diff --git a/Libraries/Text/Text.js b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
index 92da79d44901fc..462ceca765a9e8 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/Text.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class TouchableText extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   };
 
   touchableGetPressRectOffset: ?() => PressRetentionOffset;
-  touchableHandleActivePressIn: ?() => void;
-  touchableHandleActivePressOut: ?() => void;
+  touchableHandleActivePressIn: ?(event: PressEvent) => void;
+  touchableHandleActivePressOut: ?(event: PressEvent) => void;
   touchableHandleLongPress: ?(event: PressEvent) => void;
   touchableHandlePress: ?(event: PressEvent) => void;
   touchableHandleResponderGrant: ?(
@@ -227,15 +227,21 @@ class TouchableText extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         (this: any)[key] = Touchable.Mixin[key].bind(this);
       }
     }
-    this.touchableHandleActivePressIn = (): void => {
+    this.touchableHandleActivePressIn = (event: PressEvent): void => {
       if (!this.props.suppressHighlighting && isTouchable(this.props)) {
         this.setState({isHighlighted: true});
       }
+      if (this.props.onPressIn != null) {
+        this.props.onPressIn(event);
+      }
     };
-    this.touchableHandleActivePressOut = (): void => {
+    this.touchableHandleActivePressOut = (event: PressEvent): void => {
       if (!this.props.suppressHighlighting && isTouchable(this.props)) {
         this.setState({isHighlighted: false});
       }
+      if (this.props.onPressOut != null) {
+        this.props.onPressOut(event);
+      }
     };
     this.touchableHandlePress = (event: PressEvent): void => {
       if (this.props.onPress != null) {
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextProps.js b/Libraries/Text/TextProps.js
index b14dfbfa88cdfc..ceb44c7d979cef 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextProps.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextProps.js
@@ -110,6 +110,21 @@ export type TextProps = $ReadOnly<{|
    * See https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/text.html#onpress
    */
   onPress?: ?(event: PressEvent) => mixed,
+
+  /**
+   * This function is called on press in.
+   *
+   * See https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/text.html#onpressin
+   */
+  onPressIn?: ?(event: PressEvent) => mixed,
+
+  /**
+   * This function is called on press out.
+   *
+   * See https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/text.html#onpressout
+   */
+  onPressOut?: ?(event: PressEvent) => mixed,
+
   onResponderGrant?: ?(event: PressEvent, dispatchID: string) => void,
   onResponderMove?: ?(event: PressEvent) => void,
   onResponderRelease?: ?(event: PressEvent) => void,