diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
index 4c60aa53c..3b3de4bc3 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Definitions.
-import { GestureEventData, SwipeGestureEventData, PanGestureEventData, RotationGestureEventData } from ".";
+import { GestureEventData, SwipeGestureEventData, PanGestureEventData, RotationGestureEventData, GestureEventDataWithState } from ".";
 import { View, EventData } from "../core/view";
 
 // Types.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function initializeTapAndDoubleTapGestureListener() {
 
         public onLongPress(motionEvent: android.view.MotionEvent): void {
             if (this._type & GestureTypes.longPress) {
-                const args = _getArgs(GestureTypes.longPress, this._target, motionEvent);
+                const args = _getLongPressArgs(GestureTypes.longPress, this._target, GestureStateTypes.began, motionEvent);
                 _executeCallback(this._observer, args);
             }
         }
@@ -383,6 +383,18 @@ function _getArgs(type: GestureTypes, view: View, e: android.view.MotionEvent):
     };
 }
 
+function _getLongPressArgs(type: GestureTypes, view: View, state: GestureStateTypes, e: android.view.MotionEvent): GestureEventDataWithState {
+    return <GestureEventDataWithState>{
+        type: type,
+        view: view,
+        android: e,
+        ios: undefined,
+        object: view,
+        eventName: toString(type),
+        state: state
+    };
+}
+
 function _getSwipeArgs(direction: SwipeDirection, view: View,
     initialEvent: android.view.MotionEvent, currentEvent: android.view.MotionEvent): SwipeGestureEventData {
     return <SwipeGestureEventData>{
diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
index 7ecb87657..d687b9092 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Definitions.
-import { GestureEventData, SwipeGestureEventData, PanGestureEventData, RotationGestureEventData, PinchGestureEventData } from ".";
+import { GestureEventData, GestureEventDataWithState, SwipeGestureEventData, PanGestureEventData, RotationGestureEventData, PinchGestureEventData } from ".";
 import { View, EventData } from "../core/view";
 
 // Types.
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ export class GesturesObserver extends GesturesObserverBase {
             }
 
             if (type & GestureTypes.longPress) {
-                nativeView.addGestureRecognizer(this._createRecognizer(GestureTypes.longPress));
+                nativeView.addGestureRecognizer(this._createRecognizer(GestureTypes.longPress, args => {
+                    this._executeCallback(_getLongPressData(args));
+                }));
             }
 
             if (type & GestureTypes.touch) {
@@ -359,6 +361,20 @@ function _getRotationData(args: GestureEventData): RotationGestureEventData {
     };
 }
 
+function _getLongPressData(args: GestureEventData): GestureEventDataWithState {
+    const recognizer = <UILongPressGestureRecognizer>args.ios;
+
+    return <GestureEventDataWithState>{
+        type: args.type,
+        view: args.view,
+        ios: args.ios,
+        android: undefined,
+        object: args.view,
+        eventName: toString(args.type),
+        state: getState(recognizer)
+    };
+}
+
 class TouchGestureRecognizer extends UIGestureRecognizer {
     public observer: GesturesObserver;
     private _eventData: TouchGestureEventData;