diff --git a/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshot.kt b/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshot.kt
index a92e0020..f5db2094 100644
--- a/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshot.kt
+++ b/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshot.kt
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 package com.karumi.shot.compose
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
-import android.os.Build
-import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.SemanticsNodeInteraction
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName
+import com.karumi.shot.permissions.AndroidStoragePermissions
 
 class ComposeScreenshot(
     private val session: ScreenshotTestSession,
-    private val saver: ScreenshotSaver
+    private val saver: ScreenshotSaver,
+    private val permissions: AndroidStoragePermissions
 ) {
 
     fun saveScreenshot(bitmap: Bitmap, data: ScreenshotMetadata) {
+        permissions.checkPermissions()
         saver.saveScreenshot(ScreenshotToSave(ScreenshotSource.Bitmap(bitmap), data))
         session.add(data)
     }
 
-    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
     fun saveScreenshot(node: SemanticsNodeInteraction, data: ScreenshotMetadata) {
+        permissions.checkPermissions()
         saver.saveScreenshot(ScreenshotToSave(ScreenshotSource.Node(node), data))
         session.add(data)
     }
diff --git a/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotRunner.kt b/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotRunner.kt
index 70043712..a686f1e0 100644
--- a/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotRunner.kt
+++ b/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotRunner.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.karumi.shot.compose
 
 import android.app.Instrumentation
+import com.karumi.shot.permissions.AndroidStoragePermissions
 
 class ComposeScreenshotRunner {
     companion object {
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ class ComposeScreenshotRunner {
         fun onCreate(instrumentation: Instrumentation) {
             composeScreenshot = ComposeScreenshot(
                 session = ScreenshotTestSession(),
-                saver = ScreenshotSaver(instrumentation.context.packageName, SemanticsNodeBitmapGenerator())
+                saver = ScreenshotSaver(instrumentation.context.packageName, SemanticsNodeBitmapGenerator()),
+                permissions = AndroidStoragePermissions(instrumentation)
             )
         }
 
diff --git a/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/permissions/AndroidStoragePermissions.java b/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/permissions/AndroidStoragePermissions.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..471687da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shot-android/src/main/java/com/karumi/shot/permissions/AndroidStoragePermissions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package com.karumi.shot.permissions;
+
+import android.app.Instrumentation;
+import android.app.UiAutomation;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class AndroidStoragePermissions {
+    private static final String WRITE_PERMISSION = "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE";
+    private static final String READ_PERMISSION = "android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE";
+    private static final String[] REQUIRED_PERMISSIONS =
+            new String[]{WRITE_PERMISSION, READ_PERMISSION};
+
+    private final Instrumentation instrumentation;
+
+    public AndroidStoragePermissions(Instrumentation instrumentation) {
+        this.instrumentation = instrumentation;
+    }
+
+    public void checkPermissions() {
+        Context testAppContext = instrumentation.getContext();
+        for (String permission : REQUIRED_PERMISSIONS) {
+            if ((permission.equals(READ_PERMISSION) && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 16)
+                    || testAppContext.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(permission)
+                    == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 23) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("We need " + permission + " permission for screenshot tests");
+            }
+            Context targetContext = instrumentation.getTargetContext();
+            grantPermission(targetContext, permission);
+            grantPermission(testAppContext, permission);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void grantPermission(Context context, String permission) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 23) {
+            return;
+        }
+        UiAutomation automation = instrumentation.getUiAutomation();
+        String command =
+                String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "pm grant %s %s", context.getPackageName(), permission);
+        ParcelFileDescriptor pfd = automation.executeShellCommand(command);
+        InputStream stream = new FileInputStream(pfd.getFileDescriptor());
+        try {
+            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
+            while (stream.read(buffer) != -1) {
+                // Consume stdout to ensure the command completes
+            }
+        } catch (IOException ignored) {
+        } finally {
+            try {
+                stream.close();
+            } catch (IOException ignored) {
+            }
+            try {
+                pfd.close();
+            } catch (IOException ignored) {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shot-android/src/test/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotTest.kt b/shot-android/src/test/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotTest.kt
index f0664d92..a250a026 100644
--- a/shot-android/src/test/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotTest.kt
+++ b/shot-android/src/test/java/com/karumi/shot/compose/ComposeScreenshotTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.karumi.shot.compose
 
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.SemanticsNodeInteraction
+import com.karumi.shot.permissions.AndroidStoragePermissions
 import com.nhaarman.mockito_kotlin.*
 import junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -24,9 +25,12 @@ class ComposeScreenshotTest {
     @Mock
     private lateinit var node: SemanticsNodeInteraction
 
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var permissions: AndroidStoragePermissions
+
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
-        composeScreenshot = ComposeScreenshot(ScreenshotTestSession(), screenshotSaver)
+        composeScreenshot = ComposeScreenshot(ScreenshotTestSession(), screenshotSaver, permissions)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -39,6 +43,15 @@ class ComposeScreenshotTest {
         assertEquals(expectedSessionMetadata, composeScreenshot.saveMetadata().getScreenshotSessionMetadata())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun grantsStoragePermissionsWhenSavingAnyMetadata() {
+        val data = anyScreenshotMetadata
+
+        composeScreenshot.saveScreenshot(node, data)
+
+        verify(permissions).checkPermissions()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun wheneverANewScreenshotIsSavedTheNodeAssociatedIsSavedIntoTheSdCard() {
         val data = anyScreenshotMetadata