diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/runtimeHelpers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/runtimeHelpers.ts
index 24192982..54634d88 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/runtimeHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/runtimeHelpers.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { registerRuntimeHelpers } from '@vue/compiler-core'
 
-export const V_MODEL_RADIO = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vModelRadio` : ``)
-export const V_MODEL_CHECKBOX = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vModelCheckbox` : ``)
-export const V_MODEL_TEXT = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vModelText` : ``)
-export const V_MODEL_SELECT = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vModelSelect` : ``)
-export const V_MODEL_DYNAMIC = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vModelDynamic` : ``)
+export const V_MODEL = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vModel` : ``)
 
 export const V_ON_WITH_MODIFIERS = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vOnModifiersGuard` : ``)
 export const V_ON_WITH_KEYS = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `vOnKeysGuard` : ``)
@@ -17,15 +13,11 @@ export const TRANSITION_GROUP = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `TransitionGroup` : ``)
 export const ACTION_BAR = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `ActionBar` : ``)
 
 registerRuntimeHelpers({
-  [V_MODEL_RADIO]: `vModelRadio`,
-  [V_MODEL_CHECKBOX]: `vModelCheckbox`,
-  [V_MODEL_TEXT]: `vModelText`,
-  [V_MODEL_SELECT]: `vModelSelect`,
-  [V_MODEL_DYNAMIC]: `vModelDynamic`,
+  [V_MODEL]: `vModel`,
   [V_ON_WITH_MODIFIERS]: `withModifiers`,
   [V_ON_WITH_KEYS]: `withKeys`,
   [V_SHOW]: `vShow`,
   [TRANSITION]: `Transition`,
   [TRANSITION_GROUP]: `TransitionGroup`,
-  [ACTION_BAR]: `ActionBar`
+  [ACTION_BAR]: `ActionBar`,
 })
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/directives/vModel.ts b/packages/runtime/src/directives/vModel.ts
index 5738c8a7..b44ae24c 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/directives/vModel.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/directives/vModel.ts
@@ -1 +1,48 @@
-// todo: if the element is a knownView - we should transform v-model to rely on the built-in events (valueChanged) and not require wrapping them in a Vue component.
+import { ObjectDirective, VNode } from '@vue/runtime-core'
+import { getViewMeta, NSModel } from '../registry'
+import { addEventListener } from '../modules/events'
+import { INSVElement } from '../nodes'
+import { isArray, invokeArrayFns } from '@vue/shared'
+
+type AssignerFn = (value: any) => void
+
+const getModelAssigner = (vnode: VNode): AssignerFn => {
+  const fn = vnode.props!['onUpdate:modelValue']
+  return isArray(fn) ? (value) => invokeArrayFns(fn, value) : fn
+}
+
+function toNumber(val: string): number | string {
+  const n = parseFloat(val)
+  return isNaN(n) ? val : n
+}
+
+type ModelDirective<T> = ObjectDirective<T & { _assign: AssignerFn }>
+
+export const vModel: ModelDirective<INSVElement> = {
+  beforeMount(el, { value, modifiers: { trim, number } }, vnode) {
+    el._assign = getModelAssigner(vnode)
+    const castToNumber = number
+    const { prop, event } = getViewMeta(el.tagName).model as NSModel
+    el._assign(value)
+    el.setAttribute(prop, value)
+
+    addEventListener(el, event, () => {
+      let propValue: unknown = el.getAttribute(prop)
+      if (trim && typeof propValue === 'string') {
+        propValue = propValue.trim()
+      } else if (castToNumber && typeof propValue === 'string') {
+        propValue = toNumber(propValue)
+      }
+      el._assign(propValue)
+    })
+  },
+
+  beforeUpdate(el, { value, oldValue }, vnode) {
+    const { prop } = getViewMeta(el.tagName).model as NSModel
+    el._assign = getModelAssigner(vnode)
+    if (value === oldValue) {
+      return
+    }
+    el.setAttribute(prop, value)
+  },
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
index 362cab06..4f0775d1 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   RootRenderFunction,
   CreateAppFunction,
   ComponentPublicInstance,
-  VNode
+  VNode,
 } from '@vue/runtime-core'
 import { Application } from '@nativescript/core'
 import { debug } from '@nativescript-vue/shared'
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import './registry'
 
 const rendererOptions = {
   patchProp,
-  ...nodeOps
+  ...nodeOps,
 }
 
 let renderer: Renderer
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ function runApp(root: ComponentPublicInstance): ComponentPublicInstance {
         `Root Node: ${JSON.stringify({
           id: root.$el.nodeId,
           type: root.$el.nodeType,
-          tag: root.$el.tagName
+          tag: root.$el.tagName,
         })}`
       )
       return root.$el.nativeView
-    }
+    },
   })
 
   return root
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export * from './registry'
 export { resolveComponent } from './resolveAssets'
 
 // runtime directive helpers
+export { vModel } from './directives/vModel'
 export { vShow } from './directives/vShow'
 
 // Runtime components
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/modules/events.ts b/packages/runtime/src/modules/events.ts
index eb06dd5d..b2af2f5e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/modules/events.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/modules/events.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type EventValueWithOptions = {
   invoker?: Invoker | null
 }
 
-function addEventListener(
+export function addEventListener(
   el: INSVElement,
   event: string,
   handler: EventListener,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function patchEvent(
 }
 
 function createInvoker(initialValue: EventValue) {
-  const invoker: Invoker = e => {
+  const invoker: Invoker = (e) => {
     callWithAsyncErrorHandling(invoker.value, null, 5, [e])
   }
   invoker.value = initialValue
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/registry.ts b/packages/runtime/src/registry.ts
index 39cc8dcc..06077f80 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/registry.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
   Frame as TNSFrame,
   Page as TNSPage,
-  ViewBase as TNSViewBase
+  ViewBase as TNSViewBase,
 } from '@nativescript/core'
 import { NSVElement, NSVViewFlags } from './nodes'
 import { actionBarNodeOps } from './components/ActionBar'
@@ -9,12 +9,18 @@ import { warn } from '@vue/runtime-core'
 
 export type NSVElementResolver = () => TNSViewBase
 
+export type NSModel = {
+  prop: string
+  event: string
+}
+
 export interface NSVViewMeta {
   viewFlags: NSVViewFlags
   nodeOps?: {
     insert(child: NSVElement, parent: NSVElement, atIndex?: number): void
     remove(child: NSVElement, parent: NSVElement): void
   }
+  model?: NSModel
 }
 
 export interface NSVElementDescriptor {
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@ export interface NSVElementDescriptor {
 }
 
 export let defaultViewMeta: NSVViewMeta = {
-  viewFlags: NSVViewFlags.NONE
+  viewFlags: NSVViewFlags.NONE,
 }
 
 let elementMap: Record<string, NSVElementDescriptor> = {}
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ export function registerElement(
 
   elementMap[normalizedName] = {
     meta: mergedMeta,
-    resolver
+    resolver,
   }
   // console.log(`->registerElement(${elementName})`)
 }