diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
index c8562b228..3885d787a 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import helper = require("../helper");
 import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 import types = require("utils/types");
+import platform = require("platform");
 
 // <snippet module="ui/list-view" title="list-view">
 // # ListView
@@ -128,6 +129,34 @@ export function test_set_items_to_array_loads_all_items() {
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(listView, testAction);
 }
 
+export function test_set_native_item_exposed() {
+    var listView = new listViewModule.ListView();
+
+    function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var indexes = {};
+        var colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
+        listView.items = colors;
+        listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, function (args: listViewModule.ItemEventData) {
+            if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
+                indexes[args.index] = args.ios;
+            } else if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.android) {
+                indexes[args.index] = args.android;
+            }
+        });
+
+        TKUnit.wait(ASYNC);
+        for (var item in indexes) {
+            if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
+                TKUnit.assert(indexes[item] instanceof UITableViewCell, "itemLoading not called for index " + item);
+            } else if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.android) {
+                TKUnit.assert(indexes[item] instanceof android.view.ViewGroup, "itemLoading not called for index " + item);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(listView, testAction);
+}
+
 export function test_set_items_to_array_creates_native_views() {
     var listView = new listViewModule.ListView();
     listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, loadViewWithItemNumber);
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
index 3f215b4bd..7bed86609 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import stackLayout = require("ui/layouts/stack-layout");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import color = require("color");
+import definition = require("ui/list-view");
 
 var ITEMLOADING = common.ListView.itemLoadingEvent;
 var LOADMOREITEMS = common.ListView.loadMoreItemsEvent;
@@ -181,13 +182,17 @@ class ListViewAdapter extends android.widget.BaseAdapter {
         return true;
     }
 
-    public getView(index: number, convertView: android.view.View, parent: any): android.view.View {
+    public getView(index: number, convertView: android.view.View, parent: android.view.ViewGroup): android.view.View {
         if (!this._listView) {
             return null;
         }
 
         var view = this._listView._getRealizedView(convertView, index);
-        var args = { eventName: ITEMLOADING, object: this._listView, index: index, view: view };
+        var args = <definition.ItemEventData>{
+            eventName: ITEMLOADING, object: this._listView, index: index, view: view,
+            android: parent,
+            ios: undefined
+        };
         this._listView.notify(args);
 
         if (!args.view) {
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts
index 393dd0894..f6cd1531a 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts
@@ -125,5 +125,15 @@ declare module "ui/list-view" {
          * The view that is associated to the item, for which the event is raised.
          */
         view: view.View;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the native [iOS view](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UITableViewCell_Class/) that represents the user interface where the view is hosted. Valid only when running on iOS.
+         */
+        ios: UITableViewCell;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the native [android widget](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ViewGroup.html) that represents the user interface where the view is hosted. Valid only when running on Android OS.
+         */
+        android: android.view.ViewGroup;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
index dd5799778..99bf8cca9 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,8 @@ require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
 
 var infinity = utils.layout.makeMeasureSpec(0, utils.layout.UNSPECIFIED);
 
-class ListViewCell extends UITableViewCell {
-    static new(): ListViewCell {
-        return <ListViewCell>super.new();
-    }
-    static class(): any {
-        return ListViewCell;
-    }
-}
-
 function notifyForItemAtIndex(listView: definition.ListView, cell: any, eventName: string, indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
-    var args = <definition.ItemEventData>{ eventName: eventName, object: listView, index: indexPath.row, view: cell.view };
+    var args = <definition.ItemEventData>{ eventName: eventName, object: listView, index: indexPath.row, view: cell.view, ios: cell, android: undefined };
     listView.notify(args);
     return args;
 }
@@ -54,7 +45,7 @@ class DataSource extends NSObject implements UITableViewDataSource {
 
     public tableViewCellForRowAtIndexPath(tableView: UITableView, indexPath: NSIndexPath): UITableViewCell {
         // We call this method because ...ForIndexPath calls tableViewHeightForRowAtIndexPath immediately (before we can prepare and measure it).
-        var cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(CELLIDENTIFIER) || ListViewCell.new();
+        var cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(CELLIDENTIFIER) || UITableViewCell.new();
         this._owner._prepareCell(cell, indexPath);
 
         var cellView: view.View = cell.view;
@@ -115,7 +106,7 @@ class UITableViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITableViewDelegate {
             // in iOS 7.1 this method is called before tableViewCellForRowAtIndexPath so we need fake cell to measure its content.
             var cell = this._measureCell;
             if (!cell) {
-                this._measureCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(CELLIDENTIFIER) || ListViewCell.new();
+                this._measureCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(CELLIDENTIFIER) || UITableViewCell.new();
                 cell = this._measureCell;
             }
 
@@ -157,7 +148,7 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
         super();
 
         this._ios = new UITableView();
-        this._ios.registerClassForCellReuseIdentifier(ListViewCell.class(), CELLIDENTIFIER);
+        this._ios.registerClassForCellReuseIdentifier(UITableViewCell.class(), CELLIDENTIFIER);
         this._ios.autoresizesSubviews = false;
         this._ios.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizing.UIViewAutoresizingNone;