diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
index 9d538ae7f..1a0903846 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
 
         const viewController = child.ios instanceof UIViewController ? child.ios : child.viewController;
         if (viewController) {
+            if (this.viewController.presentedViewController === viewController) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            
             this.viewController.addChildViewController(viewController);
         }