diff --git a/src/android/com/google/cordova/plugin/AdMobPlugin.java b/src/android/com/google/cordova/plugin/AdMobPlugin.java
index 1e9e4e4..e3f285d 100755
--- a/src/android/com/google/cordova/plugin/AdMobPlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/com/google/cordova/plugin/AdMobPlugin.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
 
 import com.google.ads.Ad;
 import com.google.ads.AdListener;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public class AdMobPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
 	public static final String ACTION_CREATE_INTERSTITIAL_VIEW = "createInterstitialView";
 	public static final String ACTION_REQUEST_AD = "requestAd";
 	public static final String KILL_AD = "killAd";
+	public static final String SHOW_AD = "showAd";
 
 	/**
 	 * This is the main method for the AdMob plugin. All API calls go through
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ public boolean execute(String action, JSONArray inputs,
 		} else if (KILL_AD.equals(action)) {
 			executeKillAd(callbackContext);
 			return true;
+		} else if (SHOW_AD.equals(action)) {
+			executeShowAd(inputs,callbackContext);
+			return true;
 		} else {
 			Log.d(LOGTAG, String.format("Invalid action passed: %s", action));
 			callbackContext.error("Invalid Action");
@@ -365,6 +370,33 @@ public void run() {
 
         	this.cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(runnable);
 	}
+	
+	
+	private void executeShowAd(JSONArray inputs,final  CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+		final boolean show;
+		if(adView!=null){
+		    // Get the input data.
+		    try {
+		        show = inputs.getBoolean( 0 ); 
+		        cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+                    public void run() {                       
+                    	 if (show) {
+          					adView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+          				} else {
+          					adView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+          				}
+          		        callbackContext.success();
+                    }
+                });
+		    } catch (JSONException exception) {
+		      Log.w(LOGTAG, String.format("Got JSON Exception: %s", exception.getMessage()));
+		      callbackContext.error("errInput");
+		    }
+		}else{
+			callbackContext.error("errAdViewNull");
+		}
+	    
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * This class implements the AdMob ad listener events. It forwards the
diff --git a/www/AdMobPlugin.js b/www/AdMobPlugin.js
index 5987bcd..a9ed942 100755
--- a/www/AdMobPlugin.js
+++ b/www/AdMobPlugin.js
@@ -190,7 +190,18 @@ var admob =  {
             failureCallback,
             'AdMobPlugin',
                      'killAd',[{}]);
-    }
+    },
+    
+    
+    showAd :function( show, successCallback, failureCallback) {
+		if (show === undefined) {
+			show = true;
+		}else{
+			show=!!show;
+		}
+		cordova.exec(successCallback,failureCallback,'AdMobPlugin','showAd', 	[ show ]);
+	}
+    
     
 };