diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7db43670..0aa9bce7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
 
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <data android:mimeType="image/*" />
+            </intent-filter>
         </activity>
         <!-- need to use Theme.AppCompat -->
         <activity
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/MainActivity.kt
index 9d2e5e24..6ef6bdee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/MainActivity.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.android.developers.androidify
 
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.WindowManager
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.toArgb
+import androidx.core.os.BundleCompat
 import com.android.developers.androidify.navigation.MainNavigation
 import com.android.developers.androidify.theme.AndroidifyTheme
 import com.android.developers.androidify.util.LocalOcclusion
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
+        val sharedImageUri: String? = maybeRetrieveSharedImage()
+
         setContent {
             AndroidifyTheme {
                 enableEdgeToEdge(
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                     ),
                 )
                 CompositionLocalProvider(LocalOcclusion provides isWindowOccluded) {
-                    MainNavigation()
+                    MainNavigation(sharedImageUri = sharedImageUri)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -94,4 +99,18 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
             windowManager.unregisterTrustedPresentationListener(presentationListener)
         }
     }
+
+    private fun maybeRetrieveSharedImage(): String? {
+        if (intent?.action != Intent.ACTION_SEND || intent.type?.startsWith("image/") != true) {
+            return null
+        }
+        val extras = intent.extras ?: return null
+
+        return BundleCompat.getParcelable(
+            extras,
+            Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,
+            Uri::class.java,
+        )?.toString()
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/navigation/MainNavigation.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/navigation/MainNavigation.kt
index 8eab6f36..c19da693 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/navigation/MainNavigation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/navigation/MainNavigation.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.android.developers.androidify.navigation
 
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.compose.animation.ContentTransform
 import androidx.compose.animation.ExperimentalSharedTransitionApi
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.compose.animation.scaleOut
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
@@ -46,8 +48,15 @@ import com.google.android.gms.oss.licenses.OssLicensesMenuActivity
 
 @ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi
 @Composable
-fun MainNavigation() {
+fun MainNavigation(sharedImageUri: String? = null) {
     val backStack = rememberMutableStateListOf<NavigationRoute>(Home)
+
+    LaunchedEffect(sharedImageUri) {
+        if (sharedImageUri != null) {
+            backStack.add(Create(sharedImageUri))
+        }
+    }
+
     var positionReveal by remember {
         mutableStateOf(IntOffset.Zero)
     }