diff --git a/tests/app/testRunner.ts b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
index 5dab96928..6c55643f1 100644
--- a/tests/app/testRunner.ts
+++ b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ allTests["WEAK-EVENTS"] = require("./weak-event-listener-tests");
 allTests["CONNECTIVITY"] = require("./connectivity-tests");
 
 // allTests["PROXY-VIEW-CONTAINER"] = require("./ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container-tests")
-// allTests["SCROLL-VIEW"] = require("./ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests");
+allTests["SCROLL-VIEW"] = require("./ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests");
 // allTests["ACTION-BAR"] = require("./ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests");
 // allTests["XML-DECLARATION"] = require("./xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests");
 // allTests["DOCKLAYOUT"] = require("./ui/layouts/dock-layout-tests");
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts
index ec7c7710b..7fb96ea3c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts
@@ -77,10 +77,15 @@ export abstract class ScrollViewBase extends ContentView implements ScrollViewDe
 
     public abstract scrollToVerticalOffset(value: number, animated: boolean);
     public abstract scrollToHorizontalOffset(value: number, animated: boolean);
+    public abstract _onOrientationChanged();
 }
 
 export const orientationProperty = new Property<ScrollViewBase, "horizontal" | "vertical">({
-    name: "orientation", defaultValue: "vertical", affectsLayout: true, valueConverter: (value) => {
+    name: "orientation", defaultValue: "vertical", affectsLayout: true,
+    valueChanged: (target: ScrollViewBase, oldValue: "horizontal" | "vertical", newValue: "horizontal" | "vertical") => {
+        target._onOrientationChanged();
+    },
+    valueConverter: (value) => {
         if (value === "vertical") {
             return "vertical";
         } else if (value === "horizontal") {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
index 56505333f..c51680508 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ScrollEventData } from "ui/scroll-view";
-import { ScrollViewBase, orientationProperty, layout } from "./scroll-view-common";
+import { ScrollViewBase, layout } from "./scroll-view-common";
 
 export * from "./scroll-view-common";
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
 
     public _onOrientationChanged() {
         if (this._android) {
-            var parent = this.parent;
+            const parent = this.parent;
 
             if (parent) {
                 parent._removeView(this);
@@ -138,11 +138,4 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
         this._android.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnScrollChangedListener(this.handler);
         this.handler = null;
     }
-    
-    get [orientationProperty.native](): "horizontal" | "vertical" {
-        return "vertical";
-    }
-    set [orientationProperty.native](value: "horizontal" | "vertical") {
-        this._onOrientationChanged();
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.d.ts
index c92f26723..408d46d7c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.d.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ declare module "ui/scroll-view" {
          * Raised when a scroll event occurs.
          */
         on(event: "scroll", callback: (args: ScrollEventData) => void, thisArg?: any);
+
+        _onOrientationChanged();
     }
 
     interface ScrollEventData extends EventData {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
index 5419eaf49..745f2338a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
@@ -28,31 +28,31 @@ class UIScrollViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UIScrollViewDelegate
 }
 
 export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
-    private _scroll: UIScrollView;
+    public nativeView: UIScrollView;
     private _contentMeasuredWidth: number = 0;
     private _contentMeasuredHeight: number = 0;
     private _delegate: UIScrollViewDelegateImpl;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._scroll = UIScrollView.new();
+        this.nativeView = UIScrollView.new();
     }
 
     protected attachNative() {
         this._delegate = UIScrollViewDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
-        this._scroll.delegate = this._delegate;
+        this.nativeView.delegate = this._delegate;
     }
 
     protected dettachNative() {
-        this._scroll.delegate = null;
+        this.nativeView.delegate = null;
     }
 
     get horizontalOffset(): number {
-        return this._scroll.contentOffset.x;
+        return this.nativeView.contentOffset.x;
     }
 
     get verticalOffset(): number {
-        return this._scroll.contentOffset.y;
+        return this.nativeView.contentOffset.y;
     }
 
     get scrollableWidth(): number {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        return Math.max(0, this._scroll.contentSize.width - this._scroll.bounds.size.width) / layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        return Math.max(0, this.nativeView.contentSize.width - this.nativeView.bounds.size.width) / layout.getDisplayDensity();
     }
 
     get scrollableHeight(): number {
@@ -68,28 +68,28 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        return Math.max(0, this._scroll.contentSize.height - this._scroll.bounds.size.height) / layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        return Math.max(0, this.nativeView.contentSize.height - this.nativeView.bounds.size.height) / layout.getDisplayDensity();
     }
 
     get ios(): UIView {
-        return this._scroll;
+        return this.nativeView;
     }
 
     get _nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this._scroll;
+        return this.nativeView;
     }
 
     public scrollToVerticalOffset(value: number, animated: boolean) {
         if (this.orientation === "vertical") {
-            const bounds = this._scroll.bounds.size;
-            this._scroll.scrollRectToVisibleAnimated(CGRectMake(0, value, bounds.width, bounds.height), animated);
+            const bounds = this.nativeView.bounds.size;
+            this.nativeView.scrollRectToVisibleAnimated(CGRectMake(0, value, bounds.width, bounds.height), animated);
         }
     }
 
     public scrollToHorizontalOffset(value: number, animated: boolean) {
         if (this.orientation === "horizontal") {
-            const bounds = this._scroll.bounds.size;
-            this._scroll.scrollRectToVisibleAnimated(CGRectMake(value, 0, bounds.width, bounds.height), animated);
+            const bounds = this.nativeView.bounds.size;
+            this.nativeView.scrollRectToVisibleAnimated(CGRectMake(value, 0, bounds.width, bounds.height), animated);
         }
     }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
                 childSize = View.measureChild(this, child, layout.makeMeasureSpec(0, layout.UNSPECIFIED), heightMeasureSpec);
             }
 
-            this._scroll.contentSize = CGSizeMake(childSize.measuredWidth, childSize.measuredHeight);
+            this.nativeView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(childSize.measuredWidth, childSize.measuredHeight);
             this._contentMeasuredWidth = Math.max(childSize.measuredWidth, style.effectiveMinWidth * density);
             this._contentMeasuredHeight = Math.max(childSize.measuredHeight, style.effectiveMinHeight * density);
         }
@@ -140,4 +140,8 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
             View.layoutChild(this, this.layoutView, 0, 0, width, Math.max(this._contentMeasuredHeight, height));
         }
     }
+
+    public _onOrientationChanged() {
+        // NOOP
+    }
 }
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