diff --git a/ionic/ionic.ts b/ionic/ionic.ts
index aaa889dc98..2c82eb6060 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic.ts
+++ b/ionic/ionic.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ export * from './transitions/transition'
 export * from './transitions/ios-transition'
 export * from './transitions/md-transition'
 
-export * from './native/plugins'
+export * from './plugins/plugins'
diff --git a/ionic/native/battery/battery.ts b/ionic/plugins/battery/battery.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ionic/native/battery/battery.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/battery/battery.ts
diff --git a/ionic/native/camera/camera.ts b/ionic/plugins/camera/camera.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from ionic/native/camera/camera.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/camera/camera.ts
index 072e66351a..da7d10b9b1 100644
--- a/ionic/native/camera/camera.ts
+++ b/ionic/plugins/camera/camera.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import {NativePlugin} from '../plugin';
   name: 'Camera',
   platforms: {
     cordova: 'cordova-plugin-camera'
+  },
+  pluginCheck: () => {
+    return !!navigator.camera;
   }
 })
 export class Camera {
diff --git a/ionic/native/contacts/contacts.ts b/ionic/plugins/contacts/contacts.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ionic/native/contacts/contacts.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/contacts/contacts.ts
diff --git a/ionic/native/device-motion/device-motion.ts b/ionic/plugins/device-motion/device-motion.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ionic/native/device-motion/device-motion.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/device-motion/device-motion.ts
diff --git a/ionic/native/device-orientation/device-orientation.ts b/ionic/plugins/device-orientation/device-orientation.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ionic/native/device-orientation/device-orientation.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/device-orientation/device-orientation.ts
diff --git a/ionic/native/device/device.ts b/ionic/plugins/device/device.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from ionic/native/device/device.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/device/device.ts
index 660e39933c..91fe10fd08 100644
--- a/ionic/native/device/device.ts
+++ b/ionic/plugins/device/device.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import {NativePlugin} from '../plugin';
   name: 'Device',
   platforms: {
     cordova: 'cordova-plugin-device'
+  },
+  pluginCheck: () => {
+    return !!window.device;
   }
 })
 export class Device {
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {Object} The device object.
    */
   static getDevice() {
-    return this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    return this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device;
     }, () => {
       return {
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {String} The Cordova version.
    */
   static getCordova() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device.cordova;
     });
   }
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {String} The name of the device's model or product.
    */
   static getModel() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device.model;
     }, () => {
       return 'unknown'
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {String}
    */
   static getName() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device.name;
     }, () => {
       return 'unknown'
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {String} The device's operating system name.
    */
   static getPlatform() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device.name;
     }, () => {
       return 'unknown'
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {String} The device's Universally Unique Identifier
    */
   static getUUID() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device.uuid;
     }, () => {
       return 'unknown';
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {String}
    */
   static getVersion() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device.version;
     }, () => {
       return 'unknown';
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ export class Device {
    * @returns {String}
    */
   static getManufacturer() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.device, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       return device.manufacturer;
     }, () => {
       return 'unknown';
diff --git a/ionic/native/dialogs/dialogs.ts b/ionic/plugins/dialogs/dialogs.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ionic/native/dialogs/dialogs.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/dialogs/dialogs.ts
diff --git a/ionic/native/geolocation/geolocation.ts b/ionic/plugins/geolocation/geolocation.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ionic/native/geolocation/geolocation.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/geolocation/geolocation.ts
diff --git a/ionic/plugins/keyboard/keyboard.ts b/ionic/plugins/keyboard/keyboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4da3b97b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/plugins/keyboard/keyboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import * as Rx from 'rx';
+
+import * as util from 'ionic/util';
+import {NativePlugin} from '../plugin';
+
+/**
+ * Manage the native keyboard. Note: this plugin performs mainly in the native
+ * app context. Most operations are non-functional in a normal web browser as
+ * keyboard control is limited.
+ */
+@NativePlugin({
+  name: 'Keyboard',
+  platforms: {
+    cordova: 'ionic-plugin-keyboard'
+  },
+  pluginCheck: () => {
+    return window.cordova && window.cordova.plugins && window.cordova.plugins.Keyboard;
+  }
+})
+export class Keyboard {
+  /**
+   * Set whether hte accessory bar is visible.
+   *
+   * Note: this only works while running natively (accessory bar cannot be removed
+   * in most web browsers), and by default the bar is hidden when running natively.
+   *
+   * @param isVisible whether the accessory bar is visible
+   */
+  static setAccessoryBarVisible(isVisible) {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
+      cordova.plugins.Keyboard.hideKeyboardAccessoryBar(!isVisible);
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Close the keyboard.
+   */
+  static close() {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
+      cordova.plugins.Keyboard.close();
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Show the keyboard.
+   */
+  static show() {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
+      cordova.plugins.Keyboard.show();
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return the visibility of the keyboard.
+   */
+  static isVisible() {
+    return this.ifPlugin(() => {
+      return cordova.plugins.Keyboard.isVisible;
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ionic/native/plugin.ts b/ionic/plugins/plugin.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from ionic/native/plugin.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/plugin.ts
index 2c5f660185..c48f09da05 100644
--- a/ionic/native/plugin.ts
+++ b/ionic/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ export class NativePluginDecorator {
     this.cls = cls;
     this.config = config;
 
-    cls.ifPlugin = (check, cb, returnType=null) => {
+    cls.ifPlugin = (cb, returnType=null) => {
       // Convert to boolean the plugin param
       var exists = !!check;
-      if(typeof check === 'function') {
-        exists = check();
+      if(typeof this.config.pluginCheck === 'function') {
+        exists = this.config.pluginCheck();
       }
       if(exists) {
         return cb();
       }
 
+      // We don't have the plugin, so print a warning message
       cls.pluginWarn();
 
+      // If the user supplied a default return value, return it here.
       return (typeof returnType === 'function') ? returnType() : returnType;
     };
 
diff --git a/ionic/native/plugins.ts b/ionic/plugins/plugins.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from ionic/native/plugins.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/plugins.ts
index cb126056a9..606d4eb963 100644
--- a/ionic/native/plugins.ts
+++ b/ionic/plugins/plugins.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ export * from './device/device'
 export * from './device-motion/device-motion'
 export * from './device-orientation/device-orientation'
 export * from './geolocation/geolocation'
+export * from './keyboard/keyboard'
 export * from './statusbar/statusbar'
 export * from './vibration/vibration'
diff --git a/ionic/native/statusbar/statusbar.ts b/ionic/plugins/statusbar/statusbar.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from ionic/native/statusbar/statusbar.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/statusbar/statusbar.ts
index 76172bd54e..2a00455688 100644
--- a/ionic/native/statusbar/statusbar.ts
+++ b/ionic/plugins/statusbar/statusbar.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import {NativePlugin} from '../plugin';
   name: 'StatusBar',
   platforms: {
     cordova: 'cordova-plugin-statusbar'
+  },
+  pluginCheck: () => {
+    return !!window.StatusBar;
   }
 })
 export class StatusBar {
@@ -22,16 +25,16 @@ export class StatusBar {
    * Show the StatusBar
    */
   static show() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.StatusBar, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       window.StatusBar.show();
     })
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Hide the StatusBar
    */
   static hide() {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.StatusBar, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       window.StatusBar.hide();
     })
   }
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export class StatusBar {
    * @param style the style from above
    */
   static setStyle(style) {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.StatusBar, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       switch(style) {
         case StatusBar.DEFAULT:
           window.StatusBar.styleDefault();
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ export class StatusBar {
    * @param hex the hex value of the color.
    */
   static setHexColor(hex) {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.StatusBar, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       window.StatusBar.backgroundColorByHexName(hex);
     });
   }
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ export class StatusBar {
    * @param name the name of the color (from above)
    */
   static setNamedColor(name) {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.StatusBar, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       window.StatusBar.backgroundColorByName(name);
     });
   }
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ export class StatusBar {
    * @param doesOverlay whether the status bar overlays the main app view.
    */
   static setOverlays(doesOverlay) {
-    this.ifPlugin(window.StatusBar, () => {
+    this.ifPlugin(() => {
       window.StatusBar.overlaysWebView(doesOverlay);
     });
   }
diff --git a/ionic/native/vibration/vibration.ts b/ionic/plugins/vibration/vibration.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ionic/native/vibration/vibration.ts
rename to ionic/plugins/vibration/vibration.ts