diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index 00a88ec6b8..2137b35edd 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -886,13 +886,13 @@ export interface TextProperties extends TextPropertiesIOS, TextPropertiesAndroid
      * This function is called on press.
      * Text intrinsically supports press handling with a default highlight state (which can be disabled with suppressHighlighting).
      */
-    onPress?: () => void
+    onPress?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void
 
     /**
      * This function is called on long press.
      * e.g., `onLongPress={this.increaseSize}>``
      */
-    onLongPress?: () => void
+    onLongPress?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void
 
     /**
      * @see https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/text.html#style
@@ -4542,17 +4542,17 @@ export interface TouchableWithoutFeedbackProperties extends TouchableWithoutFeed
      */
     onLayout?: (event: LayoutChangeEvent) => void
 
-    onLongPress?: () => void;
+    onLongPress?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
 
     /**
      * Called when the touch is released,
      * but not if cancelled (e.g. by a scroll that steals the responder lock).
      */
-    onPress?: () => void;
+    onPress?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
 
-    onPressIn?: () => void;
+    onPressIn?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
 
-    onPressOut?: () => void;
+    onPressOut?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
 
     /**
      * //FIXME: not in doc but available in examples