diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 39b5d21163..3ea66529b1 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -2407,6 +2407,7 @@ export namespace Components {
     interface IonReorder {
     }
     interface IonReorderGroup {
+        "activate": 'tap' | 'press';
         /**
           * Completes the reorder operation. Must be called by the `ionItemReorder` event.  If a list of items is passed, the list will be reordered and returned in the proper order.  If no parameters are passed or if `true` is passed in, the reorder will complete and the item will remain in the position it was dragged to. If `false` is passed, the reorder will complete and the item will bounce back to its original position.
           * @param listOrReorder A list of items to be sorted and returned in the new order or a boolean of whether or not the reorder should reposition the item.
@@ -2416,8 +2417,6 @@ export namespace Components {
           * If `true`, the reorder will be hidden.
          */
         "disabled": boolean;
-        "longPress": boolean;
-        "longPressDuration": number;
     }
     interface IonRippleEffect {
         /**
@@ -7106,12 +7105,11 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     interface IonReorder {
     }
     interface IonReorderGroup {
+        "activate"?: 'tap' | 'press';
         /**
           * If `true`, the reorder will be hidden.
          */
         "disabled"?: boolean;
-        "longPress"?: boolean;
-        "longPressDuration"?: number;
         /**
           * Event that needs to be listened to in order to complete the reorder action. Once the event has been emitted, the `complete()` method then needs to be called in order to finalize the reorder action.
          */
diff --git a/core/src/components/reorder-group/reorder-group.tsx b/core/src/components/reorder-group/reorder-group.tsx
index dae3231e1a..8058da8739 100644
--- a/core/src/components/reorder-group/reorder-group.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/reorder-group/reorder-group.tsx
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ export class ReorderGroup implements ComponentInterface {
     }
   }
 
-  // boolean to enable/disable the long press gesture
-  @Prop() longPress = false;
+  // default is `tap` to maintain backwards compatibility
+  // `tap` will initiate the reorder immediately
+  // `press` will initiate the reorder after the `longPressDuration`
+  @Prop() activate: 'tap' | 'press' = 'tap'
 
   /**
    * Event that needs to be listened to in order to complete the reorder action.
@@ -133,11 +135,22 @@ export class ReorderGroup implements ComponentInterface {
   private onStart(ev: GestureDetail) {
     ev.event.preventDefault();
 
-    this.longPressTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.pressed = true;
-      this.clearGestureTimeout();
+    if (this.activate === 'press') {
+      this.longPressTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        this.pressed = true;
+        this.clearGestureTimeout();
+  console.log('hits')
+        this.selectingItem(ev);
+        
+      }, this.longPressDuration);
+    } else {
+      console.log('nope')
+      this.selectingItem(ev);
+    }
+  }
 
-      const item = (this.selectedItemEl = ev.data);
+  private selectingItem(ev: GestureDetail) {
+    const item = (this.selectedItemEl = ev.data);
       const heights = this.cachedHeights;
       heights.length = 0;
       const el = this.el;
@@ -176,7 +189,6 @@ export class ReorderGroup implements ComponentInterface {
       item.classList.add(ITEM_REORDER_SELECTED);
 
       hapticSelectionStart();
-    }, this.longPress ? this.longPressDuration : 0);
   }
 
   private clearGestureTimeout = () => {
@@ -192,7 +204,7 @@ export class ReorderGroup implements ComponentInterface {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (this.longPress && !this.pressed) {
+    if (this.activate === 'press' && !this.pressed) {
       return;
     }
     // Scroll if we reach the scroll margins
@@ -242,7 +254,7 @@ export class ReorderGroup implements ComponentInterface {
 
     hapticSelectionEnd();
 
-    if (this.longPress && !this.pressed) {
+    if (this.activate === 'press' && !this.pressed) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -252,6 +264,7 @@ export class ReorderGroup implements ComponentInterface {
 
   private completeReorder(listOrReorder?: boolean | any[]): any {
     const selectedItemEl = this.selectedItemEl;
+    console.log('end')
     if (selectedItemEl && this.state === ReorderGroupState.Complete) {
       const children = this.el.children as any;
       const len = children.length;
diff --git a/core/src/components/reorder-group/test/long-press/index.html b/core/src/components/reorder-group/test/long-press/index.html
index 00bded3851..43d89245a3 100644
--- a/core/src/components/reorder-group/test/long-press/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/reorder-group/test/long-press/index.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       <ion-content id="content">
         <p>Reorder with icons</p>
         <ion-list>
-          <ion-reorder-group id="reorder-icons" long-press="true" disabled="false">
+          <ion-reorder-group id="reorder-icons" activate="press" disabled="false">
             <ion-item button>
               <ion-label> Item 1 (default ion-reorder) </ion-label>
               <ion-reorder slot="end"></ion-reorder>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         </ion-list>
         <p>Reorder with wrapper</p>
         <ion-list>
-          <ion-reorder-group id="reorder-wrappers" disabled="false" long-press="true" long-press-duration="500">
+          <ion-reorder-group id="reorder-wrappers" disabled="false" activate="press" long-press-duration="5000">
             <ion-reorder>
               <ion-item>
                 <ion-label> Item 1 </ion-label>
@@ -57,29 +57,20 @@
             </ion-reorder>
 
             <ion-reorder>
-              <ion-item>
-                <ion-label> Item 2 </ion-label>
-              </ion-item>
+              <ion-item-sliding>
+                <ion-item button>
+                  <ion-label> Item 2 (default ion-reorder with ion-item-sliding) </ion-label>
+                </ion-item>
+                <ion-item-options side="start">
+                  <ion-item-option>Favorite</ion-item-option>
+                  <ion-item-option color="danger">Share</ion-item-option>
+                </ion-item-options>
+  
+                <ion-item-options side="end">
+                  <ion-item-option>Unread</ion-item-option>
+                </ion-item-options>
+              </ion-item-sliding>
             </ion-reorder>
-
-            <ion-reorder>
-              <ion-item>
-                <ion-label> Item 3 </ion-label>
-              </ion-item>
-            </ion-reorder>
-
-            <ion-reorder>
-              <ion-item>
-                <ion-label> Item 4 </ion-label>
-              </ion-item>
-            </ion-reorder>
-
-            <ion-reorder>
-              <ion-item>
-                <ion-label> Item 5 </ion-label>
-              </ion-item>
-            </ion-reorder>
-          </ion-reorder-group>
         </ion-list>
       </ion-content>
     </ion-app>