diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts
index 46b425874..1d1d2d304 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts
@@ -553,11 +553,18 @@ export class CssAnimationProperty<T extends Style, U> {
     public readonly keyframe: string;
     public readonly defaultValueKey: symbol;
 
+    private static properties: { [cssName: string]: CssAnimationProperty<any, any> } = {};
+
+    public _valueConverter?: (value: string) => any;
+
     constructor(private options: definitions.CssAnimationPropertyOptions<T, U>) {
         const { valueConverter, equalityComparer, valueChanged, defaultValue } = options;
         const propertyName = options.name;
         this.name = propertyName;
 
+        CssAnimationProperty.properties[options.cssName || propertyName] = this;
+        this._valueConverter = options.valueConverter;
+
         const cssName = "css:" + (options.cssName || propertyName);
         this.cssName = cssName;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
index 814bf841e..a13458024 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ declare module "ui/core/properties" {
         readonly keyframe: string;
 
         public register(cls: { prototype: T }): void;
+
+        public _valueConverter?: (value: string) => any;
+        public static _getByCssName(name: string): CssAnimationProperty<any, any>;
     }
 
     export class Property<T extends ViewBase, U> implements TypedPropertyDescriptor<U> {