diff --git a/e2e/safe-area/app/expand/fragments/grid-3x3-fragment.xml b/e2e/safe-area/app/expand/fragments/grid-3x3-fragment.xml
index 41da31d83..ee5bb9b97 100644
--- a/e2e/safe-area/app/expand/fragments/grid-3x3-fragment.xml
+++ b/e2e/safe-area/app/expand/fragments/grid-3x3-fragment.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<GridLayout rows="*, *, *" columns="*, *, *" class="grid" iosExpandSafeArea="false">
+<GridLayout rows="*, *, *" columns="*, *, *" class="grid" iosOverflowSafeArea="false">
     <Label row="0" col="0" text="overflowing text, overflowing text"></Label>
     <Label row="0" col="1" text="overflowing text, overflowing text"></Label>
     <Label row="0" col="2" text="overflowing text, overflowing text"></Label>
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
index 6374792ab..c3a7d4b28 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ export abstract class ViewCommon extends ViewBase implements ViewDefinition {
     public originY: number;
     public isEnabled: boolean;
     public isUserInteractionEnabled: boolean;
-    public iosExpandSafeArea: boolean;
+    public iosOverflowSafeArea: boolean;
 
     get isLayoutValid(): boolean {
         return this._isLayoutValid;
@@ -1006,9 +1006,6 @@ export abstract class ViewCommon extends ViewBase implements ViewDefinition {
     }
 }
 
-export const iosExpandSafeAreaProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean>({ name: "iosExpandSafeArea", defaultValue: false, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
-iosExpandSafeAreaProperty.register(ViewCommon);
-
 export const automationTextProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, string>({ name: "automationText" });
 automationTextProperty.register(ViewCommon);
 
@@ -1029,4 +1026,7 @@ export const isEnabledProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean>({
 isEnabledProperty.register(ViewCommon);
 
 export const isUserInteractionEnabledProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean>({ name: "isUserInteractionEnabled", defaultValue: true, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
-isUserInteractionEnabledProperty.register(ViewCommon);
\ No newline at end of file
+isUserInteractionEnabledProperty.register(ViewCommon);
+
+export const iosOverflowSafeAreaProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean>({ name: "iosOverflowSafeArea", defaultValue: false, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
+iosOverflowSafeAreaProperty.register(ViewCommon);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
index 525483125..024c3909d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 }
 
 export class ContainerView extends View {
-    public iosExpandSafeArea: boolean;
+    public iosOverflowSafeArea: boolean;
 }
 
 export class CustomLayoutView extends ContainerView implements CustomLayoutViewDefinition {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
index c8557672b..0ea4b37ea 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ export abstract class View extends ViewBase {
      */
     isUserInteractionEnabled: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Instruct container view to expand beyond the safe area. This property is iOS specific. Default value: false
+     */
+    iosOverflowSafeArea: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Gets is layout is valid. This is a read-only property.
      */
@@ -707,7 +712,7 @@ export class ContainerView extends View {
     /**
      * Instruct container view to expand beyond the safe area. This property is iOS specific. Default value: true
      */
-    public iosExpandSafeArea: boolean;
+    public iosOverflowSafeArea: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -787,6 +792,7 @@ export const originXProperty: Property<View, number>;
 export const originYProperty: Property<View, number>;
 export const isEnabledProperty: Property<View, boolean>;
 export const isUserInteractionEnabledProperty: Property<View, boolean>;
+export const iosOverflowSafeAreaProperty: Property<View, boolean>;
 
 export namespace ios {
     /**
@@ -797,6 +803,10 @@ export namespace ios {
     export function updateAutoAdjustScrollInsets(controller: any /* UIViewController */, owner: View): void
     export function updateConstraints(controller: any /* UIViewController */, owner: View): void;
     export function layoutView(controller: any /* UIViewController */, owner: View): void;
+    export function getPositionFromFrame(frame: any /* CGRect */): { left, top, right, bottom };
+    export function getFrameFromPosition(position: { left, top, right, bottom }, insets?: { left, top, right, bottom }): any /* CGRect */;
+    export function shrinkToSafeArea(view: View, frame: any /* CGRect */): any /* CGRect */;
+    export function expandBeyondSafeArea(view: View, frame: any /* CGRect */): any /* CGRect */;
     export class UILayoutViewController {
         public static initWithOwner(owner: WeakRef<View>): UILayoutViewController;
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
index 162050467..27e166fab 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if (!this.iosExpandSafeArea) {
+        if (!this.iosOverflowSafeArea) {
             return ios.shrinkToSafeArea(this, frame);
         } else if (this.nativeViewProtected && this.nativeViewProtected.window) {
             return ios.expandBeyondSafeArea(this, frame);
@@ -579,11 +579,11 @@ View.prototype._nativeBackgroundState = "unset";
 
 export class ContainerView extends View {
 
-    public iosExpandSafeArea: boolean;
+    public iosOverflowSafeArea: boolean;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this.iosExpandSafeArea = true;
+        this.iosOverflowSafeArea = true;
     }
 }