diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index 6306a2162..8dbbe83f4 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -1866,6 +1866,10 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
     <Content Include="apps\transforms\package.json" />
+    <Content Include="apps\tests\fonts\Roboto-Bold.ttf" />
+    <Content Include="apps\tests\fonts\Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf" />
+    <Content Include="apps\tests\fonts\Roboto-Italic.ttf" />
+    <Content Include="apps\tests\fonts\Roboto-Regular.ttf" />
     <None Include="js-libs\esprima\LICENSE.BSD" />
     <Content Include="source-control.md" />
     <Content Include="ui\segmented-bar\package.json">
diff --git a/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-Bold.ttf b/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-Bold.ttf
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index 000000000..aaf374d2c
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diff --git a/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf b/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcd0f8007
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diff --git a/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-Italic.ttf b/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-Italic.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f382c6874
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diff --git a/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf b/apps/tests/fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e6e2e761
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts
index a0ce35e5d..0b00df829 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/style/style-properties-tests.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import stackModule = require("ui/layouts/stack-layout");
 import page = require("ui/page");
 import color = require("color");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
+import enums = require("ui/enums");
+import fontModule = require("ui/styling/font");
 
 var testBtn: buttonModule.Button;
 var testPage: page.Page;
@@ -317,3 +319,47 @@ function test_font_shorthand_property(short: string, family: string, size: numbe
     TKUnit.assertEqual(testView.style.fontWeight, weight, "style.fontWeight");
     TKUnit.assertEqual(testView.style.fontSize, size, "style.fontSize");
 }
+
+export function test_setting_font_properties_sets_native_font() {
+
+    if (fontModule.ios) {
+        var basePath = "fonts";
+        fontModule.ios.registerFont(basePath + "/Roboto-Regular.ttf");
+        fontModule.ios.registerFont(basePath + "/Roboto-Bold.ttf");
+        fontModule.ios.registerFont(basePath + "/Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf");
+        fontModule.ios.registerFont(basePath + "/Roboto-Italic.ttf");
+    }
+
+    test_native_font(enums.FontStyle.normal, enums.FontWeight.normal);
+    test_native_font(enums.FontStyle.italic, enums.FontWeight.normal);
+    test_native_font(enums.FontStyle.normal, enums.FontWeight.bold);
+    test_native_font(enums.FontStyle.italic, enums.FontWeight.bold);    
+}
+
+function test_native_font(style: string, weight: string) {
+    var testView = new buttonModule.Button();
+    var fontName = "Roboto";
+    var fontNameSuffix = "";
+
+    testView.style.fontFamily = fontName;
+    testView.style.fontWeight = weight;
+    testView.style.fontStyle = style;
+
+    if (style === enums.FontStyle.normal && weight === enums.FontWeight.normal)
+    {
+        fontNameSuffix += "Regular";
+    }
+    if (weight === enums.FontWeight.bold)
+    {
+        fontNameSuffix += "Bold";
+    }
+    if (style === enums.FontStyle.italic)
+    {
+        fontNameSuffix += "Italic";
+    }
+
+    if (testView.ios) {
+        TKUnit.assertEqual((<UIButton>testView.ios).titleLabel.font.fontName.toLowerCase(), (fontName + "-" + fontNameSuffix).toLowerCase(), "native font " + weight + " " + style);
+    }
+    //TODO: If needed add tests for other platforms
+}
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diff --git a/ui/styling/font.ios.ts b/ui/styling/font.ios.ts
index 26f45bd07..3d334d32e 100644
--- a/ui/styling/font.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/font.ios.ts
@@ -87,10 +87,25 @@ function resolveFontDescriptor(fontFamilyValue: string, symbolicTraits: number):
         var fontFamily = getFontFamilyRespectingGenericFonts(fonts[i]);
         if (systemFontFamilies.has(fontFamily)) {
             // This is a font family - we should apply symbolic traits if there are such
-            result = UIFontDescriptor.fontDescriptorWithNameSize(fontFamily, 0);
-            if (symbolicTraits) {
-                result = result.fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
+            var fontFaceAttribute = "";
+
+            if (!symbolicTraits) {
+                fontFaceAttribute = "Regular";
             }
+            else {
+                if (symbolicTraits & UIFontDescriptorSymbolicTraits.UIFontDescriptorTraitBold) {
+                    fontFaceAttribute += " Bold";
+                }
+                if (symbolicTraits & UIFontDescriptorSymbolicTraits.UIFontDescriptorTraitItalic) {
+                    fontFaceAttribute += " Italic";
+                }
+            }
+
+            var fontAttributes = NSMutableDictionary.alloc().init();
+            fontAttributes.setObjectForKey(fontFamily, "NSFontFamilyAttribute");
+            fontAttributes.setObjectForKey(fontFaceAttribute.trim(), "NSFontFaceAttribute");
+
+            result = UIFontDescriptor.fontDescriptorWithFontAttributes(fontAttributes);
         }
         else if (systemFonts.has(fontFamily)) {
             // This is an actual font - don't apply symbolic traits
@@ -128,6 +143,9 @@ function getFontFamilyRespectingGenericFonts(fontFamily: string): string {
 export module ios {
     export function registerFont(fontFile: string) {
         var filePath = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path, "fonts", fontFile);
+        if (!fs.File.exists(filePath)) {
+            filePath = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path, fontFile);
+        }
         var fontData = NSFileManager.defaultManager().contentsAtPath(filePath);
         if (!fontData) {
             throw new Error("Could not load font from: " + fontFile);
@@ -139,9 +157,9 @@ export module ios {
             throw new Error("Could not load font from: " + fontFile);
         }
 
-        var error = NSError.alloc().init();
+        var error = new interop.Reference();
         if (!CTFontManagerRegisterGraphicsFont(font, error)) {
-            throw new Error(error.localizedDescription);
+            throw new Error(CFErrorCopyDescription(<NSError>error.value));
         }
 
         areSystemFontSetsValid = false;