diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index c56007a..7791ef2 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Nav, Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { StatusBar } from '@ionic-native/status-bar';
 import { SplashScreen } from '@ionic-native/splash-screen';
 import { Storage } from '@ionic/storage';
+import { Device } from '@ionic-native/device';
 
 import { LoginPage } from '../pages/login/login';
 import { StreamPage } from '../pages/stream/stream';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export class MyApp {
   pages: Array<{title: string, component: any, params: Object}>;
 
   constructor(public platform: Platform, public statusBar: StatusBar, public splashScreen: SplashScreen,
-    private storage: Storage) {
+    private storage: Storage, private device: Device) {
     this.initializeApp();
 
     // used for an example of ngFor and navigation
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 73e2d49..530e0e8 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import { SplashScreen } from '@ionic-native/splash-screen';
 import { IonicStorageModule } from '@ionic/storage';
 import { Device } from '@ionic-native/device';
 import { FileChooser } from '@ionic-native/file-chooser';
+import { FilePath } from '@ionic-native/file-path';
+import { FileTransfer, FileUploadOptions, FileTransferObject } from '@ionic-native/file-transfer';
+import { File } from '@ionic-native/file';
+import { HTTP } from '@ionic-native/http';
 import { TimeagoPipe } from '../pipes/timeago/timeago';
 import { ParserPipe } from '../pipes/parser/parser';
 
@@ -48,6 +52,11 @@ import { ParserPipe } from '../pipes/parser/parser';
     SplashScreen,
     Device,
     FileChooser,
+    FilePath,
+    FileTransfer,
+    FileTransferObject,
+    File,
+    HTTP,
     {provide: ErrorHandler, useClass: IonicErrorHandler}
   ]
 })
diff --git a/src/pages/login/login.ts b/src/pages/login/login.ts
index 8e91ba5..8af4c39 100644
--- a/src/pages/login/login.ts
+++ b/src/pages/login/login.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class LoginPage {
   constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public navParams: NavParams, private storage: Storage,
     private device: Device) {
 
-    let scope = ['basic','stream','write_post'];
+    let scope = ['basic','stream','write_post','files'];
 
     if (this.device.platform === "Android" || this.device.platform === "amazon-fireos") {
       this.oauth = new OauthCordova();
diff --git a/src/pages/stream/stream.ts b/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
index c1a7ef0..e16deac 100644
--- a/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
+++ b/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { ViewController, NavController, NavParams, ModalController, Content, Toa
 import { ThreadPage } from '../thread/thread';
 import { Storage } from '@ionic/storage';
 import { FileChooser } from '@ionic-native/file-chooser';
+import { FilePath } from '@ionic-native/file-path';
+import { FileTransfer, FileUploadOptions, FileTransferObject } from '@ionic-native/file-transfer';
+import { File } from '@ionic-native/file';
+import { HTTP } from '@ionic-native/http';
 import { Events } from 'ionic-angular';
 
 import * as pnut from 'pnut-butter';
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ export class StreamPage {
     <ion-row justify-content-end>
       <ion-col offset-0>
         <button ion-button (click)="attachImage()">
-          <ion-icon name="image"></ion-icon>
+          <ion-icon name="attach"></ion-icon>
         </button>
       </ion-col>
       <ion-col col-2><div text-center>{{textCount()}}</div></ion-col>
@@ -356,13 +360,17 @@ export class NewPostModal {
   title: string;
   replyid: string;
   ptext: string = "";
+  fname: string = "";
+  fpath: string = "";
   options: Object = {};
   myUsername: string;
+  authToken: string;
   longpost: Object = {};
   raw: {type: string, value: Object}[] = [];
 
   constructor(public navParams: NavParams, public viewCtrl: ViewController, public toastCtrl: ToastController,
-    private fileChooser: FileChooser, public events: Events) {
+    private fileChooser: FileChooser, private storage: Storage, public events: Events, private filePath: FilePath,
+    private transfer: FileTransfer, private file: File, private http: HTTP) {
     console.log(JSON.stringify(this.navParams));
     this.myUsername = navParams.data.me;
     if (navParams.data.type === 'reply') {
@@ -385,6 +393,9 @@ export class NewPostModal {
     } else {
       this.title = "New Post";
     }
+    this.storage.get('token').then((val) => {
+      this.authToken = val;
+    });
   }
 
   dismiss() {
@@ -458,9 +469,43 @@ export class NewPostModal {
 
   attachImage() {
     console.log('file chooser');
+    const fileTransfer: FileTransferObject = this.transfer.create();
 
     this.fileChooser.open().then(uri => {
       console.log('File URI: ' + uri);
+      this.filePath.resolveNativePath(uri).then(filePath => {
+        this.fpath = filePath;
+        this.fname = filePath.split('/').pop();
+        console.log('-filepath-');
+        console.log(this.fpath);
+        console.log(this.fname);
+
+        let options: FileUploadOptions = {
+          fileKey: 'content',
+          fileName: this.fname,
+          params: {
+            name: this.fname,
+            type: 'com.monkeystew.goober_m',
+            is_public: true
+          },
+          headers: {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + this.authToken}
+        }
+
+        fileTransfer.upload(this.fpath, 'https://api.pnut.io/v0/files', options).then((response) => {
+          console.log('-file created-');
+          console.log(JSON.stringify(response));
+          console.log('-file created-');
+        }).catch((err) => {
+          console.log('-create file error-');
+          console.log(JSON.stringify(err));
+          console.log('-create file error-');
+        });
+
+      }).catch(err => {
+        console.log('-error getting filepath-');
+        console.log(err);
+      });
+
     }).catch(err => {
       console.log(err);
     });