diff --git a/BCL.csproj b/BCL.csproj
index d422f85f1..6c630c1b5 100644
--- a/BCL.csproj
+++ b/BCL.csproj
@@ -283,6 +283,14 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\slider\slider.android.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\slider\slider.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\slider\slider.ios.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\switch\switch.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\switch\index.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\switch\switch.android.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>switch.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\switch\switch.ios.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>switch.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
     <Content Include="_references.ts" />
     <Content Include="image-source\Readme.md" />
     <Content Include="http\Readme.md" />
diff --git a/ui/switch/index.ts b/ui/switch/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb0dfbfea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/switch/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare var module, require;
+module.exports = require("ui/switch/switch"); 
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diff --git a/ui/switch/switch.android.ts b/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6b329bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import observable = require("ui/core/observable");
+import view = require("ui/core/view");
+import application = require("application");
+
+export class Switch extends view.View {
+    private static checkedProperty = "checked";
+    private _android: android.widget.Switch;
+
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this._android = new android.widget.Switch(application.android.currentContext);
+    }
+
+    get android(): android.widget.Switch {
+        return this._android;
+    }
+
+    get checked(): boolean {
+        return this.android.isChecked();
+    }
+    set checked(value: boolean) {
+        this.setProperty(Switch.checkedProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    public setNativeProperty(data: observable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        if (data.propertyName === Switch.checkedProperty) {
+            this.android.setChecked(data.value);
+        } else if (true) {
+            //
+        }
+    }
+} 
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diff --git a/ui/switch/switch.d.ts b/ui/switch/switch.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3086b1b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/switch/switch.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+declare module "ui/switch" {
+    class Switch {
+        checked: boolean;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts b/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cd218bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import observable = require("ui/core/observable");
+import view = require("ui/core/view");
+import application = require("application");
+
+export class Switch extends view.View {
+    private static checkedProperty = "checked";
+    private _ios: UIKit.UISwitch;
+    private _handler: Foundation.NSObject;
+
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this._ios = new UIKit.UISwitch();
+
+        var that = this;
+        var target = Foundation.NSObject.extends({
+            valueChange: (sender: UIKit.UISwitch) => {
+                that.updateTwoWayBinding(Switch.checkedProperty, sender.on);
+                that.setProperty(Switch.checkedProperty, sender.on);
+            }
+        }, { exposedMethods: { "valueChange": "v@:@" } });
+        this._handler = new target();
+        this._ios.addTargetActionForControlEvents(this._handler, "valueChange", UIKit.UIControlEvents.UIControlEventValueChanged);
+    }
+
+    get ios(): UIKit.UISwitch {
+        return this._ios;
+    }
+
+    get checked(): boolean {
+        return this.ios.on
+    }
+    set checked(value: boolean) {
+        this.setProperty(Switch.checkedProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    public setNativeProperty(data: observable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        if (data.propertyName === Switch.checkedProperty) {
+            this.ios.on = data.value;
+        } else if (true) {
+            //
+        }
+    }
+} 
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