diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
index 08e538cd4..13c55e9dd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
     constructor(animationDefinitions: Array<AnimationDefinitionInternal>, playSequentially?: boolean) {
         super(animationDefinitions, playSequentially);
 
+        this._valueSource = "animation";
         if (animationDefinitions.length > 0 && animationDefinitions[0].valueSource !== undefined) {
             this._valueSource = animationDefinitions[0].valueSource;
         }
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                 animator.addUpdateListener(new android.animation.ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener({
                     onAnimationUpdate(animator: android.animation.ValueAnimator) {
                         let argb = (<java.lang.Integer>animator.getAnimatedValue()).intValue();
-                        propertyAnimation.target.style[backgroundColorProperty.cssName] = new Color(argb);
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? backgroundColorProperty.name : backgroundColorProperty.keyframe] = new Color(argb);
                     }
                 }));
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
index 74346d4a6..e54c66912 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
     constructor(animationDefinitions: Array<AnimationDefinitionInternal>, playSequentially?: boolean) {
         super(animationDefinitions, playSequentially);
 
+        this._valueSource = "animation";
         if (animationDefinitions.length > 0 && animationDefinitions[0].valueSource !== undefined) {
             this._valueSource = animationDefinitions[0].valueSource;
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
index e746e5f99..3372762b9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
         return this.nativeView.getAlpha();
     }
     [opacityProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        this.nativeView.setAlpha(value);
+        this.nativeView.setAlpha(float(value));
     }
 
     [horizontalAlignmentProperty.getDefault](): HorizontalAlignment {