diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index b1df7e578..72a63583b 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\data-binding.ts">
       <DependentUpon>data-binding.xml</DependentUpon>
     </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\animations\opacity.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\action-bar\ActionBar_NumberAsText.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\page\modal-page.ts">
       <DependentUpon>modal-page.xml</DependentUpon>
@@ -117,6 +118,12 @@
     <Content Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\center-view-segmented.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\center-view.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\data-binding.xml" />
+    <Content Include="apps\animations\opacity.css" />
+    <Content Include="apps\animations\opacity.xml">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="apps\animations\bkg.png" />
+    <Content Include="apps\animations\test-icon.png" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\action-bar\ActionBar_NumberAsText.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\ui\page\modal-page.xml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
@@ -2104,7 +2111,7 @@
           <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>False</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
         </WebProjectProperties>
       </FlavorProperties>
-      <UserProperties ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
+      <UserProperties ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
     </VisualStudio>
   </ProjectExtensions>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/apps/animations/bkg.png b/apps/animations/bkg.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa059ba75
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diff --git a/apps/animations/main-page.ts b/apps/animations/main-page.ts
index 40da5d9ac..1a63abb8f 100644
--- a/apps/animations/main-page.ts
+++ b/apps/animations/main-page.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import animationModule = require("ui/animation");
 import colorModule = require("color");
 import model = require("./model");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
+import frame = require("ui/frame");
 
 var vm = new model.ViewModel();
 
@@ -162,4 +163,8 @@ export function onInterrupted(args: observable.EventData) {
             duration: 1000
         })
     }, 700 * 3);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export function onOpacity(args: observable.EventData) {
+    frame.topmost().navigate("./opacity");
+}
diff --git a/apps/animations/main-page.xml b/apps/animations/main-page.xml
index c6f0ad165..8b939ab70 100644
--- a/apps/animations/main-page.xml
+++ b/apps/animations/main-page.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <Button text="In" tap="onSlideIn" width="40" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
         <Button text="Single" tap="onSingle" width="70" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
         <Button text="Cancel" tap="onCancel" width="70" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
+        <Button text="Opacity" tap="onOpacity" width="70" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
       </StackLayout>
       
       <StackLayout orientation="horizontal" marginTop="5" marginBottom="5" horizontalAlignment="center" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5">>
diff --git a/apps/animations/opacity.css b/apps/animations/opacity.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31c075f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/animations/opacity.css
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.complex {
+    width: 45;
+    height: 45;
+    margin: 1;
+    background-image: url('~/bkg.png'); 
+    background-repeat:repeat-x; 
+    background-position: 20% 80%; 
+    background-color: lightyellow; 
+    background-size: 25% 50%; 
+    border-radius: 20; 
+    border-width: 4; 
+    border-color: red;
+}
+
+.simple {
+    width: 45;
+    height: 45;
+    margin: 1;
+    border-radius: 20; 
+    background-color: lightgreen; 
+}
+
+.none {
+    width: 45;
+    height: 45;
+    margin: 1;
+}
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diff --git a/apps/animations/opacity.ts b/apps/animations/opacity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed8cd14f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/animations/opacity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import observable = require("data/observable");
+import pages = require("ui/page");
+import view = require("ui/core/view");
+import buttonModule = require("ui/button");
+import abs = require("ui/layouts/absolute-layout");
+import animationModule = require("ui/animation");
+import colorModule = require("color");
+import model = require("./model");
+import enums = require("ui/enums");
+import frame = require("ui/frame");
+import slider = require("ui/slider");
+import wrapLayout = require("ui/layouts/wrap-layout");
+
+var page: pages.Page;
+var opacitySlider: slider.Slider;
+var red = new colorModule.Color("red");
+var green = new colorModule.Color("green");
+var container: wrapLayout.WrapLayout; 
+
+export function pageLoaded(args: observable.EventData) {
+    page = <pages.Page>args.object;
+    opacitySlider = page.getViewById<slider.Slider>("opacitySlider");
+    container = page.getViewById<wrapLayout.WrapLayout>("container");
+}
+
+export function onSetOpacity(args: observable.EventData) {
+    var newOpacity = opacitySlider.value / 100;
+    container._eachChildView((childView: view.View) => {
+        childView.opacity = newOpacity;
+        return true;
+    });
+}
+
+var animationSet: animationModule.Animation;
+export function onAnimateOpacity(args: observable.EventData) {
+    var newOpacity = opacitySlider.value / 100;
+    var animationDefinitions = new Array<animationModule.AnimationDefinition>();
+    container._eachChildView((childView: view.View) => {
+        animationDefinitions.push({
+            target: childView,
+            opacity: newOpacity,
+            duration: 5000
+        });
+        return true;
+    });
+
+    animationSet = new animationModule.Animation(animationDefinitions);
+    animationSet.play();
+}
+
+export function onReset(args: observable.EventData) {
+    animationSet.cancel();
+}
diff --git a/apps/animations/opacity.xml b/apps/animations/opacity.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7dd16d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/animations/opacity.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" loaded="pageLoaded" id="opacityPage">
+  <StackLayout orientation="vertical">
+    <StackLayout orientation="vertical">
+      <Label text="opacity" width="180" />
+      <Slider id="opacitySlider" minValue="0" maxValue="100" width="180" />
+      <Button text="Set" tap="onSetOpacity"/>
+      <Button text="Animate" tap="onAnimateOpacity"/>
+      <Button text="Reset" tap="onReset"/>
+    </StackLayout>
+    <WrapLayout orientation="horizontal" id="container">
+      
+      <StackLayout class="complex"/>
+      <Button text="Button" class="complex"/>
+      <Label text="Label" class="complex"/>
+      <Image src="~/test-icon.png" class="complex"/>
+      <TextField text="TextField" class="complex"/>
+      <TextView text="TextView" class="complex"/>
+
+      <StackLayout class="simple"/>
+      <Button text="Button" class="simple"/>
+      <Label text="Label" class="simple"/>
+      <Image src="~/test-icon.png" class="simple"/>
+      <TextField text="TextField" class="simple"/>
+      <TextView text="TextView" class="simple"/>
+
+      <StackLayout class="none"/>
+      <Button text="Button" class="none"/>
+      <Label text="Label" class="none"/>
+      <Image src="~/test-icon.png" class="none"/>
+      <TextField text="TextField" class="none"/>
+      <TextView text="TextView" class="none"/>
+
+    </WrapLayout>
+  </StackLayout>
+</Page> 
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diff --git a/apps/animations/test-icon.png b/apps/animations/test-icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf42af4ae
Binary files /dev/null and b/apps/animations/test-icon.png differ
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 86f098620..97427c6cf 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         "apps/animations/app.ts",
         "apps/animations/main-page.ts",
         "apps/animations/model.ts",
+        "apps/animations/opacity.ts",
         "apps/connectivity-demo/app.ts",
         "apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts",
         "apps/cuteness.io/app.ts",
@@ -319,9 +320,9 @@
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/mainPage.ts",
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodule/MyControl.ts",
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/MyControl.ts",
-        "apps/tests/xml-declaration/template-builder-tests/template-view.ts",
-        "apps/tests/xml-declaration/template-builder-tests/event-in-template.ts",
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/template-builder-tests/event-in-codeless-fragment.ts",
+        "apps/tests/xml-declaration/template-builder-tests/event-in-template.ts",
+        "apps/tests/xml-declaration/template-builder-tests/template-view.ts",
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts",
         "apps/tests/xml-parser-tests/xml-parser-tests.ts",
         "apps/transforms/app.ts",
diff --git a/ui/animation/animation.android.ts b/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
index bcb0702f2..be762396d 100644
--- a/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
+++ b/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
@@ -159,11 +159,18 @@ export class Animation extends common.Animation implements definition.Animation
 
             case common.Properties.opacity:
                 originalValue1 = nativeView.getAlpha();
-                nativeArray = java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(floatType, 1);
-                nativeArray[0] = propertyAnimation.value;
-                propertyUpdateCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => { propertyAnimation.target.opacity = propertyAnimation.value }));
-                propertyResetCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => { nativeView.setAlpha(originalValue1); }));
-                animators.push(android.animation.ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(nativeView, "alpha", nativeArray));
+                nativeArray = java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(floatType, 2);
+                nativeArray[0] = originalValue1;
+                nativeArray[1] = propertyAnimation.value;
+                animator = android.animation.ValueAnimator.ofFloat(nativeArray);
+                animator.addUpdateListener(new android.animation.ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener({
+                    onAnimationUpdate(animator: android.animation.ValueAnimator) {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.opacity = (<java.lang.Float>animator.getAnimatedValue()).floatValue();
+                    }
+                }));
+                propertyUpdateCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => { propertyAnimation.target.opacity = propertyAnimation.value; }));
+                propertyResetCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => { propertyAnimation.target.opacity = originalValue1; }));
+                animators.push(animator);
                 break;
 
             case common.Properties.backgroundColor:
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
index 42d03f21a..1fc6e75fe 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
@@ -341,6 +341,25 @@ export class ImageStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
         onBackgroundOrBorderPropertyChanged(view);
     }
 
+    //Opacity methods
+    private static setOpacityProperty(view: view.View, newValue: any) {
+        ImageStyler._setOpacity(view, newValue);
+    }
+
+    private static resetOpacityProperty(view: view.View, nativeValue: any) {
+        ImageStyler._setOpacity(view, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    private static _setOpacity(view: view.View, value: any) {
+        let opacity = float(value);
+        let nativeView = <android.view.View>view._nativeView;
+        nativeView.setAlpha(opacity);
+        let background = nativeView.getBackground();
+        if (background) {
+            background.setAlpha(opacity);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static registerHandlers() {
         // Use the same handler for all background/border properties
         // Note: There is no default value getter - the default value is handled in onBackgroundOrBorderPropertyChanged
@@ -352,6 +371,10 @@ export class ImageStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
         style.registerHandler(style.borderWidthProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
             ImageStyler.setBorderWidthProperty,
             ImageStyler.resetBorderWidthProperty), "Image");
+
+        style.registerHandler(style.opacityProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
+            ImageStyler.setOpacityProperty,
+            ImageStyler.resetOpacityProperty), "Image");
     }
 }