diff --git a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
index 2c7cca21c..5449a5255 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function refreshBorderDrawable(this: void, view: View, borderDrawable: org.nativ
 		const blackColor = -16777216; //android.graphics.Color.BLACK;
 
 		let imageUri: string;
-		if (background.image && typeof background.image === 'string') {
+		if (background.image && typeof background.image === 'string' && background.image !== 'none') {
 			imageUri = background.image;
 			const match = imageUri.match(pattern);
 			if (match && match[2]) {