diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index 59019d963..0da87ed5b 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\scroll-view\scroll-view-tests.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\search-bar\search-bar-tests.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\style\style-properties-tests.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\view\view-tests.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\ui\web-view\web-view-tests.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\editable-text-demo\app.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\editable-text-demo\main-page.ts">
@@ -1585,7 +1586,7 @@
           <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_2layouts_2linear-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_2linear-layout_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>
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
index bed9c0501..14bc3eaff 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
 import frame = require("ui/frame");
 import page = require("ui/page");
 import button = require("ui/button");
+import label = require("ui/label");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import helper = require("../../ui/helper");
 import color = require("color");
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import layoutModule = require("ui/layouts/layout");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 import bindable = require("ui/core/bindable");
+import definition = require("./view-tests");
 
 export var test_eachDescendant = function () {
     var test = function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
@@ -581,3 +583,56 @@ export var test_binding_style_visibility = function () {
 export var test_binding_style_opacity = function () {
     property_binding_style_test("opacity", 0.5, 0.6);
 }
+
+function _createLabelWithBorder(): viewModule.View {
+    var lbl = new label.Label();
+    lbl.borderRadius = 10;
+    lbl.borderWidth = 2;
+    lbl.borderColor = new color.Color("#FF0000");
+    lbl.backgroundColor = new color.Color("#FFFF00");
+
+    return lbl;
+}
+
+export var testBorderWidth = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createLabelWithBorder(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var lbl = <label.Label>views[0];
+        var expectedValue = lbl.borderWidth;
+        var actualValue = definition.getNativeBorderWidth(lbl);
+        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+    });
+}
+
+export var testCornerRadius = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createLabelWithBorder(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var lbl = <label.Label>views[0];
+        var expectedValue = lbl.borderRadius;
+        var actualValue = definition.getNativeCornerRadius(lbl);
+        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+    });
+}
+
+export var testBorderColor = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createLabelWithBorder(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var lbl = <label.Label>views[0];
+        TKUnit.assert(definition.checkNativeBorderColor(lbl), "BorderColor not applied correctly!");
+    });
+}
+
+export var testBackgroundColor = function () {
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createLabelWithBorder(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var lbl = <label.Label>views[0];
+        TKUnit.assert(definition.checkNativeBackgroundColor(lbl), "BackgroundColor not applied correctly!");
+    });
+}
+
+export var testBackgroundImage = function () {
+    var lbl = _createLabelWithBorder();
+
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(lbl, function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var page = <page.Page>views[1];
+        page.css = "View { background-image: url('~/logo.png') }";
+
+        TKUnit.assert(definition.checkNativeBackgroundImage(lbl), "Style background-image not loaded correctly.");
+    });
+}
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
index 1e8e8abab..c4bdbe121 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
@@ -253,4 +253,34 @@ export var test_StylePropertiesDefaultValuesCache = function () {
     };
 
     helper.do_PageTest_WithStackLayout_AndButton(test);
+}
+
+export function getNativeBorderWidth(v: view.View): number {
+    var bkg = <any>(<android.view.View>v.android).getBackground();
+
+    return bkg ? bkg.borderWidth : -1;
+}
+
+export function getNativeCornerRadius(v: view.View): number {
+    var bkg = <any>(<android.view.View>v.android).getBackground();
+
+    return bkg ? bkg.cornerRadius : -1;
+}
+
+export function checkNativeBorderColor(v: view.View): boolean {
+    var bkg = <any>(<android.view.View>v.android).getBackground();
+
+    return v.borderColor && bkg && bkg.borderColor === v.borderColor.android;
+}
+
+export function checkNativeBackgroundColor(v: view.View): boolean {
+    var bkg = <any>(<android.view.View>v.android).getBackground();
+
+    return v.backgroundColor && bkg && bkg.backgroundColor === v.backgroundColor.android;
+}
+
+export function checkNativeBackgroundImage(v: view.View): boolean {
+    var bkg = <any>(<android.view.View>v.android).getBackground();
+
+    return bkg && bkg.bitmap !== undefined;
 }
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.d.ts b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90108ddd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//@private
+import view = require("ui/core/view");
+
+export declare function getNativeBorderWidth(v: view.View): number;
+
+export declare function getNativeCornerRadius(v: view.View): number;
+
+export declare function checkNativeBorderColor(v: view.View): boolean
+
+export declare function checkNativeBackgroundColor(v: view.View): boolean;
+
+export declare function checkNativeBackgroundImage(v: view.View): boolean
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
index 00a42dcfc..9ccff422d 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 import commonTests = require("./view-tests-common");
+import view = require("ui/core/view");
 
 // merge the exports of the application_common file with the exports of this file
 declare var exports;
 require("utils/module-merge").merge(commonTests, exports);
+
+export function getNativeBorderWidth(v: view.View): number {
+    return (<UIView>v.ios).layer.borderWidth;
+}
+
+export function getNativeCornerRadius(v: view.View): number {
+    return (<UIView>v.ios).layer.cornerRadius;
+}
+
+export function checkNativeBorderColor(v: view.View): boolean {
+    return v.borderColor && (<UIView>v.ios).layer.borderColor === v.borderColor.ios.CGColor;
+}
+
+export function checkNativeBackgroundColor(v: view.View): boolean {
+    return v.backgroundColor && (<UIView>v.ios).backgroundColor.isEqual(v.backgroundColor.ios);
+}
+
+export function checkNativeBackgroundImage(v: view.View): boolean {
+    return (<UIView>v.ios).backgroundColor !== undefined;
+}
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