diff --git a/apps/tests/pages/background-test.ts b/apps/tests/pages/background-test.ts
index 9c82bb920..d3fc95ba5 100644
--- a/apps/tests/pages/background-test.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/pages/background-test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import observable = require("data/observable");
-import pages = require("ui/page");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 export function applyTap(args) {
     var el = view.getViewById(view.getAncestor(args.object, "Page"), "test-element");
diff --git a/apps/tests/pages/background-test.xml b/apps/tests/pages/background-test.xml
index 018f7ed2a..5699dc180 100644
--- a/apps/tests/pages/background-test.xml
+++ b/apps/tests/pages/background-test.xml
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
 <Page loaded="pageLoaded">
   <GridLayout rows="auto,*">
     <WrapLayout>
+      <!-- Background and Border -->
       <Button width="50" height="50" text="r" tap="resetTap"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="1" tap="applyTap" tag="background-color: green;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="2" tap="applyTap" tag="background-color: green; border-color: red; border-radius: 20; border-width: 4;"/>
-      
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="3" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png');"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="4" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:repeat-y;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="5" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:repeat-x;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="1" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="2.1" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; border-color: lightpink; border-radius: 20; border-width: 40;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="2.2" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; border-color: lightpink; border-radius: 40; border-width: 40;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="2.3" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; border-color: lightpink; border-radius: 40; border-width: 20;"/>
 
+      <!-- Repeat -->
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="3.1" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png');"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="3.2" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:repeat-y;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="3.3" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:repeat-x;"/>
 
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="6" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="7" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: left top;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="8" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="9" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: right bottom;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="10" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: 20% 80%;"/>
+      <!-- Position -->
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="4.1" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="4.2" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: left top;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="4.3" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="4.4" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: right bottom;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="4.5" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: 20% 80%;"/>
 
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="11" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: 100 100;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="12" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: 100% 100%;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="13" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: cover;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="14" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: contain;"/>
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="15" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: 100 100; background-color: green;"/>
+      <!-- Size -->
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="5.1" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: 100 100;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="5.2" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: 100% 100%;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="5.3" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: cover;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="5.4" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: contain;"/>
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="5.5" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-color: lightgreen; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center; background-size: 100 100; background-color: lightgreen;"/>
 
-      <Button width="50" height="50" text="16" tap="applyTap" tag="background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:repeat-x; background-position: 20% 80%; background-color: green; background-size: 25% 50%; border-radius: 20; border-width: 4; border-color: red;"/>
+      <!-- All -->
+      <Button width="50" height="50" text="6" tap="applyTap" tag="margin: 20; background-image: url('~/pages/test2.png'); background-repeat:repeat-x; background-position: 20% 80%; background-color: lightgreen; background-size: 25% 50%; border-radius: 20; border-width: 4; border-color: lightpink;"/>
     </WrapLayout>
 
     <GridLayout id="test-element" row="1">
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts
index 7f0e81653..729dc2051 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,32 @@ export function test_setting_backgroundColor_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Sty
     test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("backgroundColor", "background-color", new color.Color("#FF0000"), "#FF0000");
 }
 
-export function test_setting_fontSize_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
-    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("fontSize", "font-size", 32);
+export function test_setting_backgroundRepeat_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("backgroundRepeat", "background-repeat", "repeat-x");
+}
+
+export function test_setting_backgroundSize_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("backgroundSize", "background-size", "10% 20%");
+}
+
+export function test_setting_backgroundPosition_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("backgroundPosition", "background-position", "left center");
+}
+
+export function test_setting_backgroundImage_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("backgroundImage", "background-image", "url('~/pages/test2.png')");
+}
+
+export function test_setting_borderWidth_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("borderWidth", "border-width", 5);
+}
+
+export function test_setting_borderColor_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("borderColor", "border-color", new color.Color("#FF0000"), "#FF0000");
+}
+
+export function test_setting_borderRadius_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("borderRadius", "border-radius", 20);
 }
 
 export function test_setting_textAlignment_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
@@ -81,6 +105,10 @@ export function test_setting_opacity_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
     test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("opacity", "opacity", 0.5);
 }
 
+export function test_setting_fontSize_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
+    test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("fontSize", "font-size", 32);
+}
+
 export function test_setting_fontFamily_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_Style() {
     test_property_from_CSS_is_applied_to_style("fontFamily", "font-family", "Helvetica");
 }
diff --git a/ui/styling/background.android.ts b/ui/styling/background.android.ts
index 0b33ab5cb..8a94db038 100644
--- a/ui/styling/background.android.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/background.android.ts
@@ -7,48 +7,44 @@ require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
 
 // We are using "ad" here to avoid namespace collision with the global android object
 export module ad {
-    export class BorderGradientDrawable extends android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable implements dts.ad.BorderGradientDrawable {
+    export class BorderDrawable extends android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable implements dts.ad.BorderDrawable {
         private _density = utils.layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        private _borderWidth: number;
+        private _cornerRadius: number;
+        private _borderColor: number;
 
         constructor() {
             super();
-
             return global.__native(this);
         }
 
-        private _borderWidth: number;
         get borderWidth(): number {
             return this._borderWidth;
         }
         set borderWidth(value: number) {
             if (this._borderWidth !== value) {
                 this._borderWidth = value;
-
-                this.setStroke(this._borderWidth * this._density, this._borderColor);
+                this.invalidateSelf();
             }
         }
 
-        private _cornerRadius: number;
         get cornerRadius(): number {
             return this._cornerRadius;
         }
         set cornerRadius(value: number) {
             if (this._cornerRadius !== value) {
                 this._cornerRadius = value;
-
-                this.setCornerRadius(this._cornerRadius * this._density);
+                this.invalidateSelf();
             }
         }
 
-        private _borderColor: number;
         get borderColor(): number {
             return this._borderColor;
         }
         set borderColor(value: number) {
             if (this._borderColor !== value) {
                 this._borderColor = value;
-
-                this.setStroke(this._borderWidth * this._density, this._borderColor);
+                this.invalidateSelf();
             }
         }
 
@@ -65,60 +61,73 @@ export module ad {
         }
 
         public draw(canvas: android.graphics.Canvas): void {
-            super.draw(canvas);
-            console.log("BorderGradientDrawable.draw()");
+            //super.draw(canvas);
+            console.log("BorderDrawable.draw()");
             var bounds = this.getBounds();
+            var boundsF = new android.graphics.RectF(bounds);
             var boundsWidth = bounds.width();
             var boundsHeight = bounds.height();
 
-            if (this.background && !this.background.isEmpty() && boundsWidth > 0 && boundsHeight > 0) {
-                var radius = this._cornerRadius * this._density;
-                var stroke = this._borderWidth * this._density;
-
-                // TODO: check this path
+            var radius = this._cornerRadius * this._density;
+            var stroke = this._borderWidth * this._density;
+           
+            // set clip first
+            if (radius > 0) {
                 var path = new android.graphics.Path();
-                path.addRoundRect(new android.graphics.RectF(stroke, stroke, bounds.right - stroke, bounds.bottom - stroke), radius, radius, android.graphics.Path.Direction.CW);
+                path.addRoundRect(boundsF, radius, radius, android.graphics.Path.Direction.CW);
                 canvas.clipPath(path);
+            }
 
-                if (this.background.color && this.background.color.android) {
-                    var c = this.background.color;
-                    canvas.drawARGB(c.a, c.r, c.g, c.b);
+            // draw background
+            if (this.background.color && this.background.color.android) {
+                let c = this.background.color;
+                canvas.drawARGB(c.a, c.r, c.g, c.b);
+            }
+
+            // draw image 
+            if (this.background.image) {
+                let bitmap = this.background.image.android;
+                let params = this.background.getDrawParams(boundsWidth, boundsHeight);
+
+                var matrix = new android.graphics.Matrix();
+                if (params.sizeX > 0 && params.sizeY > 0) {
+                    var scaleX = params.sizeX / bitmap.getWidth();
+                    var scaleY = params.sizeY / bitmap.getHeight();
+                    matrix.setScale(scaleX, scaleY, 0, 0);
                 }
-
-                if (this.background.image) {
-                    let bitmap = this.background.image.android;
-                    let params = this.background.getDrawParams(boundsWidth, boundsHeight);
-
-                    var matrix = new android.graphics.Matrix();
-                    if (params.sizeX > 0 && params.sizeY > 0) {
-                        var scaleX = params.sizeX / bitmap.getWidth();
-                        var scaleY = params.sizeY / bitmap.getHeight();
-                        matrix.setScale(scaleX, scaleY, 0, 0);
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        params.sizeX = bitmap.getWidth();
-                        params.sizeY = bitmap.getHeight();
-                    }
-                    matrix.postTranslate(params.posX, params.posY);
-
-                    if (!params.repeatX && !params.repeatY) {
-                        canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, matrix, undefined);
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        var shader = new android.graphics.BitmapShader(bitmap, android.graphics.Shader.TileMode.REPEAT, android.graphics.Shader.TileMode.REPEAT);
-                        shader.setLocalMatrix(matrix);
-                        var paint = new android.graphics.Paint();
-                        paint.setShader(shader);
-
-                        var w = params.repeatX ? bounds.width() : params.sizeX;
-                        var h = params.repeatY ? bounds.height() : params.sizeY;
-
-                        params.posX = params.repeatX ? 0 : params.posX;
-                        params.posY = params.repeatY ? 0 : params.posY;
-
-                        canvas.drawRect(params.posX, params.posY, params.posX + w, params.posY + h, paint);
-                    }
+                else {
+                    params.sizeX = bitmap.getWidth();
+                    params.sizeY = bitmap.getHeight();
                 }
+                matrix.postTranslate(params.posX, params.posY);
+
+                if (!params.repeatX && !params.repeatY) {
+                    canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, matrix, undefined);
+                }
+                else {
+                    var shader = new android.graphics.BitmapShader(bitmap, android.graphics.Shader.TileMode.REPEAT, android.graphics.Shader.TileMode.REPEAT);
+                    shader.setLocalMatrix(matrix);
+                    var paint = new android.graphics.Paint();
+                    paint.setShader(shader);
+
+                    var w = params.repeatX ? bounds.width() : params.sizeX;
+                    var h = params.repeatY ? bounds.height() : params.sizeY;
+
+                    params.posX = params.repeatX ? 0 : params.posX;
+                    params.posY = params.repeatY ? 0 : params.posY;
+
+                    canvas.drawRect(params.posX, params.posY, params.posX + w, params.posY + h, paint);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // draw border (topmost)
+            if (stroke > 0 && this._borderColor && this._borderColor) {
+                let borderPaint = new android.graphics.Paint();
+                borderPaint.setStyle(android.graphics.Paint.Style.STROKE);
+                borderPaint.setColor(this._borderColor);
+                // Notes double the stroke as the outer part will be clipped
+                borderPaint.setStrokeWidth(stroke * 2);
+                canvas.drawRoundRect(boundsF, radius, radius, borderPaint)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ui/styling/background.d.ts b/ui/styling/background.d.ts
index dbbdde074..e4d96daed 100644
--- a/ui/styling/background.d.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/background.d.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ declare module "ui/styling/background" {
 
     // We are using "ad" here to avoid namespace collision with the global android object
     export module ad {
-        export class BorderGradientDrawable extends android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable {
+        export class BorderDrawable extends android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable {
             borderWidth: number;
             cornerRadius: number;
             borderColor: number;
diff --git a/ui/styling/background.ios.ts b/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
index d8c3527be..dc973e620 100644
--- a/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@ export module ios {
     export function createBackgroundUIColor(view: viewModule.View): UIColor {
         var background = <common.Background> view.style._getValue(style.backgroundInternalProperty);
         var frame = (<UIView>view._nativeView).frame;
+        var boundsWidth = frame.size.width;
+        var boundsHeight = frame.size.height;
         var result: UIColor;
 
-        if (background && !background.isEmpty() && frame.size.width > 0 && frame.size.height) {
+        if (background && !background.isEmpty() && boundsWidth > 0 && boundsHeight) {
             if (!background.image) {
                 result = background.color.ios;
             }
             else {
                 var img = <UIImage>background.image.ios;
-                var params = background.getDrawParams(frame.size.width, frame.size.height);
+                var params = background.getDrawParams(boundsWidth, boundsHeight);
 
                 if (params.sizeX > 0 && params.sizeY > 0) {
                     var resizeRect = CGRectMake(0, 0, params.sizeX, params.sizeY);
@@ -32,15 +34,15 @@ export module ios {
 
                 if (background.color && background.color.ios) {
                     CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, background.color.ios.CGColor);
-                    CGContextFillRect(context, frame);
+                    CGContextFillRect(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, boundsWidth, boundsHeight));
                 }
 
                 if (!params.repeatX && !params.repeatY) {
                     img.drawAtPoint(CGPointMake(params.posX, params.posY));
                 }
                 else {
-                    var w = params.repeatX ? frame.size.width : img.size.width;
-                    var h = params.repeatY ? frame.size.height : img.size.height;
+                    var w = params.repeatX ? boundsWidth : img.size.width;
+                    var h = params.repeatY ? boundsHeight : img.size.height;
 
                     CGContextSetPatternPhase(context, CGSizeMake(params.posX, params.posY));
 
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
index 3b17aeb7b..4ba7fdeca 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ function onBackgroundOrBorderPropertyChanged(v: view.View) {
     if (v.borderWidth !== 0 || v.borderRadius !== 0 || !backgroundValue.isEmpty()) {
         var nativeView = <android.view.View>v._nativeView;
 
-        var bkg = <background.ad.BorderGradientDrawable>nativeView.getBackground();
-        if (!(bkg instanceof background.ad.BorderGradientDrawable)) {
-            bkg = new background.ad.BorderGradientDrawable();
+        var bkg = <background.ad.BorderDrawable>nativeView.getBackground();
+        if (!(bkg instanceof background.ad.BorderDrawable)) {
+            bkg = new background.ad.BorderDrawable();
             let viewClass = types.getClass(view);
             if (!_defaultBackgrounds.has(viewClass)) {
                 _defaultBackgrounds.set(viewClass, nativeView.getBackground());
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts b/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
index cce9fe3fd..14ec84d2c 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ export class DefaultStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
         }
     }
 
+    private static getBorderWidthProperty(view: view.View): any {
+        if (view._nativeView instanceof UIView){
+            return (<UIView>view._nativeView).layer.borderWidth;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     //Border color methods
     private static setBorderColorProperty(view: view.View, newValue: any) {
         if (view._nativeView instanceof UIView && newValue instanceof UIColor) {
@@ -92,10 +99,17 @@ export class DefaultStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
 
     private static resetBorderColorProperty(view: view.View, nativeValue: any) {
         if (view._nativeView instanceof UIView && nativeValue instanceof UIColor) {
-            (<UIView>view._nativeView).layer.borderColor = (<UIColor>nativeValue).CGColor;
+            (<UIView>view._nativeView).layer.borderColor = nativeValue;
         }
     }
 
+    private static getBorderColorProperty(view: view.View): any {
+        if (view._nativeView instanceof UIView) {
+            return (<UIView>view._nativeView).layer.borderColor;
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
     //Border radius methods
     private static setBorderRadiusProperty(view: view.View, newValue: any) {
         if (view._nativeView instanceof UIView) {
@@ -109,6 +123,13 @@ export class DefaultStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
         }
     }
 
+    private static getBorderRadiusProperty(view: view.View): any {
+        if (view._nativeView instanceof UIView) {
+            return (<UIView>view._nativeView).layer.cornerRadius;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     public static registerHandlers() {
         style.registerHandler(style.backgroundInternalProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
             DefaultStyler.setBackgroundInternalProperty,
@@ -125,15 +146,18 @@ export class DefaultStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
 
         style.registerHandler(style.borderWidthProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
             DefaultStyler.setBorderWidthProperty,
-            DefaultStyler.resetBorderWidthProperty));
+            DefaultStyler.resetBorderWidthProperty,
+            DefaultStyler.getBorderWidthProperty));
 
         style.registerHandler(style.borderColorProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
             DefaultStyler.setBorderColorProperty,
-            DefaultStyler.resetBorderColorProperty));
+            DefaultStyler.resetBorderColorProperty,
+            DefaultStyler.getBorderColorProperty));
 
         style.registerHandler(style.borderRadiusProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
             DefaultStyler.setBorderRadiusProperty,
-            DefaultStyler.resetBorderRadiusProperty));
+            DefaultStyler.resetBorderRadiusProperty,
+            DefaultStyler.getBorderRadiusProperty));
     }
 }