diff --git a/android/cpp/jni.cpp b/android/cpp/jni.cpp
index f1e9072cb..d1040d68e 100644
--- a/android/cpp/jni.cpp
+++ b/android/cpp/jni.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,13 @@ void JNICALL nativeCancelTransitions(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jlong nativeMapVi
     nativeMapView->getMap().cancelTransitions();
 }
 
+void JNICALL nativeSetGestureInProgress(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jlong nativeMapViewPtr, jboolean inProgress) {
+    mbgl::Log::Debug(mbgl::Event::JNI, "nativeSetGestureInProgress");
+    assert(nativeMapViewPtr != 0);
+    NativeMapView *nativeMapView = reinterpret_cast<NativeMapView *>(nativeMapViewPtr);
+    nativeMapView->getMap().setGestureInProgress(inProgress);
+}
+
 void JNICALL nativeMoveBy(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jlong nativeMapViewPtr, jdouble dx, jdouble dy,
                           jlong duration) {
     mbgl::Log::Debug(mbgl::Event::JNI, "nativeMoveBy");
@@ -1549,6 +1556,7 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void *reserved) {
         {"nativeGetAccessToken", "(J)Ljava/lang/String;",
          reinterpret_cast<void *>(&nativeGetAccessToken)},
         {"nativeCancelTransitions", "(J)V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(&nativeCancelTransitions)},
+        {"nativeSetGestureInProgress", "(JZ)V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(&nativeSetGestureInProgress)},
         {"nativeMoveBy", "(JDDJ)V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(&nativeMoveBy)},
         {"nativeSetLatLng", "(JLcom/mapbox/mapboxgl/geometry/LatLng;J)V",
          reinterpret_cast<void *>(&nativeSetLatLng)},
diff --git a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/MapView.java b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/MapView.java
index ca0b2526f..20e7dfe56 100644
--- a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/MapView.java
+++ b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/MapView.java
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ public class MapView extends FrameLayout implements LocationListener {
         switch (event.getActionMasked()) {
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                 // First pointer down
+                mNativeMapView.setGestureInProgress(true);
                 break;
 
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_DOWN:
@@ -809,6 +810,7 @@ public class MapView extends FrameLayout implements LocationListener {
                 long tapInterval = event.getEventTime() - event.getDownTime();
                 boolean isTap = tapInterval <= ViewConfiguration.getTapTimeout();
                 boolean inProgress = mRotateGestureDetector.isInProgress() || mScaleGestureDetector.isInProgress();
+                mNativeMapView.setGestureInProgress(false);
 
                 if (mTwoTap && isTap && !inProgress) {
                     PointF focalPoint = TwoFingerGestureDetector.determineFocalPoint(event);
@@ -822,6 +824,7 @@ public class MapView extends FrameLayout implements LocationListener {
 
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
                 mTwoTap = false;
+                mNativeMapView.setGestureInProgress(false);
                 break;
         }
 
@@ -938,7 +941,6 @@ public class MapView extends FrameLayout implements LocationListener {
             }
 
             mBeginTime = detector.getEventTime();
-
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/NativeMapView.java b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/NativeMapView.java
index 774c20a05..6257a2362 100644
--- a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/NativeMapView.java
+++ b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/views/NativeMapView.java
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ class NativeMapView {
         nativeCancelTransitions(mNativeMapViewPtr);
     }
 
+    public void setGestureInProgress(boolean inProgress) {
+        nativeSetGestureInProgress(mNativeMapViewPtr, inProgress);
+    }
+
     public void moveBy(double dx, double dy) {
         moveBy(dx, dy, 0);
     }
@@ -498,6 +502,8 @@ class NativeMapView {
 
     private native void nativeCancelTransitions(long nativeMapViewPtr);
 
+    private native void nativeSetGestureInProgress(long nativeMapViewPtr, boolean inProgress);
+
     private native void nativeMoveBy(long nativeMapViewPtr, double dx,
             double dy, long duration);