index eef1e50b7c5..104ff56f612 100644
--- a/packages/client/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/client/manifest.json
@@ -3598,6 +3598,22 @@
           "value": "custom"
         }
       },
+      {
+        "type": "select",
+        "label": "Preferred camera",
+        "key": "preferredCamera",
+        "defaultValue": "environment",
+        "options": [
+          {
+            "label": "Front",
+            "value": "user"
+          },
+          {
+            "label": "Back",
+            "value": "environment"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
       {
         "type": "event",
         "label": "On change",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScanner.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScanner.svelte
index 04d69191570..f2e32004cfa 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScanner.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScanner.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   export let beepOnScan = false
   export let beepFrequency = 2637
   export let customFrequency = 1046
+  export let preferredCamera = "environment"
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
   let cameraEnabled
   let cameraStarted = false
   let html5QrCode
-  let cameraSetting = { facingMode: "environment" }
+  let cameraSetting = { facingMode: preferredCamera }
   let cameraConfig = {
     fps: 25,
     qrbox: { width: 250, height: 250 },
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScannerField.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScannerField.svelte
index c408f78d7cd..1a57d8fbe28 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScannerField.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/CodeScannerField.svelte
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   export let beepOnScan
   export let beepFrequency
   export let customFrequency
+  export let preferredCamera
 
   let fieldState
   let fieldApi
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
       {beepOnScan}
       {beepFrequency}
       {customFrequency}
+      {preferredCamera}
     />
   {/if}
 </Field>