diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.ios.ts
index 3124a81be..0df531095 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.ios.ts
@@ -145,16 +145,16 @@ export class Button extends ButtonBase {
 
     [textAlignmentProperty.setNative](value: TextAlignment) {
         switch (value) {
-            case "left":
-                this.nativeView.contentHorizontalAlignment = UIControlContentHorizontalAlignment.Left;
-                break;
-            case "initial":
-            case "center":
-                this.nativeView.contentHorizontalAlignment = UIControlContentHorizontalAlignment.Center;
-                break;
-            case "right":
-                this.nativeView.contentHorizontalAlignment = UIControlContentHorizontalAlignment.Right;
-                break;
+           case "left":
+              this.nativeView.titleLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignment.Left;
+              break;
+           case "initial":
+           case "center":
+              this.nativeView.titleLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignment.Center;
+              break;
+           case "right":
+              this.nativeView.titleLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignment.Right;
+              break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -193,4 +193,4 @@ class TapHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
     public static ObjCExposedMethods = {
         "tap": { returns: interop.types.void, params: [interop.types.id] }
     };
-}
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+}