diff --git a/Libraries/Components/DatePicker/DatePickerIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/DatePicker/DatePickerIOS.ios.js
index 0c5749394..c8024048c 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/DatePicker/DatePickerIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/DatePicker/DatePickerIOS.ios.js
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ const DatePickerIOS = React.createClass({
           minuteInterval={props.minuteInterval}
           timeZoneOffsetInMinutes={props.timeZoneOffsetInMinutes}
           onChange={this._onChange}
+          onStartShouldSetResponder={() => true}
+          onResponderTerminationRequest={() => false}
         />
       </View>
     );
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerIOS.ios.js
index d37cdf614..12bbc2cc1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerIOS.ios.js
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ var PickerIOS = React.createClass({
           items={this.state.items}
           selectedIndex={this.state.selectedIndex}
           onChange={this._onChange}
+          onStartShouldSetResponder={() => true}
+          onResponderTerminationRequest={() => false}
         />
       </View>
     );