diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java b/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java
index ff8885c3..11993212 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java
@@ -428,7 +428,11 @@ public void onNotificationPermissionChange(boolean permission) {
     @ReactMethod
     public void requestNotificationPermission(final boolean fallbackToSettings, Promise promise) {
         OneSignal.getNotifications().requestPermission(fallbackToSettings, Continue.with(result -> {
-            promise.resolve(result.isSuccess());
+            if (result.isSuccess()) {
+                promise.resolve(result.getData());
+            } else {
+                promise.reject(result.getThrowable().getMessage());
+            }
         }));
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/RNOneSignalTS/src/OSButtons.tsx b/examples/RNOneSignalTS/src/OSButtons.tsx
index 96c32ed5..20e73a65 100644
--- a/examples/RNOneSignalTS/src/OSButtons.tsx
+++ b/examples/RNOneSignalTS/src/OSButtons.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ class OSButtons extends React.Component<Props> {
       },
     );
 
+    const permissionNativeButton = renderButtonView(
+      'Permission Native',
+      async () => {
+        const granted = await OneSignal.Notifications.permissionNative();
+        loggingFunction(`Permission Native: ${granted}`);
+      },
+    );
+
     const canRequestPermissionButton = renderButtonView(
       'Can Request Permission',
       async () => {
@@ -151,9 +159,8 @@ class OSButtons extends React.Component<Props> {
       'Request Permission',
       async () => {
         loggingFunction('Requesting notification permission');
-        OneSignal.Notifications.requestPermission(false, (granted) => {
-          loggingFunction(`Notification permission granted ${granted}`);
-        });
+        const granted = await OneSignal.Notifications.requestPermission(false);
+        loggingFunction(`Notification permission granted ${granted}`);
       },
     );
 
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@ class OSButtons extends React.Component<Props> {
 
     return [
       hasPermissionButton,
+      permissionNativeButton,
       canRequestPermissionButton,
       requestPermissionButton,
       clearOneSignalNotificationsButton,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4ffda205..ad0223ab 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -249,14 +249,14 @@ export namespace OneSignal {
         return pushSub.optedIn;
       }
 
-      /** Enable the push notification subscription to OneSignal. */
+      /** Disable the push notification subscription to OneSignal. */
       export function optOut() {
         if (!isNativeModuleLoaded(RNOneSignal)) return;
 
         RNOneSignal.optOut();
       }
 
-      /** Disable the push notification subscription to OneSignal. */
+      /** Enable the push notification subscription to OneSignal. */
       export function optIn() {
         if (!isNativeModuleLoaded(RNOneSignal)) return;
 
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ export namespace OneSignal {
       if (!isNativeModuleLoaded(RNOneSignal)) {
         return Promise.reject(new Error('OneSignal native module not loaded'));
       }
+      // if permission already exists, return early as the native call will not resolve
+      if (hasPermission()) {
+        return Promise.resolve(true);
+      }
 
       return RNOneSignal.requestNotificationPermission(fallbackToSettings);
     }