diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts
index bf0f1a784..1ce3fd2dc 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { TextBase, Property, CssProperty, Style, Color, booleanConverter, makeVa
 export * from "../text-base";
 
 export abstract class EditableTextBase extends TextBase implements EditableTextBaseDefinition {
+    public static blurEvent = "blur";
 
     public keyboardType: KeyboardType;
     public returnKeyType: ReturnKeyType;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
index c3d1883b9..2927fd6e7 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ function initializeEditTextListeners(): void {
                     owner.dismissSoftInput();
                     dismissKeyboardTimeoutId = null;
                 }, 1);
+
+                owner.notify({ eventName: EditableTextBase.blurEvent, object: owner });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
index 1be73f162..399dd64d2 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { TextBase, Property, CssProperty, Style, Color, FormattedString } from "
  * Represents the base class for all editable text views.
  */
 export class EditableTextBase extends TextBase {
+    public static blurEvent: string;
+
     /**
      * Gets or sets the soft keyboard type.
      */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
index 723ad1f18..e8a49027f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
     public nativeView: UITextField | UITextView;
     public dismissSoftInput() {
         this.nativeView.resignFirstResponder();
+        this.notify({ eventName: EditableTextBase.blurEvent, object: this });
     }
 
     [keyboardTypeProperty.getDefault](): "datetime"| "phone" | "number" | "url" | "email" | string {