diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/MapViewExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/MapViewExample.js
index b10620b04a6043..d11d3006ac470b 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/MapViewExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/MapViewExample.js
@@ -320,6 +320,20 @@ exports.examples = [
       }}/>;
     }
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Annotation focus example',
+    render() {
+      return <AnnotationExample style={styles.map} annotation={{
+        title: 'More Info...',
+        onFocus: () => {
+          alert('Annotation gets focus');
+        },
+        onBlur: () => {
+          alert('Annotation lost focus');
+        }
+      }}/>;
+    }
+  },
   {
     title: 'Draggable pin',
     render() {
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/MapView/MapView.js b/Libraries/Components/MapView/MapView.js
index 5dbbf2d9f83cdd..13ee06ee8618d8 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/MapView/MapView.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/MapView/MapView.js
@@ -172,6 +172,18 @@ const MapView = React.createClass({
        */
       onDragStateChange: React.PropTypes.func,
 
+      /**
+       * Event that fires when the annotation gets was tapped by the user
+       * and the callout view was displayed.
+       */
+      onFocus: React.PropTypes.func,
+
+      /**
+       * Event that fires when another annotation or the mapview itself
+       * was tapped and a previously shown annotation will be closed.
+       */
+      onBlur: React.PropTypes.func,
+
       /**
        * Annotation title/subtile.
        */
@@ -288,7 +300,7 @@ const MapView = React.createClass({
     onRegionChangeComplete: React.PropTypes.func,
 
     /**
-     * Callback that is called once, when the user taps an annotation.
+     * Deprecated. Use annotation onFocus and onBlur instead.
      */
     onAnnotationPress: React.PropTypes.func,
 
@@ -376,51 +388,61 @@ const MapView = React.createClass({
       return result;
     });
 
+    const findByAnnotationId = (annotationId: string) => {
+      if (!annotations) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      for (let i = 0, l = annotations.length; i < l; i++) {
+        if (annotations[i].id === annotationId) {
+          return annotations[i];
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    };
+
     // TODO: these should be separate events, to reduce bridge traffic
+    let onPress, onAnnotationDragStateChange, onAnnotationFocus, onAnnotationBlur;
     if (annotations) {
-      var onPress = (event: Event) => {
-        if (!annotations) {
-          return;
-        }
+      onPress = (event: Event) => {
         if (event.nativeEvent.action === 'annotation-click') {
+          // TODO: Remove deprecated onAnnotationPress API call later.
           this.props.onAnnotationPress &&
             this.props.onAnnotationPress(event.nativeEvent.annotation);
         } else if (event.nativeEvent.action === 'callout-click') {
-          // Find the annotation with the id that was pressed
-          for (let i = 0, l = annotations.length; i < l; i++) {
-            let annotation = annotations[i];
-            if (annotation.id === event.nativeEvent.annotationId) {
-              // Pass the right function
-              if (event.nativeEvent.side === 'left') {
-                annotation.onLeftCalloutPress &&
-                  annotation.onLeftCalloutPress(event.nativeEvent);
-              } else if (event.nativeEvent.side === 'right') {
-                annotation.onRightCalloutPress &&
-                  annotation.onRightCalloutPress(event.nativeEvent);
-              }
-              break;
+          const annotation = findByAnnotationId(event.nativeEvent.annotationId);
+          if (annotation) {
+            // Pass the right function
+            if (event.nativeEvent.side === 'left' && annotation.onLeftCalloutPress) {
+              annotation.onLeftCalloutPress(event.nativeEvent);
+            } else if (event.nativeEvent.side === 'right' && annotation.onRightCalloutPress) {
+              annotation.onRightCalloutPress(event.nativeEvent);
             }
           }
         }
       };
-      var onAnnotationDragStateChange = (event: Event) => {
-        if (!annotations) {
-          return;
+      onAnnotationDragStateChange = (event: Event) => {
+        const annotation = findByAnnotationId(event.nativeEvent.annotationId);
+        if (annotation) {
+          // Update location
+          annotation.latitude = event.nativeEvent.latitude;
+          annotation.longitude = event.nativeEvent.longitude;
+          // Call callback
+          annotation.onDragStateChange &&
+            annotation.onDragStateChange(event.nativeEvent);
         }
-        // Find the annotation with the id that was pressed
-        for (let i = 0, l = annotations.length; i < l; i++) {
-          let annotation = annotations[i];
-          if (annotation.id === event.nativeEvent.annotationId) {
-            // Update location
-            annotation.latitude = event.nativeEvent.latitude;
-            annotation.longitude = event.nativeEvent.longitude;
-            // Call callback
-            annotation.onDragStateChange &&
-              annotation.onDragStateChange(event.nativeEvent);
-            break;
-          }
+      };
+      onAnnotationFocus = (event: Event) => {
+        const annotation = findByAnnotationId(event.nativeEvent.annotationId);
+        if (annotation && annotation.onFocus) {
+          annotation.onFocus(event.nativeEvent);
         }
-      }
+      };
+      onAnnotationBlur = (event: Event) => {
+        const annotation = findByAnnotationId(event.nativeEvent.annotationId);
+        if (annotation && annotation.onBlur) {
+          annotation.onBlur(event.nativeEvent);
+        }
+      };
     }
 
     // TODO: these should be separate events, to reduce bridge traffic
@@ -451,6 +473,8 @@ const MapView = React.createClass({
         onPress={onPress}
         onChange={onChange}
         onAnnotationDragStateChange={onAnnotationDragStateChange}
+        onAnnotationFocus={onAnnotationFocus}
+        onAnnotationBlur={onAnnotationBlur}
       />
     );
   },
@@ -484,6 +508,8 @@ MapView.PinColors = PinColors && {
 const RCTMap = requireNativeComponent('RCTMap', MapView, {
   nativeOnly: {
     onAnnotationDragStateChange: true,
+    onAnnotationFocus: true,
+    onAnnotationBlur: true,
     onChange: true,
     onPress: true
   }
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTMap.h b/React/Views/RCTMap.h
index e7a0768107a15e..e6c5cabf0b80ba 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTMap.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTMap.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ RCT_EXTERN const CGFloat RCTMapZoomBoundBuffer;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTBubblingEventBlock onChange;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTBubblingEventBlock onPress;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTBubblingEventBlock onAnnotationDragStateChange;
+@property (nonatomic, copy) RCTBubblingEventBlock onAnnotationFocus;
+@property (nonatomic, copy) RCTBubblingEventBlock onAnnotationBlur;
 
 - (void)setAnnotations:(NSArray<RCTMapAnnotation *> *)annotations;
 - (void)setOverlays:(NSArray<RCTMapOverlay *> *)overlays;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTMapManager.m b/React/Views/RCTMapManager.m
index 74517b4c40dbf8..ec4595a5a3a584 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTMapManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTMapManager.m
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ - (UIView *)view
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(annotations, NSArray<RCTMapAnnotation *>)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(overlays, NSArray<RCTMapOverlay *>)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onAnnotationDragStateChange, RCTBubblingEventBlock)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onAnnotationFocus, RCTBubblingEventBlock)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onAnnotationBlur, RCTBubblingEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onChange, RCTBubblingEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onPress, RCTBubblingEventBlock)
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(region, MKCoordinateRegion, RCTMap)
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ - (UIView *)view
 
 - (void)mapView:(RCTMap *)mapView didSelectAnnotationView:(MKAnnotationView *)view
 {
+  // TODO: Remove deprecated onAnnotationPress API call later.
   if (mapView.onPress && [view.annotation isKindOfClass:[RCTMapAnnotation class]]) {
     RCTMapAnnotation *annotation = (RCTMapAnnotation *)view.annotation;
     mapView.onPress(@{
@@ -150,6 +153,27 @@ - (void)mapView:(RCTMap *)mapView didSelectAnnotationView:(MKAnnotationView *)vi
       }
     });
   }
+
+  if ([view.annotation isKindOfClass:[RCTMapAnnotation class]]) {
+    RCTMapAnnotation *annotation = (RCTMapAnnotation *)view.annotation;
+    if (mapView.onAnnotationFocus) {
+      mapView.onAnnotationFocus(@{
+        @"annotationId": annotation.identifier
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)mapView:(RCTMap *)mapView didDeselectAnnotationView:(MKAnnotationView *)view
+{
+  if ([view.annotation isKindOfClass:[RCTMapAnnotation class]]) {
+    RCTMapAnnotation *annotation = (RCTMapAnnotation *)view.annotation;
+    if (mapView.onAnnotationBlur) {
+      mapView.onAnnotationBlur(@{
+        @"annotationId": annotation.identifier
+      });
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)mapView:(RCTMap *)mapView annotationView:(MKAnnotationView *)view