diff --git a/src/client/actions/MediaActions.ts b/src/client/actions/MediaActions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5253a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/actions/MediaActions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { makeAction, AsyncAction } from '../async'
+import { MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET, MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET, MEDIA_ENUMERATE, MEDIA_STREAM } from '../constants'
+
+export interface MediaDevice {
+  id: string
+  name: string
+  type: 'audioinput' | 'videoinput'
+}
+
+export const enumerateDevices = makeAction(MEDIA_ENUMERATE, async () => {
+  const devices = await navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices()
+
+  return devices
+  .filter(
+    device => device.kind === 'audioinput' || device.kind === 'videoinput')
+  .map(device => ({
+    id: device.deviceId,
+    type: device.kind,
+    name: device.label,
+  }) as MediaDevice)
+
+})
+
+export type FacingMode = 'user' | 'environment'
+
+export interface DeviceConstraint {
+  deviceId: string
+}
+
+export interface FacingConstraint {
+  facingMode: FacingMode | { exact: FacingMode }
+}
+
+export type VideoConstraint = DeviceConstraint | boolean | FacingConstraint
+export type AudioConstraint = DeviceConstraint | boolean
+
+export interface GetMediaConstraints {
+  video: VideoConstraint
+  audio: AudioConstraint
+}
+
+declare global {
+  interface Navigator {
+    webkitGetUserMedia?: typeof navigator.getUserMedia
+    mozGetUserMedia?: typeof navigator.getUserMedia
+  }
+}
+
+async function getUserMedia(
+  constraints: MediaStreamConstraints,
+): Promise<MediaStream> {
+  if (navigator.mediaDevices && navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia) {
+    return navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints)
+  }
+
+  const _getUserMedia: typeof navigator.getUserMedia =
+    navigator.getUserMedia ||
+    navigator.webkitGetUserMedia ||
+    navigator.mozGetUserMedia
+
+  return new Promise<MediaStream>((resolve, reject) => {
+    _getUserMedia.call(navigator, constraints, resolve, reject)
+  })
+}
+
+export interface MediaVideoConstraintAction {
+  type: 'MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET'
+  payload: VideoConstraint
+}
+
+export interface MediaAudioConstraintAction {
+  type: 'MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET'
+  payload: AudioConstraint
+}
+
+export function setVideoConstraint(
+  payload: VideoConstraint,
+): MediaVideoConstraintAction {
+  return {
+    type: MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET,
+    payload,
+  }
+}
+
+export function setAudioConstraint(
+  payload: AudioConstraint,
+): MediaAudioConstraintAction {
+  return {
+    type: MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET,
+    payload,
+  }
+}
+
+export const getMediaStream = makeAction(
+  MEDIA_STREAM,
+  async (constraints: GetMediaConstraints) => getUserMedia(constraints),
+)
+
+export type MediaEnumerateAction = AsyncAction<'MEDIA_ENUMERATE', MediaDevice[]>
+export type MediaStreamAction = AsyncAction<'MEDIA_STREAM', MediaStream>
+
+export type MediaAction =
+  MediaVideoConstraintAction |
+  MediaAudioConstraintAction |
+  MediaEnumerateAction |
+  MediaStreamAction
diff --git a/src/client/constants.ts b/src/client/constants.ts
index e433276..8ba071f 100644
--- a/src/client/constants.ts
+++ b/src/client/constants.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export const NOTIFY_CLEAR = 'NOTIFY_CLEAR'
 
 export const MESSAGE_ADD = 'MESSAGE_ADD'
 
+export const MEDIA_ENUMERATE = 'MEDIA_ENUMERATE'
+export const MEDIA_STREAM = 'MEDIA_STREAM'
+export const MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET = 'MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET'
+export const MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET = 'MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET'
+
 export const PEER_ADD = 'PEER_ADD'
 export const PEER_REMOVE = 'PEER_REMOVE'
 export const PEERS_DESTROY = 'PEERS_DESTROY'
diff --git a/src/client/reducers/index.ts b/src/client/reducers/index.ts
index ab8d83b..835325a 100644
--- a/src/client/reducers/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/reducers/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import alerts from './alerts'
 import notifications from './notifications'
 import messages from './messages'
 import peers from './peers'
+import media from './media'
 import streams from './streams'
 import { combineReducers } from 'redux'
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export default combineReducers({
   alerts,
   notifications,
   messages,
+  media,
   peers,
   streams,
 })
diff --git a/src/client/reducers/media.test.ts b/src/client/reducers/media.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2c4cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/reducers/media.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import * as MediaActions from '../actions/MediaActions'
+import { MEDIA_ENUMERATE, MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET, MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET, MEDIA_STREAM } from '../constants'
+import { createStore, Store } from '../store'
+
+describe('media', () => {
+
+  let store: Store
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    store = createStore();
+    (navigator as any).mediaDevices = {}
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete (navigator as any).mediaDevices
+  })
+
+  function toJSON(this: MediaDeviceInfo) {
+    return JSON.stringify(this)
+  }
+
+  describe(MEDIA_ENUMERATE, () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices = async () => {
+        const result: MediaDeviceInfo[] = [{
+          deviceId: 'abcdef1',
+          groupId: 'group1',
+          kind: 'videoinput',
+          label: 'Video Input',
+          toJSON,
+        }, {
+          deviceId: 'abcdef2',
+          groupId: 'group1',
+          kind: 'audioinput',
+          label: 'Audio Input',
+          toJSON,
+        }, {
+          deviceId: 'abcdef3',
+          groupId: 'group2',
+          kind: 'audiooutput',
+          label: 'Audio Output',
+          toJSON,
+        }]
+        return result
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('retrieves a list of audioinput/videoinput devices', async () => {
+      await store.dispatch(MediaActions.enumerateDevices())
+      expect(store.getState().media.devices).toEqual([{
+        id: 'abcdef1',
+        name: 'Video Input',
+        type: 'videoinput',
+      }, {
+        id: 'abcdef2',
+        name: 'Audio Input',
+        type: 'audioinput',
+      }])
+    })
+
+    it('handles errors', async () => {
+      delete navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices
+      try {
+        await store.dispatch(MediaActions.enumerateDevices())
+      } catch (err) {
+        // do nothing
+      }
+      expect(store.getState().media.devices).toEqual([])
+      expect(store.getState().media.error).toBeTruthy()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe(MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET, () => {
+    it('sets constraints for video device', () => {
+      expect(store.getState().media.video).toEqual({ facingMode: 'user' })
+      const constraint: MediaActions.VideoConstraint = true
+      store.dispatch(MediaActions.setVideoConstraint(constraint))
+      expect(store.getState().media.video).toEqual(constraint)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe(MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET, () => {
+    it('sets constraints for audio device', () => {
+      expect(store.getState().media.audio).toBe(true)
+      const constraint: MediaActions.AudioConstraint = { deviceId: 'abcd' }
+      store.dispatch(MediaActions.setAudioConstraint(constraint))
+      expect(store.getState().media.audio).toEqual(constraint)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe(MEDIA_STREAM, () => {
+    const stream: MediaStream = {} as MediaStream
+    describe('using navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia', () => {
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia = async () => stream
+      })
+
+      it('returns a promise with media stream', async () => {
+        const promise = MediaActions.getMediaStream({
+          audio: true,
+          video: true,
+        })
+        expect(promise.type).toBe('MEDIA_STREAM')
+        expect(promise.status).toBe('pending')
+        expect(await promise).toBe(stream)
+      })
+    });
+
+    ['getUserMedia', 'mozGetUserMedia', 'webkitGetUserMedia'].forEach(item => {
+      describe('compatibility: navigator.' + item, () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          const getUserMedia: typeof navigator.getUserMedia =
+            (constraint, onSuccess, onError) => onSuccess(stream);
+          (navigator as any)[item] = getUserMedia
+        })
+        afterEach(() => {
+          delete (navigator as any)[item]
+        })
+        it('returns a promise with media stream' + item, async () => {
+          const promise = MediaActions.getMediaStream({
+            audio: true,
+            video: true,
+          })
+          expect(promise.type).toBe('MEDIA_STREAM')
+          expect(promise.status).toBe('pending')
+          expect(await promise).toBe(stream)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+})
diff --git a/src/client/reducers/media.ts b/src/client/reducers/media.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0600e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/reducers/media.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { MediaDevice, AudioConstraint, VideoConstraint, MediaAction, MediaEnumerateAction } from '../actions/MediaActions'
+import { MEDIA_ENUMERATE, MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET, MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET } from '../constants'
+
+export interface MediaState {
+  devices: MediaDevice[]
+  video: VideoConstraint
+  audio: AudioConstraint
+  loading: boolean
+  error: string
+}
+
+const defaultState: MediaState = {
+  devices: [],
+  video: { facingMode: 'user'},
+  audio: true,
+  loading: false,
+  error: '',
+}
+
+export function handleEnumerate(
+  state: MediaState,
+  action: MediaEnumerateAction,
+): MediaState {
+  switch (action.status) {
+    case 'resolved':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        loading: false,
+        devices: action.payload,
+      }
+      case 'pending':
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          loading: true,
+        }
+      case 'rejected':
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          loading: false,
+          error: 'Could not retrieve media devices',
+        }
+  }
+}
+
+export default function media(
+  state = defaultState,
+  action: MediaAction,
+): MediaState {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case MEDIA_ENUMERATE:
+      return handleEnumerate(state, action)
+    case MEDIA_AUDIO_CONSTRAINT_SET:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        audio: action.payload,
+      }
+    case MEDIA_VIDEO_CONSTRAINT_SET:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        video: action.payload,
+      }
+    default:
+      return state
+  }
+}