diff --git a/packages/location/android/src/main/java/com/lyokone/location/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java b/packages/location/android/src/main/java/com/lyokone/location/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
index b2985f68..491ab3b1 100644
--- a/packages/location/android/src/main/java/com/lyokone/location/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/location/android/src/main/java/com/lyokone/location/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ private void isBackgroundModeEnabled(Result result) {
 
     private void enableBackgroundMode(MethodCall call, Result result) {
         final Boolean enable = call.argument("enable");
+        final Boolean checkBackgroundPermissions = call.argument("checkBackgroundPermissions");
         if (locationService != null && enable != null) {
-            if (locationService.checkBackgroundPermissions()) {
+            if (!checkBackgroundPermissions || locationService.checkBackgroundPermissions()) {
                 if (enable) {
                     locationService.enableBackgroundMode();
 
diff --git a/packages/location/lib/location.dart b/packages/location/lib/location.dart
index 92a109ae..43787d52 100644
--- a/packages/location/lib/location.dart
+++ b/packages/location/lib/location.dart
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ class Location implements LocationPlatform {
 
   /// Enables or disables service in the background mode.
   @override
-  Future<bool> enableBackgroundMode({bool? enable = true}) {
-    return LocationPlatform.instance.enableBackgroundMode(enable: enable);
+  Future<bool> enableBackgroundMode({
+    bool? enable = true,
+    bool? checkBackgroundPermissions = false,
+  }) {
+    return LocationPlatform.instance.enableBackgroundMode(
+      enable: enable,
+      checkBackgroundPermissions: checkBackgroundPermissions,
+    );
   }
 
   /// Gets the current location of the user.
diff --git a/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/location_platform_interface.dart b/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/location_platform_interface.dart
index 2fff3c90..42b35911 100644
--- a/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/location_platform_interface.dart
+++ b/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/location_platform_interface.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:plugin_platform_interface/plugin_platform_interface.dart';
 
 part 'src/method_channel_location.dart';
+
 part 'src/types.dart';
 
 /// The interface that implementations of `location` must extend.
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ class LocationPlatform extends PlatformInterface {
   }
 
   /// Enables or disables service in the background mode.
-  Future<bool> enableBackgroundMode({bool? enable}) {
+  Future<bool> enableBackgroundMode({
+    bool? enable,
+    bool? checkBackgroundPermissions,
+  }) {
     throw UnimplementedError();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/src/method_channel_location.dart b/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/src/method_channel_location.dart
index 0aea662b..b9ad6ba3 100644
--- a/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/src/method_channel_location.dart
+++ b/packages/location_platform_interface/lib/src/method_channel_location.dart
@@ -58,16 +58,22 @@ class MethodChannelLocation extends LocationPlatform {
   @override
   Future<bool> isBackgroundModeEnabled() async {
     final result =
-        await _methodChannel!.invokeMethod('isBackgroundModeEnabled');
+    await _methodChannel!.invokeMethod('isBackgroundModeEnabled');
     return result == 1;
   }
 
   /// Enables or disables service in the background mode.
   @override
-  Future<bool> enableBackgroundMode({bool? enable}) async {
+  Future<bool> enableBackgroundMode({
+    bool? enable,
+    bool? checkBackgroundPermissions,
+  }) async {
     final result = await _methodChannel!.invokeMethod(
       'enableBackgroundMode',
-      <String, dynamic>{'enable': enable},
+      <String, dynamic>{
+        'enable': enable,
+        'checkBackgroundPermissions': checkBackgroundPermissions,
+      },
     );
 
     return result == 1;
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ class MethodChannelLocation extends LocationPlatform {
   @override
   Future<LocationData> getLocation() async {
     final resultMap =
-        await _methodChannel!.invokeMapMethod<String, dynamic>('getLocation');
+    await _methodChannel!.invokeMapMethod<String, dynamic>('getLocation');
     if (resultMap == null) {
       throw PlatformException(
         code: 'NULL_RESULT',