diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h
index f80c7b66..2b7fd09f 100644
--- a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h
+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 @interface RCTAppleHealthKit (Methods_Vitals)
 
+- (void)vitals_saveHeartRateSample:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
 - (void)vitals_getHeartRateSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
 - (void)vitals_getRestingHeartRate:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
 - (void)vitals_getWalkingHeartRateAverage:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback;
diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.m b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.m
index 473a7c5c..62d1c7c6 100644
--- a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.m
+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+Methods_Vitals.m
@@ -12,6 +12,33 @@
 
 @implementation RCTAppleHealthKit (Methods_Vitals)
 
+- (void)vitals_saveHeartRateSample:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback
+{
+    NSDate *timeHeartRateSampleWasTaken = [RCTAppleHealthKit dateFromOptions:input key:@"date" withDefault:[NSDate date]];
+    double heartRateValue = [RCTAppleHealthKit doubleFromOptions:input key:@"value" withDefault:-99];
+    if(heartRateValue == -99){
+        callback(@[RCTMakeError(@"heartRateValue is required in options", nil, nil)]);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    HKUnit *count = [HKUnit countUnit];
+    HKUnit *minute = [HKUnit minuteUnit];
+    HKUnit *unit = [RCTAppleHealthKit hkUnitFromOptions:input key:@"unit" withDefault:[count unitDividedByUnit:minute]];
+    
+    HKQuantitySample* heartRate = [HKQuantitySample quantitySampleWithType:[HKQuantityType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierHeartRate]
+                                                                quantity:[HKQuantity quantityWithUnit:unit doubleValue:heartRateValue]
+                                                                startDate:timeHeartRateSampleWasTaken
+                                                                endDate:timeHeartRateSampleWasTaken];
+
+    [self.healthStore saveObject:heartRate withCompletion:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
+        if (!success) {
+            NSLog(@"An error occured saving the heart rate sample: %@", error);
+            callback(@[RCTMakeError(@"An error occured saving the heart rate sample", error, nil)]);
+            return;
+        }
+        callback(@[[NSNull null], @true]);
+    }];
+}
 
 - (void)vitals_getHeartRateSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback
 {
diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m
index 95a187f7..237846dc 100644
--- a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m
+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit+TypesAndPermissions.m
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ - (nullable HKObjectType *)getWritePermFromText:(nonnull NSString*) key {
     if ([@"BloodAlcoholContent" isEqualToString: key]) {
         return [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierBloodAlcoholContent];
     }
+    if ([@"HeartRate" isEqualToString: key]) {
+        return [HKObjectType quantityTypeForIdentifier:HKQuantityTypeIdentifierHeartRate];
+    }
 
     return nil;
 }
diff --git a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit.m b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit.m
index 2bc0a363..e8ddce17 100644
--- a/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit.m
+++ b/RCTAppleHealthKit/RCTAppleHealthKit.m
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
     [self getWater:input callback:callback];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(saveHeartRateSample:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback)
+{
+    [self _initializeHealthStore];
+    [self vitals_saveHeartRateSample:input callback:callback];
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getWaterSamples:(NSDictionary *)input callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback)
 {
     [self _initializeHealthStore];
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c2ce098..604dc175 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ All the documentation is under the [docs](/docs) folder. They are split into the
 
 - [getBloodPressureSamples](/docs/getBloodPressureSamples.md)
 - [getElectrocardiogramSamples](/docs/getElectrocardiogramSamples.md)
+- [saveHeartRateSample](/docs/saveHeartRateSample.md)
 - [getHeartRateSamples](/docs/getHeartRateSamples.md)
 - [getHeartRateVariabilitySamples](/docs/getHeartRateVariabilitySamples.md)
 - [getHeartbeatSeriesSamples](/docs/getHeartbeatSeriesSamples.md)
diff --git a/docs/saveHeartRateSample.md b/docs/saveHeartRateSample.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef2263ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/saveHeartRateSample.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# saveHeartRateSample
+
+Save a Heart Rate sample to Healthkit
+
+`saveHeartRateSample` accepts an options object containing a numeric heart rate value in Beats per minute (BPM).
+In the example below a heart rate sample of 72BPM is added to Healthkit.
+
+Example input options:
+
+```javascript
+let options = {
+  value: 72, // Amount in BPM
+  date: (new Date(2018,10,1)).toISOString(), // Optional, time when the Heart Rate was logged
+}
+```
+
+Call the method:
+
+```javascript
+AppleHealthKit.saveHeartRateSample((options: Object), (err: Object, results: boolean) => {
+  if (err) {
+    console.log('Error saving Heart Rate to Healthkit: ', err)
+    return
+  }
+  // Heart Rate successfully saved
+})
+```
+
+Example output:
+
+```json
+1
+```
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 02f04ac9..a6c14fc4 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ declare module 'react-native-health' {
       callback: (err: string, results: HealthValue) => void,
     ): void
 
+    saveHeartRateSample(
+      options: HealthValueOptions,
+      callback: (error: string, result: HealthValue) => void,
+    ): void
+
     getWaterSamples(
       options: HealthInputOptions,
       callback: (err: string, results: Array<HealthValue>) => void,