diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
index ccb3568af..56421f56d 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
@@ -613,6 +613,20 @@ export var testIsVisible = function () {
     });
 }
 
+export var testSetStyle = function () {
+    var lbl = new label.Label();
+
+    var expectedColor = "#ff0000";
+    var expectedBackgroundColor = "#ff0000";
+
+    lbl.setStyle(`color: ${expectedColor};background-color: ${expectedBackgroundColor};`);
+
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(lbl, function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        TKUnit.assert(lbl.color.hex === expectedColor, "Actual: " + lbl.color.hex + "; Expected: " + expectedColor);
+        TKUnit.assert(lbl.backgroundColor.hex === expectedBackgroundColor, "Actual: " + lbl.backgroundColor.hex + "; Expected: " + expectedBackgroundColor);
+    });
+}
+
 export var testBorderWidth = function () {
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createLabelWithBorder(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
         var lbl = <label.Label>views[0];
diff --git a/ui/core/view-common.ts b/ui/core/view-common.ts
index eb02cd8d0..788fe65d0 100644
--- a/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -923,6 +923,12 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public setStyle(style: string): void {
+        if (types.isString(style)) {
+            this._applyInlineStyle(style);
+        }
+    }
+
     public _updateLayout() {
         // needed for iOS.
     }
diff --git a/ui/core/view.d.ts b/ui/core/view.d.ts
index b2fbfdc5d..102d31440 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.d.ts
@@ -356,6 +356,12 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
          */
         public focus(): boolean;
 
+        /**
+         * Sets in-line CSS string as style.
+         * @param style - In-line CSS string. 
+         */
+        public setStyle(style: string) : void;
+
         public getGestureObservers(type: gestures.GestureTypes): Array<gestures.GesturesObserver>;
 
         /**