diff --git a/apps/editable-text-demo/main-page.xml b/apps/editable-text-demo/main-page.xml
index 161031346..bb622051a 100644
--- a/apps/editable-text-demo/main-page.xml
+++ b/apps/editable-text-demo/main-page.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <StackLayout id="stack">
     <Button id="button" text="textChanged" height="100" margin="20" tap="onTap" backgroundColor="Red"/>
     <Label id="label" text="{{ text }}" height="100" margin="20"/>
-    <TextField id="textField" text="{{ text }}" margin="20" updateTextTrigger="textChanged"/>
-    <TextView id="textView" text="{{ text }}" height="100" margin="20" updateTextTrigger="textChanged"/>
+    <TextField id="textField" text="{{ text }}" margin="20" autocapitalizationType="none"/>
+    <TextView id="textView" text="{{ text }}" height="100" margin="20" autocapitalizationType="none"/>
   </StackLayout>
 </Page>
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diff --git a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts
index f6162fce7..5e0289857 100644
--- a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts
+++ b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base-common.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ var updateTextTriggerProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
     new proxy.PropertyMetadata(enums.UpdateTextTrigger.textChanged, dependencyObservable.PropertyMetadataSettings.None)
     );
 
+var autocapitalizationTypeProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
+    "autocapitalizationType",
+    "EditableTextBase",
+    new proxy.PropertyMetadata(enums.AutocapitalizationType.sentences, dependencyObservable.PropertyMetadataSettings.None)
+    );
+
 function onKeyboardTypePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var editableTextBase = <EditableTextBase>data.object;
     editableTextBase._onKeyboardTypePropertyChanged(data);
@@ -49,6 +55,13 @@ function onEditablePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData
 
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>editableProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onEditablePropertyChanged;
 
+function onAutocapitalizationTypePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+    var editableTextBase = <EditableTextBase>data.object;
+    editableTextBase._onAutocapitalizationTypePropertyChanged(data);
+}
+
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>autocapitalizationTypeProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onAutocapitalizationTypePropertyChanged;
+
 export class EditableTextBase extends textBase.TextBase implements definition.EditableTextBase {
 
     public static keyboardTypeProperty = keyboardTypeProperty;
@@ -59,6 +72,8 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends textBase.TextBase implements definition.Ed
 
     public static updateTextTriggerProperty = updateTextTriggerProperty;
 
+    public static autocapitalizationTypeProperty = autocapitalizationTypeProperty;
+
     constructor(options?: definition.Options) {
         super(options);
     }
@@ -95,6 +110,14 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends textBase.TextBase implements definition.Ed
         this._setValue(EditableTextBase.updateTextTriggerProperty, value);
     }
 
+    get autocapitalizationType(): string {
+        return this._getValue(EditableTextBase.autocapitalizationTypeProperty);
+    }
+
+    set autocapitalizationType(value: string) {
+        this._setValue(EditableTextBase.autocapitalizationTypeProperty, value);
+    }
+
     public dismissSoftInput() {
         //
     }
@@ -111,4 +134,8 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends textBase.TextBase implements definition.Ed
     public _onEditablePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
         //
     }
+    
+    public _onAutocapitalizationTypePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        //
+    }
 } 
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diff --git a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
index dfacb1c75..4574a6a09 100644
--- a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
+++ b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends common.EditableTextBase {
         
         this._android = new android.widget.EditText(this._context);
         this.android.setTag(this.android.getKeyListener());
-        
+
         var that = new WeakRef(this);
         
         var textWatcher = new android.text.TextWatcher({
@@ -182,4 +182,34 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends common.EditableTextBase {
             this.android.setKeyListener(null);
         }
     }
+
+    public _onAutocapitalizationTypePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        var editableTextBase = <EditableTextBase>data.object;
+        if (!editableTextBase.android) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var inputType = editableTextBase.android.getInputType();
+        inputType = inputType & ~28762; //28762 (0x00007000) 13,14,15bits
+
+        switch (data.newValue) {
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.none:
+                //Do nothing, we have lowered the three bits above.
+                break;
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.words:
+                inputType = inputType | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS; //8192 (0x00002000) 14th bit
+                break;
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.sentences:
+                inputType = inputType | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES; //16384(0x00004000) 15th bit
+                break;
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.allCharacters:
+                inputType = inputType | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_CHARACTERS; //4096 (0x00001000) 13th bit
+                break;
+            default:
+                inputType = inputType | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        editableTextBase.android.setInputType(inputType);
+    }
 }  
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diff --git a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
index 5aa4b0dc9..1f0c24998 100644
--- a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
+++ b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         public static returnKeyTypeProperty: dependencyObservable.Property;
         public static editableProperty: dependencyObservable.Property;
         public static updateTextTriggerProperty: dependencyObservable.Property;
+        public static autocapitalizationTypeProperty: dependencyObservable.Property;
 
         constructor(options?: Options);
 
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@
          */
         updateTextTrigger: string;
         
+        /**
+         * Gets or sets the autocapitalization type. Possible values are contained in the [AutocapitalizationType enumeration](../enums/AutocapitalizationType/README.md).
+         */
+        autocapitalizationType: string;
+        
         /**
          * Hides the soft input method, ususally a soft keyboard.
          */
@@ -64,5 +70,10 @@
          * Possible values are contained in the UpdateTextTrigger enumeration located in "ui/enums" module.
          */
         updateTextTrigger?: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets or sets the autocapitalization type.
+         */
+        autocapitalizationType?: string;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
index a617a80be..105de7f3a 100644
--- a/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends common.EditableTextBase {
     }
 
     public dismissSoftInput() {
-        this.ios.resignFirstResponder();
+        (<UIResponder>this.ios).resignFirstResponder();
     }
 
     public _onKeyboardTypePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends common.EditableTextBase {
                 break;
         }
 
-        this.ios.keyboardType = newKeyboardType;
+        (<UITextInputTraits>this.ios).keyboardType = newKeyboardType;
     }
 
     public _onReturnKeyTypePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
@@ -61,6 +61,29 @@ export class EditableTextBase extends common.EditableTextBase {
                 break;
         }
 
-        this.ios.returnKeyType = newReturnKeyType;
+        (<UITextInputTraits>this.ios).returnKeyType = newReturnKeyType;
+    }
+
+    public _onAutocapitalizationTypePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        var newValue;
+        switch (data.newValue) {
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.none:
+                newValue = UITextAutocapitalizationType.UITextAutocapitalizationTypeNone;
+                break;
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.words:
+                newValue = UITextAutocapitalizationType.UITextAutocapitalizationTypeWords;
+                break;
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.sentences:
+                newValue = UITextAutocapitalizationType.UITextAutocapitalizationTypeSentences;
+                break;
+            case enums.AutocapitalizationType.allCharacters:
+                newValue = UITextAutocapitalizationType.UITextAutocapitalizationTypeAllCharacters;
+                break;
+            default:
+                newValue = UITextAutocapitalizationType.UITextAutocapitalizationTypeSentences;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        (<UITextInputTraits>this.ios).autocapitalizationType = newValue;
     }
 }   
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diff --git a/ui/enums/enums.d.ts b/ui/enums/enums.d.ts
index fa8964ce2..835945852 100644
--- a/ui/enums/enums.d.ts
+++ b/ui/enums/enums.d.ts
@@ -285,4 +285,30 @@
          */
         export var bottom: string;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Represents the auto-capitalization style for a text input.
+     */
+    module AutocapitalizationType {
+        /**
+         * Do not capitalize any text automatically.
+         */
+        export var none: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Capitalize the first letter of each word automatically. 
+         */
+        export var words: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Capitalize the first letter of each sentence automatically. 
+         */
+        export var sentences: string;
+        
+        /**
+         * Capitalize all characters automatically. 
+         */
+        export var allCharacters: string;
+    }
+
 } 
diff --git a/ui/enums/enums.ts b/ui/enums/enums.ts
index d4b86036e..2b8e62bd9 100644
--- a/ui/enums/enums.ts
+++ b/ui/enums/enums.ts
@@ -77,4 +77,11 @@ export module Dock {
     export var top: string = "top";
     export var right: string = "right";
     export var bottom: string = "bottom";
+}
+
+export module AutocapitalizationType {
+    export var none: string = "none";
+    export var words: string = "words";
+    export var sentences: string = "sentences";
+    export var allCharacters: string = "allCharacters";
 }
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diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
index a8496321e..7bcf01e54 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ export class TextField extends common.TextField {
         this.android.setLines(1);
         this.android.setMaxLines(1);
         this.android.setHorizontallyScrolling(true);
-        this.android.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL);
+        this.android.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts b/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
index 4aaf39a6a..c0ebc0f47 100644
--- a/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ export class TextView extends common.TextView {
         super._createUI();
         
         this.android.setGravity(android.view.Gravity.TOP | android.view.Gravity.LEFT);
-        this.android.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
+        this.android.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES);
     }
 }
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