diff --git a/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.d.ts
index 98f7ee59e..740854fec 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.d.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function getModalRootViewCssClass(): string;
 export function getRootViewCssClasses(): string[];
 
 /**
- * * Appends new CSS class to the system classes and returns the new length of the array.
+ * Appends new CSS class to the system classes and returns the new length of the array.
  * @param value New CSS system class.
  */
 export function pushToRootViewCssClasses(value: string): number;
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ export function pushToRootViewCssClasses(value: string): number;
  * @param value
  */
 export function removeFromRootViewCssClasses(value: string): string;
+
+/**
+ * Resets CSS classes for root view.
+ */
+export function resetRootViewCssClasses(): string[];
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.ts b/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.ts
index 6e2f7e80c..e8f9510d3 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/css/system-classes.ts
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ export function removeFromRootViewCssClasses(value: string): string {
 
     return removedElement;
 }
+
+export function resetRootViewCssClasses(): string[] {
+    return rootViewCssClasses.splice(1);
+}