diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 097be01..74b8d9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.12.8]
+### Added
+- onEnterRelease event triggered when the Enter is released from the focused item
+
 ## [2.12.7]
 ### Added
 - SSR support, additional checks for `window` object to avoid errors on SSR environments.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c234be2..9b6a1bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -284,18 +284,22 @@ String that is used as a component focus key. Should be **unique**, otherwise it
 ### `onEnterPress`: function
 Callback function that is called when the item is currently focused and Enter (OK) key is pressed.
 
+### `onEnterRelease`: function
+Callback function that is called when the item is currently focused and Enter (OK) key is released.
+
 Payload:
 1. All the props passed to HOC is passed back to this callback. Useful to avoid creating callback functions during render.
 2. [Details](#keydetails-object) - info about pressed keys
 
 ```jsx
 const onPress = ({prop1, prop2}, details) => {...};
-
+const onRelease = ({prop1, prop2}) => {...};
 ...
 <FocusableItem 
   prop1={111}
   prop2={222}
   onEnterPress={onPress}
+  onEnterRelease={onRelease}
 />
 ...
 ```
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 58bc30e..4700499 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@noriginmedia/react-spatial-navigation",
-  "version": "2.12.7",
+  "version": "2.12.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ce42e9..98c6504 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@noriginmedia/react-spatial-navigation",
-  "version": "2.12.7",
+  "version": "2.12.8",
   "description": "HOC-based Spatial Navigation (key navigation) solution for React",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/spatialNavigation.js b/src/spatialNavigation.js
index 949cdea..c082e36 100644
--- a/src/spatialNavigation.js
+++ b/src/spatialNavigation.js
@@ -443,6 +443,10 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
         if (this.throttle && !this.throttleKeypresses) {
           this.keyDownEventListener.cancel();
         }
+
+        if (eventType === KEY_ENTER && this.focusKey) {
+          this.onEnterRelease();
+        }
       };
 
       window.addEventListener('keyup', this.keyUpEventListener);
@@ -483,6 +487,26 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
     component.onEnterPressHandler && component.onEnterPressHandler(details);
   }
 
+  onEnterRelease() {
+    const component = this.focusableComponents[this.focusKey];
+
+    /* Guard against last-focused component being unmounted at time of onEnterRelease (e.g due to UI fading out) */
+    if (!component) {
+      this.log('onEnterRelease', 'noComponent');
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    /* Suppress onEnterRelease if the last-focused item happens to lose its 'focused' status. */
+    if (!component.focusable) {
+      this.log('onEnterRelease', 'componentNotFocusable');
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    component.onEnterReleaseHandler && component.onEnterReleaseHandler();
+  }
+
   onArrowPress(...args) {
     const component = this.focusableComponents[this.focusKey];
 
@@ -722,6 +746,7 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
     node,
     parentFocusKey,
     onEnterPressHandler,
+    onEnterReleaseHandler,
     onArrowPressHandler,
     onBecameFocusedHandler,
     onBecameBlurredHandler,
@@ -739,6 +764,7 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
       node,
       parentFocusKey,
       onEnterPressHandler,
+      onEnterReleaseHandler,
       onArrowPressHandler,
       onBecameFocusedHandler,
       onBecameBlurredHandler,
diff --git a/src/withFocusable.js b/src/withFocusable.js
index 4660cc2..7f5e0be 100644
--- a/src/withFocusable.js
+++ b/src/withFocusable.js
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ const withFocusable = ({
     }) => (details) => {
       onEnterPress(rest, details);
     },
+    onEnterReleaseHandler: ({
+      onEnterRelease = noop,
+      ...rest
+    }) => () => {
+      onEnterRelease(rest);
+    },
     onArrowPressHandler: ({
       onArrowPress = noop,
       ...rest
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ const withFocusable = ({
         preferredChildFocusKey,
         forgetLastFocusedChild = false,
         onEnterPressHandler,
+        onEnterReleaseHandler,
         onArrowPressHandler,
         onBecameFocusedHandler,
         onBecameBlurredHandler,
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ const withFocusable = ({
         parentFocusKey,
         preferredChildFocusKey,
         onEnterPressHandler,
+        onEnterReleaseHandler,
         onArrowPressHandler,
         onBecameFocusedHandler,
         onBecameBlurredHandler,
@@ -169,6 +177,7 @@ const withFocusable = ({
     'onBecameFocusedHandler',
     'onBecameBlurredHandler',
     'onEnterPressHandler',
+    'onEnterReleaseHandler',
     'onArrowPressHandler',
     'onUpdateFocus',
     'onUpdateHasFocusedChild',