diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1d43e9c14..52e1f8ca8 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {Dialogs} from './plugins/dialogs';
 import {EmailComposer} from './plugins/emailcomposer';
 import {Facebook} from './plugins/facebook';
 import {File} from './plugins/file';
+import {Transfer} from './plugins/filetransfer';
 import {Flashlight} from './plugins/flashlight';
 import {Geolocation} from './plugins/geolocation';
 import {Globalization} from './plugins/globalization';
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ export {
   StatusBar,
   Toast,
   TouchID,
+  Transfer,
   Vibration,
   WebIntent
 }
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ window['IonicNative'] = {
   StatusBar: StatusBar,
   Toast: Toast,
   TouchID: TouchID,
+  Transfer: Transfer,
   Vibration: Vibration,
   WebIntent: WebIntent
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/filetransfer.ts b/src/plugins/filetransfer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49b6e0061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/filetransfer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+import {Plugin, Cordova} from './plugin';
+import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
+
+declare var FileTransfer;
+
+export interface FileUploadOptions {
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the form element.
+   * Defaults to 'file'.
+   */
+  fileKey?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The file name to use when saving the file on the server.
+   * Defaults to 'image.jpg'.
+   */
+  fileName?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The HTTP method to use - either PUT or POST.
+   * Defaults to POST.
+   */
+  httpMethod?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The mime type of the data to upload.
+   * Defaults to image/jpeg.
+   */
+  mimeType?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * A set of optional key/value pairs to pass in the HTTP request.
+   */
+  params?: { [s: string]: any; }
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to upload the data in chunked streaming mode.
+   * Defaults to true.
+   */
+  chunkedMode?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * A map of header name/header values. Use an array to specify more
+   * than one value. On iOS, FireOS, and Android, if a header named
+   * Content-Type is present, multipart form data will NOT be used.
+   */
+  headers?: { [s: string]: any; }
+}
+
+export interface FileUploadResult {
+
+  /**
+   * The number of bytes sent to the server as part of the upload.
+   */
+  bytesSent: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The HTTP response code returned by the server.
+   */
+  responseCode: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The HTTP response returned by the server.
+   */
+  response: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The HTTP response headers by the server.
+   */
+  headers: { [s: string]: any; }
+}
+
+export interface FileTransferError {
+
+  /**
+   * One of the predefined error codes listed below.
+   */
+  code: number;
+
+  /**
+   * URL to the source.
+   */
+  source: string;
+
+  /**
+   * URL to the target.
+   */
+  target: string;
+
+  /**
+   * HTTP status code. This attribute is only available when a response
+   * code is received from the HTTP connection.
+   */
+  http_status: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Response body. This attribute is only available when a response is received from the HTTP connection.
+   */
+  body: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Either e.getMessage or e.toString.
+   */
+  exception: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @name Transfer
+ * @description This plugin allows you to upload and download files.
+ * Example:
+ * Create instance:
+ * const fileTransfer = new Transfer();
+ *
+ * Upload a file:
+ * fileTransfer.upload(..).then(..).catch(..);
+ *
+ * Download a file:
+ * fileTransfer.download(..).then(..).catch(..);
+ *
+ * Abort active transfer:
+ * fileTransfer.abort();
+ */
+@Plugin({
+  plugin: 'cordova-plugin-file-transfer',
+  pluginRef: 'FileTransfer',
+  repo: 'https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer'
+})
+export class Transfer {
+
+  public static FILE_NOT_FOUND_ERR: number = 1;
+  public static INVALID_URL_ERR: number = 2;
+  public static CONNECTION_ERR: number = 3;
+  public static ABORT_ERR: number = 4;
+  public static NOT_MODIFIED_ERR: number = 4;
+
+  ft: any;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.ft = new FileTransfer();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends a file to a server.
+   *
+   * @param {string} fileUrl  Filesystem URL representing the file on the device or a data URI. For backwards compatibility, this can also be the full path of the file on the device.
+   * @param {string} url  URL of the server to receive the file, as encoded by encodeURI().
+   * @param {FileUploadOptions} options  Optional parameters.
+   * @param {boolean} trustAllHosts: Optional parameter, defaults to false. If set to true, it accepts all security certificates. This is useful since Android rejects self-signed security certificates. Not recommended for production use. Supported on Android and iOS.
+   * @return Returns a Promise that resolves to a FileUploadResult and rejects with FileTransferError.
+   */
+  upload(fileUrl: string, url: string, options?: FileUploadOptions, trustAllHosts?: boolean): Promise<FileUploadResult> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.ft.upload(fileUrl, url, (result: FileUploadResult) => {
+        resolve(result);
+      }, (err: FileTransferError) => {
+        reject(err);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Downloads a file from server.
+   *
+   * @param {string} source  URL of the server to download the file, as encoded by encodeURI().
+   * @param {stirng} target  Filesystem url representing the file on the device. For backwards compatibility, this can also be the full path of the file on the device.
+   * @param {boolean} trustAllHosts  Optional parameter, defaults to false. If set to true, it accepts all security certificates. This is useful because Android rejects self-signed security certificates. Not recommended for production use. Supported on Android and iOS.
+   * @param {object} Optional parameters, currently only supports headers (such as Authorization (Basic Authentication), etc).
+   * @return Returns a Promise that resolves to a FileEntry object.
+   */
+  download(source: string, target: string, trustAllHosts?: boolean, options?: { [s: string]: any; }): Promise<any> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.ft.download(source, target, (result: any) => {
+        resolve(result);
+      }, (err: FileTransferError) => {
+        reject(err);
+      }, trustAllHosts, options);
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Aborts an in-progress transfer. The onerror callback is passed a FileTransferError
+   * object which has an error code of FileTransferError.ABORT_ERR.
+   */
+  abort() {
+     return this.ft.abort();
+  }
+
+}