diff --git a/RNBlurModalView.h b/RNBlurModalView.h
index c339e23..6ee0dc2 100644
--- a/RNBlurModalView.h
+++ b/RNBlurModalView.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 extern NSString * const kRNBlurDidShowNotification;
 extern NSString * const kRNBlurDidHidewNotification;
 
-@interface RNBlurModalView : UIView
+@interface RNBlurModalView : UIView <UIGestureRecognizerDelegate>
 
 @property (assign, readonly) BOOL isVisible;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ extern NSString * const kRNBlurDidHidewNotification;
 - (void)hide;
 - (void)hideWithDuration:(CGFloat)duration delay:(NSTimeInterval)delay options:(UIViewAnimationOptions)options completion:(void (^)(void))completion;
 
--(void)hideCloseButton:(BOOL)hide;
+- (void)hideCloseButton:(BOOL)hide;
+- (void)tapAnywhereToClose:(BOOL)tap;
 
-
-@end
\ No newline at end of file
+@end
diff --git a/RNBlurModalView.m b/RNBlurModalView.m
index e753f46..a9e7e86 100644
--- a/RNBlurModalView.m
+++ b/RNBlurModalView.m
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ @implementation RNBlurModalView {
     RNCloseButton *_dismissButton;
     RNBlurView *_blurView;
     RNBlurCompletion _completion;
+    UITapGestureRecognizer *_tapGesture;
 }
 
 + (UIView*)generateModalViewWithTitle:(NSString*)title message:(NSString*)message {
@@ -158,6 +159,9 @@ - (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
                                   UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin);
         
         [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(orientationDidChangeNotification:) name:UIApplicationDidChangeStatusBarOrientationNotification object:nil];
+    
+        _tapGesture = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(hide)];
+    
     }
     return self;
 }
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ - (id)initWithViewController:(UIViewController*)viewController title:(NSString*)
     return self;
 }
 
-- (id)initWithParentView:(UIView*)parentView view:(UIView*)view {
+- (id)initWithParentView:(UIView*)parentView view:(UIView*)view  {
     if (self = [self initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, parentView.width, parentView.height)]) {
         [self addSubview:view];
         _contentView = view;
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@ - (id)initWithParentView:(UIView*)parentView view:(UIView*)view {
         _contentView.clipsToBounds = YES;
         _contentView.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
         
+
         _dismissButton.center = CGPointMake(view.left, view.top);
         [self addSubview:_dismissButton];
     }
@@ -379,10 +384,18 @@ - (void)hideWithDuration:(CGFloat)duration delay:(NSTimeInterval)delay options:(
     }
 }
 
--(void)hideCloseButton:(BOOL)hide {
+- (void)hideCloseButton:(BOOL)hide {
     [_dismissButton setHidden:hide];
 }
 
+- (void)tapAnywhereToClose:(BOOL)tap {
+    if (tap) {
+        [_contentView.superview addGestureRecognizer:_tapGesture];
+    } else {
+        [_contentView.superview removeGestureRecognizer:_tapGesture];
+    }
+}
+
 @end
 
 #pragma mark - RNBlurView