diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts
index e31524dc9..9c81d9c15 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
         return this._isLoaded;
     }
 
+    get class(): string {
+        return this.className;
+    }
+    set class(v: string) {
+        this.className = v;
+    }
+
     getViewById<T extends ViewBaseDefinition>(id: string): T {
         return <T>getViewById(this, id);
     }