diff --git a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
index 1232c7a..dc73424 100644
--- a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
+++ b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
@@ -52,7 +52,18 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
         mostRecentToast.cancel();
         getViewGroup().setOnTouchListener(null);
       }
-      callbackContext.success();
+      final JSONObject hideOptions = args.getJSONObject(0);
+      final String hidemessage = hideOptions.getString("message");
+      final JSONObject hideData = hideOptions.has("data") ? hideOptions.getJSONObject("data") : null;
+      final JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
+      try {
+        json.put("event", "hide");
+        json.put("message", hidemessage);
+        json.put("data", hideData);
+      } catch (JSONException e) {
+        e.printStackTrace();
+      }
+      callbackContext.success(json);
       return true;
 
     } else if (ACTION_SHOW_EVENT.equals(action)) {
diff --git a/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m b/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m
index 8b33055..18c7289 100644
--- a/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m
+++ b/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ static id styling;
 
 - (void)toastTimerDidFinish:(NSTimer *)timer {
     [self hideToast:(UIView *)timer.userInfo];
+    
+    // also send an event back to JS
+    NSMutableDictionary *dict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:msg, @"message", @"hide", @"event", nil];
+    if (data != nil) {
+        [dict setObject:data forKey:@"data"];
+    }
+    
+    CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary:dict];
+    [commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:callbackId];
 }
 
 - (void)handleToastTapped:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)recognizer {