diff --git a/api-reports/NativeScript.api.md b/api-reports/NativeScript.api.md
index d8c543299..1d9a30d61 100644
--- a/api-reports/NativeScript.api.md
+++ b/api-reports/NativeScript.api.md
@@ -2496,6 +2496,8 @@ export class TextBase extends View implements AddChildFromBuilder {
 export class TextField extends EditableTextBase {
     android: any /* android.widget.EditText */;
 
+    closeOnReturn: boolean;
+
     ios: any /* UITextField */;
 
     // (undocumented)
diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
index 2dff648f3..1e75ea9c2 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ export * from "../editable-text-base";
 export class TextFieldBase extends EditableTextBase implements TextFieldDefinition {
     public static returnPressEvent = "returnPress";
     public secure: boolean;
+    public closeOnReturn: boolean;
 }
 
 TextFieldBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = "auto";
 
 export const secureProperty = new Property<TextFieldBase, boolean>({ name: "secure", defaultValue: false, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
 secureProperty.register(TextFieldBase);
+
+export const closeOnReturnProperty = new Property<TextFieldBase, boolean>({ name: "closeOnReturn", defaultValue: true, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
+closeOnReturnProperty.register(TextFieldBase);
diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts
index 0fa71bb1e..5746e1bdf 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ export class TextField extends EditableTextBase {
      * Gets or sets if a text field is for password entry.
      */
     secure: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets or sets if a text field should dismiss on return.
+     */
+    closeOnReturn: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
index 34be82920..00e969174 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ class UITextFieldDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextFieldDelegate {
         // Called when the user presses the return button.
         const owner = this._owner.get();
         if (owner) {
-            owner.dismissSoftInput();
+            if (owner.closeOnReturn) {
+                owner.dismissSoftInput();
+            }
             owner.notify({ eventName: TextField.returnPressEvent, object: owner });
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts
index 8dfa28ab6..b23d62dc3 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.android.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,17 @@ export function getNativeTextAlignment(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): st
     return "unexpected value";
 }
 
+export function getNativeFocus(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): boolean {
+    //
+    return true;
+}
+
 export function typeTextNatively(textField: textFieldModule.TextField, text: string): void {
     textField.android.requestFocus();
     textField.android.setText(text);
     textField.android.clearFocus();
 }
+
+export function typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField: textFieldModule.TextField, text: string): void {
+    //
+}
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.d.ts b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.d.ts
index 42e294ffd..2aed31bde 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.d.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.d.ts
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ export declare function getNativeColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): co
 export declare function getNativePlaceholderColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): colorModule.Color;
 export declare function getNativeBackgroundColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): colorModule.Color;
 export declare function getNativeTextAlignment(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): string;
+export declare function getNativeFocus(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): boolean;
 export declare function typeTextNatively(textField: textFieldModule.TextField, text: string): void;
+export declare function typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField: textFieldModule.TextField, text: string): void;
+
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.ios.ts b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.ios.ts
index 03f166593..1d697024b 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.ios.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.ios.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,21 @@ export function getNativeTextAlignment(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): st
     }
 }
 
+export function getNativeFocus(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): boolean {
+    return textField.nativeView.isFirstResponder;
+}
+
 export function typeTextNatively(textField: textFieldModule.TextField, text: string): void {
     textField.ios.text = text;
 
     // Setting the text will not trigger the delegate method, so we have to do it by hand.
     textField.ios.delegate.textFieldDidEndEditing(textField.ios);
 }
+
+export function typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField: textFieldModule.TextField, text: string): void {
+    textField.nativeView.becomeFirstResponder();
+
+    textField.ios.text = text;
+
+    textField.ios.delegate.textFieldShouldReturn(textField.ios);
+}
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts
index b17cff785..7f46aa022 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { Page } from "@nativescript/core/ui/page";
 import { StackLayout } from "@nativescript/core/ui/layouts/stack-layout";
 import { Color } from "@nativescript/core/color";
 import {
-    getNativeText, getNativeHint, typeTextNatively, getNativeSecure,
+    getNativeText, getNativeHint, typeTextNatively, typeTextNativelyWithReturn, getNativeSecure,
     getNativeFontSize, getNativeColor, getNativeBackgroundColor,
-    getNativeTextAlignment, getNativePlaceholderColor
+    getNativeTextAlignment, getNativePlaceholderColor, getNativeFocus
 } from "./text-field-tests-native";
 import { FormattedString } from "@nativescript/core/text/formatted-string";
 import { Span } from "@nativescript/core/text/span";
@@ -400,6 +400,100 @@ export var testBindSecureToBindingConext = function () {
     });
 };
 
+// iOS only
+export var testBindCloseOnReturnToBindingConext = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createTextFieldFunc(), function (views: Array<View>) {
+        if (!isIOS) {
+            TKUnit.assert(true === true);
+
+            return;
+        }
+        var textField = <TextField>views[0];
+        var page = <Page>views[1];
+
+        var model = new Observable();
+        model.set("closeOnReturn", false);
+        page.bindingContext = model;
+
+        var options: BindingOptions = {
+            sourceProperty: "closeOnReturn",
+            targetProperty: "closeOnReturn"
+        };
+
+        textField.bind(options);
+        TKUnit.assert(textField.closeOnReturn === false, "Actual: " + textField.closeOnReturn + "; Expected: " + false);
+        typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField, "Should not close textfield");
+        TKUnit.assert(getNativeFocus(textField) === true, "Actual: " + getNativeFocus(textField) + "; Expected: " + true);
+
+        model.set("closeOnReturn", true);
+        TKUnit.assert(textField.closeOnReturn === true, "Actual: " + textField.closeOnReturn + "; Expected: " + true);
+        typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField, "Should close textfield");
+        TKUnit.assert(getNativeFocus(textField) === false, "Actual: " + getNativeFocus(textField) + "; Expected: " + false);
+    });
+};
+
+// iOS only
+export var testDontCloseOnReturn = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createTextFieldFunc(), function (views: Array<View>) {
+        if (!isIOS) {
+            TKUnit.assert(true === true);
+
+            return;
+        }
+        var textField = <TextField>views[0];
+
+        // >> setting-closeOnReturn-property
+        textField.closeOnReturn = false;
+        // << setting-closeOnReturn-property
+
+        typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField, "Should not close textfield");
+
+        var expectedValue = true;
+        var actualValue = getNativeFocus(textField);
+        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+    });
+};
+
+// iOS only
+export var testCloseOnReturn = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createTextFieldFunc(), function (views: Array<View>) {
+        if (!isIOS) {
+            TKUnit.assert(true === true);
+
+            return;
+        }
+        var textField = <TextField>views[0];
+
+        // >> setting-closeOnReturn-property
+        textField.closeOnReturn = true;
+        // << setting-closeOnReturn-property
+
+        typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField, "Should close textfield");
+
+        var expectedValue = false;
+        var actualValue = getNativeFocus(textField);
+        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+    });
+};
+
+// iOS only
+export var testCloseOnReturnByDefault = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createTextFieldFunc(), function (views: Array<View>) {
+        if (!isIOS) {
+            TKUnit.assert(true === true);
+
+            return;
+        }
+        var textField = <TextField>views[0];
+
+        typeTextNativelyWithReturn(textField, "Should close textfield by default");
+
+        var expectedValue = false;
+        var actualValue = getNativeFocus(textField);
+        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+    });
+};
+
 var expectedFontSize = 42;
 export var testLocalFontSizeFromCss = function () {
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createTextFieldFunc(), function (views: Array<View>) {