diff --git a/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist b/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist
index 69841c4e25..71e5fbaed1 100644
--- a/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist
+++ b/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
 	<string>Save downloaded Photos and Videos from your Mattermost instance to your device</string>
 	<key>NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription</key>
 	<string>Send voice messages to your Mattermost instance</string>
+	<key>NSFaceIDUsageDescription</key>
+	<string>Mattermost uses Face ID to restrict unauthorized users from accessing the app.</string>
 	<key>UIAppFonts</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>Entypo.ttf</string>
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 836c6007a4..5e1ffed32f 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -208,10 +208,14 @@ PODS:
     - React
   - react-native-image-picker (0.28.1):
     - React
+  - react-native-local-auth (1.5.0):
+    - React
   - react-native-netinfo (4.4.0):
     - React
   - react-native-notifications (2.0.6):
     - React
+  - react-native-passcode-status (1.1.2):
+    - React
   - react-native-safe-area (0.5.1):
     - React
   - react-native-video (5.0.2):
@@ -326,8 +330,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - react-native-cookies (from `../node_modules/react-native-cookies/ios`)
   - react-native-document-picker (from `../node_modules/react-native-document-picker`)
   - react-native-image-picker (from `../node_modules/react-native-image-picker`)
+  - react-native-local-auth (from `../node_modules/react-native-local-auth`)
   - "react-native-netinfo (from `../node_modules/@react-native-community/netinfo`)"
   - react-native-notifications (from `../node_modules/react-native-notifications`)
+  - react-native-passcode-status (from `../node_modules/react-native-passcode-status`)
   - react-native-safe-area (from `../node_modules/react-native-safe-area`)
   - react-native-video (from `../node_modules/react-native-video`)
   - react-native-webview (from `../node_modules/react-native-webview`)
@@ -416,10 +422,14 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-document-picker"
   react-native-image-picker:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-image-picker"
+  react-native-local-auth:
+    :path: "../node_modules/react-native-local-auth"
   react-native-netinfo:
     :path: "../node_modules/@react-native-community/netinfo"
   react-native-notifications:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-notifications"
+  react-native-passcode-status:
+    :path: "../node_modules/react-native-passcode-status"
   react-native-safe-area:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-safe-area"
   react-native-video:
@@ -502,8 +512,10 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   react-native-cookies: 854d59c4135c70b92a02ca4930e68e4e2eb58150
   react-native-document-picker: c36bf5f067a581657ecaf7124dcd921a8be19061
   react-native-image-picker: fd93361c666f397bdf72f9c6c23f13d2685b9173
+  react-native-local-auth: 5081a70211643de74bb207e007401a0c81b37a20
   react-native-netinfo: 892a5130be97ff8bb69c523739c424a2ffc296d1
   react-native-notifications: d5cb54ef8bf3004dcb56c887650dea08ecbddee7
+  react-native-passcode-status: 88c4f6e074328bc278bd127646b6c694ad5a530a
   react-native-safe-area: e8230b0017d76c00de6b01e2412dcf86b127c6a3
   react-native-video: 961749da457e73bf0b5565edfbaffc25abfb8974
   react-native-webview: 0d1c2b4e7ffb0543a74fa0512f2f8dc5fb0e49e2
diff --git a/patches/react-native-local-auth+1.5.0.patch b/patches/react-native-local-auth+1.5.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2475f60079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/react-native-local-auth+1.5.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/react-native-local-auth.podspec b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/react-native-local-auth.podspec
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..9cec893
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/react-native-local-auth.podspec
+@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
++require "json"
++package = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(__dir__, '/package.json')))
++
++Pod::Spec.new do |s|
++  s.name = package['name']
++  s.version = package['version']
++  s.summary = package['description']
++  s.description = package['description']
++  s.homepage = package['homepage']
++  s.license = package['license']
++  s.author = package['author']
++  s.source = { :git => 'https://github.com/mattermost/react-native-local-auth.git' }
++
++  s.platform = :ios, '7.0'
++  s.ios.deployment_target = '7.0'
++
++  s.source_files = "*.{h,m}"
++
++  s.dependency 'React'
++end
diff --git a/patches/react-native-passcode-status+1.1.2.patch b/patches/react-native-passcode-status+1.1.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0661c0f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/react-native-passcode-status+1.1.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-passcode-status/ios/RNPasscodeStatus.h b/node_modules/react-native-passcode-status/ios/RNPasscodeStatus.h
+index 95adfbb..0a83fd3 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native-passcode-status/ios/RNPasscodeStatus.h
++++ b/node_modules/react-native-passcode-status/ios/RNPasscodeStatus.h
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
+ //
+ 
+ #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+-#import <RCTBridgeModule.h>
++#import "RCTBridgeModule.h"
+ #import "UIDevice+PasscodeStatus.h"
+ #import "RCTUtils.h"
+ 
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-passcode-status/react-native-passcode-status.podspec b/node_modules/react-native-passcode-status/react-native-passcode-status.podspec
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..874e763
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/node_modules/react-native-passcode-status/react-native-passcode-status.podspec
+@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
++require "json"
++package = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(__dir__, '/package.json')))
++
++Pod::Spec.new do |s|
++  s.name = package['name']
++  s.version = package['version']
++  s.summary = package['description']
++  s.description = package['description']
++  s.homepage = package['homepage']
++  s.license = package['license']
++  s.author = package['author']
++  s.source = { :git => 'https://github.com/tradle/react-native-passcode-status.git' }
++
++  s.platform = :ios, '7.0'
++  s.ios.deployment_target = '7.0'
++
++  s.source_files = "ios/*.{h,m}"
++
++  s.dependency 'React'
++end