diff --git a/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts b/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts
index 7897d5263..f10babb81 100644
--- a/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export class ActivityIndicator extends aiCommon.ActivityIndicator  {
     constructor() {
         super();
         this._ios = UIActivityIndicatorView.alloc().initWithActivityIndicatorStyle(UIActivityIndicatorViewStyle.UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleGray);
+        this._ios.hidesWhenStopped = false; //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/2007
     }
 
     get ios(): UIActivityIndicatorView {