diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
index 8352f7ae6..fe4e125d2 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
         } else if (!this._isLaidOut) {
             // Rects could be equal on the first layout and an event should be raised.
             this._raiseLayoutChangedEvent();
+            // But make sure event is raised only once if rects are equal on the first layout as
+            // this method is called twice with equal rects in landscape mode (vs only once in portrait)
+            this._isLaidOut = true;
         }
     }