diff --git a/ui/core/view-common.ts b/ui/core/view-common.ts
index c1c85898b..c2b87bd8d 100644
--- a/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ var scaleYProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
     "View",
     new proxy.PropertyMetadata(1)
     );
+    
+var pivotXProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
+    "pivotX",
+    "View",
+    new proxy.PropertyMetadata(0.5)
+    );
+
+var pivotYProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
+    "pivotY",
+    "View",
+    new proxy.PropertyMetadata(0.5)
+    );
 
 var rotateProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
     "rotate",
@@ -178,6 +190,8 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
     public static translateYProperty = translateYProperty;
     public static scaleXProperty = scaleXProperty;
     public static scaleYProperty = scaleYProperty;
+    public static pivotXProperty = pivotXProperty;
+    public static pivotYProperty = pivotYProperty;
     public static rotateProperty = rotateProperty;
     public static isEnabledProperty = isEnabledProperty;
     public static isUserInteractionEnabledProperty = isUserInteractionEnabledProperty;
@@ -470,6 +484,20 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
         this._setValue(View.scaleYProperty, value);
     }
 
+    get pivotX(): number {
+        return this._getValue(View.pivotXProperty);
+    }
+    set pivotX(value: number) {
+        this._setValue(View.pivotXProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    get pivotY(): number {
+        return this._getValue(View.pivotYProperty);
+    }
+    set pivotY(value: number) {
+        this._setValue(View.pivotYProperty, value);
+    }
+
     get rotate(): number {
         return this._getValue(View.rotateProperty);
     }
diff --git a/ui/core/view.android.ts b/ui/core/view.android.ts
index 6a600229f..65b3a1fd0 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.android.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ function onScaleYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.scaleYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onScaleYPropertyChanged;
 
+function onPivotXPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+    var view = <View>data.object;
+    var width = view._nativeView.getWidth();
+    view._nativeView.setPivotX(data.newValue * width);
+}
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotXProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotXPropertyChanged;
+
+function onPivotYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+    var view = <View>data.object;
+    var height = view._nativeView.getHeight();
+    view._nativeView.setPivotY(data.newValue * height);
+}
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotYPropertyChanged;
+
 function onRotatePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
     view._nativeView.setRotation(data.newValue);
diff --git a/ui/core/view.d.ts b/ui/core/view.d.ts
index a6fd21c06..9261fa2b9 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.d.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,16 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
          */
         scaleY: number;
 
+        /**
+         * Gets or sets the X component of the pivot point around which the view will be transformed. The deafault value is 0.5 representing the center of the view.
+         */
+        pivotX: number;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets or sets the Y component of the pivot point around which the view will be transformed. The deafault value is 0.5 representing the center of the view.
+         */
+        pivotY: number;
+
         /**
          * Gets or sets the rotate affine transform of the view.
          */
diff --git a/ui/core/view.ios.ts b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
index 1927f8532..db586e7b7 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ function onScaleYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.scaleYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onScaleYPropertyChanged;
 
+function onPivotXPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+    var view = <View>data.object;
+    var current = view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint;
+    view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(data.newValue, current.y);
+}
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotXProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotXPropertyChanged;
+
+function onPivotYPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+    var view = <View>data.object;
+    var current = view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint;
+    view._nativeView.layer.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(current.x, data.newValue);
+}
+(<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.pivotYProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onPivotYPropertyChanged;
+
 function onRotatePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
     var newTransform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;