diff --git a/packages/pedometer/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/pedometer/PedometerPlugin.kt b/packages/pedometer/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/pedometer/PedometerPlugin.kt
index 0c2bfd7ad..c1e86f97b 100644
--- a/packages/pedometer/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/pedometer/PedometerPlugin.kt
+++ b/packages/pedometer/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/pedometer/PedometerPlugin.kt
@@ -1,22 +1,40 @@
 package com.example.pedometer
 
+import android.content.Context
 import android.hardware.Sensor
 import android.hardware.SensorEventListener
 import android.hardware.SensorManager
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.FlutterPlugin
+import io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.FlutterPlugin.FlutterPluginBinding
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.EventChannel
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.MethodCallHandler
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.Result
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall
 
 /** PedometerPlugin */
-class PedometerPlugin : FlutterPlugin {
+class PedometerPlugin : FlutterPlugin, MethodCallHandler {
     private lateinit var stepDetectionChannel: EventChannel
     private lateinit var stepCountChannel: EventChannel
+    private lateinit var methodChannel : MethodChannel;
+    private lateinit var sensorManager : SensorManager;
 
-    override fun onAttachedToEngine(@NonNull flutterPluginBinding: FlutterPlugin.FlutterPluginBinding) {
+    override fun onMethodCall(@NonNull call: MethodCall, @NonNull result: Result) {
+        if (call.method == "isStepDetectionSupported"){
+            val stepDetectionSensor = sensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR)
+            result.success(stepDetectionSensor != null)
+
+        }
+        else if (call.method == "isStepCountSupported"){
+            val stepCountSensor = sensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_STEP_COUNTER)
+            result.success(stepCountSensor != null)
+        }
+    }
+    override fun onAttachedToEngine(@NonNull flutterPluginBinding: FlutterPluginBinding) {
         /// Create channels
         stepDetectionChannel = EventChannel(flutterPluginBinding.binaryMessenger, "step_detection")
         stepCountChannel = EventChannel(flutterPluginBinding.binaryMessenger, "step_count")
-
         /// Create handlers
         val stepDetectionHandler = SensorStreamHandler(flutterPluginBinding, Sensor.TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR)
         val stepCountHandler = SensorStreamHandler(flutterPluginBinding, Sensor.TYPE_STEP_COUNTER)
@@ -24,11 +42,18 @@ class PedometerPlugin : FlutterPlugin {
         /// Set handlers
         stepDetectionChannel.setStreamHandler(stepDetectionHandler)
         stepCountChannel.setStreamHandler(stepCountHandler)
+
+        // setup method channel
+        val context = flutterPluginBinding.applicationContext
+        sensorManager = context.getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE) as SensorManager
+        methodChannel = MethodChannel(flutterPluginBinding.binaryMessenger, "com.example.pedometer")
+        methodChannel.setMethodCallHandler(this)
     }
 
     override fun onDetachedFromEngine(@NonNull binding: FlutterPlugin.FlutterPluginBinding) {
         stepDetectionChannel.setStreamHandler(null)
         stepCountChannel.setStreamHandler(null)
+        methodChannel.setMethodCallHandler(null)
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/packages/pedometer/ios/Classes/SwiftPedometerPlugin.swift b/packages/pedometer/ios/Classes/SwiftPedometerPlugin.swift
index b13c62af9..b95ac0c6a 100644
--- a/packages/pedometer/ios/Classes/SwiftPedometerPlugin.swift
+++ b/packages/pedometer/ios/Classes/SwiftPedometerPlugin.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ public class SwiftPedometerPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin {
         let stepCountHandler = StepCounter()
         let stepCountChannel = FlutterEventChannel.init(name: "step_count", binaryMessenger: registrar.messenger())
         stepCountChannel.setStreamHandler(stepCountHandler)
+
+        let methodChannel = FlutterMethodChannel(name: "com.example.pedometer",
+                                                      binaryMessenger: registrar.messenger())
+        methodChannel.setMethodCallHandler({
+          (call: FlutterMethodCall, result: FlutterResult) -> Void in
+          // This method is invoked on the UI thread.
+          guard call.method == "isStepDetectionSupported" || call.method == "isStepCountSupported" else {
+            result(FlutterMethodNotImplemented)
+            return
+          }
+          if call.method == "isStepCountSupported"{
+                    result(CMPedometer.isStepCountingAvailable())
+
+          }
+          else if call.method == "isStepDetectionSupported" {
+                    result(CMPedometer.isPedometerEventTrackingAvailable())
+          }
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/pedometer/lib/pedometer.dart b/packages/pedometer/lib/pedometer.dart
index d23494e86..df333da88 100644
--- a/packages/pedometer/lib/pedometer.dart
+++ b/packages/pedometer/lib/pedometer.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Pedometer {
       const EventChannel('step_detection');
   static const EventChannel _stepCountChannel =
       const EventChannel('step_count');
-
+  static const _platform = MethodChannel('com.example.pedometer');
   static StreamController<PedestrianStatus> _androidPedestrianController =
       StreamController.broadcast();
 
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ class Pedometer {
     if (Platform.isAndroid) return _androidStream(stream);
     return stream;
   }
-
+  static Future<bool?> get isStepDetectionSupported {
+    Future<bool?> result =  _platform.invokeMethod<bool>("isStepDetectionSupported");
+    return result;
+  }
+  static Future<bool?> get isStepCountSupported {
+    Future<bool?> result =  _platform.invokeMethod<bool>("isStepCountSupported");
+    return result;
+  }
   /// Transformed stream for the Android platform
   static Stream<PedestrianStatus> _androidStream(
       Stream<PedestrianStatus> stream) {