diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
index a10d08e38..cdc6bb1c8 100644
--- a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
@@ -476,3 +476,48 @@ export function test_parse_ShouldParseNestedListViewInListViewTemplate() {
         helper.goBack();
     }
 }
+
+export function test_parse_NestedRepeaters() {
+    var pageXML =
+        "<Page xmlns='http://www.nativescript.org/tns.xsd'>" +
+        "  <Repeater items='{{ $value }}'>" +
+        "    <Repeater.itemTemplate>" +
+        "      <StackLayout>" +
+        "        <Repeater items='{{ $value }}'>" +
+        "          <Repeater.itemTemplate>" +
+        "            <Label text='{{ $value }}'/>" +
+        "          </Repeater.itemTemplate>" +
+        "        </Repeater>" +
+        "      </StackLayout>" +
+        "    </Repeater.itemTemplate>" +
+        "  </Repeater>" +
+        "</Page>";
+    var p = <page.Page>builder.parse(pageXML);
+
+    function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        p.bindingContext = [["0", "1"], ["2", "3"]];
+        TKUnit.wait(0.2);
+
+        var lbls = new Array<labelModule.Label>();
+        view.eachDescendant(p, (v) => {
+            if (v instanceof labelModule.Label) {
+                lbls.push(v);
+            }
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(lbls.length, 4, "labels count");
+        lbls.forEach((lbl, index, arr) => {
+            TKUnit.assertEqual(lbl.text.toString(), index.toString(), "label text");
+        });
+    };
+
+    helper.navigate(function () { return p; });
+
+    try {
+        testAction([p.content, p]);
+    }
+    finally {
+        helper.goBack();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ui/builder/builder.ts b/ui/builder/builder.ts
index 343f143f4..133e198a8 100644
--- a/ui/builder/builder.ts
+++ b/ui/builder/builder.ts
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ function parseInternal(value: string, context: any): componentBuilder.ComponentM
             if (args.eventType === xml.ParserEventType.StartElement) {
                 templateBuilder.addStartElement(args.prefix, args.namespace, args.elementName, args.attributes);
             } else if (args.eventType === xml.ParserEventType.EndElement) {
-                if (templateBuilder.elementName !== args.elementName) {
-                    templateBuilder.addEndElement(args.prefix, args.elementName);
-                } else {
+                templateBuilder.addEndElement(args.prefix, args.elementName);
+                if (templateBuilder.hasFinished()) {
                     templateBuilder.build();
                     templateBuilder = undefined;
                 }
             }
+            return;
         }
 
         // Get the current parent.
diff --git a/ui/builder/template-builder.d.ts b/ui/builder/template-builder.d.ts
index 49aa369dc..4a8e6439e 100644
--- a/ui/builder/template-builder.d.ts
+++ b/ui/builder/template-builder.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ declare module "ui/builder/template-builder" {
         addStartElement(prefix: string, namespace: string, elementName: string, attributes: Object);
         addEndElement(prefix: string, elementName: string);
         build();
+        hasFinished();
     }
 
     export function isKnownTemplate(name: string, exports: any): boolean;
diff --git a/ui/builder/template-builder.ts b/ui/builder/template-builder.ts
index 4510ba2fd..b5dcfbeb2 100644
--- a/ui/builder/template-builder.ts
+++ b/ui/builder/template-builder.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ var KNOWNTEMPLATES = "knownTemplates";
 export class TemplateBuilder {
     private _items: Array<string>;
     private _templateProperty: definition.TemplateProperty;
+    private _nestingLevel: number;
 
     constructor(templateProperty: definition.TemplateProperty) {
         this._items = new Array<string>();
         this._templateProperty = templateProperty;
+        this._nestingLevel = 0;
     }
 
     public get elementName(): string {
@@ -16,15 +18,23 @@ export class TemplateBuilder {
     }
 
     public addStartElement(prefix: string, namespace: string, elementName: string, attributes: Object) {
+        this._nestingLevel++;
         this._items.push("<" +
-                getElementNameWithPrefix(prefix, elementName) +
-                (namespace ? " " + getNamespace(prefix, namespace) : "") +
-                (attributes ? " " + getAttributesAsString(attributes) : "") +
+            getElementNameWithPrefix(prefix, elementName) +
+            (namespace ? " " + getNamespace(prefix, namespace) : "") +
+            (attributes ? " " + getAttributesAsString(attributes) : "") +
             ">");
     }
 
     public addEndElement(prefix: string, elementName: string) {
-        this._items.push("</" + getElementNameWithPrefix(prefix, elementName) + ">");
+        this._nestingLevel--;
+        if (!this.hasFinished()) {
+            this._items.push("</" + getElementNameWithPrefix(prefix, elementName) + ">");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public hasFinished() {
+        return this._nestingLevel < 0;
     }
 
     public build() {
diff --git a/ui/repeater/repeater.ts b/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
index 795506700..ee39f94ad 100644
--- a/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
+++ b/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class Repeater extends viewModule.CustomLayoutView implements definition.
     }
 
     public onLayout(left: number, top: number, right: number, bottom: number): void {
-        viewModule.View.layoutChild(this, this.itemsLayout, 0, 0, right, bottom);
+        viewModule.View.layoutChild(this, this.itemsLayout, 0, 0, right - left, bottom - top);
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {