diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js
index 62f7100f8..208f27a64 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class EventExample extends React.Component {
         <Animated.ScrollView
           horizontal
           style={{ height: 100, marginTop: 16 }}
+          scrollEventThrottle={16}
           onScroll={
             Animated.event([{
               nativeEvent: { contentOffset: { x: this.state.scrollX } }
@@ -462,6 +463,14 @@ exports.examples = [
       );
     },
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Animated events',
+    render: function() {
+      return (
+        <EventExample />
+      );
+    },
+  },
   {
     title: 'Internal Settings',
     render: function() {
@@ -470,13 +479,4 @@ exports.examples = [
       );
     },
   },
-  {
-    title: 'Animated events',
-    platform: 'android',
-    render: function() {
-      return (
-        <EventExample />
-      );
-    },
-  },
 ];
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTEventAnimation.h b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTEventAnimation.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b8eefd1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTEventAnimation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+#import "RCTValueAnimatedNode.h"
+#import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
+
+@interface RCTEventAnimation : NSObject
+
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, weak) RCTValueAnimatedNode *valueNode;
+
+- (instancetype)initWithEventPath:(NSArray<NSString *> *)eventPath
+                        valueNode:(RCTValueAnimatedNode *)valueNode;
+
+- (void)updateWithEvent:(id<RCTEvent>)event;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTEventAnimation.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTEventAnimation.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd7dfc9cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTEventAnimation.m
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#import "RCTEventAnimation.h"
+
+@implementation RCTEventAnimation
+{
+  NSArray<NSString *> *_eventPath;
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithEventPath:(NSArray<NSString *> *)eventPath
+                        valueNode:(RCTValueAnimatedNode *)valueNode
+{
+  if ((self = [super init])) {
+    _eventPath = eventPath;
+    _valueNode = valueNode;
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (void)updateWithEvent:(id<RCTEvent>)event
+{
+  NSArray *args = event.arguments;
+  // Supported events args are in the following order: viewTag, eventName, eventData.
+  id currentValue = args[2];
+  for (NSString *key in _eventPath) {
+    currentValue = [currentValue valueForKey:key];
+  }
+
+  _valueNode.value = ((NSNumber *)currentValue).doubleValue;
+  [_valueNode setNeedsUpdate];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTAnimation.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTAnimation.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 657150b28..aec9ef048 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTAnimation.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTAnimation.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 		13E501EF1D07A6C9005F35D8 /* RCTTransformAnimatedNode.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 13E501E51D07A6C9005F35D8 /* RCTTransformAnimatedNode.m */; };
 		13E501F01D07A6C9005F35D8 /* RCTValueAnimatedNode.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 13E501E71D07A6C9005F35D8 /* RCTValueAnimatedNode.m */; };
 		193F64F41D776EC6004D1CAA /* RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 193F64F31D776EC6004D1CAA /* RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.m */; };
+		19F00F221DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 19F00F211DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m */; };
+		19F00F231DC8848E00113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 19F00F211DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m */; };
 		2D3B5EF21D9B0B3100451313 /* RCTAnimationUtils.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 13E501B81D07A644005F35D8 /* RCTAnimationUtils.m */; };
 		2D3B5EF31D9B0B3400451313 /* RCTViewPropertyMapper.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 13E501C81D07A644005F35D8 /* RCTViewPropertyMapper.m */; };
 		2D3B5EF41D9B0B3700451313 /* RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 13E501BE1D07A644005F35D8 /* RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m */; };
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@
 		13E501E71D07A6C9005F35D8 /* RCTValueAnimatedNode.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTValueAnimatedNode.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		193F64F21D776EC6004D1CAA /* RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		193F64F31D776EC6004D1CAA /* RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		19F00F201DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTEventAnimation.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		19F00F211DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTEventAnimation.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		2D2A28201D9B03D100D4039D /* libRCTAnimation-tvOS.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; includeInIndex = 0; path = "libRCTAnimation-tvOS.a"; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		5C9894931D999639008027DB /* RCTDivisionAnimatedNode.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTDivisionAnimatedNode.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5C9894941D999639008027DB /* RCTDivisionAnimatedNode.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTDivisionAnimatedNode.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -175,6 +179,8 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				94C1294A1D4069170025F25C /* RCTAnimationDriver.h */,
+				19F00F201DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.h */,
+				19F00F211DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m */,
 				94C1294C1D4069170025F25C /* RCTFrameAnimation.h */,
 				94C1294D1D4069170025F25C /* RCTFrameAnimation.m */,
 				94C1294E1D4069170025F25C /* RCTSpringAnimation.h */,
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@
 				2D3B5EF21D9B0B3100451313 /* RCTAnimationUtils.m in Sources */,
 				2D3B5EF51D9B0B4800451313 /* RCTDivisionAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
 				2D3B5EF71D9B0B4800451313 /* RCTAdditionAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
+				19F00F231DC8848E00113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m in Sources */,
 				2D3B5EF41D9B0B3700451313 /* RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m in Sources */,
 				2D3B5EF61D9B0B4800451313 /* RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
 				2D3B5EF81D9B0B4800451313 /* RCTAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
@@ -289,6 +296,7 @@
 				13E501F01D07A6C9005F35D8 /* RCTValueAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
 				94DAE3F91D7334A70059942F /* RCTModuloAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
 				193F64F41D776EC6004D1CAA /* RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
+				19F00F221DC8847500113FEE /* RCTEventAnimation.m in Sources */,
 				13E501EE1D07A6C9005F35D8 /* RCTStyleAnimatedNode.m in Sources */,
 				13E501CC1D07A644005F35D8 /* RCTAnimationUtils.m in Sources */,
 				13E501CF1D07A644005F35D8 /* RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.h b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.h
index da7831769..55cdf705f 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.h
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #import "RCTBridgeModule.h"
 #import "RCTValueAnimatedNode.h"
 #import "RCTEventEmitter.h"
+#import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
 
-@interface RCTNativeAnimatedModule : RCTEventEmitter <RCTBridgeModule, RCTValueAnimatedNodeObserver>
+@interface RCTNativeAnimatedModule : RCTEventEmitter <RCTBridgeModule, RCTValueAnimatedNodeObserver, RCTEventDispatcherObserver>
 
 @end
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m
index f08824395..8426d8bb8 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #import "RCTAnimationUtils.h"
 #import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTConvert.h"
+#import "RCTEventAnimation.h"
 #import "RCTInterpolationAnimatedNode.h"
 #import "RCTLog.h"
 #import "RCTDiffClampAnimatedNode.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 {
   NSMutableDictionary<NSNumber *, RCTAnimatedNode *> *_animationNodes;
   NSMutableDictionary<NSNumber *, id<RCTAnimationDriver>> *_animationDrivers;
+  NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, RCTEventAnimation *> *_eventAnimationDrivers;
   NSMutableSet<id<RCTAnimationDriver>> *_activeAnimations;
   NSMutableSet<id<RCTAnimationDriver>> *_finishedAnimations;
   NSMutableSet<RCTValueAnimatedNode *> *_updatedValueNodes;
@@ -45,10 +47,18 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
   _animationNodes = [NSMutableDictionary new];
   _animationDrivers = [NSMutableDictionary new];
+  _eventAnimationDrivers = [NSMutableDictionary new];
   _activeAnimations = [NSMutableSet new];
   _finishedAnimations = [NSMutableSet new];
   _updatedValueNodes = [NSMutableSet new];
   _propAnimationNodes = [NSMutableSet new];
+
+  [bridge.eventDispatcher addDispatchObserver:self];
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+  [self.bridge.eventDispatcher removeDispatchObserver:self];
 }
 
 
@@ -157,7 +167,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(startAnimatingNode:(nonnull NSNumber *)animationId
   [_activeAnimations addObject:animationDriver];
   _animationDrivers[animationId] = animationDriver;
   [animationDriver startAnimation];
-  [self startAnimation];
+  [self startAnimationLoopIfNeeded];
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(stopAnimation:(nonnull NSNumber *)animationId)
@@ -263,12 +273,64 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(stopListeningToAnimatedNodeValue:(nonnull NSNumber *)tag)
   }
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(addAnimatedEventToView:(nonnull NSNumber *)viewTag
+                  eventName:(nonnull NSString *)eventName
+                  eventMapping:(NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)eventMapping)
+{
+  NSNumber *nodeTag = [RCTConvert NSNumber:eventMapping[@"animatedValueTag"]];
+  RCTAnimatedNode *node = _animationNodes[nodeTag];
+
+  if (!node) {
+    RCTLogError(@"Animated node with tag %@ does not exists", nodeTag);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (![node isKindOfClass:[RCTValueAnimatedNode class]]) {
+    RCTLogError(@"Animated node connected to event should be of type RCTValueAnimatedNode");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  NSArray<NSString *> *eventPath = [RCTConvert NSStringArray:eventMapping[@"nativeEventPath"]];
+
+  RCTEventAnimation *driver =
+  [[RCTEventAnimation alloc] initWithEventPath:eventPath valueNode:(RCTValueAnimatedNode *)node];
+
+  _eventAnimationDrivers[[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", viewTag, eventName]] = driver;
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(removeAnimatedEventFromView:(nonnull NSNumber *)viewTag
+                  eventName:(nonnull NSString *)eventName)
+{
+  [_eventAnimationDrivers removeObjectForKey:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", viewTag, eventName]];
+}
+
 - (void)animatedNode:(RCTValueAnimatedNode *)node didUpdateValue:(CGFloat)value
 {
   [self sendEventWithName:@"onAnimatedValueUpdate"
                      body:@{@"tag": node.nodeTag, @"value": @(value)}];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)eventDispatcherWillDispatchEvent:(id<RCTEvent>)event
+{
+  // Native animated events only work for events dispatched from the main queue.
+  if (!RCTIsMainQueue() || _eventAnimationDrivers.count == 0) {
+    return NO;
+  }
+
+  NSString *key = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", event.viewTag, event.eventName];
+  RCTEventAnimation *driver = _eventAnimationDrivers[key];
+
+  if (driver) {
+    [driver updateWithEvent:event];
+    [self updateViewsProps];
+    [driver.valueNode cleanupAnimationUpdate];
+
+    return YES;
+  }
+
+  return NO;
+}
+
 - (void)updateViewsProps
 {
   for (RCTPropsAnimatedNode *propsNode in _propAnimationNodes) {
@@ -278,14 +340,22 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(stopListeningToAnimatedNodeValue:(nonnull NSNumber *)tag)
 
 #pragma mark -- Animation Loop
 
-- (void)startAnimation
+- (void)startAnimationLoopIfNeeded
 {
-  if (!_displayLink && _activeAnimations.count > 0) {
+  if (!_displayLink && (_activeAnimations.count > 0 || _updatedValueNodes.count > 0)) {
     _displayLink = [CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:self selector:@selector(updateAnimations)];
     [_displayLink addToRunLoop:[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] forMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes];
   }
 }
 
+- (void)stopAnimationLoopIfNeeded
+{
+  if (_displayLink && _activeAnimations.count == 0 && _updatedValueNodes.count == 0) {
+    [_displayLink invalidate];
+    _displayLink = nil;
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)updateAnimations
 {
   // Step Current active animations
@@ -321,10 +391,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(stopListeningToAnimatedNodeValue:(nonnull NSNumber *)tag)
   }
   [_finishedAnimations removeAllObjects];
 
-  if (_activeAnimations.count == 0) {
-    [_displayLink invalidate];
-    _displayLink = nil;
-  }
+  [self stopAnimationLoopIfNeeded];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/React.podspec b/React.podspec
index 70e3f1a9d..8cd94c058 100644
--- a/React.podspec
+++ b/React.podspec
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.subspec 'RCTAnimation' do |ss|
     ss.dependency       'React/Core'
-    ss.source_files   = "Libraries/NativeAnimation/{Nodes/*,*}.{h,m}"
+    ss.source_files   = "Libraries/NativeAnimation/{Drivers/*,Nodes/*,*}.{h,m}"
   end
 
   s.subspec 'RCTCameraRoll' do |ss|
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.h b/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.h
index 6b5b448c1..b6a4d41bf 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.h
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ RCT_EXTERN NSString *RCTNormalizeInputEventName(NSString *eventName);
 
 @end
 
+/**
+ * This protocol allows observing events dispatched by RCTEventDispatcher.
+ */
+@protocol RCTEventDispatcherObserver <NSObject>
+
+/**
+ * Called before dispatching an event, on the same thread the event was
+ * dispatched from. Return YES if the event was handled and must not be
+ * sent to JS.
+ */
+- (BOOL)eventDispatcherWillDispatchEvent:(id<RCTEvent>)event;
+
+@end
+
 
 /**
  * This class wraps the -[RCTBridge enqueueJSCall:args:] method, and
@@ -93,6 +107,16 @@ __deprecated_msg("Use RCTDirectEventBlock or RCTBubblingEventBlock instead");
  */
 - (void)sendEvent:(id<RCTEvent>)event;
 
+/**
+ * Add an event dispatcher observer.
+ */
+- (void)addDispatchObserver:(id<RCTEventDispatcherObserver>)observer;
+
+/**
+ * Remove an event dispatcher observer.
+ */
+- (void)removeDispatchObserver:(id<RCTEventDispatcherObserver>)observer;
+
 @end
 
 @interface RCTBridge (RCTEventDispatcher)
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.m b/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.m
index 6fe1d4e33..381aa265c 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTEventDispatcher.m
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ static NSNumber *RCTGetEventID(id<RCTEvent> event)
   // This array contains ids of events in order they come in, so we can emit them to JS in the exact same order.
   NSMutableArray<NSNumber *> *_eventQueue;
   BOOL _eventsDispatchScheduled;
+  NSMutableArray<id<RCTEventDispatcherObserver>> *_observers;
+  NSLock *_observersLock;
 }
 
 @synthesize bridge = _bridge;
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
   _eventQueue = [NSMutableArray new];
   _eventQueueLock = [NSLock new];
   _eventsDispatchScheduled = NO;
+  _observers = [NSMutableArray new];
+  _observersLock = [NSLock new];
 }
 
 - (void)sendAppEventWithName:(NSString *)name body:(id)body
@@ -140,6 +144,21 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
 - (void)sendEvent:(id<RCTEvent>)event
 {
+  [_observersLock lock];
+
+  BOOL eventHandled = NO;
+  for (id<RCTEventDispatcherObserver> observer in _observers) {
+    if ([observer eventDispatcherWillDispatchEvent:event]) {
+      eventHandled = YES;
+    }
+  }
+
+  [_observersLock unlock];
+
+  if (eventHandled) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   [_eventQueueLock lock];
 
   NSNumber *eventID = RCTGetEventID(event);
@@ -171,6 +190,20 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
   }
 }
 
+- (void)addDispatchObserver:(id<RCTEventDispatcherObserver>)observer
+{
+  [_observersLock lock];
+  [_observers addObject:observer];
+  [_observersLock unlock];
+}
+
+- (void)removeDispatchObserver:(id<RCTEventDispatcherObserver>)observer
+{
+  [_observersLock lock];
+  [_observers removeObject:observer];
+  [_observersLock unlock];
+}
+
 - (void)dispatchEvent:(id<RCTEvent>)event
 {
   [_bridge enqueueJSCall:[[event class] moduleDotMethod] args:[event arguments]];