diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
index 1600fe68b..ed2fcc386 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
@@ -71,20 +71,28 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
     }
 
     public updateNavigationBar(page?: pages.Page): void {
+        var previousValue = !!this._ios.showNavigationBar;
+        var newValue: boolean = false;
         switch (this._ios.navBarVisibility) {
             case enums.NavigationBarVisibility.always:
-                this._ios.showNavigationBar = true;
+                newValue = true;
                 break;
 
             case enums.NavigationBarVisibility.never:
-                this._ios.showNavigationBar = false;
+                newValue = false;
                 break;
 
             case enums.NavigationBarVisibility.auto:
                 var pageInstance: pages.Page = page || this.currentPage;
-                this._ios.showNavigationBar = this.backStack.length > 0 || (pageInstance && pageInstance.optionsMenu.getItems().length > 0);
+                newValue = this.backStack.length > 0 || (pageInstance && pageInstance.optionsMenu.getItems().length > 0);
+                newValue = !!newValue; // Make sure it is boolean
                 break;
         }
+
+        this._ios.showNavigationBar = newValue;
+        if (previousValue !== newValue) {
+            this.requestLayout();
+        }
     }
 
     public get ios(): iOSFrame {