diff --git a/tests/app/app/app.ts b/tests/app/app/app.ts
index d898ff4e6..6b35dfacf 100644
--- a/tests/app/app/app.ts
+++ b/tests/app/app/app.ts
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ else {
 
 console.log(`TIME TO LOAD APP: ${time} ms`);
 
-application.start({ moduleName: "app/mainPage" });
+application.run({ moduleName: "app/appRoot" });
diff --git a/tests/app/app/appRoot.xml b/tests/app/app/appRoot.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b78a0e763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/app/app/appRoot.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Frame defaultPage="app/mainPage" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/app/mainPage.ts b/tests/app/app/mainPage.ts
index 049b79ac1..786b9320c 100644
--- a/tests/app/app/mainPage.ts
+++ b/tests/app/app/mainPage.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { Page } from "tns-core-modules/ui/page";
 import * as trace from "tns-core-modules/trace";
 import * as tests from "../testRunner";
-import { Label } from "tns-core-modules/ui/label";
-import * as application from "tns-core-modules/application";
-import * as platform from "tns-core-modules/platform";
 
 trace.enable();
 trace.addCategories(trace.categories.Test + "," + trace.categories.Error);
@@ -18,46 +15,12 @@ trace.addCategories(trace.categories.Test + "," + trace.categories.Error);
 //    trace.categories.VisualTreeEvents
 // ));
 
-let page = new Page();
-page.id = "mainPage";
-
-page.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, onNavigatedTo);
-
 function runTests() {
     setTimeout(() => tests.runAll(''), 10);
 }
 
-function onNavigatedTo(args) {
-    let label = new Label();
-    label.text = "Running non-UI tests...";
-    page.content = label;
-    args.object.off(Page.navigatedToEvent, onNavigatedTo);
-
-    // Request permission to write test-results.xml file for API >= 23
-    // if (platform.isAndroid && parseInt(platform.device.sdkVersion) >= 23) {
-    //     let handler = (args: application.AndroidActivityRequestPermissionsEventData) => {
-    //         application.android.off(application.AndroidApplication.activityRequestPermissionsEvent, handler);
-    //         if (args.requestCode === 1234 && args.grantResults.length > 0 && args.grantResults[0] === android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-    //             runTests();
-    //         } else {
-    //             trace.write("Permission for write to external storage not granted!", trace.categories.Error, trace.messageType.error);
-    //         }
-    //     };
-
-    //     application.android.on(application.AndroidApplication.activityRequestPermissionsEvent, handler);
-
-    //     if ((<any>android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat).checkSelfPermission(application.android.currentContext, (<any>android).Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) !== android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-    //         (<any>android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat).requestPermissions(application.android.currentContext, [(<any>android).Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE], 1234);
-    //     } else {
-    //         runTests();
-    //     }
-    // } else {
-    //     runTests();
-    // }
+export function onNavigatedTo(args) {
+    args.object.off(Page.loadedEvent, onNavigatedTo);
 
     runTests();
 }
-
-export function createPage() {
-    return page;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/app/mainPage.xml b/tests/app/app/mainPage.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bee9a71d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/app/app/mainPage.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<Page navigatedTo="onNavigatedTo">
+    <Label text="Running non-UI tests..." />
+</Page>
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
index 0a31f8bdd..4b8ee7569 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import * as helper from "../helper";
 import { GridLayout } from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout";
 import { StackLayout } from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout";
 import { View, PercentLength, Observable, unsetValue, EventData, isIOS } from "tns-core-modules/ui/core/view";
+import { Frame } from "tns-core-modules/ui/frame";
 import { Label } from "tns-core-modules/ui/label";
 import { Color } from "tns-core-modules/color";
 
@@ -538,6 +539,271 @@ export function test_WhenPageIsNavigatedToItCanShowAnotherPageAsModal() {
     masterPage.off(Page.navigatedToEvent, navigatedToEventHandler);
 }
 
+export function test_WhenModalPageShownHostPageNavigationEventsShouldNotBeRaised() {
+    let hostNavigatingToCount = 0;
+    let hostNavigatedToCount = 0;
+    let hostNavigatingFromCount = 0;
+    let hostNavigatedFromCount = 0;
+
+    let ready = false;
+
+    const modalCloseCallback = function (returnValue: any) {
+        ready = true;
+    }
+
+    const hostNavigatingToEventHandler = function () {
+        hostNavigatingToCount++;
+    };
+
+    const hostNavigatedToEventHandler = function () {
+        hostNavigatedToCount++;
+    };
+
+    const hostNavigatingFromEventHandler = function () {
+        hostNavigatingFromCount++;
+    };
+
+    const hostNavigatedFromEventHandler = function () {
+        hostNavigatedFromCount++;
+    };
+
+    const hostNavigatedToEventHandler2 = function(args: NavigatedData) {
+        const page = <Page>args.object;
+        page.off(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler2);
+
+        const basePath = "ui/page/";
+        const entry: NavigationEntry = {
+            moduleName: basePath + "modal-page"
+        };
+
+        const modalPage = createViewFromEntry(entry) as Page;
+        page.showModal(modalPage, {}, modalCloseCallback, false, false);
+    }
+    
+    const masterPageFactory = function (): Page {
+        const masterPage = new Page();
+        masterPage.id = "masterPage_test_WhenModalPageShownHostPageNavigationEventsShouldNotBeRaised";
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatingToEvent, hostNavigatingToEventHandler);
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler);
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler2);
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatingFromEvent, hostNavigatingFromEventHandler);
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedFromEvent, hostNavigatedFromEventHandler);
+
+        const label = new Label();
+        label.text = "Text";
+        masterPage.content = label;
+        return masterPage;
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(masterPageFactory);
+
+    TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => ready);
+
+    // only raised by the initial navigation to the master page
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(hostNavigatingToCount === 1);
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(hostNavigatedToCount === 1);
+
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(hostNavigatingFromCount === 0);
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(hostNavigatedFromCount === 0);
+}
+
+export function test_WhenModalPageShownModalNavigationToEventsShouldBeRaised() {
+    let modalNavigatingToCount = 0;
+    let modalNavigatedToCount = 0;
+    let modalNavigatingFromCount = 0;
+    let modalNavigatedFromCount = 0;
+
+    let ready = false;
+
+    const modalCloseCallback = function (returnValue: any) {
+        ready = true;
+    }
+
+    const modalNavigatingToEventHandler = function () {
+        modalNavigatingToCount++;
+    };
+
+    const modalNavigatedToEventHandler = function (args: NavigatedData) {
+        modalNavigatedToCount++;
+
+        (args.object as View).closeModal();
+    };
+
+    const modalNavigatingFromEventHandler = function () {
+        modalNavigatingFromCount++;
+    };
+
+    const modalNavigatedFromEventHandler = function () {
+        modalNavigatedFromCount++;
+    };
+
+    const modalFrameShownModallyEventHandler = function(args) {
+        const basePath = "ui/page/";
+        const entry: NavigationEntry = {
+            moduleName: basePath + "modal-page"
+        };        
+        
+        const modalPage = createViewFromEntry(entry) as Page;
+        modalPage.on(Page.navigatingToEvent, modalNavigatingToEventHandler);
+        modalPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, modalNavigatedToEventHandler);
+        modalPage.on(Page.navigatingFromEvent, modalNavigatingFromEventHandler);
+        modalPage.on(Page.navigatedFromEvent, modalNavigatedFromEventHandler);
+
+        (args.object as Frame).navigate(() => modalPage);
+    }
+
+    let modalFrame;
+
+    const hostNavigatedToEventHandler = function(args) {
+        const page = <Page>args.object;
+        page.off(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler);
+
+        modalFrame = new Frame();
+        modalFrame.on(Frame.shownModallyEvent, modalFrameShownModallyEventHandler);
+
+        page.showModal(modalFrame, {}, modalCloseCallback, false, false);
+    }
+    
+    const masterPageFactory = function (): Page {
+        const masterPage = new Page();
+        masterPage.id = "masterPage_test_WhenModalPageShownModalNavigationToEventsShouldBeRaised";
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler);
+
+        const label = new Label();
+        label.text = "Text";
+        masterPage.content = label;
+        return masterPage;
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(masterPageFactory);
+
+    TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => ready && !modalFrame.isLoaded);
+
+    // only raised by the initial show modal navigation
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(modalNavigatingToCount === 1);
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(modalNavigatedToCount === 1);
+
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(modalNavigatingFromCount === 0);
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(modalNavigatedFromCount === 0);
+}
+
+export function test_WhenModalFrameShownModalEventsRaisedOnRootModalFrame() {
+    let showingModallyCount = 0;
+    let shownModallyCount = 0;
+
+    let ready = false;
+
+    const modalCloseCallback = function (returnValue: any) {
+        ready = true;
+    }
+
+    const modalFrameShowingModallyEventHandler = function(args: ShownModallyData) {
+        showingModallyCount++;
+    }
+
+    const modalFrameShownModallyEventHandler = function(args: ShownModallyData) {
+        shownModallyCount++;
+
+        args.closeCallback("return value");
+    }
+
+    let modalFrame;
+
+    const hostNavigatedToEventHandler = function(args) {
+        const page = <Page>args.object;
+        page.off(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler);
+
+        const basePath = "ui/page/";
+        const entry: NavigationEntry = {
+            moduleName: basePath + "modal-page"
+        };
+
+        const modalPage = createViewFromEntry(entry) as Page;
+
+        modalFrame = new Frame();
+        modalFrame.on(Frame.showingModallyEvent, modalFrameShowingModallyEventHandler);
+        modalFrame.on(Frame.shownModallyEvent, modalFrameShownModallyEventHandler);
+        modalFrame.navigate(() => modalPage);
+
+        page.showModal(modalFrame, {}, modalCloseCallback, false, false);
+    }
+    
+    const masterPageFactory = function (): Page {
+        const masterPage = new Page();
+        masterPage.id = "masterPage_test_WhenModalFrameShownModalEventsRaisedOnRootModalFrame";
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler);
+
+        const label = new Label();
+        label.text = "Text";
+        masterPage.content = label;
+        return masterPage;
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(masterPageFactory);
+
+    TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => ready && !modalFrame.isLoaded);
+
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(showingModallyCount === 1);
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(shownModallyCount === 1);
+}
+
+export function test_WhenModalPageShownShowModalEventsRaisedOnRootModalPage() {
+    let showingModallyCount = 0;
+    let shownModallyCount = 0;
+
+    let ready = false;
+
+    const modalCloseCallback = function (returnValue: any) {
+        ready = true;
+    }
+
+    const modalPageShowingModallyEventHandler = function(args: ShownModallyData) {
+        showingModallyCount++;
+    }
+
+    const modalPageShownModallyEventHandler = function(args: ShownModallyData) {
+        shownModallyCount++;
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            args.closeCallback("return value");
+        }, 0);
+    }
+
+    const hostNavigatedToEventHandler = function(args) {
+        const page = <Page>args.object;
+        page.off(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler);
+
+        const basePath = "ui/page/";
+        const entry: NavigationEntry = {
+            moduleName: basePath + "modal-page"
+        };
+
+        const modalPage = createViewFromEntry(entry) as Page;
+        modalPage.on(Page.showingModallyEvent, modalPageShowingModallyEventHandler);
+        modalPage.on(Page.shownModallyEvent, modalPageShownModallyEventHandler);
+
+        page.showModal(modalPage, {}, modalCloseCallback, false, false);
+    }
+    
+    const masterPageFactory = function (): Page {
+        const masterPage = new Page();
+        masterPage.id = "masterPage_test_WhenModalPageShownShowModalEventsRaisedOnRootModalPage";
+        masterPage.on(Page.navigatedToEvent, hostNavigatedToEventHandler);
+
+        const label = new Label();
+        label.text = "Text";
+        masterPage.content = label;
+        return masterPage;
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(masterPageFactory);
+
+    TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => ready);
+
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(showingModallyCount === 1);
+    TKUnit.assertTrue(shownModallyCount === 1);
+}
+
 export function test_percent_width_and_height_support() {
     const testPage = new Page();
     testPage.id = "test_percent_width_and_height_support";
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index dad1fda17..29a382188 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
   "nativescript": {
     "id": "org.nativescript.UnitTestApp",
     "tns-ios": {
-      "version": "3.2.0"
+      "version": "3.4.1"
     },
     "tns-android": {
-      "version": "3.2.0"
+      "version": "3.4.1"
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/package.json b/tns-core-modules/package.json
index 9675da85b..1aa48fdae 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/package.json
+++ b/tns-core-modules/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
   "snapshot": {
     "android": {
       "tns-java-classes": {
-        "modules": ["ui/frame/activity", "ui/frame/fragment"]
+        "modules": [
+          "ui/frame/activity",
+          "ui/frame/fragment"
+        ]
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
index e2740068b..7ab7f6209 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ export interface ShownModallyData extends EventData {
  * A View occupies a rectangular area on the screen and is responsible for drawing and layouting of all UI components within. 
  */
 export abstract class View extends ViewBase {
+    /**
+     * String value used when hooking to showingModally event.
+     */
+    public static showingModallyEvent: string;
+
+    /**
+     * String value used when hooking to shownModally event.
+     */
+    public static shownModallyEvent: string;
+    
     /**
      * Gets the android-specific native instance that lies behind this proxy. Will be available if running on an Android platform.
      */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
index f111b08b5..3e43cfb17 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,18 @@ export class FrameBase extends CustomLayoutView implements FrameDefinition {
     @profile
     public onLoaded() {
         super.onLoaded();
+
+        this._pushInFrameStack();
         this._processNextNavigationEntry();
     }
 
+    @profile
+    public onUnloaded() {
+        super.onUnloaded();
+
+        this._popFromFrameStack();
+    }
+
     public canGoBack(): boolean {
         let backstack = this._backStack.length;
         let previousForwardNotInBackstack = false;
@@ -183,8 +192,6 @@ export class FrameBase extends CustomLayoutView implements FrameDefinition {
         //     app.on(app.orientationChangedEvent, (data) => this._onOrientationChanged());
         // }
 
-        this._pushInFrameStack();
-
         const backstackEntry: BackstackEntry = {
             entry: entry,
             resolvedPage: page,
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.d.ts
index a75c13268..a9ace3677 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.d.ts
@@ -39,16 +39,6 @@ export module knownCollections {
  * Represents a logical unit for navigation (inside Frame).
  */
 export class Page extends ContentView {
-    /**
-     * String value used when hooking to showingModally event.
-     */
-    public static showingModallyEvent: string;
-
-    /**
-     * String value used when hooking to shownModally event.
-     */
-    public static shownModallyEvent: string;
-
     /**
      * String value used when hooking to navigatingTo event.
      */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
index 00aa75415..bd3e42c25 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
@@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
         }
 
         const frame = owner.frame;
-        // Skip navigation events if we are hiding because we are about to show modal page
+        // Skip navigation events if we are hiding because we are about to show a modal page,
+        // or because we are closing a modal page, 
         // or because we are in tab and another controller is selected.
         const tab = this.tabBarController;
-        if (!owner._presentedViewController && frame && frame.currentPage === owner) {
+        if (!owner._presentedViewController && !this.presentingViewController && frame && frame.currentPage === owner) {
             const willSelectViewController = tab && (<any>tab)._willSelectViewController;
             if (!willSelectViewController
                 || willSelectViewController === tab.selectedViewController) {
diff --git a/tns-platform-declarations/package.json b/tns-platform-declarations/package.json
index 7fe6b1b98..3e0800e08 100644
--- a/tns-platform-declarations/package.json
+++ b/tns-platform-declarations/package.json
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "tns-platform-declarations",
   "version": "4.0.0",
-  "description":
-    "Platform-specific TypeScript declarations for NativeScript for accessing native objects",
+  "description": "Platform-specific TypeScript declarations for NativeScript for accessing native objects",
   "main": "",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tsc",
-    "package-tag":
-      "npm version $npm_package_version-$PACKAGE_VERSION --no-git-tag-version"
+    "package-tag": "npm version $npm_package_version-$PACKAGE_VERSION --no-git-tag-version"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",