diff --git a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts
index b0f338014..d80750183 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/image-asset/image-asset.ios.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export class ImageAsset extends common.ImageAsset {
 
         let imageRequestOptions = PHImageRequestOptions.alloc().init();
         imageRequestOptions.deliveryMode = PHImageRequestOptionsDeliveryMode.HighQualityFormat;
+        imageRequestOptions.networkAccessAllowed = true;
         
         PHImageManager.defaultManager().requestImageForAssetTargetSizeContentModeOptionsResultHandler(this.ios, requestedSize, PHImageContentMode.AspectFit, imageRequestOptions,
             (image, imageResultInfo) => {
@@ -70,4 +71,4 @@ export class ImageAsset extends common.ImageAsset {
         UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
         return resultImage;
     }
-}
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+}