diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/.gitignore b/e2e/modal-navigation/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6f9a448e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.vscode/settings.json
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/.vscode/launch.json b/e2e/modal-navigation/.vscode/launch.json
index 55dae90bf..a017624a8 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             "platform": "ios",
             "appRoot": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "sourceMaps": true,
-            "stopOnEntry": true,
+            "stopOnEntry": false,
             "tnsArgs": [
                 "--syncAllFiles"
             ],
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             "platform": "android",
             "appRoot": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "sourceMaps": true,
-            "stopOnEntry": true,
+            "stopOnEntry": false,
             "tnsArgs": [
                 "--syncAllFiles"
             ],
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/README.md b/e2e/modal-navigation/README.md
index b3371f391..02de270d7 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/README.md
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ Execute Tests
 Android:
 
 ```
-npm run e2e -- --runType android23 --reuseDevice
+npm run e2e -- --runType android23 # --devMode
 ```
 
 iOS:
 
 ```
-npm run  e2e -- --runType sim.iPhoneX.iOS112 --reuseDevice
+npm run e2e -- --runType sim.iPhoneX.iOS112 # --devMode
 ```
 
 Scenarios
@@ -32,7 +32,15 @@ ROOT FRAME:
 	2. Show nested modal dialog with frame
 		2. Close nested modal dialog
 	3. Close modal dialog
-3. [Done] Show modal tabview
+3. [Done] Show modal layout
+	1. Navigate to modal second page within modal dialog
+		1. Go back
+	2. Show nested modal dialog
+		2. Close nested modal dialog
+	3. Show nested modal dialog with frame
+		3. Close nested modal dialog
+	4. Close modal dialog
+4. [Done] Show modal tabview
 	1. Navigate to second page within tab item frame
 		1. Go back
 	2. Show nested modal dialog
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ ROOT FRAME:
 	3. Show nested modal dialog with frame
 		3. Close nested modal dialog
 	4. Close modal dialog
-4. Navigate to second page within root frame
+5. Navigate to second page within root frame
 	1. Show modal dialog with frame
 		1. Navigate to second page within modal dialog
 			1. Go back
@@ -57,6 +65,10 @@ ROOT FRAME:
 		3. Close modal dialog
 	3. Go back
 
+ROOT LAYOUT:
+
+[Same as above]
+
 ROOT TABVIEW:
 
 [Same as above]
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts
index 3a0b9a9af..f7871e800 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { View, EventData } from "tns-core-modules/ui/core/view";
 import { Frame } from "tns-core-modules/ui/frame";
 
 export function onNavigatingTo(args: NavigatedData) {
-    const page = <StackLayout>args.object;
     console.log("home-page onNavigatingTo");
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +65,10 @@ export function onModalTabView(args: EventData) {
 export function onNavigate(args: EventData) {
     const view = args.object as View;
     const page = view.page as Page;
-    page.frame.navigate("second/second-page");
+    // In the layout root case for iOS, the page will be null
+    if (page) {
+        page.frame.navigate("second/second-page");
+    }
 }
 
 export function onFrameRootViewReset() {
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.xml b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.android.xml
similarity index 80%
rename from e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.xml
rename to e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.android.xml
index ee0b59854..313834dc1 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.xml
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.android.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <GridLayout>
     <Frame defaultPage="home/home-page" />
-</GridLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</GridLayout>
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.ios.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.ios.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..403480d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.ios.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export {
+    onModalFrame,
+    onModalPage,
+    onModalLayout,
+    onModalTabView,
+    onNavigate,
+    onFrameRootViewReset,
+    onTabRootViewReset,
+    onLayoutRootViewReset
+} from "./home/home-page";
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.ios.xml b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.ios.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40d6d68bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/layout-root.ios.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<StackLayout>
+    <Label text="Home" horizontalAlignment="center" />
+    <Button text="Show Modal Page With Frame" tap="onModalFrame" />
+    <Button text="Show Modal Page" tap="onModalPage" />
+    <Button text="Show Modal Layout" tap="onModalLayout" />
+    <Button text="Show Modal TabView" tap="onModalTabView" />
+    <Button text="Navigate To Second Page" tap="onNavigate" />
+    <Button text="Reset Frame Root View" tap="onFrameRootViewReset" />
+    <Button text="Reset Tab Root View" tap="onTabRootViewReset" />
+    <Button text="Reset Layout Root View" tap="onLayoutRootViewReset" />
+</StackLayout>
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-layout/modal-layout.xml b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-layout/modal-layout.xml
index b77cb41e3..33746e003 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-layout/modal-layout.xml
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-layout/modal-layout.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<GridLayout backgroundColor="green" showingModally="onShowingModally" loaded="onLoaded"
+<GridLayout showingModally="onShowingModally" loaded="onLoaded"
     navigatingTo="onNavigatingTo"
     navigatingFrom="onNavigatingFrom"
     navigatedTo="onNavigatedTo"
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-nested/modal-nested-page.xml b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-nested/modal-nested-page.xml
index aaba10de7..97f07d3b0 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-nested/modal-nested-page.xml
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-nested/modal-nested-page.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Page backgroundColor="yellow" 
+<Page backgroundColor="blue"
     navigatingTo="onNavigatingTo" 
     navigatingFrom="onNavigatingFrom"
     navigatedTo="onNavigatedTo"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <Label class="action-bar-title" text="Modal Nested"></Label>
     </ActionBar>
 
-    <StackLayout backgroundColor="darkBlue">
+    <StackLayout backgroundColor="lightBlue">
         <Button text="Close Modal Nested" tap="closeModal" />
     </StackLayout>
 </Page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.ts
index 9e941382d..cc489fba8 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ export function onGoBack(args: EventData) {
     const page = view.page as Page;
     page.frame.goBack();
 }
+
+export function onCloseModal(args: EventData) {
+    (args.object as View).closeModal();
+}
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.xml b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.xml
index a15af515d..4463f05ef 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.xml
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal-second/modal-second-page.xml
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
 
     <StackLayout>
         <Button text="Go Back" tap="onGoBack" />
+        <Button text="Close Modal" tap="onCloseModal" />
     </StackLayout>
 </Page>
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal/modal-page.xml b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal/modal-page.xml
index 98e87feaf..d5c4941ea 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal/modal-page.xml
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/app/modal/modal-page.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <Label class="action-bar-title" text="Modal"></Label>
     </ActionBar>
 
-    <StackLayout backgroundColor="maroon">
+    <StackLayout backgroundColor="lightGreen">
         <Button text="Navigate To Second Page" tap="onNavigate" visibility="{{ navigationVisibility }}" />
         <Button text="Show Nested Modal Page With Frame" tap="showNestedModalFrame" />
         <Button text="Show Nested Modal Page" tap="showNestedModalPage" />
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/config/appium.capabilities.json b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/config/appium.capabilities.json
index ae1f0dea8..c13c15e75 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/config/appium.capabilities.json
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/config/appium.capabilities.json
@@ -114,5 +114,13 @@
         "noReset": true,
         "fullReset": false,
         "app": ""
+    },
+    "sim.iPhoneX.iOS113": {
+        "platformName": "iOS",
+        "platformVersion": "11.3",
+        "deviceName": "iPhone X",
+        "noReset": true,
+        "fullReset": false,
+        "app": ""
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b312854c..000000000
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
-import { Screen } from "../screen"
-import { modalFrameBackground,
-    testSecondPageBackground,
-    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
-    testNestedModalPageBackground
-} from "../shared.e2e-spec"
-
-describe("app root modal frame background scenarios", () => {
-
-    let driver: AppiumDriver;
-    let screen: Screen;
-
-    before(async () => {
-        driver = await createDriver();
-        screen = new Screen(driver);
-        // should load app root
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    beforeEach(async function () {
-        await screen.loadModalFrame();
-    });
-
-    afterEach(async function () {
-        if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
-            await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.resetApp();
-        }
-    });
-
-    after(async () => {
-        // should close page with frame
-        await screen.closeModal();
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    it("should run modal page with frame in background", async () => {
-        await modalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-page.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-page.e2e-spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d7dc613a9..000000000
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-page.e2e-spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
-import { Screen } from "../screen"
-import { modalPageBackground,
-    testSecondPageBackground,
-    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
-    testNestedModalPageBackground
-} from "../shared.e2e-spec"
-
-describe("app root modal page background scenarios", () => {
-
-    let driver: AppiumDriver;
-    let screen: Screen;
-
-    before(async () => {
-        driver = await createDriver();
-        screen = new Screen(driver);
-        // should load app root
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    beforeEach(async function () {
-        await screen.loadModalPage();
-    });
-
-    afterEach(async function () {
-        if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
-            await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.resetApp();
-        }
-    });
-
-    after(async () => {
-        // should close page with frame
-        await screen.closeModal();
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    it("should run modal page in background", async () => {
-        await modalPageBackground(driver, screen, false);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen, false);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen, false);
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 75899e163..000000000
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-app-root/app-root-modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
-import { Screen } from "../screen"
-import { modalFrameBackground,
-    modalTabViewBackground,
-    testSecondPageBackground,
-    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
-    testNestedModalPageBackground,
-    testSecondItemBackground
-} from "../shared.e2e-spec"
-
-describe("app root modal tab view background scenarios", () => {
-
-    let driver: AppiumDriver;
-    let screen: Screen;
-
-    before(async () => {
-        driver = await createDriver();
-        screen = new Screen(driver);
-        // should load app root
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    beforeEach(async function () {
-        await screen.loadModalTabView();
-    });
-
-    afterEach(async function () {
-        if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
-            await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.resetApp();
-        }
-    });
-
-    after(async () => {
-        // should close page with frame
-        await screen.closeModal();
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    it("should run modal tab view in background", async () => {
-        await modalTabViewBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second item, run in background, navigate back to first item", async () => {
-        await testSecondItemBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c226bf98..000000000
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
-import { Screen } from "../screen"
-import { modalFrameBackground,
-    testSecondPageBackground,
-    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
-    testNestedModalPageBackground
-} from "../shared.e2e-spec"
-
-describe("tab root modal frame background scenarios", () => {
-
-    let driver: AppiumDriver;
-    let screen: Screen;
-
-    before(async () => {
-        driver = await createDriver();
-        screen = new Screen(driver);
-        await screen.setTabRootView();
-    });
-
-    beforeEach(async function () {
-        await screen.loadModalFrame();
-    });
-
-    afterEach(async function () {
-        if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
-            await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.resetApp();
-            await screen.setTabRootView();
-        }
-    });
-
-    after(async () => {
-        // should close page with frame
-        await screen.closeModal();
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    it("should run modal page with frame in background", async () => {
-        await modalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-page.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-page.e2e-spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 48343881b..000000000
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-page.e2e-spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
-import { Screen } from "../screen"
-import { modalPageBackground,
-    testSecondPageBackground,
-    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
-    testNestedModalPageBackground
-} from "../shared.e2e-spec"
-
-describe("tab root modal page background scenarios", () => {
-
-    let driver: AppiumDriver;
-    let screen: Screen;
-
-    before(async () => {
-        driver = await createDriver();
-        screen = new Screen(driver);
-        await screen.setTabRootView();
-    });
-
-    beforeEach(async function () {
-        await screen.loadModalPage();
-    });
-
-    afterEach(async function () {
-        if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
-            await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.resetApp();
-            await screen.setTabRootView();
-        }
-    });
-
-    after(async () => {
-        // should close page with frame
-        await screen.closeModal();
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    it("should run modal page in background", async () => {
-        await modalPageBackground(driver, screen, false);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen, false);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen, false);
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e92c5e13..000000000
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/e2e-spec-tab-root/tab-root-modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
-import { Screen } from "../screen"
-import { modalFrameBackground,
-    modalTabViewBackground,
-    testSecondPageBackground,
-    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
-    testNestedModalPageBackground,
-    testSecondItemBackground
-} from "../shared.e2e-spec"
-
-describe("tab root modal tab view background scenarios", () => {
-
-    let driver: AppiumDriver;
-    let screen: Screen;
-
-    before(async () => {
-        driver = await createDriver();
-        screen = new Screen(driver);
-        await screen.setTabRootView();
-    });
-
-    beforeEach(async function () {
-        await screen.loadModalTabView();
-    });
-
-    afterEach(async function () {
-        if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
-            await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
-            await driver.resetApp();
-            await screen.setTabRootView();
-        }
-    });
-
-    after(async () => {
-        // should close page with frame
-        await screen.closeModal();
-        await screen.loadedHome();
-    });
-
-    it("should run modal tab view in background", async () => {
-        await modalTabViewBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
-        await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second item, run in background, navigate back to first item", async () => {
-        await testSecondItemBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
-        await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4db7ac8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-frame.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+import { Screen } from "./screen"
+import {
+    roots,
+    modalFrameBackground,
+    testSecondPageBackground,
+    testSecondPageClose,
+    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
+    testNestedModalPageBackground
+} from "./shared.e2e-spec"
+
+describe("modal frame:", () => {
+
+    let driver: AppiumDriver;
+    let screen: Screen;
+
+    before(async () => {
+        driver = await createDriver();
+        screen = new Screen(driver);
+    });
+
+    roots.forEach(root => {
+        describe(`${root} modal frame background scenarios:`, () => {
+
+            before(async () => {
+                await screen[root]();
+            });
+
+            beforeEach(async function () {
+                await screen.loadModalFrame();
+            });
+
+            afterEach(async function () {
+                if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
+                    await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.resetApp();
+                    await screen[root]();
+                }
+            });
+
+            after(async () => {
+                await screen.closeModal();
+                await screen.loadedHome();
+            });
+
+            it("should run modal page with frame in background", async () => {
+                await modalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, close", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageClose(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-layout.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-layout.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e8315a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-layout.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+import { Screen } from "./screen"
+import {
+    roots,
+    modalFrameBackground,
+    testSecondPageBackground,
+    testSecondPageClose,
+    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
+    testNestedModalPageBackground
+} from "./shared.e2e-spec"
+
+describe("modal layout:", () => {
+
+    let driver: AppiumDriver;
+    let screen: Screen;
+
+    before(async () => {
+        driver = await createDriver();
+        screen = new Screen(driver);
+    });
+
+    roots.forEach(root => {
+        describe(`${root} modal layout background scenarios:`, () => {
+
+            before(async () => {
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.resetApp();
+                }
+                await screen[root]();
+            });
+
+            beforeEach(async function () {
+                await screen.loadModalLayout();
+            });
+
+            afterEach(async function () {
+                if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
+                    await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.resetApp();
+                    await screen[root]();
+                }
+            });
+
+            after(async () => {
+                await screen.closeModal();
+                await screen.loadedHome();
+            });
+
+            it("should run modal layout in background", async () => {
+                await modalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, close", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageClose(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-page.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-page.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b3cb19c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-page.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+import { Screen } from "./screen"
+import {
+    roots,
+    modalPageBackground,
+    testSecondPageBackground,
+    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
+    testNestedModalPageBackground
+} from "./shared.e2e-spec"
+
+describe("modal page:", () => {
+
+    let driver: AppiumDriver;
+    let screen: Screen;
+
+    before(async () => {
+        driver = await createDriver();
+        screen = new Screen(driver);
+    });
+
+    roots.forEach(root => {
+        describe(`${root} modal page background scenarios:`, () => {
+
+            before(async () => {
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.resetApp();
+                }
+                await screen[root]();
+            });
+
+            beforeEach(async function () {
+                await screen.loadModalPage();
+            });
+
+            afterEach(async function () {
+                if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
+                    await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.resetApp();
+                    await screen[root]();
+                }
+            });
+
+            after(async () => {
+                await screen.closeModal();
+                await screen.loadedHome();
+            });
+
+            it("should run modal page in background", async () => {
+                await modalPageBackground(driver, screen, false);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen, false);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen, false);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3f5f6bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/modal-tab.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+import { Screen } from "./screen"
+import {
+    roots,
+    modalFrameBackground,
+    modalTabViewBackground,
+    testSecondPageBackground,
+    testSecondPageClose,
+    testNestedModalFrameBackground,
+    testNestedModalPageBackground,
+    testSecondItemBackground
+} from "./shared.e2e-spec"
+
+describe("modal tab:", () => {
+
+    let driver: AppiumDriver;
+    let screen: Screen;
+
+    before(async () => {
+        driver = await createDriver();
+        screen = new Screen(driver);
+    });
+
+    roots.forEach(root => {
+        describe(`${root} modal tab view background scenarios:`, () => {
+
+            before(async () => {
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.resetApp();
+                }
+                await screen[root]();
+            });
+
+            beforeEach(async function () {
+                await screen.loadModalTabView();
+            });
+
+            afterEach(async function () {
+                if (this.currentTest.state === "failed") {
+                    await driver.logPageSource(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.logScreenshot(this.currentTest.title);
+                    await driver.resetApp();
+                    await screen[root]();
+                }
+            });
+
+            after(async () => {
+                await screen.closeModal();
+                await screen.loadedHome();
+            });
+
+            it("should run modal tab view in background", async () => {
+                await modalTabViewBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page with frame, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should show nested modal page, run in background, close", async () => {
+                await testNestedModalPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second item, run in background, navigate back to first item", async () => {
+                await testSecondItemBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, close", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageClose(driver, screen);
+            });
+
+            it("should navigate to second page, run in background, go back", async () => {
+                await testSecondPageBackground(driver, screen);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/screen.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/screen.ts
index bd9f36fe3..164c0a165 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/screen.ts
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/screen.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const modalNested = "Modal Nested";
 
 const modalFrame = "Show Modal Page With Frame";
 const modalPage = "Show Modal Page";
+const modalLayout = "Show Modal Layout";
 const modalTabView = "Show Modal TabView";
 const navToSecondPage = "Navigate To Second Page";
 const resetFrameRootView = "Reset Frame Root View";
@@ -38,26 +39,34 @@ export class Screen {
     }
 
     resetFrameRootView = async () => {
+        console.log("Setting frame root ...");
         const btnResetFrameRootView = await this._driver.findElementByText(resetFrameRootView);
         await btnResetFrameRootView.tap();
     }
 
+    resetLayoutRootView = async () => {
+        console.log("Setting layout root ...");
+        const btnResetLayoutRootView = await this._driver.findElementByText(resetLayoutRootView);
+        await btnResetLayoutRootView.tap();
+    }
+
     resetTabRootView = async () => {
         const btnResetTabRootView = await this._driver.findElementByText(resetTabRootView);
         await btnResetTabRootView.tap();
     }
 
-    resetLayoutRootView = async () => {
-        const btnResetLayoutRootView = await this._driver.findElementByText(resetLayoutRootView);
-        await btnResetLayoutRootView.tap();
-    }
-
     loadedTabRootView = async () => {
         const tabFirst = await this._driver.findElementByText(first);
         assert.isTrue(await tabFirst.isDisplayed());
         console.log("Tab root view loaded!");
     }
 
+    setFrameRootView = async () => {
+        // should load frame root, no need to verify it is loaded
+        await this.loadedHome();
+        await this.resetFrameRootView();
+    }
+
     setTabRootView = async () => {
         // should load tab root
         await this.loadedHome();
@@ -69,6 +78,12 @@ export class Screen {
         }
     }
 
+    setLayoutRootView = async () => {
+        // should load layout root, no need to verify it is loaded
+        await this.loadedHome();
+        await this.resetLayoutRootView();
+    }
+
     showModalFrame = async () => {
         const btnModalFrame = await this._driver.findElementByText(modalFrame);
         await btnModalFrame.tap();
@@ -91,6 +106,15 @@ export class Screen {
         console.log("Modal Page loaded!");
     }
 
+    showModalLayout = async () => {
+        const btnModalLayout = await this._driver.findElementByText(modalLayout);
+        await btnModalLayout.tap();
+    }
+
+    loadedModalLayout = async () => {
+        await this.loadedModalFrame();
+    }
+
     showModalTabView = async () => {
         const btnModalTabView = await this._driver.findElementByText(modalTabView);
         await btnModalTabView.tap();
@@ -192,6 +216,16 @@ export class Screen {
         }
     }
 
+    loadModalLayout = async () => {
+        try {
+            await this.loadedModalLayout();
+        } catch (err) {
+            // should show modal layout
+            await this.showModalLayout();
+            await this.loadedModalLayout();
+        }
+    }
+
     loadModalTabView = async () => {
         try {
             await this.loadedModalTabView();
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts
index e039ce1c5..84f7d5456 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { Screen } from "./screen"
 
 const time = 1;
 
+export const roots = ["setFrameRootView", "setLayoutRootView", "setTabRootView"];
+
 export async function modalFrameBackground(driver: AppiumDriver, screen: Screen) {
     await driver.backgroundApp(time);
     await screen.loadedModalFrame();
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ export async function testSecondPageBackground(driver: AppiumDriver, screen: Scr
     await screen.loadedModalFrame();
 }
 
+export async function testSecondPageClose(driver: AppiumDriver, screen: Screen) {
+    await screen.navigateToSecondPage();
+    await screen.loadedSecondPage();
+
+    await screen.closeModal();
+    await screen.loadedHome();
+}
+
 export async function testNestedModalFrameBackground(driver: AppiumDriver, screen: Screen, isInFrame: boolean = true) {
     await screen.showNestedModalFrame();
     await screen.loadedNestedModalFrame();
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/package.json b/e2e/modal-navigation/package.json
index b2eed4ed4..6e3ef48cf 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/package.json
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
     "webpack-sources": "~1.1.0",
     "@types/chai": "^4.0.2",
     "@types/mocha": "^2.2.41",
-    "@types/node": "^7.0.5"
+    "@types/node": "^7.0.5",
+    "clean-webpack-plugin": "~0.1.19"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "e2e": "tsc -p e2e && mocha --opts ./e2e/config/mocha.opts",
diff --git a/e2e/modal-navigation/webpack.config.js b/e2e/modal-navigation/webpack.config.js
index c0129d7b9..a3d91f020 100644
--- a/e2e/modal-navigation/webpack.config.js
+++ b/e2e/modal-navigation/webpack.config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-const { resolve, join  } = require("path");
+const { relative, resolve, join  } = require("path");
 
 const webpack = require("webpack");
 const nsWebpack = require("nativescript-dev-webpack");
 const nativescriptTarget = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/nativescript-target");
+const CleanWebpackPlugin = require("clean-webpack-plugin");
 const CopyWebpackPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
 const { BundleAnalyzerPlugin } = require("webpack-bundle-analyzer");
 const { NativeScriptWorkerPlugin } = require("nativescript-worker-loader/NativeScriptWorkerPlugin");
@@ -13,20 +14,48 @@ module.exports = env => {
     if (!platform) {
         throw new Error("You need to provide a target platform!");
     }
+
     const platforms = ["ios", "android"];
-    const { snapshot, uglify, report } = env;
+    const projectRoot = __dirname;
+    // Default destination inside platforms/<platform>/...
+    const dist = resolve(projectRoot, nsWebpack.getAppPath(platform));
+    const appResourcesPlatformDir = platform === "android" ? "Android" : "iOS";
+
+    const {
+        // The 'appPath' and 'appResourcesPath' values are fetched from
+        // the nsconfig.json configuration file
+        // when bundling with `tns run android|ios --bundle`.
+        appPath = "app",
+        appResourcesPath = "app/App_Resources",
+
+        // Snapshot, uglify and report can be enabled by providing
+        // the `--env.snapshot`, `--env.uglify` or `--env.report` flags
+        // when running 'tns run android|ios'
+        snapshot,
+        uglify,
+        report,
+    } = env;
+
+    const appFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appPath);
+    const appResourcesFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appResourcesPath);
 
     const config = {
-        context: resolve("./app"),
+        context: appFullPath,
+        watchOptions: {
+            ignored: [
+                appResourcesFullPath,
+                // Don't watch hidden files
+                "**/.*",
+            ]
+        },
         target: nativescriptTarget,
         entry: {
-            bundle: `./${nsWebpack.getEntryModule()}`,
+            bundle: `./${nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath)}`,
             vendor: "./vendor"
         },
         output: {
             pathinfo: true,
-            // Default destination inside platforms/<platform>/...
-            path: resolve(nsWebpack.getAppPath(platform)),
+            path: dist,
             libraryTarget: "commonjs2",
             filename: "[name].js",
         },
@@ -83,14 +112,23 @@ module.exports = env => {
             new webpack.DefinePlugin({
                 "global.TNS_WEBPACK": "true",
             }),
+            // Remove all files from the out dir.
+            new CleanWebpackPlugin([ `${dist}/**/*` ]),
+            // Copy native app resources to out dir.
+            new CopyWebpackPlugin([
+              {
+                from: `${appResourcesFullPath}/${appResourcesPlatformDir}`,
+                to: `${dist}/App_Resources/${appResourcesPlatformDir}`,
+                context: projectRoot
+              },
+            ]),
             // Copy assets to out dir. Add your own globs as needed.
             new CopyWebpackPlugin([
-                { from: "App_Resources/**" },
                 { from: "fonts/**" },
                 { from: "**/*.jpg" },
                 { from: "**/*.png" },
                 { from: "**/*.xml" },
-            ]),
+            ], { ignore: [`${relative(appPath, appResourcesFullPath)}/**`] }),
             // Generate a bundle starter script and activate it in package.json
             new nsWebpack.GenerateBundleStarterPlugin([
                 "./vendor",
@@ -101,7 +139,6 @@ module.exports = env => {
             new nsWebpack.PlatformFSPlugin({
                 platform,
                 platforms,
-                // ignore: ["App_Resources"]
             }),
             // Does IPC communication with the {N} CLI to notify events when running in watch mode.
             new nsWebpack.WatchStateLoggerPlugin(),
@@ -113,14 +150,14 @@ module.exports = env => {
             analyzerMode: "static",
             openAnalyzer: false,
             generateStatsFile: true,
-            reportFilename: join(__dirname, "report", `report.html`),
-            statsFilename: join(__dirname, "report", `stats.json`),
+            reportFilename: resolve(projectRoot, "report", `report.html`),
+            statsFilename: resolve(projectRoot, "report", `stats.json`),
         }));
     }
     if (snapshot) {
         config.plugins.push(new nsWebpack.NativeScriptSnapshotPlugin({
             chunk: "vendor",
-            projectRoot: __dirname,
+            projectRoot,
             webpackConfig: config,
             targetArchs: ["arm", "arm64", "ia32"],
             tnsJavaClassesOptions: { packages: ["tns-core-modules" ] },
@@ -134,7 +171,6 @@ module.exports = env => {
         const compress = platform !== "android";
         config.plugins.push(new UglifyJsPlugin({
             uglifyOptions: {
-                mangle: { reserved: nsWebpack.uglifyMangleExcludes },
                 compress,
             }
         }));