diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
index 4c60aa53c..4a948d972 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ function _getArgs(type: GestureTypes, view: View, e: android.view.MotionEvent):
         ios: undefined,
         object: view,
         eventName: toString(type),
+        state:undefined,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.d.ts
index 886cc2ad8..80912ba67 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.d.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,12 @@ export interface PanGestureEventData extends GestureEventDataWithState {
     deltaX: number;
     deltaY: number;
 }
-
+/**
+ * Provides gesture event data for longPress gesture.
+ */
+export interface LongPressGestureEventData extends GestureEventDataWithState {
+    state: number;
+}
 /**
  * Provides gesture event data for rotation gesture.
  */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
index 7ecb87657..e1976bba6 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Definitions.
-import { GestureEventData, SwipeGestureEventData, PanGestureEventData, RotationGestureEventData, PinchGestureEventData } from ".";
+import { GestureEventData, SwipeGestureEventData, PanGestureEventData, LongPressGestureEventData, RotationGestureEventData, PinchGestureEventData } from ".";
 import { View, EventData } from "../core/view";
 
 // Types.
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ export class GesturesObserver extends GesturesObserverBase {
             }
 
             if (type & GestureTypes.longPress) {
-                nativeView.addGestureRecognizer(this._createRecognizer(GestureTypes.longPress));
+                nativeView.addGestureRecognizer(this._createRecognizer(GestureTypes.longPress, args => {
+                    this._executeCallback(_getLongPressData(args));
+                }));
             }
 
             if (type & GestureTypes.touch) {
@@ -344,6 +346,19 @@ function _getPanData(args: GestureEventData, view: UIView): PanGestureEventData
     };
 }
 
+function _getLongPressData(args: GestureEventData): LongPressGestureEventData {
+    const recognizer = <UILongPressGestureRecognizer>args.ios;
+    return <LongPressGestureEventData>{
+        type: args.type,
+        view: args.view,
+        ios: args.ios,
+        android: undefined,
+        object: args.view,
+        eventName: toString(args.type),
+        state: recognizer.state,
+    };
+}
+
 function _getRotationData(args: GestureEventData): RotationGestureEventData {
     const recognizer = <UIRotationGestureRecognizer>args.ios;