diff --git a/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/PressKeyCode.java b/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/PressKeyCode.java
index ee50e4b7d..7ef9e7e0a 100644
--- a/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/PressKeyCode.java
+++ b/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/PressKeyCode.java
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 package io.appium.android.bootstrap.handler;
 
+import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiDevice;
+
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+
 import io.appium.android.bootstrap.AndroidCommand;
 import io.appium.android.bootstrap.AndroidCommandResult;
 import io.appium.android.bootstrap.CommandHandler;
 
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiDevice;
-
 /**
  * This handler is used to PressKeyCode.
  * 
  */
 public class PressKeyCode extends CommandHandler {
+  public Integer keyCode;
+  public Integer metaState;
 
   /*
    * @param command The {@link AndroidCommand} used for this handler.
@@ -23,13 +30,20 @@ public class PressKeyCode extends CommandHandler {
    * bootstrap.AndroidCommand)
    */
   @Override
-  public AndroidCommandResult execute(final AndroidCommand command) {
+  public AndroidCommandResult execute(final AndroidCommand command) throws JSONException {
     try {
-      UiDevice.getInstance().pressKeyCode(
-          (Integer) command.params().get("keycode"));
+      final Hashtable<String, Object> params = command.params();
+      keyCode = (Integer) command.params().get("keycode");
+
+      if (params.get("metastate") != JSONObject.NULL) {
+        metaState = (Integer) command.params().get("metastate");
+      }
+
+      UiDevice.getInstance().pressKeyCode(keyCode, metaState);
+          
       return getSuccessResult(true);
     } catch (final Exception e) {
       return getErrorResult(e.getMessage());
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/android.js b/app/android.js
index c0cf5e31d..d79ec7083 100644
--- a/app/android.js
+++ b/app/android.js
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ Android.prototype.fastReset = function(cb) {
   ], cb);
 };
 
-Android.prototype.keyevent = function(keycode, cb) {
-  this.proxy(["pressKeyCode", keycode], cb);
+Android.prototype.keyevent = function(keycode, metastate, cb) {
+  this.proxy(["pressKeyCode", {keycode: keycode, metastate: metastate}], cb);
 };
 
 Android.prototype.start = function(cb, onDie) {
diff --git a/app/ios.js b/app/ios.js
index 90ea4d29b..7fd1565d5 100644
--- a/app/ios.js
+++ b/app/ios.js
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ IOS.prototype.submit = function(elementId, cb) {
   }
 };
 
-IOS.prototype.keyevent = function(keycode, cb) {
+IOS.prototype.keyevent = function(keycode, metastate, cb) {
   cb(new NotImplementedError(), null);
 };