diff --git a/index.ios.js b/index.ios.js
index 80019a0..1987309 100644
--- a/index.ios.js
+++ b/index.ios.js
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ var MapView = React.createClass({
   _onLongPress(event: Event) {
     if (this.props.onLongPress) this.props.onLongPress(event.nativeEvent.src);
   },
+  _onTap(event: Event) {
+    if (this.props.onTap) this.props.onTap(event.nativeEvent.src);
+  },
   _onFinishLoadingMap(event: Event) {
     if (this.props.onFinishLoadingMap) this.props.onFinishLoadingMap(event.nativeEvent.src);
   },
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ var MapView = React.createClass({
     onStartLoadingMap: React.PropTypes.func,
     onLocateUserFailed: React.PropTypes.func,
     onLongPress: React.PropTypes.func,
+    onTap: React.PropTypes.func,
     contentInset: React.PropTypes.array,
     userLocationVerticalAlignment: React.PropTypes.number
   },
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ var MapView = React.createClass({
         onRightAnnotationTapped={this._onRightAnnotationTapped}
         onUpdateUserLocation={this._onUpdateUserLocation}
         onLongPress={this._onLongPress}
+        onTap={this._onTap}
         onFinishLoadingMap={this._onFinishLoadingMap}
         onStartLoadingMap={this._onStartLoadingMap}
         onLocateUserFailed={this._onLocateUserFailed} />
diff --git a/ios/API.md b/ios/API.md
index 76fa02d..55c6100 100644
--- a/ios/API.md
+++ b/ios/API.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 | `onOpenAnnotation` | `{title: null, subtitle: null, latitude: 0, longitude: 0}` | Fired when focusing a an annotation.
 | `onUpdateUserLocation` | `{latitude: 0, longitude: 0, headingAccuracy: 0, magneticHeading: 0, trueHeading: 0, isUpdating: false}` | Fired when the users location updates.
 | `onRightAnnotationTapped` | `{title: null, subtitle: null, latitude: 0, longitude: 0}` | Fired when user taps `rightCalloutAccessory`
+| `onTap` | `{latitude: 0, longitude: 0}` | Fired when the users taps the screen.
 | `onLongPress` | `{latitude: 0, longitude: 0, screenCoordY, screenCoordX}` | Fired when the user taps and holds screen for 1 second.
 | `onFinishLoadingMap` | does not return an object | Fired once the map has loaded the style |
 | `onStartLoadingMap` | does not return an object | Fired once the map begins loading the style |
diff --git a/ios/RCTMapboxGL/RCTMapboxGL.m b/ios/RCTMapboxGL/RCTMapboxGL.m
index 235d5cc..b26cedb 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMapboxGL/RCTMapboxGL.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMapboxGL/RCTMapboxGL.m
@@ -101,11 +101,19 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE();
     UILongPressGestureRecognizer *longPress = [[UILongPressGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleLongPress:)];
     [self addGestureRecognizer:longPress];
 
+    UITapGestureRecognizer *singleTap = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleSingleTap:)];
+    singleTap.delegate = self;
+    [_map addGestureRecognizer:singleTap];
+
     [self updateMap];
     [self addSubview:_map];
     [self layoutSubviews];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWithGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)otherGestureRecognizer
+{
+    return YES;
+}
 
 - (void)layoutSubviews
 {
diff --git a/ios/example.js b/ios/example.js
index 63ade58..4aa9556 100644
--- a/ios/example.js
+++ b/ios/example.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ var MapExample = React.createClass({
   onLongPress(location) {
     console.log('long pressed', location);
   },
+  onTap(location) {
+    console.log('tapped', location);
+  },
   render: function() {
     StatusBarIOS.setHidden(true);
     return (
@@ -173,7 +176,8 @@ var MapExample = React.createClass({
           onOpenAnnotation={this.onOpenAnnotation}
           onRightAnnotationTapped={this.onRightAnnotationTapped}
           onUpdateUserLocation={this.onUpdateUserLocation}
-          onLongPress={this.onLongPress} />
+          onLongPress={this.onLongPress}
+          onTap={this.onTap} />
       </View>
     );
   }