diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 45602682..e11df4d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "clean": "sh scripts/clean.sh",
     "release": "sh scripts/publish-latest.sh",
     "release-beta": "sh scripts/publish-beta.sh",
-    "release-local": "sh scripts/publish-local.sh"
+    "release-local": "sh scripts/publish-local.sh",
+    "prepare": "npm run build"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "react-native",
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Flipkart/recyclerlistview",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/lodash": "4.14.182",
     "lodash.debounce": "4.0.8",
     "prop-types": "15.8.1",
     "ts-object-utils": "0.0.5"
@@ -47,9 +49,12 @@
     "@types/prop-types": "15.5.2",
     "@types/react-native": "0.49.5",
     "@types/react": "16.4.7",
-    "@types/resize-observer-browser": "^0.1.7",
+    "@types/resize-observer-browser": "0.1.7",
     "file-directives": "1.4.6",
     "tslint": "5.11.0",
     "typescript": "3.3.1"
+  },
+  "resolutions": {
+    "@types/lodash": "4.14.182"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/RecyclerListView.tsx b/src/core/RecyclerListView.tsx
index 95dd87be..e9c23802 100644
--- a/src/core/RecyclerListView.tsx
+++ b/src/core/RecyclerListView.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ export interface OnRecreateParams {
     lastOffset?: number;
 }
 
+export interface ViewabilityConfig {
+    minimumItemViewPercentage: number;
+    minimumViewTime: number;
+}
+
 export interface RecyclerListViewProps {
     layoutProvider: BaseLayoutProvider;
     dataProvider: BaseDataProvider;
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ export interface RecyclerListViewProps {
     //For all props that need to be proxied to inner/external scrollview. Put them in an object and they'll be spread
     //and passed down. For better typescript support.
     scrollViewProps?: object;
+    viewabilityConfig?: ViewabilityConfig;
     applyWindowCorrection?: (offsetX: number, offsetY: number, windowCorrection: WindowCorrection) => void;
     onItemLayout?: (index: number) => void;
     windowCorrectionConfig?: { value?: WindowCorrection, applyToInitialOffset?: boolean, applyToItemScroll?: boolean };
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ export default class RecyclerListView<P extends RecyclerListViewProps, S extends
         onEndReachedThreshold: 0,
         onEndReachedThresholdRelative: 0,
         renderAheadOffset: IS_WEB ? 1000 : 250,
+        viewabilityConfig: undefined,
     };
 
     public static propTypes = {};
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@ export default class RecyclerListView<P extends RecyclerListViewProps, S extends
             this._pendingScrollToOffset = offset;
         }, (index) => {
             return this.props.dataProvider.getStableId(index);
-        }, !props.disableRecycling);
+        }, !props.disableRecycling, props.viewabilityConfig);
 
         if (this.props.windowCorrectionConfig) {
             let windowCorrection;
@@ -228,6 +235,9 @@ export default class RecyclerListView<P extends RecyclerListViewProps, S extends
         if (newProps.onVisibleIndicesChanged) {
             this._virtualRenderer.attachVisibleItemsListener(newProps.onVisibleIndicesChanged!);
         }
+        if (newProps.viewabilityConfig) {
+            this._virtualRenderer.updateViewabilityConfig(newProps.viewabilityConfig);
+        }
     }
 
     public componentDidUpdate(): void {
@@ -262,6 +272,7 @@ export default class RecyclerListView<P extends RecyclerListViewProps, S extends
                 }
             }
         }
+        this._virtualRenderer.timerCleanup();
     }
 
     public scrollToIndex(index: number, animate?: boolean): void {
@@ -311,6 +322,13 @@ export default class RecyclerListView<P extends RecyclerListViewProps, S extends
         }
     }
 
+    public resetViewabilityTracking(): void {
+        const viewabilityTracker = this._virtualRenderer.getViewabilityTracker();
+        if (viewabilityTracker) {
+            viewabilityTracker.resetViewabilityTracking();
+        }
+    }
+
     public getLayout(index: number): Layout | undefined {
         const layoutManager = this._virtualRenderer.getLayoutManager();
         return layoutManager ? layoutManager.getLayouts()[index] : undefined;
diff --git a/src/core/ViewabilityTracker.ts b/src/core/ViewabilityTracker.ts
index 4f807631..6801a749 100644
--- a/src/core/ViewabilityTracker.ts
+++ b/src/core/ViewabilityTracker.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import BinarySearch from "../utils/BinarySearch";
+import { Constants } from "./constants/Constants";
 import { Dimension } from "./dependencies/LayoutProvider";
 import { Layout } from "./layoutmanager/LayoutManager";
+import { ViewabilityConfig } from "./RecyclerListView";
 /***
  * Given an offset this utility can compute visible items. Also tracks previously visible items to compute items which get hidden or visible
  * Virtual renderer uses callbacks from this utility to main recycle pool and the render stack.
@@ -34,12 +36,15 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
     private _isHorizontal: boolean;
     private _windowBound: number;
     private _visibleIndexes: number[];
+    private _lastReportedVisibleIndexes: number[];
     private _engagedIndexes: number[];
     private _layouts: Layout[] = [];
     private _actualOffset: number;
     private _defaultCorrection: WindowCorrection;
+    private _viewabilityConfig: ViewabilityConfig | undefined;
+    private timers: Set<number> = new Set();
 
-    constructor(renderAheadOffset: number, initialOffset: number) {
+    constructor(renderAheadOffset: number, initialOffset: number, viewabilityConfig: ViewabilityConfig | undefined) {
         this._currentOffset = Math.max(0, initialOffset);
         this._maxOffset = 0;
         this._actualOffset = 0;
@@ -52,12 +57,14 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
 
         this._visibleIndexes = [];  //needs to be sorted
         this._engagedIndexes = [];  //needs to be sorted
+        this._lastReportedVisibleIndexes = [];
 
         this.onVisibleRowsChanged = null;
         this.onEngagedRowsChanged = null;
 
         this._relevantDim = { start: 0, end: 0 };
         this._defaultCorrection = { startCorrection: 0, endCorrection: 0, windowShift: 0 };
+        this._viewabilityConfig = viewabilityConfig;
     }
 
     public init(windowCorrection: WindowCorrection): void {
@@ -85,6 +92,10 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
         this.updateOffset(offset, false, this._defaultCorrection);
     }
 
+    public updateViewabilityConfig(newViewabilityConfig: ViewabilityConfig): void {
+        this._viewabilityConfig = newViewabilityConfig;
+    }
+
     public updateOffset(offset: number, isActual: boolean, windowCorrection: WindowCorrection): void {
         let correctedOffset = offset;
         if (isActual) {
@@ -142,6 +153,11 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
         this.forceRefreshWithOffset(this._currentOffset);
     }
 
+    public resetViewabilityTracking(): void {
+        this._visibleIndexes = [];
+        this._lastReportedVisibleIndexes = [];
+    }
+
     public getCurrentRenderAheadOffset(): number {
         return this._renderAheadOffset;
     }
@@ -149,6 +165,11 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
        this._actualOffset = actualOffset;
     }
 
+    public timerCleanup(): void {
+        this.timers.forEach(clearTimeout);
+        this.timers.clear();
+    }
+
     private _findFirstVisibleIndexOptimally(): number {
         let firstVisibleIndex = 0;
 
@@ -185,7 +206,8 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
         for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
             itemRect = this._layouts[i];
             this._setRelevantBounds(itemRect, relevantDim);
-            if (this._itemIntersectsVisibleWindow(relevantDim.start, relevantDim.end)) {
+            const minimumItemViewPercentage = this._viewabilityConfig && this._viewabilityConfig.minimumItemViewPercentage || undefined;
+            if (this._itemIntersectsVisibleWindow(relevantDim.start, relevantDim.end, minimumItemViewPercentage)) {
                 return i;
             }
         }
@@ -242,7 +264,8 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
         const itemRect = this._layouts[index];
         let isFound = false;
         this._setRelevantBounds(itemRect, relevantDim);
-        if (this._itemIntersectsVisibleWindow(relevantDim.start, relevantDim.end)) {
+        const mininumViewPercentage = this._viewabilityConfig && this._viewabilityConfig.minimumItemViewPercentage || undefined;
+        if (this._itemIntersectsVisibleWindow(relevantDim.start, relevantDim.end, mininumViewPercentage)) {
             if (insertOnTop) {
                 newVisibleIndexes.splice(0, 0, index);
                 newEngagedIndexes.splice(0, 0, index);
@@ -297,8 +320,37 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
         return this._itemIntersectsWindow(this._engagedWindow, startBound, endBound);
     }
 
-    private _itemIntersectsVisibleWindow(startBound: number, endBound: number): boolean {
-        return this._itemIntersectsWindow(this._visibleWindow, startBound, endBound);
+    // Checks if list item is visible in viewport as per minimum view poercentage
+    private _isItemInVisibleBounds(window: Range, itemStartBound: number, itemEndBound: number, mininumViewPercentage: number | undefined): boolean {
+        let visibleItemContent = 0;
+        const itemSize =  itemEndBound - itemStartBound;
+
+        if (window.start >= itemStartBound && window.end >= itemEndBound) {
+            // List item is visible in viewport from screen top
+            visibleItemContent = itemEndBound - window.start;
+        } else if (window.start <= itemStartBound && window.end <= itemEndBound) {
+            // List item is visible in viewport from screen bottom
+            visibleItemContent = window.end - itemStartBound;
+        } else if (window.start <= itemStartBound && window.end >= itemEndBound) {
+            // Entire list item is visible in viewport
+            visibleItemContent = itemEndBound - itemStartBound;
+        } else if (window.start >= itemStartBound && window.end <= itemEndBound) {
+            // List item is covering the entire screen
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            // List item is not visible in viewport
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const isVisible = mininumViewPercentage
+            ? visibleItemContent / itemSize * 100 >= mininumViewPercentage
+            : visibleItemContent > 0;
+        return isVisible;
+    }
+
+    private _itemIntersectsVisibleWindow(startBound: number, endBound: number, mininumViewPercentage?: number): boolean {
+        return this._isItemInVisibleBounds(this._visibleWindow, startBound, endBound, mininumViewPercentage) ||
+            this._isZeroHeightEdgeElement(this._visibleWindow, startBound, endBound);
     }
 
     private _updateTrackingWindows(offset: number, correction: WindowCorrection): void {
@@ -317,18 +369,46 @@ export default class ViewabilityTracker {
 
     //TODO:Talha optimize this
     private _diffUpdateOriginalIndexesAndRaiseEvents(newVisibleItems: number[], newEngagedItems: number[]): void {
-        this._diffArraysAndCallFunc(newVisibleItems, this._visibleIndexes, this.onVisibleRowsChanged);
+        const minimumViewTime = this._viewabilityConfig && this._viewabilityConfig.minimumViewTime
+        ? this._viewabilityConfig.minimumViewTime
+        : 0;
+        this._diffArraysAndCallFunc(newVisibleItems, this._visibleIndexes, this.onVisibleRowsChanged, minimumViewTime);
         this._diffArraysAndCallFunc(newEngagedItems, this._engagedIndexes, this.onEngagedRowsChanged);
         this._visibleIndexes = newVisibleItems;
         this._engagedIndexes = newEngagedItems;
     }
 
-    private _diffArraysAndCallFunc(newItems: number[], oldItems: number[], func: TOnItemStatusChanged | null): void {
+    private checkMinimumViewTime = (all: number[], now: number[], notNow: number[], minimumViewTime: number, callbackFunc: TOnItemStatusChanged): void => {
+        const that = this;
+        const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+            that.timers.delete(timeoutId);
+
+            const currAll = all.filter((index) => that._visibleIndexes.indexOf(index) >= 0);
+            const currNow = currAll.filter((index) => that._lastReportedVisibleIndexes.indexOf(index) === -1);
+            const currNotNow = that._lastReportedVisibleIndexes.filter((index) => currAll.indexOf(index) === -1);
+
+            if (currAll.length > 0 && (currNow.length > 0 || currNotNow.length > 0)) {
+                that._lastReportedVisibleIndexes = currAll;
+                callbackFunc(currAll, currNow, currNotNow);
+            }
+        }, minimumViewTime);
+        this.timers.add(timeoutId);
+    }
+
+    private _diffArraysAndCallFunc(newItems: number[], oldItems: number[], func: TOnItemStatusChanged | null, minimumViewTime?: number): void {
         if (func) {
             const now = this._calculateArrayDiff(newItems, oldItems);
             const notNow = this._calculateArrayDiff(oldItems, newItems);
             if (now.length > 0 || notNow.length > 0) {
-                func([...newItems], now, notNow);
+                if (minimumViewTime) {
+                    // Adding default minimum view time for performance optimization
+                    const finalMinViewTime = minimumViewTime <= Constants.DEFAULT_MIN_VIEW_TIME
+                        ? Constants.DEFAULT_MIN_VIEW_TIME
+                        : minimumViewTime;
+                    this.checkMinimumViewTime([...newItems], now, notNow, finalMinViewTime, func);
+                } else {
+                    func([...newItems], now, notNow);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/VirtualRenderer.ts b/src/core/VirtualRenderer.ts
index d5ae0af4..c749f893 100644
--- a/src/core/VirtualRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/core/VirtualRenderer.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import ViewabilityTracker, { TOnItemStatusChanged, WindowCorrection } from "./Vi
 import { ObjectUtil, Default } from "ts-object-utils";
 import TSCast from "../utils/TSCast";
 import { BaseDataProvider } from "./dependencies/DataProvider";
+import { ViewabilityConfig } from "./RecyclerListView";
 
 /***
  * Renderer which keeps track of recyclable items and the currently rendered items. Notifies list view to re render if something changes, like scroll offset
@@ -52,11 +53,13 @@ export default class VirtualRenderer {
     private _viewabilityTracker: ViewabilityTracker | null = null;
     private _dimensions: Dimension | null;
     private _optimizeForAnimations: boolean = false;
+    private _viewabilityConfig: ViewabilityConfig | undefined = undefined;
 
     constructor(renderStackChanged: (renderStack: RenderStack) => void,
                 scrollOnNextUpdate: (point: Point) => void,
                 fetchStableId: StableIdProvider,
-                isRecyclingEnabled: boolean) {
+                isRecyclingEnabled: boolean,
+                viewabilityConfig?: ViewabilityConfig) {
         //Keeps track of items that need to be rendered in the next render cycle
         this._renderStack = {};
 
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ export default class VirtualRenderer {
         this._startKey = 0;
 
         this.onVisibleItemsChanged = null;
+
+        this._viewabilityConfig = viewabilityConfig;
     }
 
     public getLayoutDimension(): Dimension {
@@ -112,11 +117,26 @@ export default class VirtualRenderer {
         this.onVisibleItemsChanged = callback;
     }
 
+    public updateViewabilityConfig(newViewabilityConfig: ViewabilityConfig): void {
+        this._viewabilityConfig = newViewabilityConfig;
+        if (this._viewabilityTracker) {
+            this._viewabilityTracker.updateViewabilityConfig(newViewabilityConfig);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public timerCleanup(): void {
+        if (!this._viewabilityTracker) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this._viewabilityTracker.timerCleanup();
+    }
+
     public removeVisibleItemsListener(): void {
         this.onVisibleItemsChanged = null;
 
         if (this._viewabilityTracker) {
             this._viewabilityTracker.onVisibleRowsChanged = null;
+            this._viewabilityTracker.timerCleanup();
         }
     }
 
@@ -192,9 +212,10 @@ export default class VirtualRenderer {
         if (this._params) {
             this._viewabilityTracker = new ViewabilityTracker(
                 Default.value<number>(this._params.renderAheadOffset, 0),
-                Default.value<number>(this._params.initialOffset, 0));
+                Default.value<number>(this._params.initialOffset, 0),
+                this._viewabilityConfig);
         } else {
-            this._viewabilityTracker = new ViewabilityTracker(0, 0);
+            this._viewabilityTracker = new ViewabilityTracker(0, 0, this._viewabilityConfig);
         }
         this._prepareViewabilityTracker();
     }
diff --git a/src/core/constants/Constants.ts b/src/core/constants/Constants.ts
index 03b6c06a..4d98027a 100644
--- a/src/core/constants/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/core/constants/Constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const Constants = {
     CONTEXT_PROVIDER_OFFSET_KEY_SUFFIX : "_offset",
     CONTEXT_PROVIDER_LAYOUT_KEY_SUFFIX: "_layouts",
+    DEFAULT_MIN_VIEW_TIME : 50,
 };