diff --git a/src/components/Permissions.js b/src/components/Permissions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..304f72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Permissions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
+import Modal from '@material-ui/core/Modal';
+import Backdrop from '@material-ui/core/Backdrop';
+import Fade from '@material-ui/core/Fade';
+import Typography from '@material-ui/core/Typography';
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
+  modal: {
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  paper: {
+    backgroundColor: theme.palette.background.paper,
+    border: '2px solid #000',
+    boxShadow: theme.shadows[5],
+    padding: theme.spacing(2, 4, 3),
+  },
+}));
+
+export default function TransitionsModal() {
+  const classes = useStyles();
+  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if(!navigator || !navigator.mediaDevices) {
+      console.warn("Could not detect media devices. This may be because the application was not loaded over a secure context (e.g. https). https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/getUserMedia#Security");
+      setOpen(true);
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })
+      .then(() => {
+        setOpen(false);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        setOpen(true);
+      })
+    ;
+
+    return () => {};
+  });
+
+  const handleOpen = () => {
+    setOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    setOpen(false);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Modal
+        aria-labelledby="transition-modal-title"
+        aria-describedby="transition-modal-description"
+        className={classes.modal}
+        open={open}
+        onClose={handleClose}
+        closeAfterTransition
+        BackdropComponent={Backdrop}
+        BackdropProps={{
+          timeout: 500,
+        }}
+      >
+        <Fade in={open}>
+          <div className={classes.paper}>
+            <Typography variant="h5">
+                This application requires access to your microphone. 
+            </Typography>
+            <Typography variant="body1">
+
+            </Typography>
+          </div>
+        </Fade>
+      </Modal>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/layout/AppViewport.js b/src/components/layout/AppViewport.js
index 51de573..704e37b 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/AppViewport.js
+++ b/src/components/layout/AppViewport.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import Box from '@material-ui/core/Box';
 
+import Permissions from '../Permissions';
+
 import TopBar from './TopBar';
 
 import MyBox from '../MyBox/MyBox';
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ export default function AppViewport() {
     <Box height="100%">
       <TopBar />
       <MyBox />
+      <Permissions />
     </Box>
   );
 };