diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/build.gradle b/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/build.gradle
index 6a24213d1785b7..79cbe0b95cdce5 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.facebook.react.uiapp"
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 22
+        targetSdkVersion 23
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index bd77d77e4f50ed..308604da5383f0 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
 
+  <!--Just to show permissions example-->
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR"/>
+
   <uses-sdk
     android:minSdkVersion="16"
     android:targetSdkVersion="23" />
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/PermissionsExampleAndroid.android.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/PermissionsExampleAndroid.android.js
index 129955ba4984ea..8a5bc52888d8c7 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/PermissionsExampleAndroid.android.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/PermissionsExampleAndroid.android.js
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ const React = require('react');
 const ReactNative = require('react-native');
 const {
   PermissionsAndroid,
+  Picker,
   StyleSheet,
   Text,
-  TextInput,
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
   View,
 } = ReactNative;
 
+const Item = Picker.Item;
+
 exports.displayName = (undefined: ?string);
 exports.framework = 'React';
 exports.title = 'PermissionsAndroid';
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ exports.description = 'Permissions example for API 23+.';
 
 class PermissionsExample extends React.Component {
   state = {
-    permission: PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
+    permission: PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.CAMERA,
     hasPermission: 'Not Checked',
   };
 
@@ -49,13 +51,14 @@ class PermissionsExample extends React.Component {
     return (
       <View style={styles.container}>
         <Text style={styles.text}>Permission Name:</Text>
-        <TextInput
-          autoFocus={true}
-          autoCorrect={false}
-          style={styles.singleLine}
-          onChange={this._updateText}
-          defaultValue={this.state.permission}
-        />
+        <Picker
+          style={styles.picker}
+          selectedValue={this.state.permission}
+          onValueChange={this._onSelectPermission.bind(this)}>
+          <Item label={PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.CAMERA} value={PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.CAMERA} />
+          <Item label={PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_CALENDAR} value={PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_CALENDAR} />
+          <Item label={PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} value={PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} />
+        </Picker>
         <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={this._checkPermission}>
           <View>
             <Text style={[styles.touchable, styles.text]}>Check Permission</Text>
@@ -71,14 +74,14 @@ class PermissionsExample extends React.Component {
     );
   }
 
-  _updateText = (event: Object) => {
+  _onSelectPermission = (permission: string) => {
     this.setState({
-      permission: event.nativeEvent.text,
+      permission: permission,
     });
   };
 
   _checkPermission = async () => {
-    let result = await PermissionsAndroid.checkPermission(this.state.permission);
+    let result = await PermissionsAndroid.check(this.state.permission);
     this.setState({
       hasPermission: (result ? 'Granted' : 'Revoked') + ' for ' +
         this.state.permission,
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ class PermissionsExample extends React.Component {
   };
 
   _requestPermission = async () => {
-    let result = await PermissionsAndroid.requestPermission(
+    let result = await PermissionsAndroid.request(
       this.state.permission,
       {
         title: 'Permission Explanation',
@@ -95,8 +98,9 @@ class PermissionsExample extends React.Component {
           ' because of reasons. Please approve.'
       },
     );
+
     this.setState({
-      hasPermission: (result ? 'Granted' : 'Revoked') + ' for ' +
+      hasPermission: result + ' for ' +
         this.state.permission,
     });
   };
@@ -125,4 +129,7 @@ var styles = StyleSheet.create({
   touchable: {
     color: '#007AFF',
   },
+  picker: {
+    flex: 1,
+  }
 });
diff --git a/Libraries/PermissionsAndroid/PermissionsAndroid.js b/Libraries/PermissionsAndroid/PermissionsAndroid.js
index aaa1ea9cfe3b22..524bfffb481f45 100644
--- a/Libraries/PermissionsAndroid/PermissionsAndroid.js
+++ b/Libraries/PermissionsAndroid/PermissionsAndroid.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type Rationale = {
   message: string;
 }
 
+type PermissionStatus = 'granted' | 'denied' | 'never_ask_again';
+
 /**
  * `PermissionsAndroid` provides access to Android M's new permissions model.
  * Some permissions are granted by default when the application is installed
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ type Rationale = {
  *                    'so you can take awesome pictures.'
  *       }
  *     )
- *     if (granted) {
+ *     if (granted === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
  *       console.log("You can use the camera")
  *     } else {
  *       console.log("Camera permission denied")
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ type Rationale = {
 
 class PermissionsAndroid {
   PERMISSIONS: Object;
+  RESULTS: Object;
 
   constructor() {
     /**
@@ -92,17 +95,38 @@ class PermissionsAndroid {
       READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: 'android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE',
       WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: 'android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE',
     };
+
+    this.RESULTS = {
+      GRANTED: 'granted',
+      DENIED: 'denied',
+      NEVER_ASK_AGAIN: 'never_ask_again',
+    };
   }
 
   /**
+   * DEPRECATED - use check
+   *
    * Returns a promise resolving to a boolean value as to whether the specified
    * permissions has been granted
+   *
+   * @deprecated
    */
   checkPermission(permission: string) : Promise<boolean> {
+    console.warn('"PermissionsAndroid.checkPermission" is deprecated. Use "PermissionsAndroid.check" instead');
     return Permissions.checkPermission(permission);
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a promise resolving to a boolean value as to whether the specified
+   * permissions has been granted
+   */
+  check(permission: string) : Promise<boolean> {
+    return Permissions.checkPermission(permission);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * DEPRECATED - use request
+   *
    * Prompts the user to enable a permission and returns a promise resolving to a
    * boolean value indicating whether the user allowed or denied the request
    *
@@ -111,8 +135,26 @@ class PermissionsAndroid {
    * necessary to show a dialog explaining why the permission is needed
    * (https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting.html#explain)
    * and then shows the system permission dialog
+   *
+   * @deprecated
    */
   async requestPermission(permission: string, rationale?: Rationale) : Promise<boolean> {
+    console.warn('"PermissionsAndroid.requestPermission" is deprecated. Use "PermissionsAndroid.request" instead');
+    const response = await this.request(permission, rationale);
+    return (response === this.RESULTS.GRANTED);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Prompts the user to enable a permission and returns a promise resolving to a
+   * string value indicating whether the user allowed or denied the request
+   *
+   * If the optional rationale argument is included (which is an object with a
+   * `title` and `message`), this function checks with the OS whether it is
+   * necessary to show a dialog explaining why the permission is needed
+   * (https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting.html#explain)
+   * and then shows the system permission dialog
+   */
+  async request(permission: string, rationale?: Rationale) : Promise<PermissionStatus> {
     if (rationale) {
       const shouldShowRationale = await Permissions.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(permission);
 
@@ -128,6 +170,15 @@ class PermissionsAndroid {
     }
     return Permissions.requestPermission(permission);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Prompts the user to enable multiple permissions in the same dialog and
+   * returns an object with the permissions as keys and strings as values
+   * indicating whether the user allowed or denied the request
+   */
+  requestMultiple(permissions: Array<string>) : Promise<{[permission: string]: PermissionStatus}> {
+    return Permissions.requestMultiplePermissions(permissions);
+  }
 }
 
 PermissionsAndroid = new PermissionsAndroid();
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java
index 5afb72203e20f8..2791564f80c657 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -17,11 +15,14 @@
 
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.Callback;
 import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants;
 import com.facebook.react.devsupport.DoubleTapReloadRecognizer;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.PermissionListener;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 /**
  * Delegate class for {@link ReactActivity} and {@link ReactFragmentActivity}. You can subclass this
  * to provide custom implementations for e.g. {@link #getReactNativeHost()}, if your Application
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class ReactActivityDelegate {
   private @Nullable ReactRootView mReactRootView;
   private @Nullable DoubleTapReloadRecognizer mDoubleTapReloadRecognizer;
   private @Nullable PermissionListener mPermissionListener;
+  private @Nullable Callback mPermissionsCallback;
 
   public ReactActivityDelegate(Activity activity, @Nullable String mainComponentName) {
     mActivity = activity;
@@ -117,6 +119,11 @@ protected void onResume() {
         getPlainActivity(),
         (DefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler) getPlainActivity());
     }
+
+    if (mPermissionsCallback != null) {
+      mPermissionsCallback.invoke();
+      mPermissionsCallback = null;
+    }
   }
 
   protected void onDestroy() {
@@ -178,13 +185,18 @@ public void requestPermissions(
   }
 
   public void onRequestPermissionsResult(
-    int requestCode,
-    String[] permissions,
-    int[] grantResults) {
-    if (mPermissionListener != null &&
-      mPermissionListener.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults)) {
-      mPermissionListener = null;
-    }
+    final int requestCode,
+    final String[] permissions,
+    final int[] grantResults) {
+    mPermissionsCallback = new Callback() {
+      @Override
+      public void invoke(Object... args) {
+        if (mPermissionListener != null &&
+        mPermissionListener.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults)) {
+          mPermissionListener = null;
+        }
+      }
+    };
   }
 
   private Context getContext() {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/permissions/PermissionsModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/permissions/PermissionsModule.java
index f00a9d788de545..6054964349d1c9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/permissions/PermissionsModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/permissions/PermissionsModule.java
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableNativeMap;
 import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModule;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.PermissionAwareActivity;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.PermissionListener;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 /**
  * Module that exposes the Android M Permission system to JS.
  */
@@ -34,6 +39,9 @@ public class PermissionsModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements Per
   private static final String ERROR_INVALID_ACTIVITY = "E_INVALID_ACTIVITY";
   private final SparseArray<Callback> mCallbacks;
   private int mRequestCode = 0;
+  private final String GRANTED = "granted";
+  private final String DENIED = "denied";
+  private final String NEVER_ASK_AGAIN = "never_ask_again";
 
   public PermissionsModule(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
     super(reactContext);
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ public void requestPermission(final String permission, final Promise promise) {
       return;
     }
     if (context.checkSelfPermission(permission) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-      promise.resolve(true);
+      promise.resolve(GRANTED);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -107,9 +115,20 @@ public void requestPermission(final String permission, final Promise promise) {
         mRequestCode, new Callback() {
           @Override
           public void invoke(Object... args) {
-            promise.resolve(args[0].equals(PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED));
+            int[] results = (int[]) args[0];
+            if (results[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+              promise.resolve(GRANTED);
+            } else {
+              PermissionAwareActivity activity = (PermissionAwareActivity) args[1];
+              if (activity.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(permission)) {
+                promise.resolve(DENIED);
+              } else {
+                promise.resolve(NEVER_ASK_AGAIN);
+              }
+            }
           }
-        });
+        }
+      );
 
       activity.requestPermissions(new String[]{permission}, mRequestCode, this);
       mRequestCode++;
@@ -118,17 +137,76 @@ public void invoke(Object... args) {
     }
   }
 
+  @ReactMethod
+  public void requestMultiplePermissions(final ReadableArray permissions, final Promise promise) {
+    final WritableMap grantedPermissions = new WritableNativeMap();
+    final ArrayList<String> permissionsToCheck = new ArrayList<String>();
+    int checkedPermissionsCount = 0;
+
+    Context context = getReactApplicationContext().getBaseContext();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < permissions.size(); i++) {
+      String perm = permissions.getString(i);
+
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+        grantedPermissions.putString(perm, context.checkPermission(perm, Process.myPid(), Process.myUid()) ==
+        PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ? GRANTED : DENIED);
+        checkedPermissionsCount++;
+      } else if (context.checkSelfPermission(perm) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+        grantedPermissions.putString(perm, GRANTED);
+        checkedPermissionsCount++;
+      } else {
+        permissionsToCheck.add(perm);
+      }
+    }
+    if (permissions.size() == checkedPermissionsCount) {
+      promise.resolve(grantedPermissions);
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+
+      PermissionAwareActivity activity = getPermissionAwareActivity();
+
+      mCallbacks.put(
+      mRequestCode, new Callback() {
+        @Override
+        public void invoke(Object... args) {
+          int[] results = (int[]) args[0];
+          PermissionAwareActivity activity = (PermissionAwareActivity) args[1];
+          for (int j = 0; j < permissionsToCheck.size(); j++) {
+            String permission = permissionsToCheck.get(j);
+            if (results[j] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+              grantedPermissions.putString(permission, GRANTED);
+            } else {
+              if (activity.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(permission)) {
+                grantedPermissions.putString(permission, DENIED);
+              } else {
+                grantedPermissions.putString(permission, NEVER_ASK_AGAIN);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          promise.resolve(grantedPermissions);
+        }
+      });
+
+      activity.requestPermissions(permissionsToCheck.toArray(new String[0]), mRequestCode, this);
+      mRequestCode++;
+    } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+      promise.reject(ERROR_INVALID_ACTIVITY, e);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method called by the activity with the result of the permission request.
    */
   @Override
   public boolean onRequestPermissionsResult(
-      int requestCode,
-      String[] permissions,
-      int[] grantResults) {
-    mCallbacks.get(requestCode).invoke(grantResults[0]);
-    mCallbacks.remove(requestCode);
-    return mCallbacks.size() == 0;
+    int requestCode,
+    String[] permissions,
+    int[] grantResults) {
+      mCallbacks.get(requestCode).invoke(grantResults, getPermissionAwareActivity());
+      mCallbacks.remove(requestCode);
+      return mCallbacks.size() == 0;
   }
 
   private PermissionAwareActivity getPermissionAwareActivity() {