diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
index e4b089448..e6d240587 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
@@ -308,6 +308,83 @@ export var testWhenSelectingATabNativelySelectedIndexIsUpdatedProperly = functio
     }
 }
 
+export var testWhenSelectingATabNativelySelectedIndexChangedEventIsRaised = function () {
+    var tabView: tabViewModule.TabView;
+    var mainPage: pageModule.Page;
+    var pageFactory = function (): pageModule.Page {
+        tabView = _createTabView();
+        tabView.items = _createItems(10);
+        mainPage = new pageModule.Page();
+        mainPage.content = tabView;
+        return mainPage;
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(pageFactory);
+
+    var expectedOldIndex = 3;
+    var expectedNewIndex = 5;
+    var actualOldIndex;
+    var actualNewIndex;
+
+    tabViewTestsNative.selectNativeTab(tabView, expectedOldIndex);
+    TKUnit.wait(helper.ASYNC);
+
+    tabView.on(tabViewModule.TabView.selectedIndexChangedEvent,(args: tabViewModule.SelectedIndexChangedEventData) => {
+        actualOldIndex = args.oldIndex;
+        actualNewIndex = args.newIndex;
+    });
+
+    tabViewTestsNative.selectNativeTab(tabView, expectedNewIndex);
+    TKUnit.wait(helper.ASYNC);
+
+    try {
+        TKUnit.assert(actualOldIndex === expectedOldIndex, "Actual: " + actualOldIndex + "; Expected: " + expectedOldIndex);
+        TKUnit.assert(actualNewIndex === expectedNewIndex, "Actual: " + actualNewIndex + "; Expected: " + expectedNewIndex);
+    }
+    finally {
+        helper.goBack();
+    }
+}
+
+export var testWhenSettingSelectedIndexProgramaticallySelectedIndexChangedEventIsRaised = function () {
+    var tabView: tabViewModule.TabView;
+    var mainPage: pageModule.Page;
+    var pageFactory = function (): pageModule.Page {
+        tabView = _createTabView();
+        tabView.items = _createItems(10);
+        mainPage = new pageModule.Page();
+        mainPage.content = tabView;
+        return mainPage;
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(pageFactory);
+
+    var expectedOldIndex = 2;
+    var expectedNewIndex = 6;
+    var actualOldIndex;
+    var actualNewIndex;
+
+    tabView.selectedIndex = expectedOldIndex;
+    TKUnit.wait(helper.ASYNC);
+
+    tabView.on(tabViewModule.TabView.selectedIndexChangedEvent,(args: tabViewModule.SelectedIndexChangedEventData) => {
+        actualOldIndex = args.oldIndex;
+        actualNewIndex = args.newIndex;
+    });
+
+    tabView.selectedIndex = expectedNewIndex;
+    TKUnit.wait(helper.ASYNC);
+
+    try {
+        TKUnit.assert(actualOldIndex === expectedOldIndex, "Actual: " + actualOldIndex + "; Expected: " + expectedOldIndex);
+        TKUnit.assert(actualNewIndex === expectedNewIndex, "Actual: " + actualNewIndex + "; Expected: " + expectedNewIndex);
+    }
+    finally {
+        helper.goBack();
+    }
+}
+
+
 export var testWhenNavigatingBackToANonCachedPageContainingATabViewWithAListViewTheListViewIsThere = function () {
     return;
 
@@ -409,13 +486,13 @@ export function testBindingIsRefreshedWhenTabViewItemIsUnselectedAndThenSelected
 }
 
 export function testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBack_NoPageCaching() {
-    testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBackg(false);
+    testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBack(false);
 }
 export function testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBack_WithPageCaching() {
-    testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBackg(true);
+    testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBack(true);
 }
 
-function testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBackg(enablePageCache: boolean) {
+function testLoadedAndUnloadedAreFired_WhenNavigatingAwayAndBack(enablePageCache: boolean) {
     var i: number;
     var itemCount = 3;
     var loadedItems = [0, 0, 0];
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts
index 832b1aa27..7bd2e0064 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ var selectedIndexProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
 }
 
 export class TabView extends view.View implements definition.TabView, view.AddArrayFromBuilder {
-
     public static itemsProperty = itemsProperty;
     public static selectedIndexProperty = selectedIndexProperty;
+    public static selectedIndexChangedEvent = "selectedIndexChanged";
 
     public _addArrayFromBuilder(name: string, value: Array<any>) {
         if (name === ITEMS) {
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index a364c4941..58c8557a3 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ export class TabView extends common.TabView {
         super._onSelectedIndexPropertyChangedSetNativeValue(data);
         
         this._setNativeSelectedIndex(data.newValue);
+
+        var args = { eventName: TabView.selectedIndexChangedEvent, object: this, oldIndex: data.oldValue, newIndex: data.newValue };
+        this.notify(args);
     }
 
     private _setNativeSelectedIndex(index: number) {
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.d.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.d.ts
index 0945c4f76..79a05954c 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 declare module "ui/tab-view" {
     import view = require("ui/core/view");
     import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
+    import observable = require("data/observable");
 
     /**
      * Represents a tab view entry.
@@ -25,6 +26,21 @@ declare module "ui/tab-view" {
         iconSource?: string;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Defines the data for the TabView.selectedIndexChanged event.
+     */
+    export interface SelectedIndexChangedEventData extends observable.EventData {
+        /**
+         * The old selected index.
+         */
+        oldIndex: number;
+        
+        /**
+         * The new selected index.
+         */
+        newIndex: number;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Represents a tab view.
      */
@@ -51,5 +67,23 @@ declare module "ui/tab-view" {
          * Gets the native iOS [UITabBarController](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UITabBarController_Class/) that represents the user interface for this component. Valid only when running on iOS.
          */
         ios: UITabBarController;
+
+        /**
+         * String value used when hooking to the selectedIndexChanged event.
+         */
+        public static selectedIndexChangedEvent: string;
+        
+        /**
+         * A basic method signature to hook an event listener (shortcut alias to the addEventListener method).
+         * @param eventNames - String corresponding to events (e.g. "propertyChange"). Optionally could be used more events separated by `,` (e.g. "propertyChange", "change"). 
+         * @param callback - Callback function which will be executed when event is raised.
+         * @param thisArg - An optional parameter which will be used as `this` context for callback execution.
+         */
+        on(eventNames: string, callback: (data: observable.EventData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+
+        /**
+         * Raised when the selected index changes.
+         */
+        on(event: "selectedIndexChanged", callback: (args: SelectedIndexChangedEventData) => void, thisArg?: any);
     }
 } 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
index b4dcb5a2a..a84c8d91a 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
@@ -206,8 +206,12 @@ export class TabView extends common.TabView {
         }
 
         this._ios.selectedIndex = data.newValue;
+        
         // We will need to measure and arrange what became this._selectedView
         this.requestLayout();
+
+        var args = { eventName: TabView.selectedIndexChangedEvent, object: this, oldIndex: data.oldValue, newIndex: data.newValue };
+        this.notify(args);
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {