diff --git a/packages/core/index.d.ts b/packages/core/index.d.ts
index ffd3b5a7d..212b44862 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/index.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 export type { NativeScriptConfig } from './config';
 export { iOSApplication, AndroidApplication } from './application';
 export type { ApplicationEventData, LaunchEventData, OrientationChangedEventData, UnhandledErrorEventData, DiscardedErrorEventData, CssChangedEventData, LoadAppCSSEventData, AndroidActivityEventData, AndroidActivityBundleEventData, AndroidActivityRequestPermissionsEventData, AndroidActivityResultEventData, AndroidActivityNewIntentEventData, AndroidActivityBackPressedEventData, SystemAppearanceChangedEventData } from './application';
-import { systemAppearanceChanged, getMainEntry, getRootView, _resetRootView, getResources, setResources, setCssFileName, getCssFileName, loadAppCss, addCss, on, off, notify, hasListeners, run, orientation, getNativeApplication, hasLaunched, systemAppearance, setAutoSystemAppearanceChanged } from './application';
+import { AndroidApplication, iOSApplication, systemAppearanceChanged, getMainEntry, getRootView, _resetRootView, getResources, setResources, setCssFileName, getCssFileName, loadAppCss, addCss, on, off, notify, hasListeners, run, orientation, getNativeApplication, hasLaunched, systemAppearance, setAutoSystemAppearanceChanged } from './application';
 export declare const Application: {
 	launchEvent: string;
 	displayedEvent: string;
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ export declare const Application: {
 	hasLaunched: typeof hasLaunched;
 	systemAppearance: typeof systemAppearance;
 	setAutoSystemAppearanceChanged: typeof setAutoSystemAppearanceChanged;
-	android: import('./application').AndroidApplication;
-	ios: import('./application').iOSApplication;
+	android: AndroidApplication;
+	ios: iOSApplication;
 };
 import { setString, getString, clear, flush, getAllKeys, getBoolean, getNumber, hasKey, remove, setBoolean, setNumber } from './application-settings';
 export declare const ApplicationSettings: {
diff --git a/packages/core/index.ts b/packages/core/index.ts
index 32aae19fe..3ff3545d0 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/index.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ export const Application = {
 	hasLaunched,
 	systemAppearance,
 	setAutoSystemAppearanceChanged,
-
-	android: appAndroid,
-	ios: iosApp,
+	get android() {
+		return appAndroid;
+	},
+	get ios() {
+		return iosApp;
+	},
 };
 
 // Export all methods from "application-settings" as ApplicationSettings