diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
index f20011982..5d164e4da 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
@@ -392,41 +392,4 @@ export class TabViewTest extends testModule.UITest<tabViewModule.TabView> {
 
 export function createTestCase(): TabViewTest {
     return new TabViewTest();
-}
-
-export function test__tabview_selectedindex_will_work_from_xml() {
-    var p = <pageModule.Page>builder.parse(
-        '<Page>' +
-          '<TabView selectedIndex= "1">' +
-            '<TabView.items>'+
-              '<TabViewItem title="First">' +
-                 '<TabViewItem.view>' +
-                    '<Label text="First View" />' +
-                 '</TabViewItem.view>' +
-              '</TabViewItem>' +
-              '<TabViewItem title= "Second">' +
-                '<TabViewItem.view>' +
-                  '<Label text="Second View" />' +
-                '</TabViewItem.view>' +
-              '</TabViewItem>' +
-            '</TabView.items>' +
-         '</TabView>' +
-        '</Page>');
-
-    function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
-        var tab: tabViewModule.TabView = <tabViewModule.TabView>p.content;
-
-        TKUnit.wait(0.2);
-
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(tab.selectedIndex, 1);
-    };
-
-    helper.navigate(function () { return p; });
-
-    try {
-        testAction([p.content, p]);
-    }
-    finally {
-        helper.goBack();
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain.ts b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f0b144aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import {Label} from "ui/label";
+import {Observable} from "data/observable";
+import {Page} from "ui/page";
+
+export function loaded(args) {
+    (<Observable>(<Label>args.object).page.bindingContext).set("testPassed", true);
+}
+
+export function onNavigatingTo(args) {
+    (<Page>args.object).bindingContext = args.context; 
+}
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diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain.xml b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85f656537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Page navigatingTo="onNavigatingTo">
+    <TabView selectedIndex= "1">
+        <TabView.items>
+            <TabViewItem title="First">
+                <TabViewItem.view>
+                    <Label text="First View" loaded="loaded"/>
+                </TabViewItem.view>
+            </TabViewItem>
+            <TabViewItem title= "Second">
+                <TabViewItem.view>
+                    <Label text="Second View" />
+                </TabViewItem.view>
+            </TabViewItem>
+        </TabView.items>
+    </TabView>
+</Page>
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diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
index b88350cbb..6d4634128 100644
--- a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import {Label} from "ui/label";
 import {Page} from "ui/page";
 import {Button} from "ui/button";
 import {View} from "ui/core/view";
+import {TabView} from "ui/tab-view";
+import {Observable} from "data/observable";
 import {TemplateView} from "./template-builder-tests/template-view";
 import myCustomControlWithoutXml = require("./mymodule/MyControl");
 import listViewModule = require("ui/list-view");
@@ -920,4 +922,51 @@ export function test_EventInCodelessFragment() {
     });
     
     TKUnit.assert(notified, "Expected the child to raise the test event.");
+}
+
+export function test_tabview_selectedindex_will_work_from_xml() {
+    var p = <Page>builder.parse(
+        '<Page>' +
+          '<TabView selectedIndex= "1">' +
+            '<TabView.items>'+
+              '<TabViewItem title="First">' +
+                 '<TabViewItem.view>' +
+                    '<Label text="First View" />' +
+                 '</TabViewItem.view>' +
+              '</TabViewItem>' +
+              '<TabViewItem title= "Second">' +
+                '<TabViewItem.view>' +
+                  '<Label text="Second View" />' +
+                '</TabViewItem.view>' +
+              '</TabViewItem>' +
+            '</TabView.items>' +
+         '</TabView>' +
+        '</Page>');
+
+    function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var tab: TabView = <TabView>p.content;
+
+        TKUnit.wait(0.2);
+
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(tab.selectedIndex, 1);
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(function () { return p; });
+
+    try {
+        testAction([p.content, p]);
+    }
+    finally {
+        helper.goBack();
+    }
+}
+
+export function test_TabViewHasCorrectParentChain() {
+    var testFunc = function(page: Page) {
+        TKUnit.assert(page.bindingContext.get("testPassed"));
+    }
+    var moduleName = __dirname.substr(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path.length);
+    var model = new Observable();
+    model.set("testPassed", false);
+    helper.navigateToModuleAndRunTest(("." + moduleName + "/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain"), model, testFunc);
 }
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diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 68023a49c..39af7a965 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/mainPage.ts",
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodule/MyControl.ts",
         "apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/MyControl.ts",
+        "apps/tests/xml-declaration/mymodulewithxml/TabViewParentChain.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",
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts
index 04d4dbe30..c174e0810 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view-common.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export class TabView extends view.View implements definition.TabView, view.AddAr
             if (!newItem.view) {
                 throw new Error("TabViewItem at index " + i + " does not have a view.");
             }
+            this._addView(newItem.view, i);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index ef1587ebc..998f83eb9 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ export class TabView extends common.TabView {
                 }
 
                 item._parent = this;
+                this._addView(item.view, idx);
                 tabItems.push(this.createTabItem(item));
             });
 
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
index cac241fcd..ad414d999 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ export class TabView extends common.TabView {
         for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
             item = <TabViewItem>newItems[i];
 
-            this._addView(item.view);
-
             if (item.view.ios instanceof UIViewController) {
                 newController = <UIViewController>item.view.ios;
             } else {