diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7fbf4a..ed06f01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ cordova.plugins.backgroundMode.un('EVENT', function);
 ## Android specifics
 
 ### Transit between application states
-Android allows to programmatically move from foreground to background or vice versa.
+Android allows to programmatically move from foreground to background or vice versa. 
+
+Note: starting with Android 10, you must request the "Draw on Top" permission from the user or the call to `moveToForeground` will silently fail. You can request it with `cordova.plugins.backgroundMode.requestForegroundPermission();`. This permission isn't necessary for `moveToBackground`
 
 ```js
 cordova.plugins.backgroundMode.moveToBackground();
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index f4b8275..0a6cee4 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
             <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
 			<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
             <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS" />
+            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" />
         </config-file>
 
         <source-file
diff --git a/src/android/BackgroundModeExt.java b/src/android/BackgroundModeExt.java
index d8ed1a1..06a824e 100644
--- a/src/android/BackgroundModeExt.java
+++ b/src/android/BackgroundModeExt.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
+import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
@@ -109,6 +110,9 @@ public class BackgroundModeExt extends CordovaPlugin {
             case "foreground":
                 moveToForeground();
                 break;
+            case "requestTopPermissions":
+                requestTopPermissions();
+                break;
             case "tasklist":
                 excludeFromTaskList();
                 break;
@@ -249,6 +253,20 @@ public class BackgroundModeExt extends CordovaPlugin {
         callback.sendPluginResult(res);
     }
 
+     private void requestTopPermissions() {
+        if (SDK_INT >= M) {
+
+            Activity activity = cordova.getActivity();
+            if (Settings.canDrawOverlays(activity.getApplicationContext())) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            String pkgName    = activity.getPackageName();
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION, Uri.parse("package:" + pkgName));
+            activity.startActivity(intent);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Opens the system settings dialog where the user can tweak or turn off any
      * custom app start settings added by the manufacturer if available.
diff --git a/www/background-mode.js b/www/background-mode.js
index c6643b5..4464425 100644
--- a/www/background-mode.js
+++ b/www/background-mode.js
@@ -252,6 +252,17 @@ exports.moveToForeground = function()
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Requests permission to "draw on top" which is necessary for the "moveToForeground" method in Android 10+
+ *
+ * @return [ Void ]
+ */
+exports.requestForegroundPermission = function() {
+    if (this._isAndroid) {
+        cordova.exec(null, null, 'BackgroundModeExt', 'requestTopPermissions', []);
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Exclude the app from the recent tasks list (Android only).
  *