diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
index 0df1791ec..c18d5189e 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
@@ -864,7 +864,13 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon implements ViewDefinition {
 		return 0;
 	}
 	[zIndexProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-		this.nativeViewProtected.layer.zPosition = value;
+		const nativeView: NativeScriptUIView = <NativeScriptUIView>this.nativeViewProtected;
+
+		nativeView.layer.zPosition = value;
+		// Apply z-index to shadows as well
+		if (nativeView.outerShadowContainerLayer) {
+			nativeView.outerShadowContainerLayer.zPosition = value;
+		}
 	}
 
 	[backgroundInternalProperty.getDefault](): UIColor {
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
index bcb14f8c3..f27ef5f73 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export namespace ios {
 		}
 
 		if (!needsMask) {
-			clearLayerMask(nativeView, background);
+			clearLayerMask(nativeView);
 		}
 
 		// Clear box shadow if it's no longer needed
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ function maskLayerIfNeeded(nativeView: NativeScriptUIView, background: Backgroun
 	}
 }
 
-function clearLayerMask(nativeView: NativeScriptUIView, background: BackgroundDefinition) {
+function clearLayerMask(nativeView: NativeScriptUIView) {
 	if (nativeView.outerShadowContainerLayer) {
 		nativeView.outerShadowContainerLayer.mask = null;
 	}
@@ -1127,6 +1127,7 @@ function drawBoxShadow(view: View): void {
 	outerShadowContainerLayer.bounds = bounds;
 	outerShadowContainerLayer.anchorPoint = layer.anchorPoint;
 	outerShadowContainerLayer.position = nativeView.center;
+	outerShadowContainerLayer.zPosition = layer.zPosition;
 
 	// Inherit view visibility values
 	outerShadowContainerLayer.opacity = layer.opacity;