diff --git a/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.h b/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.h
index 63935dc..2846b59 100644
--- a/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.h
+++ b/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 @property (readwrite, assign) BOOL hideKeyboardAccessoryBar;
 @property (readwrite, assign) BOOL disableScroll;
+@property (readonly, assign, nonatomic) BOOL keyboardIsVisible;
 //@property (readwrite, assign) BOOL styleDark;
 
 @end
diff --git a/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.m b/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.m
index d072ca7..eed41b8 100644
--- a/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.m
+++ b/src/ios/IonicKeyboard.m
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 // #import "UIWebViewExtension.h"
 #import <Cordova/CDVAvailability.h>
 
+@interface IonicKeyboard () <UIScrollViewDelegate>
+@property (nonatomic, readwrite, assign) BOOL keyboardIsVisible;
+@end
+
 @implementation IonicKeyboard
 
 @synthesize hideKeyboardAccessoryBar = _hideKeyboardAccessoryBar;
@@ -31,24 +35,30 @@ - (void)pluginInitialize {
                                object:nil
                                queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
                                usingBlock:^(NSNotification* notification) {
-
-                                   CGRect keyboardFrame = [notification.userInfo[UIKeyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] CGRectValue];
-                                   keyboardFrame = [self.viewController.view convertRect:keyboardFrame fromView:nil];
-
-                                   [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"cordova.plugins.Keyboard.isVisible = true; cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.keyboardshow', { 'keyboardHeight': %@ }); ", [@(keyboardFrame.size.height) stringValue]]];
-
-                                   //deprecated
-                                   [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.showkeyboard', { 'keyboardHeight': %@ }); ", [@(keyboardFrame.size.height) stringValue]]];
+                                   if (!self.keyboardIsVisible) {
+                                       CGRect keyboardFrame = [notification.userInfo[UIKeyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] CGRectValue];
+                                       keyboardFrame = [self.viewController.view convertRect:keyboardFrame fromView:nil];
+    
+                                       [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"cordova.plugins.Keyboard.isVisible = true; cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.keyboardshow', { 'keyboardHeight': %@ }); ", [@(keyboardFrame.size.height) stringValue]]];
+    
+                                       //deprecated
+                                       [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.showkeyboard', { 'keyboardHeight': %@ }); ", [@(keyboardFrame.size.height) stringValue]]];
+                                       self.keyboardIsVisible = true;
+                                   }
                                }];
 
     _keyboardHideObserver = [nc addObserverForName:UIKeyboardWillHideNotification
                                object:nil
                                queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
                                usingBlock:^(NSNotification* notification) {
-                                   [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:@"cordova.plugins.Keyboard.isVisible = false; cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.keyboardhide'); "];
-
-                                   //deprecated
-                                   [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:@"cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.hidekeyboard'); "];
+                                   if (self.keyboardIsVisible) {
+                                   
+                                       [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:@"cordova.plugins.Keyboard.isVisible = false; cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.keyboardhide'); "];
+    
+                                       //deprecated
+                                       [weakSelf.commandDelegate evalJs:@"cordova.fireWindowEvent('native.hidekeyboard'); "];
+                                       self.keyboardIsVisible = false;
+                                   }
                                }];
 }