diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
index b7732c04c..1b1cbaa09 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var VIEW_GROUP = "_viewGroup";
 
 function onAutomationTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
-    view._nativeView.setContentDescription(data.newValue);
+    view._nativeView.setContentDescription(data.newValue + "");
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.automationTextProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onAutomationTextPropertyChanged;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts
index 06be5a1dc..f4addaf6e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ global.moduleMerge(viewCommon, exports);
 
 function onAutomationTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
-    view._nativeView.accessibilityIdentifier = data.newValue;
-    view._nativeView.accessibilityLabel = data.newValue;
+    view._nativeView.accessibilityIdentifier = data.newValue + "";
+    view._nativeView.accessibilityLabel = data.newValue + "";
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>viewCommon.View.automationTextProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onAutomationTextPropertyChanged;