diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index dc60d6627..5592bcaab 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ autodoc_mock_imports = ['googlesamples.assistant.grpc.audio_helpers',
                         'pvcheetah',
                         'pyotp',
                         'linode_api4',
+                        'pyzbar',
                         ]
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))
diff --git a/docs/source/platypush/plugins/qrcode.rst b/docs/source/platypush/plugins/qrcode.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b6b1dea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/platypush/plugins/qrcode.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+``platypush.plugins.qrcode``
+============================
+
+.. automodule:: platypush.plugins.qrcode
+    :members:
diff --git a/docs/source/platypush/responses/qrcode.rst b/docs/source/platypush/responses/qrcode.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b10ad068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/platypush/responses/qrcode.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+``platypush.message.response.qrcode``
+=====================================
+
+.. automodule:: platypush.message.response.qrcode
+    :members:
diff --git a/docs/source/plugins.rst b/docs/source/plugins.rst
index c0cbf0356..445c58c32 100644
--- a/docs/source/plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/source/plugins.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Plugins
     platypush/plugins/ping.rst
     platypush/plugins/printer.cups.rst
     platypush/plugins/pushbullet.rst
+    platypush/plugins/qrcode.rst
     platypush/plugins/redis.rst
     platypush/plugins/sensor.rst
     platypush/plugins/serial.rst
diff --git a/docs/source/responses.rst b/docs/source/responses.rst
index 8e8ab6ddb..26b532ab4 100644
--- a/docs/source/responses.rst
+++ b/docs/source/responses.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Responses
     platypush/responses/pihole.rst
     platypush/responses/ping.rst
     platypush/responses/printer.cups.rst
+    platypush/responses/qrcode.rst
     platypush/responses/stt.rst
     platypush/responses/system.rst
     platypush/responses/todoist.rst
diff --git a/platypush/backend/http/app/routes/plugins/qrcode/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/http/app/routes/plugins/qrcode/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfb684074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/backend/http/app/routes/plugins/qrcode/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import base64
+
+from flask import abort, request, Blueprint, Response
+
+from platypush.backend.http.app import template_folder
+from platypush.context import get_plugin
+from platypush.plugins.qrcode import QrcodePlugin
+
+qrcode = Blueprint('qrcode', __name__, template_folder=template_folder)
+
+# Declare routes list
+__routes__ = [
+    qrcode,
+]
+
+
+@qrcode.route('/qrcode', methods=['GET'])
+def generate_code():
+    """
+    This route can be used to generate a QR code given a ``content`` parameter.
+    """
+
+    content = request.args.get('content')
+    if not content:
+        abort(400, 'Expected content parmeter')
+
+    plugin: QrcodePlugin = get_plugin('qrcode')
+    response = plugin.generate(content, format='png').output
+    data = base64.decodebytes(response['data'].encode())
+    return Response(data, mimetype='image/png')
+
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/message/response/qrcode.py b/platypush/message/response/qrcode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d16ec1a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/message/response/qrcode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import base64
+from typing import Optional, List
+
+from pyzbar.pyzbar import Decoded
+from pyzbar.locations import Rect
+
+from platypush.message import Mapping
+from platypush.message.response import Response
+
+
+class QrcodeResponse(Response):
+    pass
+
+
+class QrcodeGeneratedResponse(QrcodeResponse):
+    # noinspection PyShadowingBuiltins
+    def __init__(self,
+                 content: str,
+                 format: str,
+                 data: Optional[str] = None,
+                 image_file: Optional[str] = None,
+                 *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, output={
+            'text': content,
+            'data': data,
+            'format': format,
+            'image_file': image_file,
+        }, **kwargs)
+
+
+class RectModel(Mapping):
+    def __init__(self, rect: Rect):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.left = rect.left
+        self.top = rect.top
+        self.width = rect.width
+        self.height = rect.height
+
+
+class ResultModel(Mapping):
+    def __init__(self, result: Decoded, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        # noinspection PyBroadException
+        try:
+            data = result.data.decode()
+        except:
+            data = base64.encodebytes(result.data).decode()
+
+        self.data = data
+        self.type = result.type
+        self.rect = dict(RectModel(result.rect)) if result.rect else {}
+
+
+class QrcodeDecodedResponse(QrcodeResponse):
+    def __init__(self, results: List[Decoded], image_file: Optional[str] = None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, output={
+            'image_file': image_file,
+            'results': [dict(ResultModel(result)) for result in results],
+        }, **kwargs)
+
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/qrcode.py b/platypush/plugins/qrcode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5d6a5edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/plugins/qrcode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import base64
+import io
+import os
+from typing import Optional
+
+from platypush.message.response.qrcode import QrcodeGeneratedResponse, QrcodeDecodedResponse
+from platypush.plugins import Plugin, action
+
+
+class QrcodePlugin(Plugin):
+    """
+    Plugin to generate and scan QR and bar codes.
+
+    Requires:
+
+        * **qrcode** (``pip install 'qrcode[pil]'``) for QR generation.
+        * **pyzbar** (``pip install pyzbar``) for decoding code from images.
+        * **Pillow** (``pip install Pillow``) for image management.
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+    # noinspection PyShadowingBuiltins
+    @action
+    def generate(self, content: str, output_file: Optional[str] = None, show: bool = False,
+                 format: str = 'png') -> QrcodeGeneratedResponse:
+        """
+        Generate a QR code.
+        If you configured the :class`:platypush.backend.http.HttpBackend` then you can also generate
+        codes directly from the browser through ``http://<host>:<port>/qrcode?content=...``.
+
+        :param content: Text, URL or content of the QR code.
+        :param output_file: If set then the QR code will be exported in the specified image file.
+            Otherwise, a base64-encoded representation of its binary content will be returned in
+            the response as ``data``.
+        :param show: If True, and if the device where the application runs has an active display,
+            then the generated QR code will be shown on display.
+        :param format: Output image format (default: ``png``).
+        :return: :class:`platypush.message.response.qrcode.QrcodeGeneratedResponse`.
+        """
+        import qrcode
+        qr = qrcode.make(content)
+        img = qr.get_image()
+        ret = {
+            'content': content,
+            'format': format,
+        }
+
+        if show:
+            img.show()
+        if output_file:
+            output_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(output_file))
+            img.save(output_file, format=format)
+            ret['image_file'] = output_file
+        else:
+            f = io.BytesIO()
+            img.save(f, format=format)
+            ret['data'] = base64.encodebytes(f.getvalue()).decode()
+
+        return QrcodeGeneratedResponse(**ret)
+
+    @action
+    def decode(self, image_file: str) -> QrcodeDecodedResponse:
+        """
+        Decode a QR code from an image file.
+
+        :param image_file: Path of the image file.
+        """
+        from pyzbar import pyzbar
+        from PIL import Image
+
+        image_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(image_file))
+        img = Image.open(image_file)
+        results = pyzbar.decode(img)
+        return QrcodeDecodedResponse(results)
+
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aad0efb5b..a7678af58 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -246,3 +246,8 @@ croniter
 
 # Support for Linode integration
 # linode_api4
+
+# Support for QR codes
+# qrcode
+# Pillow
+# pyzbar
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2a9cc7102..f2f11a3e1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -293,5 +293,7 @@ setup(
         'otp': ['pyotp'],
         # Support for Linode integration
         'linode': ['linode_api4'],
+        # Support for QR codes
+        'qrcode': ['qrcode[pil]', 'Pillow', 'pyzbar'],
     },
 )