diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/android_intent_plus/CHANGELOG.md
index b6348c264a..41b5d19637 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-## pre-release
+## 0.4.2
 
 - Add launchChooser method, which uses Intent.createChooser internally.
+- Add sendBroadcast method, which uses context.sendBroadcast() internally.
 
 ## 0.4.1
 
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/IntentSender.java b/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/IntentSender.java
index d66e8a0269..aa909ea7ce 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/IntentSender.java
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/IntentSender.java
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ public void launchChooser(Intent intent, String title) {
     send(Intent.createChooser(intent, title));
   }
 
+  /** Creates an intent and sends it as Broadcast. */
+  public void sendBroadcast(Intent intent) {
+    if (applicationContext == null) {
+      Log.wtf(TAG, "Trying to send broadcast before the applicationContext was initialized.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    Log.v(TAG, "Sending broadcast " + intent);
+    applicationContext.sendBroadcast(intent);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Verifies the given intent and returns whether the application context class can resolve it.
    *
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java b/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
index 46ca514cd7..7200e0528f 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/android/src/main/java/dev/fluttercommunity/plus/androidintent/MethodCallHandlerImpl.java
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ public void onMethodCall(@NonNull MethodCall call, @NonNull Result result) {
       String title = call.argument("chooserTitle");
       sender.launchChooser(intent, title);
       result.success(null);
+    } else if ("sendBroadcast".equalsIgnoreCase(call.method)) {
+      sender.sendBroadcast(intent);
+      result.success(null);
     } else if ("canResolveActivity".equalsIgnoreCase(call.method)) {
       result.success(sender.canResolveActivity(intent));
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 48178f2be0..7862f2a7af 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ flutter {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.1'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.1'
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 761c35fd64..c955419551 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,43 +1,51 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   package="io.flutter.plugins.androidintentexample">
 
-  <!-- io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication is an android.app.Application that
-       calls FlutterMain.startInitialization(this); in its onCreate method.
-       In most cases you can leave this as-is, but you if you want to provide
-       additional functionality it is fine to subclass or reimplement
-       FlutterApplication and put your custom class here. -->
+  <uses-permission android:name="com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM" />
+  <!--
+ The INTERNET permission is required for development. Specifically,
+       flutter needs it to communicate with the running application
+       to allow setting breakpoints, to provide hot reload, etc.
+    -->
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+
   <application
+    android:name="io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication"
     android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
-    android:label="android_intent_example"
-    android:name="io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication">
+    android:label="android_intent_example">
     <activity
-      android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale"
       android:name=".EmbeddingV1Activity"
-      android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar"
+      android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale"
       android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
-      android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
-    </activity>
-
-    <activity android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity"
       android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar"
+      android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"></activity>
+    <activity
+      android:name=".MainActivity"
       android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale"
       android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
+      android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar"
       android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
       <meta-data
         android:name="io.flutter.app.android.SplashScreenUntilFirstFrame"
         android:value="true" />
+
       <intent-filter>
-        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+
+        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
       </intent-filter>
     </activity>
-    <meta-data android:name="flutterEmbedding" android:value="2"/>
+
+    <meta-data
+      android:name="flutterEmbedding"
+      android:value="2" />
+
+    <receiver android:name=".MyBroadcastReceiver">
+      <intent-filter>
+        <action android:name="com.example.broadcast"></action>
+      </intent-filter>
+    </receiver>
   </application>
-  <uses-permission android:name="com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM"/>
 
-  <!-- The INTERNET permission is required for development. Specifically,
-       flutter needs it to communicate with the running application
-       to allow setting breakpoints, to provide hot reload, etc.
-  -->
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/androidintentexample/MainActivity.java b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/androidintentexample/MainActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c26573915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/androidintentexample/MainActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package io.flutter.plugins.androidintentexample;
+
+import android.content.IntentFilter;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import dev.fluttercommunity.plus.androidintent.AndroidIntentPlugin;
+import io.flutter.app.FlutterActivity;
+
+public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity {
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+    AndroidIntentPlugin.registerWith(
+        registrarFor("dev.fluttercommunity.plus.androidintent.AndroidIntentPlugin"));
+
+    IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter("com.example.broadcast");
+    MyBroadcastReceiver receiver = new MyBroadcastReceiver();
+    registerReceiver(receiver, filter);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/androidintentexample/MyBroadcastReceiver.java b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/androidintentexample/MyBroadcastReceiver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab66f6759f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/androidintentexample/MyBroadcastReceiver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.flutter.plugins.androidintentexample;
+
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.widget.Toast;
+
+public class MyBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
+  @Override
+  public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
+    Log.d("MyBroadcastReceiver", "Got Intent: " + intent.toString());
+    Toast.makeText(context, "Broadcast Received!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7abc06d3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<resources></resources>
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/lib/main.dart
index 9824f5af5b..352daf1f9e 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget {
               onPressed: _createAlarm,
             ),
             RaisedButton(
-              child: const Text(
-                'Tap here to launch Intent with Chooser',
-              ),
+              child: const Text('Tap here to launch Intent with Chooser'),
               onPressed: _openChooser,
             ),
+            RaisedButton(
+              child: const Text('Tap here to send Intent as broadcast'),
+              onPressed: _sendBroadcast,
+            ),
             RaisedButton(
               child: const Text('Tap here to test explicit intents.'),
               onPressed: () => _openExplicitIntentsView(context),
@@ -96,6 +98,13 @@ class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget {
     );
     intent.launchChooser('Chose an app');
   }
+
+  void _sendBroadcast() {
+    final intent = const AndroidIntent(
+      action: 'com.example.broadcast',
+    );
+    intent.sendBroadcast();
+  }
 }
 
 /// Launches intents to specific Android activities.
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/test_driver/android_intent_plus_e2e.dart b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/test_driver/android_intent_plus_e2e.dart
index b6d9aed169..7e82d5c662 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/example/test_driver/android_intent_plus_e2e.dart
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/example/test_driver/android_intent_plus_e2e.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void main() {
           (Widget widget) =>
               widget is Text && widget.data.startsWith('Tap here'),
         ),
-        findsNWidgets(3),
+        findsNWidgets(4),
       );
     } else {
       expect(
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ void main() {
     await intent.launchChooser('title');
   }, skip: !Platform.isAndroid);
 
+  testWidgets('#sendBroadcast should not throw', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final intent = const AndroidIntent(
+      action: 'com.example.broadcast',
+    );
+    await intent.sendBroadcast();
+  }, skip: !Platform.isAndroid);
+
   testWidgets('#canResolveActivity returns true when example Activity is found',
       (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final intent = AndroidIntent(
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/lib/android_intent.dart b/packages/android_intent_plus/lib/android_intent.dart
index b939f0e375..c35089e18d 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/lib/android_intent.dart
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/lib/android_intent.dart
@@ -154,6 +154,20 @@ class AndroidIntent {
     );
   }
 
+  /// Sends intent as broadcast.
+  ///
+  /// This works only on Android platforms.
+  Future<void> sendBroadcast() async {
+    if (!_platform.isAndroid) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await _channel.invokeMethod<void>(
+      'sendBroadcast',
+      _buildArguments(),
+    );
+  }
+
   /// Check whether the intent can be resolved to an activity.
   ///
   /// This works only on Android platforms.
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/pubspec.yaml b/packages/android_intent_plus/pubspec.yaml
index 78973fb850..4d1ef5a977 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: android_intent_plus
 description: Flutter plugin for launching Android Intents. Not supported on iOS.
-version: 0.4.1
+version: 0.4.2
 homepage: https://plus.fluttercommunity.dev/
 repository: https://github.com/fluttercommunity/plus_plugins/tree/main/packages/
 
diff --git a/packages/android_intent_plus/test/android_intent_test.dart b/packages/android_intent_plus/test/android_intent_test.dart
index d9c94e1a80..50b34b3c3b 100644
--- a/packages/android_intent_plus/test/android_intent_test.dart
+++ b/packages/android_intent_plus/test/android_intent_test.dart
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ void main() {
         }));
       });
     });
+
+    group('sendBroadcast', () {
+      test('send a broadcast', () async {
+        androidIntent = AndroidIntent.private(
+          action: 'com.example.broadcast',
+          channel: mockChannel,
+          platform: FakePlatform(operatingSystem: 'android'),
+        );
+        await androidIntent.sendBroadcast();
+        verify(mockChannel.invokeMethod<void>('sendBroadcast', <String, Object>{
+          'action': 'com.example.broadcast',
+        }));
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   group('convertFlags ', () {