diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
index d43a4ee58..42459943d 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
     }
 
     public measurePage(page: pages.Page): { measuredWidth: number; measuredHeight: number } {
-        
+        if (page && (<any>page)._viewWillDisappear) {
+            //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1201
+            return { measuredWidth: undefined, measuredHeight: undefined };
+        }
+
         // If background does not span under statusbar - reduce available height.
         let heightSpec: number = this._heightMeasureSpec;
         if (page && !page.backgroundSpanUnderStatusBar && !this.parent) {
@@ -229,6 +233,11 @@ export class Frame extends frameCommon.Frame {
     }
 
     public layoutPage(page: pages.Page): void {
+        if (page && (<any>page)._viewWillDisappear) {
+            //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1201
+            return;
+        }
+
         // If background does not span under statusbar - reduce available height and adjust top offset.
         let statusBarHeight = (page && !page.backgroundSpanUnderStatusBar && !this.parent) ? uiUtils.ios.getStatusBarHeight() : 0;
 
diff --git a/ui/page/page.ios.ts b/ui/page/page.ios.ts
index 6d427603d..ced099440 100644
--- a/ui/page/page.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/page/page.ios.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
         trace.write(owner + " viewWillAppear", trace.categories.Navigation);
         owner._enableLoadedEvents = true;
 
+        //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1201
+        owner._viewWillDisappear = false;
+        
         // In iOS we intentionally delay the raising of the 'loaded' event so both platforms behave identically.
         // The loaded event must be raised AFTER the page is part of the windows hierarchy and 
         // frame.topmost().currentPage is set to the page instance.
@@ -108,6 +111,18 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
         owner._enableLoadedEvents = false;
     }
 
+    public viewWillDisappear() {
+        let owner = this._owner.get();
+        if (!owner) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        trace.write(owner + " viewWillDisappear", trace.categories.Navigation);
+        
+        //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1201
+        owner._viewWillDisappear = true;
+    }
+
     public viewDidDisappear() {
         let owner = this._owner.get();
         if (!owner) {
@@ -128,9 +143,10 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
 export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
     private _ios: UIViewController;
     public _enableLoadedEvents: boolean;
-    public _isModal: boolean = false;
-    public _UIModalPresentationFormSheet: boolean = false;
-    public _delayLoadedEvent;
+    public _isModal: boolean;
+    public _UIModalPresentationFormSheet: boolean;
+    public _delayLoadedEvent: boolean;
+    public _viewWillDisappear: boolean;
 
     constructor(options?: definition.Options) {
         super(options);