diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a121d68b5..c2d8f1399 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {InAppBrowser} from './plugins/inappbrowser';
 import {Keyboard} from './plugins/keyboard';
 import {LaunchNavigator} from './plugins/launchnavigator';
 import {LocalNotifications} from './plugins/localnotifications';
+import {Network, Connection} from './plugins/network';
 import {Push} from './plugins/push';
 import {SMS} from './plugins/sms';
 import {SocialSharing} from './plugins/socialsharing';
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export {
   Calendar,
   Camera,
   Clipboard,
+  Connection,
   Contacts,
   DatePicker,
   DBMeter,
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ export {
   Keyboard,
   LaunchNavigator,
   LocalNotifications,
+  Network,
   Push,
   SMS,
   SocialSharing,
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ window['IonicNative'] = {
   Calendar: Calendar,
   Camera: Camera,
   Clipboard: Clipboard,
+  Connection: Connection,
   Contacts: Contacts,
   DatePicker: DatePicker,
   DBMeter: DBMeter,
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ window['IonicNative'] = {
   Keyboard: Keyboard,
   LaunchNavigator: LaunchNavigator,
   LocalNotifications: LocalNotifications,
+  Network: Network,
   Push: Push,
   SMS: SMS,
   SocialSharing: SocialSharing,
diff --git a/src/plugins/network.ts b/src/plugins/network.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df9bb47a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/network.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import {Plugin, Cordova, CordovaProperty} from './plugin';
+import {Observable} from "rxjs/Observable";
+
+declare var navigator;
+
+/**
+ * @name Network
+ * @description
+ * Requires Cordova plugin: cordova-plugin-network-information. For more info, please see the [Network plugin docs](https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-network-information).
+ *
+ * @usage
+ * ```js
+ * import {Network, Connection} from 'ionic-native';
+ *
+ * // watch network for a disconnect
+ * let disconnectSubscription = Network.onDisconnect().subscribe(() => {
+ *   console.log('network was disconnected :-( ')
+ * });
+ *
+ * // stop disconnect watch
+ * disconnectSubscription.unsubscribe();
+ *
+ *
+ * // watch network for a connection
+ * let connectSubscription = Network.onConnect().subscribe(() => {
+ *   console.log('network connected!');
+ *   // use a timeout so that we can determine what type of connection we have
+ *   setTimeout(() => {
+ *     console.log(Network.connection);
+ *     if (Network.connection === Connection.WIFI) {
+ *       console.log('we got a wifi connection, woohoo!');
+ *     }
+ *   });
+ * });
+ *
+ * // stop connect watch
+ * connectSubscription.unsubscribe();
+ *
+ * ```
+ */
+@Plugin({
+  plugin: 'cordova-plugin-network-information',
+  repo: 'https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-network-information',
+  platforms: ['Amazon Fire OS', 'iOS', 'Android', 'BlackBerry 10', 'Windows Phone 7', 'Windows Phone 8', 'Windows', 'Firefox OS', 'Browser'],
+  pluginRef: 'navigator.connection'
+})
+export class Network {
+
+  /**
+   * Return the network connection type
+   */
+  @CordovaProperty
+  static get connection() : Connection { return navigator.connection.type; }
+ //  static get preferences() { return window.AppRate.preferences; }
+
+  /**
+   * Watch the network for a disconnect (i.e. network goes offline)
+   * @returns {Observable<any>} Returns an observable.
+   */
+  @Cordova({
+    eventObservable: true,
+    event: 'offline'
+  })
+  static onDisconnect() : Observable<any> { return }
+
+  /**
+   * Watch the network for a connection (i.e. network goes online)
+   * @returns {Observable<any>} Returns an observable.
+   */
+  @Cordova({
+    eventObservable: true,
+    event: 'online'
+  })
+  static onConnect() : Observable<any> { return; }
+
+}
+
+export class Connection {
+  static get UNKNOWN()  { return "unknown"; }
+  static get ETHERNET() { return "ethernet"; }
+  static get WIFI()     { return "wifi"; }
+  static get CELL_2G()  { return "2g"; }
+  static get CELL_3G()  { return "3g"; }
+  static get CELL_4G()  { return "4g"; }
+  static get CELL()     { return "cellular"; }
+  static get NONE()     { return "none"; }
+}