diff --git a/src/ios/CDVCamera.m b/src/ios/CDVCamera.m
index bf02ca2e6..7a8e2f183 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVCamera.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVCamera.m
@@ -493,7 +493,10 @@ - (void)resultForImage:(CDVPictureOptions*)options info:(NSDictionary*)info comp
             image = [self retrieveImage:info options:options];
             NSData* data = [self processImage:image info:info options:options];
             if (data)  {
-                result = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:toBase64(data)];
+                NSString* extension = options.encodingType == EncodingTypePNG? @"image/png" : @"image/jpeg";
+                NSString* finalURI = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@%@%@", @"data:", extension, @";base64,", toBase64(data)];
+                                
+                result = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:finalURI];
             }
         }
             break;
@@ -701,7 +704,10 @@ - (void)imagePickerControllerReturnImageResult
             break;
         case DestinationTypeDataUrl:
         {
-            result = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:toBase64(self.data)];
+            NSString* extension = self.pickerController.pictureOptions.encodingType == EncodingTypePNG ? @"image/png" : @"image/jpeg";
+            NSString* finalURI = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@%@%@", @"data:", extension, @";base64,", toBase64(self.data)];
+            
+            result = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:finalURI];
         }
             break;
         case DestinationTypeNativeUri: