diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/examples/test-page.xml b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/examples/test-page.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56c40b5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/examples/test-page.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd">
+  <GridLayout id="grid">
+    <Label id="label" text="Text" />
+  </GridLayout>
+</Page>
diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
index aa7f93fd9..5e71f8e14 100644
--- a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
 import platform = require("platform");
 import gesturesModule = require("ui/gestures");
 import segmentedBar = require("ui/segmented-bar");
+import { Source } from "utils/debug";
 
 export function test_load_IsDefined() {
     TKUnit.assert(types.isFunction(builder.load), "ui/builder should have load method!");
@@ -974,3 +975,14 @@ export function test_TabViewHasCorrectParentChain() {
     model.set("testPassed", false);
     helper.navigateToModuleAndRunTest(("." + moduleName + "/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain"), model, testFunc);
 }
+
+export function test_hasSourceCodeLocations() {
+    var basePath = "xml-declaration/";
+    var page = <Page>builder.load(__dirname + "/examples/test-page.xml");
+    var grid = page.getViewById("grid");
+    var gridSource = Source.get(grid);
+    TKUnit.assertEqual(gridSource.toString(), "file:///app/" + basePath + "examples/test-page.xml:2:3");
+    var label = page.getViewById("label");
+    var labelSource = Source.get(label);
+    TKUnit.assertEqual(labelSource.toString(), "file:///app/" + basePath + "examples/test-page.xml:3:5");
+}
diff --git a/ui/builder/builder.ts b/ui/builder/builder.ts
index b3df917f7..f1c642310 100644
--- a/ui/builder/builder.ts
+++ b/ui/builder/builder.ts
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ function parseInternal(value: string, context: any, uri?: string): ComponentModu
     var ui: xml2ui.ComponentParser;
 
     var errorFormat = (debug && uri) ? xml2ui.SourceErrorFormat(uri) : xml2ui.PositionErrorFormat;
+    var componentSourceTracker = (debug && uri) ? xml2ui.ComponentSourceTracker(uri) : () => {
+        // no-op
+    };
 
     (start = new xml2ui.XmlStringParser(errorFormat))
         .pipe(new xml2ui.PlatformFilter())
-        .pipe(new xml2ui.XmlStateParser(ui = new xml2ui.ComponentParser(context, errorFormat)));
+        .pipe(new xml2ui.XmlStateParser(ui = new xml2ui.ComponentParser(context, errorFormat, componentSourceTracker)));
 
     start.parse(value);
 
@@ -225,6 +228,19 @@ namespace xml2ui {
         }
     }
 
+    interface SourceTracker {
+        (component: any, p: xml.Position): void;
+    }
+
+    export function ComponentSourceTracker(uri): SourceTracker {
+        return (component: any, p: xml.Position) => {
+            if (!Source.get(component)) {
+                var source = p ? new Source(uri, p.line, p.column) : new Source(uri, -1, -1);
+                Source.set(component, source);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     export class PlatformFilter extends XmlProducerBase implements XmlProducer, XmlConsumer {
         private currentPlatformContext: string;
 
@@ -293,6 +309,7 @@ namespace xml2ui {
         elementName: string;
         templateItems: Array<string>;
         errorFormat: ErrorFormatter;
+        sourceTracker: SourceTracker;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -380,13 +397,14 @@ namespace xml2ui {
             if (this._templateProperty.name in this._templateProperty.parent.component) {
                 var context = this._context;
                 var errorFormat = this._templateProperty.errorFormat;
+                var sourceTracker = this._templateProperty.sourceTracker;
                 var template: Template = () => {
                     var start: xml2ui.XmlArgsReplay;
                     var ui: xml2ui.ComponentParser;
 
                     (start = new xml2ui.XmlArgsReplay(this._recordedXmlStream, errorFormat))
                         // No platform filter, it has been filtered allready
-                        .pipe(new XmlStateParser(ui = new ComponentParser(context, errorFormat)));
+                        .pipe(new XmlStateParser(ui = new ComponentParser(context, errorFormat, sourceTracker)));
 
                     start.replay();
 
@@ -418,11 +436,13 @@ namespace xml2ui {
         private parents = new Array<ComponentModule>();
         private complexProperties = new Array<ComponentParser.ComplexProperty>();
 
-        private error;
+        private error: ErrorFormatter;
+        private sourceTracker: SourceTracker;
 
-        constructor(context: any, errorFormat: ErrorFormatter) {
+        constructor(context: any, errorFormat: ErrorFormatter, sourceTracker: SourceTracker) {
             this.context = context;
             this.error = errorFormat;
+            this.sourceTracker = sourceTracker;
         }
 
         public parse(args: xml.ParserEvent): XmlStateConsumer {
@@ -450,7 +470,8 @@ namespace xml2ui {
                             name: name,
                             elementName: args.elementName,
                             templateItems: [],
-                            errorFormat: this.error
+                            errorFormat: this.error,
+                            sourceTracker: this.sourceTracker
                         });
                     }
 
@@ -472,6 +493,7 @@ namespace xml2ui {
                     }
 
                     if (componentModule) {
+                        this.sourceTracker(componentModule.component, args.position);
                         if (parent) {
                             if (complexProperty) {
                                 // Add component to complex property of parent component.
diff --git a/ui/core/view-common.ts b/ui/core/view-common.ts
index 6be4d7523..d812361aa 100644
--- a/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as visualStateConstants from "ui/styling/visual-state-constants";
 import * as bindableModule from "ui/core/bindable";
 import * as visualStateModule from "../styling/visual-state";
 import * as animModule from "ui/animation";
+import { Source } from "utils/debug";
 
 var bindable: typeof bindableModule;
 function ensureBindable() {
@@ -1151,11 +1152,18 @@ export class View extends ProxyObject implements definition.View {
     }
 
     public toString(): string {
+        var str = this.typeName;
         if (this.id) {
-            return this.typeName + `<${this.id}>`;
+            str += `<${this.id}>`;
+        } else {
+            str += `(${this._domId})`;
+        }
+        var source = Source.get(this);
+        if (source) {
+            str += `@${source};`;
         }
 
-        return this.typeName + `(${this._domId})`;
+        return str;
     }
 
     public _setNativeViewFrame(nativeView: any, frame: any) {
diff --git a/ui/core/view.ios.ts b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
index a1948a03f..dd1754b09 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class View extends viewCommon.View {
             // flag not set, setMeasuredDimension() was not invoked, we raise
             // an exception to warn the developer
             if ((this._privateFlags & PFLAG_MEASURED_DIMENSION_SET) !== PFLAG_MEASURED_DIMENSION_SET) {
-                throw new Error("onMeasure() did not set the measured dimension by calling setMeasuredDimension()");
+                throw new Error("onMeasure() did not set the measured dimension by calling setMeasuredDimension() " + this);
             }
         }
     }