diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e43b0f9..4befed3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .DS_Store
+.idea
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b114589..3c1f274 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name":"cdv-socket-plugin",
-    "version":"0.4.0",
+    "version":"0.4.1",
     "description":"cdv-socket-plugin",
     "cordova":{
         "id":"com.tlantic.cdv-socket-plugin",
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index e250613..f617325 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0"
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     id="com.tlantic.plugins.socket"
-    version="0.4.0">
+    version="0.4.1">
     <name>Socket</name>
     <description>Tlantic TCP socket plugin</description>
     <license>GPL</license>
diff --git a/src/ios/CDVSocketPlugin.m b/src/ios/CDVSocketPlugin.m
index 180a44b..0045367 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVSocketPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVSocketPlugin.m
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ -(void)send: (CDVInvokedUrlCommand *) command {
             CDVPluginResult* result= nil;
             Connection* socket = nil;
             NSString* data = nil;
+            NSString* format = nil;
             NSString* key = nil;
 
             @try {
@@ -243,7 +244,14 @@ -(void)send: (CDVInvokedUrlCommand *) command {
                 } else {
                     // writting on output stream
                     data = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
-                    [socket write:data];
+                    if ([command.arguments count] > 2) {
+                        format = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:2];
+                    }
+                    if ([format  isEqual: @"base64"]) {
+                        [socket writeBase64:data];
+                    } else {
+                        [socket write:data];
+                    }
 
                     //formatting success response
                     result = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:key];
@@ -277,4 +285,4 @@ -(void) sendMessage :(NSString *)host :(int)port :(NSString *)chunk {
     [self.commandDelegate evalJs:receiveHook];
 
 }
-@end
\ No newline at end of file
+@end
diff --git a/src/ios/Connection.h b/src/ios/Connection.h
index 65e07dd..f9c312f 100644
--- a/src/ios/Connection.h
+++ b/src/ios/Connection.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 - (void) open;
 - (void) close;
 - (void) write : (NSString*) data;
+- (void) writeBase64 : (NSString*) data;
 
 - (void) stream : (NSStream *) theStream handleEvent : (NSStreamEvent) streamEvent;
 
diff --git a/src/ios/Connection.m b/src/ios/Connection.m
index 6a0db26..6a4f251 100644
--- a/src/ios/Connection.m
+++ b/src/ios/Connection.m
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ - (void) write : (NSString *) data {
     [writer write : [pChunk bytes] maxLength : [pChunk length]];
 }
 
+- (void) writeBase64 : (NSString *) data {
+    NSData *decodedData = [[NSData alloc] initWithBase64EncodedString:data options:0];
+    [writer write : [decodedData bytes] maxLength : [decodedData length]];
+}
+
 - (void) stream : (NSStream *) theStream handleEvent : (NSStreamEvent) streamEvent {
     switch (streamEvent) {
         case NSStreamEventOpenCompleted:
diff --git a/www/socket.js b/www/socket.js
index 740db6c..e0b1419 100644
--- a/www/socket.js
+++ b/www/socket.js
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Socket.prototype.disconnectAll = function (successCallback, errorCallback) {
 };
 
 //
-Socket.prototype.send = function (successCallback, errorCallback, connectionId, data) {
+Socket.prototype.send = function (successCallback, errorCallback, connectionId, data, format) {
     'use strict';
-    exec(successCallback, errorCallback, this.pluginRef, 'send', [connectionId, typeof data == 'string' ? data : JSON.stringify(data)]);
+    exec(successCallback, errorCallback, this.pluginRef, 'send', [connectionId, typeof data == 'string' ? data : JSON.stringify(data), format]);
 };
 
 //