diff --git a/apps/playground/tsconfig.json b/apps/playground/tsconfig.json
index 527674cc7..9e31b2bdb 100644
--- a/apps/playground/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/playground/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 {
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "target": "ES2017",
-    "module": "esnext",
-    "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "experimentalDecorators": true,
-    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
-    "noEmitHelpers": true,
-    "noEmitOnError": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "lib": ["es2018", "dom"],
-    "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
       "~/*": ["src/*"]
     }
-  },
-  "exclude": ["node_modules", "platforms"]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/http/http-request/index.android.ts b/packages/core/http/http-request/index.android.ts
index b40d43d5b..8ebbd8f75 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/http-request/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/http-request/index.android.ts
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ function ensureImageSource() {
 	}
 }
 
-let platform: typeof platformModule;
-function ensurePlatform() {
-	if (!platform) {
-		platform = require('../../platform');
-	}
-}
-
 let fs: typeof fsModule;
 function ensureFileSystem() {
 	if (!fs) {
@@ -205,8 +198,6 @@ function buildJavaOptions(options: httpModule.HttpRequestOptions) {
 		javaOptions.headers = arrayList;
 	}
 
-	ensurePlatform();
-
 	// pass the maximum available image size to the request options in case we need a bitmap conversion
 	javaOptions.screenWidth = Screen.mainScreen.widthPixels;
 	javaOptions.screenHeight = Screen.mainScreen.heightPixels;
diff --git a/packages/core/tsconfig.lib.json b/packages/core/tsconfig.lib.json
index 213e35d9a..dff655588 100644
--- a/packages/core/tsconfig.lib.json
+++ b/packages/core/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./",
     "types": ["node"],
     "plugins": [
-      { "transform": "../webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes.ts", "type": "raw" }
+      { "transform": "../../../packages/webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes.ts", "type": "raw" }
     ]
   },
   "exclude": ["**/*.spec.ts", "dist", "__tests__"],
diff --git a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.angular.js b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.angular.js
index 0846c7b64..96db6ac35 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const nativescriptTarget = require('@nativescript/webpack/nativescript-target');
 const {
   nsSupportHmrNg
 } = require('@nativescript/webpack/transformers/ns-support-hmr-ng');
+const nsTransformNativeClasses = require("@nativescript/webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes").default;
 const {
   getMainModulePath
 } = require('@nativescript/webpack/utils/ast-utils');
diff --git a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
index eeca37d2b..ea0d06885 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const webpackConfigAngular = proxyquire('./webpack.angular', {
 			return FakeHmrTransformerFlag;
 		},
 	},
+	'@nativescript/webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes': emptyObject,
 	'@nativescript/webpack/utils/ast-utils': {
 		getMainModulePath: () => {
 			return 'fakePath';
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ const webpackConfigAngular = proxyquire('./webpack.angular', {
 const webpackConfigTypeScript = proxyquire('./webpack.typescript', {
 	'@nativescript/webpack': nativeScriptDevWebpack,
 	'@nativescript/webpack/nativescript-target': emptyObject,
+	'@nativescript/webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes': emptyObject,
 	'@nativescript/webpack/utils/tsconfig-utils': {
 		getNoEmitOnErrorFromTSConfig: () => {
 			return false;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ const webpackConfigJavaScript = proxyquire('./webpack.javascript', {
 const webpackConfigVue = proxyquire('./webpack.vue', {
 	'@nativescript/webpack': nativeScriptDevWebpack,
 	'@nativescript/webpack/nativescript-target': emptyObject,
+	'@nativescript/webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes': emptyObject,
 	'vue-loader/lib/plugin': EmptyClass,
 	'nativescript-vue-template-compiler': emptyObject,
 	'terser-webpack-plugin': TerserJsStub,
diff --git a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.typescript.js b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.typescript.js
index 47032294c..743a6585f 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.typescript.js
+++ b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.typescript.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const webpack = require("webpack");
 const nsWebpack = require("@nativescript/webpack");
 const nativescriptTarget = require("@nativescript/webpack/nativescript-target");
 const { getNoEmitOnErrorFromTSConfig } = require("@nativescript/webpack/utils/tsconfig-utils");
+const nsTransformNativeClasses = require("@nativescript/webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes").default;
 const { CleanWebpackPlugin } = require("clean-webpack-plugin");
 const CopyWebpackPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
 const ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin = require('fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin');
@@ -246,7 +247,10 @@ module.exports = env => {
                             compilerOptions: {
                                 sourceMap: isAnySourceMapEnabled,
                                 declaration: false
-                            }
+                            },
+                            getCustomTransformers: (program) => ({
+                              before: [nsTransformNativeClasses]
+                            })
                         },
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.vue.js b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.vue.js
index 453fffd22..f18804189 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.vue.js
+++ b/packages/webpack/templates/webpack.vue.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const NsVueTemplateCompiler = require("nativescript-vue-template-compiler");
 
 const nsWebpack = require("@nativescript/webpack");
 const nativescriptTarget = require("@nativescript/webpack/nativescript-target");
+const nsTransformNativeClasses = require("@nativescript/webpack/transformers/ns-transform-native-classes").default;
 const { NativeScriptWorkerPlugin } = require("nativescript-worker-loader/NativeScriptWorkerPlugin");
 const hashSalt = Date.now().toString();
 
@@ -264,7 +265,10 @@ module.exports = env => {
                     allowTsInNodeModules: true,
                     compilerOptions: {
                         declaration: false
-                    }
+                    },
+                    getCustomTransformers: (program) => ({
+                      before: [nsTransformNativeClasses]
+                    })
                 },
             },
             {