diff --git a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts
index aec25a5b6..e08382c78 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts
@@ -56,23 +56,23 @@ export function getAspectSafeDimensions(sourceWidth, sourceHeight, reqWidth, req
     };
 }
 
-export function getRequestedImageSize(src: {width: number, height: number}): {width: number, height: number} {
+export function getRequestedImageSize(src: { width: number, height: number }, options: definition.ImageAssetOptions): { width: number, height: number } {
     let reqWidth = platform.screen.mainScreen.widthDIPs;
-    let reqHeight = platform.screen.mainScreen.heightDIPs
-    if (this.options && this.options.width) {
-        reqWidth = (this.options.width > 0 && this.options.width < reqWidth) ? this.options.width : reqWidth;
+    let reqHeight = platform.screen.mainScreen.heightDIPs;
+    if (options && options.width) {
+        reqWidth = (options.width > 0 && options.width < reqWidth) ? options.width : reqWidth;
     }
-    if (this.options && this.options.height) {
-        reqWidth = (this.options.height > 0 && this.options.height < reqHeight) ? this.options.height : reqHeight;
+    if (options && options.height) {
+        reqHeight = (options.height > 0 && options.height < reqHeight) ? options.height : reqHeight;
     }
 
-    if (this.options && this.options.keepAspectRatio) {
+    if (options && options.keepAspectRatio) {
         let safeAspectSize = getAspectSafeDimensions(src.width, src.height, reqWidth, reqHeight);
         reqWidth = safeAspectSize.width;
         reqHeight = safeAspectSize.height;
     }
-    return { 
+    return {
         width: reqWidth,
-        height:reqHeight
+        height: reqHeight
     };
 }
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.android.ts
index 187711c37..2db9f412c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.android.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class ImageAsset extends common.ImageAsset {
             width: bitmapOptions.outWidth,
             height: bitmapOptions.outHeight
         };
-        let requestedSize = common.getRequestedImageSize(sourceSize);
+        let requestedSize = common.getRequestedImageSize(sourceSize, this.options);
 
         let sampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(bitmapOptions.outWidth, bitmapOptions.outHeight, requestedSize.width, requestedSize.height);
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts
index e7bc8f52d..9e7c9f170 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts
@@ -14,17 +14,13 @@ export class ImageAsset extends common.ImageAsset {
     }
 
     public getImageAsync(callback: (image, error) => void) {
-        let requestedSize = common.getRequestedImageSize({
-            width: this.nativeImage ? this.nativeImage.size.width : this.ios.pixelWidth,
-            height: this.nativeImage ? this.nativeImage.size.height : this.ios.pixelHeight
-        });
+        let srcWidth = this.nativeImage ? this.nativeImage.size.width : this.ios.pixelWidth;
+        let srcHeight = this.nativeImage ? this.nativeImage.size.height : this.ios.pixelHeight;
+        let requestedSize = common.getRequestedImageSize({ width: srcWidth, height: srcHeight }, this.options);
 
         if (this.nativeImage) {
             let newSize = CGSizeMake(requestedSize.width, requestedSize.height);
-            UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 0.0);
-            this.nativeImage.drawInRect(CGRectMake(0, 0, newSize.width, newSize.height));
-            let resizedImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
-            UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
+            let resizedImage = this.scaleImage(this.nativeImage, newSize);
             callback(resizedImage, null);
             return;
         }
@@ -35,7 +31,8 @@ export class ImageAsset extends common.ImageAsset {
         PHImageManager.defaultManager().requestImageForAssetTargetSizeContentModeOptionsResultHandler(this.ios, requestedSize, PHImageContentMode.AspectFit, imageRequestOptions,
             (image, imageResultInfo) => {
                 if (image) {
-                    callback(image, null);
+                    let resultImage = this.scaleImage(image, requestedSize);
+                    callback(resultImage, null);
                 }
                 else {
                     callback(null, imageResultInfo.valueForKey(PHImageErrorKey));
@@ -43,4 +40,12 @@ export class ImageAsset extends common.ImageAsset {
             }
         );
     }
+
+    private scaleImage(image: UIImage, requestedSize: {width: number, height: number}): UIImage {
+        UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(requestedSize, false, 0.0);
+        image.drawInRect(CGRectMake(0, 0, requestedSize.width, requestedSize.height));
+        let resultImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
+        UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
+        return resultImage;
+    }
 }
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