diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index 49368131a..cd1bee5b7 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -1666,7 +1666,13 @@
       <DependentUpon>builder.d.ts</DependentUpon>
     </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\text-base\text-base.d.ts" />
-    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\text-base\text-base.ts">
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\text-base\text-base-common.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>text-base.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\text-base\text-base.ios.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>text-base.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\text-base\text-base.android.ts">
       <DependentUpon>text-base.d.ts</DependentUpon>
     </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\text-view\text-view-common.ts">
@@ -2201,7 +2207,7 @@
           <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>False</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
         </WebProjectProperties>
       </FlavorProperties>
-      <UserProperties ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
+      <UserProperties ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
     </VisualStudio>
   </ProjectExtensions>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 96cfeb828..83fbd385a 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -659,11 +659,13 @@
         "ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts",
         "ui/tab-view/tab-view.d.ts",
         "ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts",
+        "ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts",
         "ui/text-base/text-base-styler.android.ts",
         "ui/text-base/text-base-styler.d.ts",
         "ui/text-base/text-base-styler.ios.ts",
+        "ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts",
         "ui/text-base/text-base.d.ts",
-        "ui/text-base/text-base.ts",
+        "ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts",
         "ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts",
         "ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts",
         "ui/text-field/text-field.d.ts",
diff --git a/ui/button/button-common.ts b/ui/button/button-common.ts
index 6a8ff535f..9fa53965c 100644
--- a/ui/button/button-common.ts
+++ b/ui/button/button-common.ts
@@ -99,41 +99,22 @@ export class Button extends view.View implements definition.Button {
     }
 
     private onFormattedTextChanged(eventData: observable.PropertyChangeData) {
-        this.setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(eventData.value);
+        this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(eventData.value);
     }
 
     public _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
-        if (this.android) {
-            this.android.setText(data.newValue + "");
-        }
-        if (this.ios) {
-            // In general, if a property is not specified for a state, the default is to use 
-            // the UIControlStateNormal value. If the value for UIControlStateNormal is not set, 
-            // then the property defaults to a system value. Therefore, at a minimum, you should 
-            // set the value for the normal state.
-            this.ios.setTitleForState(data.newValue + "", UIControlState.UIControlStateNormal);
-        }
+        //
     }
 
-    private setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
-        if (this.android) {
-            this.android.setText(value._formattedText);
-        }
-        if (this.ios) {
-            // In general, if a property is not specified for a state, the default is to use 
-            // the UIControlStateNormal value. If the value for UIControlStateNormal is not set, 
-            // then the property defaults to a system value. Therefore, at a minimum, you should 
-            // set the value for the normal state.
-            this.ios.setAttributedTitleForState(value._formattedText, UIControlState.UIControlStateNormal);
-            this.style._updateTextDecoration();
-        }
+    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
+        //
     }
 
     public _onFormattedTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
         if (data.newValue) {
             (<formattedString.FormattedString>data.newValue).parent = this;
         }
-        this.setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(data.newValue);
+        this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(data.newValue);
     }
 
     public _addChildFromBuilder(name: string, value: any): void {
diff --git a/ui/button/button.android.ts b/ui/button/button.android.ts
index 3a98dd718..a32a7edee 100644
--- a/ui/button/button.android.ts
+++ b/ui/button/button.android.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import common = require("./button-common");
 import utils = require("utils/utils")
+import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
@@ -36,4 +37,16 @@ export class Button extends common.Button {
             }
         }));
     }
+
+    public _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        if (this.android) {
+            this.android.setText(data.newValue + "");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
+        if (this.android) {
+            this.android.setText(value._formattedText);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ui/button/button.d.ts b/ui/button/button.d.ts
index 1d4229ed7..6c2db175e 100644
--- a/ui/button/button.d.ts
+++ b/ui/button/button.d.ts
@@ -71,5 +71,10 @@ declare module "ui/button" {
          * @param value - Value of the element.
          */
         _addChildFromBuilder(name: string, value: any): void;
+
+        //@private
+        _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData): void;
+        _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value: any): void;
+        //@endprivate
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/button/button.ios.ts b/ui/button/button.ios.ts
index 414d0035c..7fa02376e 100644
--- a/ui/button/button.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/button/button.ios.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import font = require("ui/styling/font");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
+import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 
 class TapHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
     private _owner: WeakRef<Button>;
@@ -49,6 +50,23 @@ export class Button extends common.Button {
     get ios(): UIButton {
         return this._ios;
     }
+
+    public _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        // In general, if a property is not specified for a state, the default is to use 
+        // the UIControlStateNormal value. If the value for UIControlStateNormal is not set, 
+        // then the property defaults to a system value. Therefore, at a minimum, you should 
+        // set the value for the normal state.
+        this.ios.setTitleForState(data.newValue + "", UIControlState.UIControlStateNormal);
+    }
+
+    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
+        // In general, if a property is not specified for a state, the default is to use 
+        // the UIControlStateNormal value. If the value for UIControlStateNormal is not set, 
+        // then the property defaults to a system value. Therefore, at a minimum, you should 
+        // set the value for the normal state.
+        this.ios.setAttributedTitleForState(value._formattedText, UIControlState.UIControlStateNormal);
+        this.style._updateTextDecoration();
+    }
 } 
 
 export class ButtonStyler implements style.Styler {
diff --git a/ui/core/view-common.ts b/ui/core/view-common.ts
index 493e90459..a23b86a58 100644
--- a/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -1161,4 +1161,8 @@ export class View extends ProxyObject implements definition.View {
     public _setNativeViewFrame(nativeView: any, frame: any) {
         //
     }
+
+    public _onStylePropertyChanged(property: Property): void {
+        //
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ui/core/view.d.ts b/ui/core/view.d.ts
index 00c1b4aaf..5193c7efe 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.d.ts
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
         _nativeView: any;
         _isVisible: boolean;
         _setNativeViewFrame(nativeView: any, frame: any): void;
+        _onStylePropertyChanged(property: dependencyObservable.Property): void;
         //@endprivate
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/styling/style.ts b/ui/styling/style.ts
index 715fac16e..4c3a3ed63 100644
--- a/ui/styling/style.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/style.ts
@@ -861,6 +861,8 @@ export class Style extends DependencyObservable implements styling.Style {
                 } else {
                     (<any>handler).applyProperty(property, this._view, newValue);
                 }
+
+                this._view._onStylePropertyChanged(property);
             }
         }
         catch (ex) {
diff --git a/ui/text-base/text-base.ts b/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from ui/text-base/text-base.ts
rename to ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
index dba0a4173..7b0288797 100644
--- a/ui/text-base/text-base.ts
+++ b/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import definition = require("ui/text-base");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
-import types = require("utils/types");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
@@ -97,37 +96,22 @@ export class TextBase extends view.View implements definition.TextBase, formatte
     }
 
     private onFormattedTextChanged(eventData: observable.PropertyChangeData) {
-        this.setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(eventData.value);
+        this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(eventData.value);
     }
 
     public _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
-        var newValue = types.isNullOrUndefined(data.newValue) ? "" : data.newValue + "";
-        if (this.android) {
-            this.android.setText(newValue);
-        }
-        else if (this.ios) {
-            this.ios.text = newValue;
-            this.style._updateTextDecoration();
-            this.style._updateTextTransform();
-        }
+        //
     }
 
-    private setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
-        if (this.android) {
-            this.android.setText(value._formattedText);
-        } else if (this.ios) {
-            this.ios.attributedText = value._formattedText;
-            this.style._updateTextDecoration();
-            this.style._updateTextTransform();
-            this.requestLayout();
-        }
+    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
+        //
     }
 
     public _onFormattedTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
         if (data.newValue) {
             (<formattedString.FormattedString>data.newValue).parent = this;
         }
-        this.setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(data.newValue);
+        this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(data.newValue);
     }
 
     public _addChildFromBuilder(name: string, value: any): void {
diff --git a/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts b/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76593efec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import common = require("./text-base-common");
+import types = require("utils/types");
+import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
+
+export class TextBase extends common.TextBase {
+    public _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        if (this.android) {
+            var newValue = types.isNullOrUndefined(data.newValue) ? "" : data.newValue + "";
+            this.android.setText(newValue);
+        }
+    }
+    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
+        if (this.android) {
+            this.android.setText(value._formattedText);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/ui/text-base/text-base.d.ts b/ui/text-base/text-base.d.ts
index 191423b2e..4ca2ff6fc 100644
--- a/ui/text-base/text-base.d.ts
+++ b/ui/text-base/text-base.d.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
          */
         formattedText: formattedString.FormattedString;
 
-        _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData);
-
         /**
          * Called for every child element declared in xml.
          * This method will add a child element (value) to current element.
@@ -49,6 +47,11 @@
          * @param value - Value of the element.
          */
         _addChildFromBuilder(name: string, value: any): void;
+
+        //@private
+        _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData): void;
+        _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value: any): void;
+        //@endprivate
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts b/ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfe09b45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import common = require("./text-base-common");
+import types = require("utils/types");
+import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
+
+export class TextBase extends common.TextBase {
+    public _onTextPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        var newValue = types.isNullOrUndefined(data.newValue) ? "" : data.newValue + "";
+        this.ios.text = newValue;
+        this.style._updateTextDecoration();
+        this.style._updateTextTransform();
+    }
+
+    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value) {
+        this.ios.attributedText = value._formattedText;
+        this.style._updateTextDecoration();
+        this.style._updateTextTransform();
+        this.requestLayout();
+    }
+
+    public _onStylePropertyChanged(property: dependencyObservable.Property): void {
+        if (this.formattedText) {
+            // Re-apply the formatted text to override style changes if needed.
+            // https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/1078
+            this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(this.formattedText);
+        }
+    }
+}
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