diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m
index 73e4a9a9a16af7b54cffe8d19bb3e36dc5c625af..c2593792c8fe1bc095a35370ac01d23a6f0c1097 100644
--- a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m
+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
         @"BodyFatPercentage" : [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierBodyFatPercentage],
         @"BodyMassIndex" : [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierBodyMassIndex],
         @"LeanBodyMass" : [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierLeanBodyMass],
+
+        @"Steps" : [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierStepCount],
     };
     return writePerms;
 }