diff --git a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
index 09b629d4a..b76a1318f 100644
--- a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
+++ b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends common.EditableTextBase {
                     if (actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE ||
                         actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_GO ||
                         actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEARCH ||
-                        actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEND) {
+                        actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEND ||
+                        actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_NEXT) {
                         owner.dismissSoftInput();
+                        owner._onReturnPress();
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends common.EditableTextBase {
         // abstract
     }
 
+    public _onReturnPress() {
+        // abstract
+    }
+
     public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
         this._imm = undefined;
         this._android = undefined;
diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
index 78bedd172..c7606ae5c 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export var secureProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
 global.moduleMerge(textBase, exports);
 
 export class TextField extends editableTextBase.EditableTextBase implements definition.TextField {
+    public static returnPressEvent = "returnPress";
+
     constructor(options?: definition.Options) {
         super(options);
     }
diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
index e1c482c93..2f3990f75 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
@@ -49,4 +49,8 @@ export class TextField extends common.TextField {
         this.android.setMaxLines(1);
         this.android.setHorizontallyScrolling(true);
     }
+
+    public _onReturnPress() {
+        this.notify({ eventName: TextField.returnPressEvent, object: this })
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts
index b02c3647b..f61ff94af 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ declare module "ui/text-field" {
      * Represents an editable text field.
      */
     export class TextField extends editableTextBase.EditableTextBase {
+        public static returnPressEvent: string;
+
         constructor(options?: editableTextBase.Options);
         
         /**
diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
index 09264e5d1..dcee39134 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class UITextFieldDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextFieldDelegate {
     public textFieldShouldReturn(textField: UITextField): boolean {
         // Called when the user presses the return button.
         this._owner.dismissSoftInput();
+        this._owner.notify({ eventName: TextField.returnPressEvent, object: this._owner });
         return true;
     }