diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index cc8cdd942..a699a8792 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\search-bar\search-bar-tests-native.android.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\search-bar\search-bar-tests-native.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\search-bar\search-bar-tests-native.ios.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\xml-declaration\inherited-base-page.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\xml-declaration\inherited-page.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\ui-tests-app\pages\handlers.ts" />
@@ -898,6 +899,7 @@
     <Content Include="apps\tests\pages\page18.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\pages\test2.png" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\bindingContext_testPage.xml" />
+    <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\test-pages\bindingExpressions_logicalComparisonOperators_testPage.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\test-pages\bindingExpressions_comparisonOperators_testPage.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\test-pages\bindingExpressions_binaryOperators_testPage.xml" />
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/bindable-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/bindable-tests.ts
index 85c617145..fcefcf755 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/bindable-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/bindable-tests.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import labelModule = require("ui/label");
 import textFieldModule = require("ui/text-field");
 import fs = require("file-system");
 import appModule = require("application");
+import repeaterModule = require("ui/repeater");
+import gestureModule = require("ui/gestures");
+import layoutBaseModule = require("ui/layouts/layout-base");
 
 // <snippet module="ui/core/bindable" title="bindable">
 // For information and examples how to use bindings please refer to special [**Data binding**](../../../../bindings.md) topic. 
@@ -528,6 +531,30 @@ export var test_BindingContext_NavigatingForwardAndBack = function () {
     helper.navigateToModuleAndRunTest(("." + moduleName + "/bindingContext_testPage1"), null, testFunc);
 }
 
+export var test_RepeaterItemsGestureBindings = function () {
+    var testFunc = function (page: pageModule.Page) {
+        var repeater = <repeaterModule.Repeater>(page.getViewById("repeater"));
+        var hasObservers = false;
+        var eachChildCallback = function (childItem: viewModule.View) {
+            if (childItem instanceof labelModule.Label) {
+                var gestureObservers = childItem.getGestureObservers(gestureModule.GestureTypes.tap);
+                hasObservers = gestureObservers ? gestureObservers.length > 0 : false;
+            }
+            else if (childItem instanceof layoutBaseModule.LayoutBase) {
+                childItem._eachChildView(eachChildCallback);
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        repeater._eachChildView(eachChildCallback);
+
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(hasObservers, true, "Every item should have tap observer!");
+    }
+
+    var moduleName = __dirname.substr(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path.length);
+    helper.navigateToModuleAndRunTest(("." + moduleName + "/repeaterItems-bindingToGestures"), null, testFunc);
+}
+
 export var test_BindingToSource_FailsAfterBindingContextChange = function () {
     var createLabel = function () {
         var label = new labelModule.Label();
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.ts b/apps/tests/ui/repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61f1cf3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+function pageLoaded(args) {
+    var page = args.object;
+    page.bindingContext = {
+        items: [
+            { text: "1", tapItem: function () { console.log("1") } },
+            { text: "2", tapItem: function () { console.log("2") } }
+        ]
+    };
+}
+exports.pageLoaded = pageLoaded;
+
+exports.tapPage = function (args) {
+    console.log("Tap! " + args + " " + args.object);
+}
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.xml b/apps/tests/ui/repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12b04ea7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/repeaterItems-bindingToGestures.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Page xmlns="http://www.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" loaded="pageLoaded">
+	<Repeater id="repeater" items="{{ items }}">
+		<Repeater.itemTemplate>
+			<GridLayout width="94" height="94" >
+				<Label text="{{ text }}" tap="{{ tapItem }}" />
+			</GridLayout>
+		</Repeater.itemTemplate>
+	</Repeater>
+</Page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/repeater/repeater.ts b/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
index bd9c18ede..02849944c 100644
--- a/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
+++ b/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ export class Repeater extends viewModule.CustomLayoutView implements definition.
                 for (i = 0; i < this.items.length; i++) {
                     var viewToAdd = !types.isNullOrUndefined(this.itemTemplate) ? builder.parse(this.itemTemplate, this) : this._getDefaultItemContent(i);
                     if (!types.isNullOrUndefined(viewToAdd)) {
-                        this.itemsLayout.addChild(viewToAdd);
                         viewToAdd.bindingContext = this._getDataItem(i);
+                        this.itemsLayout.addChild(viewToAdd);
                     }
                 }
             }