diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts
index efeb8ba71..964a7faa9 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import helper = require("../helper");
 import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
 import bindable = require("ui/core/bindable");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
+import color = require("color");
+import platform = require("platform");
 // <snippet module="ui/switch" title="switch">
 // # Switch
 // Using a switch requires the Switch module.
@@ -51,6 +53,31 @@ export function test_default_native_values() {
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(mySwitch, testAction);
 }
 
+// Uncomment this when find way to check android Drawable color set by setColorFilter() method.
+if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
+    exports.test_set_color = function () {
+        var mySwitch = new switchModule.Switch();
+        mySwitch.color = new color.Color("red");
+
+        function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+            TKUnit.assert(mySwitch.color.ios.isEqual(mySwitch.ios.thumbTintColor), "mySwitch.color");
+        };
+
+        helper.buildUIAndRunTest(mySwitch, testAction);
+    }
+
+    exports.test_set_backgroundColor = function () {
+        var mySwitch = new switchModule.Switch();
+        mySwitch.backgroundColor = new color.Color("red");
+
+        function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+            TKUnit.assert(CGColorEqualToColor(mySwitch.backgroundColor.ios.CGColor, mySwitch.ios.onTintColor.CGColor), "mySwitch.color");
+        };
+
+        helper.buildUIAndRunTest(mySwitch, testAction);
+    }
+}
+
 export function test_set_TNS_checked_updates_native_checked() {
     var mySwitch = new switchModule.Switch();
     function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts b/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
index 830983b4c..45f39dbe9 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
@@ -442,12 +442,12 @@ export class ProgressStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
 export class SwitchStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
     private static setColorProperty(view: view.View, newValue: any) {
         var sw = <UISwitch>view.ios;
-        sw.thumbTintColor = UIColor.alloc().initWithCGColor((<UIColor>newValue).CGColor);
+        sw.thumbTintColor = newValue;
     }
 
     private static resetColorProperty(view: view.View, nativeValue: any) {
         var sw = <UISwitch>view.ios;
-        sw.thumbTintColor = UIColor.alloc().initWithCGColor((<UIColor>nativeValue).CGColor);
+        sw.thumbTintColor = nativeValue;
     }
 
     private static getNativeColorValue(view: view.View): any {
@@ -457,17 +457,17 @@ export class SwitchStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
 
     private static setBackgroundColorProperty(view: view.View, newValue: any) {
         var sw = <UISwitch>view.ios;
-        sw.tintColor = UIColor.alloc().initWithCGColor((<UIColor>newValue).CGColor);
+        sw.onTintColor = view.backgroundColor.ios;
     }
 
     private static resetBackgroundColorProperty(view: view.View, nativeValue: any) {
         var sw = <UISwitch>view.ios;
-        sw.tintColor = UIColor.alloc().initWithCGColor((<UIColor>nativeValue).CGColor);
+        sw.onTintColor = nativeValue;
     }
 
     private static getBackgroundColorProperty(view: view.View): any {
         var sw = <UISwitch>view.ios;
-        return sw.tintColor;
+        return sw.onTintColor;
     }
 
     public static registerHandlers() {