diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
index a0600b51b..fea769541 100644
--- a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import myCustomControlWithoutXml = require("./mymodule/MyControl");
 import listViewModule = require("ui/list-view");
 import helper = require("../ui/helper");
 import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
+import platform = require("platform");
 
 export function test_load_IsDefined() {
     TKUnit.assert(types.isFunction(builder.load), "ui/builder should have load method!");
@@ -129,6 +130,17 @@ export function test_parse_ShouldParseBooleanPropertiesIgnoreCaseInverted() {
     TKUnit.assert(tf.editable === false, "Expected result: false; Actual result: " + tf.editable + "; type: " + typeof (tf.editable));
 };
 
+export function test_parse_ShouldParsePlatofmrSpecificProperties() {
+    var p = <page.Page>builder.parse("<Page><TextField ios:editable='False' android:editable='True' /></Page>");
+    var tf = <textFieldModule.TextField>p.content;
+
+    if(platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
+      TKUnit.assert(tf.editable === true, "Expected result: false; Actual result: " + tf.editable + "; type: " + typeof (tf.editable));
+    } else {
+      TKUnit.assert(tf.editable === false, "Expected result: false; Actual result: " + tf.editable + "; type: " + typeof (tf.editable));
+    }
+};
+
 export function test_parse_ShouldParseBindings() {
     var p = <page.Page>builder.parse("<Page><Switch checked='{{ myProp }}' /></Page>");
     p.bindingContext = { myProp: true };
@@ -295,4 +307,4 @@ export function test_parse_ShouldParseNestedListViewInListViewTemplate() {
     finally {
         helper.goBack();
     }
-}
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+}