diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.css b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b22f8c3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.css
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+@keyframes intro {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translate(-100, 0);
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translate(0, 0);
+    }
+}
+@keyframes outro {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translate(0, 0);
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translate(-100, 0);
+    }
+}
+
+.intro {
+    animation-name: intro;
+    animation-duration: 3.0;
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1);
+}
+.outro {
+    animation-name: outro;
+    animation-duration: 3.0;
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1);
+}
+
+.gone {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translate(-100, 0);
+}
+
+@keyframes play {
+    0% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
+    33% { transform: translate(100, 0); }
+    66% { transform: translate(100, 100); }
+    100% { transform: translate(0, 100); }
+}
+
+.idle {
+    transform: translate(0, 0);
+}
+.play {
+    animation-name: play;
+    animation-duration: 3.0;
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1);
+}
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.ts b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1abd4d8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { View, EventData } from "ui/core/view";
+
+export function setClass(args: EventData) {
+    const btn = (<View & { tag: any }>args.object);
+    const img = btn.page.getViewById<View>("img");
+    img.className = btn.tag;
+}
+
+export function setImg2Class(args: EventData) {
+    const btn = (<View & { tag: any }>args.object);
+    const img2 = btn.page.getViewById<View>("img2");
+    img2.className = btn.tag;
+}
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.xml b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfe152bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/css-keyframes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" loaded="pageLoaded" id="mainPage">
+  <StackLayout orientation="vertical">
+    <Button text="class: gone" tag="gone" tap="setClass" />
+    <Button text="class: intro" tag="intro" tap="setClass" />
+    <Button text="class: outro" tag="outro" tap="setClass" />
+    <Button text="clear class" tag="none" tap="setClass" />
+
+    <GridLayout horizontalAlignment="center" verticalAlignment="middle" backgroundColor="blue" width="150" height="50">
+      <GridLayout id="img" class="gone" backgroundColor="green" width="50" height="50" horizontalAlignment="right" />
+    </GridLayout>
+
+    <Button text="class: idle" tag="idle" tap="setImg2Class" />
+    <Button text="class: play" tag="play" tap="setImg2Class" />
+    <GridLayout horizontalAlignment="center" verticalAlignment="middle" backgroundColor="gray" width="150" height="150">
+      <GridLayout id="img2" class="idle" backgroundColor="green" width="50" height="50" horizontalAlignment="left" verticalAlignment="top" />
+    </GridLayout>
+  </StackLayout>
+</Page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/configurable.ts b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-configurable.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from apps/app/gallery-app/animations/configurable.ts
rename to apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-configurable.ts
index 8a8f96589..e73566053 100644
--- a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/configurable.ts
+++ b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-configurable.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,47 @@ import * as buttonModule from "ui/button";
 import * as abs from "ui/layouts/absolute-layout";
 import * as animationModule from "ui/animation";
 import * as colorModule from "color";
-import * as model from "./model";
 import * as enums from "ui/enums";
 import * as frame from "ui/frame";
 import * as trace from "trace";
 
-var vm = new model.ViewModel();
+export class ViewModel extends observable.Observable {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this._duration = 3000;
+        this._iterations = 1;
+    }
+
+    private _playSequentially: boolean;
+    get playSequentially(): boolean {
+        return this._playSequentially;
+    }
+    set playSequentially(value: boolean) {
+        this._playSequentially = value;
+        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "playSequentially", value: value });
+    }
+
+    private _duration: number;
+    get duration(): number {
+        return this._duration;
+    }
+    set duration(value: number) {
+        this._duration = value;
+        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "duration", value: value });
+    }
+
+    private _iterations: number;
+    get iterations(): number {
+        return this._iterations;
+    }
+    set iterations(value: number) {
+        this._iterations = value;
+        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "iterations", value: value });
+    }
+}
+
+var vm = new ViewModel();
 
 var page: pages.Page;
 var panel: abs.AbsoluteLayout;
@@ -27,8 +62,8 @@ export function pageLoaded(args: observable.EventData) {
     button2 = page.getViewById<buttonModule.Button>("button2");
     button3 = page.getViewById<buttonModule.Button>("button3");
 
-    trace.enable();
-    trace.addCategories(trace.categories.concat(trace.categories.Animation));
+    // trace.enable();
+    // trace.addCategories(trace.categories.concat(trace.categories.Animation));
 }
 
 export function onSlideOut(args: observable.EventData) {
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/configurable.xml b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-configurable.xml
similarity index 95%
rename from apps/app/gallery-app/animations/configurable.xml
rename to apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-configurable.xml
index 8b939ab70..c6f0ad165 100644
--- a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/configurable.xml
+++ b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-configurable.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         <Button text="In" tap="onSlideIn" width="40" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
         <Button text="Single" tap="onSingle" width="70" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
         <Button text="Cancel" tap="onCancel" width="70" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
-        <Button text="Opacity" tap="onOpacity" width="70" marginLeft="5" marginRight="5" />
       </StackLayout>
       
       <StackLayout orientation="horizontal" marginTop="5" marginBottom="5" horizontalAlignment="center" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5">>
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/opacity.css b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-opacity.css
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/app/gallery-app/animations/opacity.css
rename to apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-opacity.css
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/opacity.ts b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-opacity.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/app/gallery-app/animations/opacity.ts
rename to apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-opacity.ts
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/opacity.xml b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-opacity.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/app/gallery-app/animations/opacity.xml
rename to apps/app/gallery-app/animations/js-opacity.xml
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/model.ts b/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/model.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8123a1c26..000000000
--- a/apps/app/gallery-app/animations/model.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import observable = require("data/observable");
-
-export class ViewModel extends observable.Observable {
-    constructor() {
-        super();
-
-        this._duration = 3000;
-        this._iterations = 1;
-    }
-
-    private _playSequentially: boolean;
-    get playSequentially(): boolean {
-        return this._playSequentially;
-    }
-    set playSequentially(value: boolean) {
-        this._playSequentially = value;
-        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "playSequentially", value: value });
-    }
-
-    private _duration: number;
-    get duration(): number {
-        return this._duration;
-    }
-    set duration(value: number) {
-        this._duration = value;
-        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "duration", value: value });
-    }
-
-    private _iterations: number;
-    get iterations(): number {
-        return this._iterations;
-    }
-    set iterations(value: number) {
-        this._iterations = value;
-        this.notify({ object: this, eventName: observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, propertyName: "iterations", value: value });
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/app/gallery-app/main-page.xml b/apps/app/gallery-app/main-page.xml
index 312610b4a..2a69e7006 100644
--- a/apps/app/gallery-app/main-page.xml
+++ b/apps/app/gallery-app/main-page.xml
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@
 
       <Label class="title" text="Animations" />
       <StackLayout>
-        <Button tag="animations/configurable" text="configurable" tap="itemTap" />
-        <Button tag="animations/opacity" text="opacity" tap="itemTap" />
+        <Button tag="animations/js-configurable" text="js-configurable" tap="itemTap" />
+        <Button tag="animations/js-opacity" text="js-opacity" tap="itemTap" />
+        <Button tag="animations/css-keyframes" text="css-keyframes" tap="itemTap" />
       </StackLayout>
     </StackLayout>
   </ScrollView>
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
index f7b59f18f..ea13a594b 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
     AnimationBase, Properties, PropertyAnimation, CubicBezierAnimationCurve, AnimationPromise,
     opacityProperty, backgroundColorProperty, rotateProperty,
     translateXProperty, translateYProperty,
-    scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, Color, traceWrite, traceEnabled, traceCategories
+    scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, Color, traceWrite, traceEnabled, traceCategories, unsetValue
 } from "./animation-common";
 
 import { CacheLayerType, layout } from "utils/utils";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import lazy from "utils/lazy";
 export * from "./animation-common";
 
 interface AnimationDefinitionInternal extends AnimationDefinition {
-    valueSource?: number;
+    valueSource?: "animation" | "keyframe";
 }
 
 let argbEvaluator: android.animation.ArgbEvaluator;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
     private _animators: Array<android.animation.Animator>;
     private _propertyUpdateCallbacks: Array<Function>;
     private _propertyResetCallbacks: Array<Function>;
-    private _valueSource: number;
+    private _valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe";
 
     constructor(animationDefinitions: Array<AnimationDefinitionInternal>, playSequentially?: boolean) {
         super(animationDefinitions, playSequentially);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
             }
         }
 
-        // let valueSource = this._valueSource !== undefined ? this._valueSource : dependencyObservable.ValueSource.Local;
+        let setLocal = this._valueSource === "animation";
 
         switch (propertyAnimation.property) {
             case Properties.opacity:
@@ -251,10 +251,17 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                 nativeArray = Array.create("float", 1);
                 nativeArray[0] = propertyAnimation.value;
                 propertyUpdateCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[opacityProperty.cssName] = propertyAnimation.value;
+                    propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? opacityProperty.name : opacityProperty.keyframe] = propertyAnimation.value;
                 }));
                 propertyResetCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[opacityProperty.cssName] = originalValue1;
+                    if (setLocal) {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[opacityProperty.name] = originalValue1;
+                    } else {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[opacityProperty.keyframe] = originalValue1;
+                    }
+                    if (propertyAnimation.target.nativeView) {
+                        propertyAnimation.target[opacityProperty.native] = propertyAnimation.target.style.opacity;
+                    }
                 }));
                 animators.push(android.animation.ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(nativeView, "alpha", nativeArray));
                 break;
@@ -274,10 +281,17 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                 }));
 
                 propertyUpdateCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[backgroundColorProperty.cssName] = propertyAnimation.value;
+                    propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? backgroundColorProperty.name : backgroundColorProperty.keyframe] = propertyAnimation.value;
                 }));
                 propertyResetCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[backgroundColorProperty.cssName] = originalValue1;
+                    if (setLocal) {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[backgroundColorProperty.name] = originalValue1;
+                    } else {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[backgroundColorProperty.keyframe] = originalValue1;
+                        if (propertyAnimation.target.nativeView) {
+                            propertyAnimation.target[backgroundColorProperty.native] = propertyAnimation.target.style.backgroundColor;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }));
                 animators.push(animator);
                 break;
@@ -295,17 +309,26 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                 xyObjectAnimators[1] = android.animation.ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(nativeView, "translationY", nativeArray);
                 xyObjectAnimators[1].setRepeatCount(Animation._getAndroidRepeatCount(propertyAnimation.iterations));
 
-                originalValue1 = nativeView.getTranslationX();
-                originalValue2 = nativeView.getTranslationY();
+                originalValue1 = nativeView.getTranslationX() / density;
+                originalValue2 = nativeView.getTranslationY() / density;
 
                 propertyUpdateCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[translateXProperty.cssName] = propertyAnimation.value.x;
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[translateYProperty.cssName] = propertyAnimation.value.y;
+                    propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.keyframe] = propertyAnimation.value.x;
+                    propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.keyframe] = propertyAnimation.value.y;
                 }));
 
                 propertyResetCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[translateXProperty.cssName] = originalValue1;
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[translateYProperty.cssName] = originalValue2;
+                    if (setLocal) {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[translateXProperty.name] = originalValue1;
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[translateYProperty.name] = originalValue2;
+                    } else {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[translateXProperty.keyframe] = originalValue1;
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[translateYProperty.keyframe] = originalValue2;
+                        if (propertyAnimation.target.nativeView) {
+                            propertyAnimation.target[translateXProperty.native] = propertyAnimation.target.style.translateX;
+                            propertyAnimation.target[translateYProperty.native] = propertyAnimation.target.style.translateY;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }));
 
                 animatorSet = new android.animation.AnimatorSet();
@@ -331,13 +354,22 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                 originalValue2 = nativeView.getScaleY();
 
                 propertyUpdateCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleXProperty.cssName] = propertyAnimation.value.x;
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleYProperty.cssName] = propertyAnimation.value.y;
+                    propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.keyframe] = propertyAnimation.value.x;
+                    propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.keyframe] = propertyAnimation.value.y;
                 }));
 
                 propertyResetCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleXProperty.cssName] = originalValue1;
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleYProperty.cssName] = originalValue2;
+                    if (setLocal) {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleXProperty.name] = originalValue1;
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleYProperty.name] = originalValue2;
+                    } else {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleXProperty.keyframe] = originalValue1;
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[scaleYProperty.keyframe] = originalValue2;
+                        if (propertyAnimation.target.nativeView) {
+                            propertyAnimation.target[scaleXProperty.native] = propertyAnimation.target.style.scaleX;
+                            propertyAnimation.target[scaleYProperty.native] = propertyAnimation.target.style.scaleY;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }));
 
                 animatorSet = new android.animation.AnimatorSet();
@@ -351,10 +383,17 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                 nativeArray = Array.create("float", 1);
                 nativeArray[0] = propertyAnimation.value;
                 propertyUpdateCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[rotateProperty.cssName] = propertyAnimation.value;
+                    propertyAnimation.target.style[setLocal ? rotateProperty.name : rotateProperty.keyframe] = propertyAnimation.value;
                 }));
                 propertyResetCallbacks.push(checkAnimation(() => {
-                    propertyAnimation.target.style[rotateProperty.cssName] = originalValue1;
+                    if (setLocal) {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[rotateProperty.name] = originalValue1;
+                    } else {
+                        propertyAnimation.target.style[rotateProperty.keyframe] = originalValue1;
+                        if (propertyAnimation.target.nativeView) {
+                            propertyAnimation.target[rotateProperty.native] = propertyAnimation.target.style.rotate;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }));
                 animators.push(android.animation.ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(nativeView, "rotation", nativeArray));
                 break;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
index d34ee4d09..f3e4796bf 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { AnimationDefinition } from "ui/animation";
 import {
     AnimationBase, Properties, PropertyAnimation, CubicBezierAnimationCurve, AnimationPromise, View, opacityProperty, backgroundColorProperty, rotateProperty,
     translateXProperty, translateYProperty,
-    scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, traceEnabled, traceWrite, traceCategories
+    scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, traceEnabled, traceWrite, traceCategories, Length
 } from "./animation-common";
 
 import { ios } from "utils/utils";
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ interface PropertyAnimationInfo extends PropertyAnimation {
 }
 
 interface AnimationDefinitionInternal extends AnimationDefinition {
-    valueSource?: number;
+    valueSource?: "animation" | "keyframe";
 }
 
 interface IOSView extends View {
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class AnimationDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements CAAnimationDelegate {
 
     private _finishedCallback: Function;
     private _propertyAnimation: PropertyAnimationInfo;
-    private _valueSource: number;
+    private _valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe";
 
-    public static initWithFinishedCallback(finishedCallback: Function, propertyAnimation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: number): AnimationDelegateImpl {
+    public static initWithFinishedCallback(finishedCallback: Function, propertyAnimation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe"): AnimationDelegateImpl {
         let delegate = <AnimationDelegateImpl>AnimationDelegateImpl.new();
         delegate._finishedCallback = finishedCallback;
         delegate._propertyAnimation = propertyAnimation;
@@ -63,40 +63,39 @@ class AnimationDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements CAAnimationDelegate {
 
     animationDidStart(anim: CAAnimation): void {
         let value = this._propertyAnimation.value;
-        // let valueSource = this._valueSource || dependencyObservable.ValueSource.Local;
-        let setLocal = true;
+        let setLocal = this._valueSource === "animation";
         let targetStyle = this._propertyAnimation.target.style;
 
         (<IOSView>this._propertyAnimation.target)._suspendPresentationLayerUpdates();
 
         switch (this._propertyAnimation.property) {
             case Properties.backgroundColor:
-                targetStyle[setLocal ? backgroundColorProperty.name : backgroundColorProperty.cssName] = value;
+                targetStyle[setLocal ? backgroundColorProperty.name : backgroundColorProperty.keyframe] = value;
                 break;
             case Properties.opacity:
-                targetStyle[setLocal ? opacityProperty.name : opacityProperty.cssName] = value;
+                targetStyle[setLocal ? opacityProperty.name : opacityProperty.keyframe] = value;
                 break;
             case Properties.rotate:
-                targetStyle[setLocal ? rotateProperty.name : rotateProperty.cssName] = value;
+                targetStyle[setLocal ? rotateProperty.name : rotateProperty.keyframe] = value;
                 break;
             case Properties.translate:
-                targetStyle[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.cssName] = value;
-                targetStyle[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.cssName] = value;
+                targetStyle[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.keyframe] = value;
+                targetStyle[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.keyframe] = value;
                 break;
             case Properties.scale:
-                targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.cssName] = value.x === 0 ? 0.001 : value.x;
-                targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.cssName] = value.y === 0 ? 0.001 : value.y;
+                targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.keyframe] = value.x === 0 ? 0.001 : value.x;
+                targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.keyframe] = value.y === 0 ? 0.001 : value.y;
                 break;
             case _transform:
                 if (value[Properties.translate] !== undefined) {
-                    targetStyle[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.cssName] = value[Properties.translate].x;
-                    targetStyle[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.cssName] = value[Properties.translate].y;
+                    targetStyle[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.keyframe] = value[Properties.translate].x;
+                    targetStyle[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.keyframe] = value[Properties.translate].y;
                 }
                 if (value[Properties.scale] !== undefined) {
                     let x = value[Properties.scale].x;
                     let y = value[Properties.scale].y;
-                    targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.cssName] = x === 0 ? 0.001 : x;
-                    targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.cssName] = y === 0 ? 0.001 : y;
+                    targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.keyframe] = x === 0 ? 0.001 : x;
+                    targetStyle[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.keyframe] = y === 0 ? 0.001 : y;
                 }
                 break;
         }
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
     private _finishedAnimations: number;
     private _cancelledAnimations: number;
     private _mergedPropertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimationInfo>;
-    private _valueSource: number;
+    private _valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe";
 
     constructor(animationDefinitions: Array<AnimationDefinitionInternal>, playSequentially?: boolean) {
         super(animationDefinitions, playSequentially);
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         return _resolveAnimationCurve(curve);
     }
 
-    private static _createiOSAnimationFunction(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimation>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, valueSource: number, finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void): Function {
+    private static _createiOSAnimationFunction(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimation>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe", finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void): Function {
         return (cancelled?: boolean) => {
 
             if (cancelled && finishedCallback) {
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         }
     }
 
-    private static _getNativeAnimationArguments(animation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: number): AnimationInfo {
+    private static _getNativeAnimationArguments(animation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe"): AnimationInfo {
 
         let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target._nativeView;
         let propertyNameToAnimate = animation.property;
@@ -266,16 +265,13 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         let tempRotate = (animation.target.rotate || 0) * Math.PI / 180;
         let abs;
 
-        let setLocal = true;
-        // if (valueSource === undefined) {
-        //     valueSource = dependencyObservable.ValueSource.Local;
-        // }
+        let setLocal = valueSource === "animation";
 
         switch (animation.property) {
             case Properties.backgroundColor:
                 animation._originalValue = animation.target.backgroundColor;
                 animation._propertyResetCallback = (value, valueSource) => {
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? backgroundColorProperty.name : backgroundColorProperty.cssName] = value;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? backgroundColorProperty.name : backgroundColorProperty.keyframe] = value;
                 };
                 originalValue = nativeView.layer.backgroundColor;
                 if (nativeView instanceof UILabel) {
@@ -286,14 +282,14 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
             case Properties.opacity:
                 animation._originalValue = animation.target.opacity;
                 animation._propertyResetCallback = (value, valueSource) => {
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? opacityProperty.name : opacityProperty.cssName] = value;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? opacityProperty.name : opacityProperty.keyframe] = value;
                 };
                 originalValue = nativeView.layer.opacity;
                 break;
             case Properties.rotate:
                 animation._originalValue = animation.target.rotate !== undefined ? animation.target.rotate : 0;
                 animation._propertyResetCallback = (value, valueSource) => {
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? rotateProperty.name : rotateProperty.cssName] = value;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? rotateProperty.name : rotateProperty.keyframe] = value;
                 };
                 propertyNameToAnimate = "transform.rotation";
                 originalValue = nativeView.layer.valueForKeyPath("transform.rotation");
@@ -309,8 +305,8 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
             case Properties.translate:
                 animation._originalValue = { x: animation.target.translateX, y: animation.target.translateY };
                 animation._propertyResetCallback = (value, valueSource) => {
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.cssName] = value.x;
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.cssName] = value.y;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.keyframe] = value.x;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.keyframe] = value.y;
                 };
                 propertyNameToAnimate = "transform";
                 originalValue = NSValue.valueWithCATransform3D(nativeView.layer.transform);
@@ -325,8 +321,8 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                 }
                 animation._originalValue = { x: animation.target.scaleX, y: animation.target.scaleY };
                 animation._propertyResetCallback = (value, valueSource) => {
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.cssName] = value.x;
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.cssName] = value.y;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.keyframe] = value.x;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.keyframe] = value.y;
                 };
                 propertyNameToAnimate = "transform";
                 originalValue = NSValue.valueWithCATransform3D(nativeView.layer.transform);
@@ -339,10 +335,10 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                     xt: animation.target.translateX, yt: animation.target.translateY
                 };
                 animation._propertyResetCallback = (value, valueSource) => {
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.cssName] = value.xt;
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.cssName] = value.yt;
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.cssName] = value.xs;
-                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.cssName] = value.ys;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateXProperty.name : translateXProperty.keyframe] = value.xt;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? translateYProperty.name : translateYProperty.keyframe] = value.yt;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleXProperty.name : scaleXProperty.keyframe] = value.xs;
+                    animation.target.style[setLocal ? scaleYProperty.name : scaleYProperty.keyframe] = value.ys;
                 };
                 propertyNameToAnimate = "transform";
                 value = NSValue.valueWithCATransform3D(Animation._createNativeAffineTransform(animation));
@@ -381,7 +377,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         };
     }
 
-    private static _createNativeAnimation(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimation>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimation, valueSource: number, finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void) {
+    private static _createNativeAnimation(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimation>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimation, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe", finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void) {
 
         let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target._nativeView;
         let nativeAnimation = CABasicAnimation.animationWithKeyPath(args.propertyNameToAnimate);
@@ -415,7 +411,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         }
     }
 
-    private static _createNativeSpringAnimation(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimationInfo>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: number, finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void) {
+    private static _createNativeSpringAnimation(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimationInfo>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe", finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void) {
 
         let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target._nativeView;
 
@@ -591,7 +587,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
 export function _getTransformMismatchErrorMessage(view: View): string {
     // Order is important: translate, rotate, scale
     let result: CGAffineTransform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
-    result = CGAffineTransformTranslate(result, view.translateX || 0, view.translateY || 0);
+    result = CGAffineTransformTranslate(result, Length.toDevicePixels(view.translateX || 0, 0), Length.toDevicePixels(view.translateY || 0, 0));
     result = CGAffineTransformRotate(result, (view.rotate || 0) * Math.PI / 180);
     result = CGAffineTransformScale(result, view.scaleX || 1, view.scaleY || 1);
     let viewTransform = NSStringFromCGAffineTransform(result);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/keyframe-animation.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/keyframe-animation.ts
index 18f4a6305..7f8b4dd36 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/keyframe-animation.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/keyframe-animation.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,18 @@ import {
     KeyframeAnimation as KeyframeAnimationDefinition
 } from "ui/animation/keyframe-animation";
 
-import { View, unsetValue } from "ui/core/view";
+import {
+    View,
+    backgroundColorProperty,
+    scaleXProperty,
+    scaleYProperty,
+    translateXProperty,
+    translateYProperty,
+    rotateProperty,
+    opacityProperty,
+    unsetValue,
+    Color
+} from "ui/core/view";
 import { Animation } from "ui/animation";
 
 export class KeyframeDeclaration implements KeyframeDeclarationDefinition {
@@ -30,8 +41,20 @@ export class KeyframeAnimationInfo implements KeyframeAnimationInfoDefinition {
     public keyframes: Array<KeyframeInfo>;
 }
 
+interface Keyframe {
+    backgroundColor?: Color;
+    scale?: { x: number, y: number };
+    translate?: { x: number, y: number };
+    rotate?: number;
+    opacity?: number;
+    valueSource?: "keyframe" | "animation";
+    duration?: number;
+    curve?: any;
+    forceLayer?: boolean;
+}
+
 export class KeyframeAnimation implements KeyframeAnimationDefinition {
-    public animations: Array<Object>;
+    public animations: Array<Keyframe>;
     public delay: number = 0;
     public iterations: number = 1;
 
@@ -43,7 +66,7 @@ export class KeyframeAnimation implements KeyframeAnimationDefinition {
     private _target: View;
 
     public static keyframeAnimationFromInfo(info: KeyframeAnimationInfo) {
-        let animations = new Array<Object>();
+        let animations = new Array<Keyframe>();
         let length = info.keyframes.length;
         let startDuration = 0;
         if (info.isReverse) {
@@ -81,7 +104,7 @@ export class KeyframeAnimation implements KeyframeAnimationDefinition {
     }
 
     private static parseKeyframe(info: KeyframeAnimationInfo, keyframe: KeyframeInfo, animations: Array<Object>, startDuration: number): number {
-        let animation = {};
+        let animation: Keyframe = {};
         for (let declaration of keyframe.declarations) {
             animation[declaration.property] = declaration.value;
         }
@@ -93,9 +116,10 @@ export class KeyframeAnimation implements KeyframeAnimationDefinition {
             duration = (info.duration * duration) - startDuration;
             startDuration += duration;
         }
-        animation["duration"] = info.isReverse ? info.duration - duration : duration;
-        animation["curve"] = keyframe.curve;
-        animation["forceLayer"] = true;
+        animation.duration = info.isReverse ? info.duration - duration : duration;
+        animation.curve = keyframe.curve;
+        animation.forceLayer = true;
+        animation.valueSource = "keyframe";
         animations.push(animation);
         return startDuration;
     }
@@ -153,21 +177,21 @@ export class KeyframeAnimation implements KeyframeAnimationDefinition {
             let animation = this.animations[0];
 
             if ("backgroundColor" in animation) {
-                view.style[`css-background-color`] = animation["backgroundColor"];
+                view.style[backgroundColorProperty.keyframe] = animation.backgroundColor;
             }
             if ("scale" in animation) {
-                view.style["css-scaleX"] = animation["scale"].x;
-                view.style["css-scaleY"] = animation["scale"].y;
+                view.style[scaleXProperty.keyframe] = animation.scale.x;
+                view.style[scaleYProperty.keyframe] = animation.scale.y;
             }
             if ("translate" in animation) {
-                view.style["css-translateX"] = animation["translate"].x;
-                view.style["css-translateY"] = animation["translate"].y;
+                view.style[translateXProperty.keyframe] = animation.translate.x;
+                view.style[translateYProperty.keyframe] = animation.translate.y;
             }
             if ("rotate" in animation) {
-                view.style["css-rotate"] = animation["rotate"];
+                view.style[rotateProperty.keyframe] = animation.rotate;
             }
             if ("opacity" in animation) {
-                view.style["css-opacity"] = animation["opacity"];
+                view.style[opacityProperty.keyframe] = animation.opacity;
             }
 
             setTimeout(() => this.animate(view, 1, iterations), 1);
@@ -212,21 +236,21 @@ export class KeyframeAnimation implements KeyframeAnimationDefinition {
 
     private _resetAnimationValues(view: View, animation: Object) {
         if ("backgroundColor" in animation) {
-            view.style[`css-background-color`] = unsetValue;
+            view.style[backgroundColorProperty.keyframe] = unsetValue;
         }
         if ("scale" in animation) {
-            view.style["css-scaleX"] = animation["scale"].x;
-            view.style["css-scaleY"] = animation["scale"].y;
+            view.style[scaleXProperty.keyframe] = unsetValue;
+            view.style[scaleYProperty.keyframe] = unsetValue;
         }
         if ("translate" in animation) {
-            view.style["css-translateX"] = animation["translate"].x;
-            view.style["css-translateY"] = animation["translate"].y;
+            view.style[translateXProperty.keyframe] = unsetValue;
+            view.style[translateYProperty.keyframe] = unsetValue;
         }
         if ("rotate" in animation) {
-            view.style["css-rotate"] = animation["rotate"];
+            view.style[rotateProperty.keyframe] = unsetValue;
         }
         if ("opacity" in animation) {
-            view.style["css-opacity"] = animation["opacity"];
+            view.style[opacityProperty.keyframe] = unsetValue;
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts
index 344ccb7be..62bb6f80d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export const unsetValue: any = new Object();
 
 let symbolPropertyMap = {};
 let cssSymbolPropertyMap = {};
+
+let cssSymbolResetMap = {};
+
 let inheritableProperties = new Array<InheritedProperty<any, any>>();
 let inheritableCssProperties = new Array<InheritedCssProperty<any, any>>();
 
@@ -35,7 +38,8 @@ const enum ValueSource {
     Default = 0,
     Inherited = 1,
     Css = 2,
-    Local = 3
+    Local = 3,
+    Keyframe = 4
 }
 
 export class Property<T extends ViewBase, U> implements TypedPropertyDescriptor<U>, definitions.Property<T, U> {
@@ -359,7 +363,7 @@ export class CssProperty<T extends Style, U> implements definitions.CssProperty<
         const name = options.name;
         this.name = name;
 
-        this.cssName = `css-${options.cssName}`;
+        this.cssName = `css:${options.cssName}`;
         this.cssLocalName = options.cssName;
 
         const key = Symbol(name + ":propertyKey");
@@ -541,6 +545,106 @@ export class CssProperty<T extends Style, U> implements definitions.CssProperty<
     }
 }
 
+export class CssAnimationProperty<T extends Style, U> {
+    public readonly name: string;
+    public readonly cssName: string;
+
+    public readonly native: symbol;
+    public readonly register: (cls: { prototype }) => void;
+
+    public readonly keyframe: string;
+    public readonly defaultValueKey: symbol;
+
+    constructor(private options: definitions.CssAnimationPropertyOptions<T, U>) {
+        const { valueConverter, equalityComparer, valueChanged, defaultValue } = options;
+        const propertyName = options.name;
+        this.name = propertyName;
+        this.cssName = (options.cssName || propertyName);
+
+        const cssName = "css:" + (options.cssName || propertyName);
+        const keyframeName = "keyframe:" + propertyName;
+        this.keyframe = keyframeName;
+        const defaultName = "default:" + propertyName;
+
+        const defaultValueKey = Symbol(defaultName);
+        this.defaultValueKey = defaultValueKey;
+
+        const cssValue = Symbol(cssName);
+        const styleValue = Symbol(propertyName);
+        const keyframeValue = Symbol(keyframeName);
+        const computedValue = Symbol("computed-value:" + propertyName);
+        const computedSource = Symbol("computed-source:" + propertyName);
+
+        const native = this.native = Symbol("native:" + propertyName);
+        const eventName = propertyName + "Change";
+
+        function descriptor(symbol: symbol, propertySource: ValueSource, enumerable: boolean, configurable: boolean, getsComputed: boolean): PropertyDescriptor {
+            return { enumerable, configurable,
+                get: getsComputed ? function(this: T) { return this[computedValue]; } : function(this: T) { return this[symbol]; },
+                set(this: T, value: U) {
+                    let prev = this[computedValue];
+                    if (value === unsetValue) {
+                        this[symbol] = unsetValue;
+                        if (this[computedSource] == propertySource) {
+                            // Fallback to lower value source.
+                            if (this[styleValue] !== unsetValue) {
+                                this[computedSource] = ValueSource.Local;
+                                this[computedValue] = this[styleValue];
+                            } else if (this[cssValue] !== unsetValue) {
+                                this[computedSource] = ValueSource.Css;
+                                this[computedValue] = this[cssValue];
+                            } else {
+                                this[computedSource] = ValueSource.Default;
+                                this[computedValue] = defaultValue;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (valueConverter && typeof value === "string") {
+                            value = valueConverter(value);
+                        }
+                        this[symbol] = value;
+                        if (this[computedSource] <= propertySource) {
+                            this[computedSource] = propertySource;
+                            this[computedValue] = value;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    let next = this[computedValue];
+                    if (prev !== next && (!equalityComparer || !equalityComparer(prev, next))) {
+                        valueChanged && valueChanged(this, prev, next);
+                        this.view.nativeView && (this.view[native] = next);
+                        this.hasListeners(eventName) && this.notify({ eventName, object: this, propertyName, value });
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        const defaultPropertyDescriptor = descriptor(defaultValueKey, ValueSource.Default, false, false, false);
+        const cssPropertyDescriptor = descriptor(cssValue, ValueSource.Css, false, false, false);
+        const stylePropertyDescriptor = descriptor(styleValue, ValueSource.Local, true, true, true);
+        const keyframePropertyDescriptor = descriptor(keyframeValue, ValueSource.Keyframe, false, false, false);
+
+        cssSymbolResetMap[cssValue] = cssName;
+        cssSymbolResetMap[keyframeValue] = keyframeName;
+
+        symbolPropertyMap[computedValue] = this;
+
+        this.register = (cls: { prototype: T }) => {
+            cls.prototype[defaultValueKey] = options.defaultValue;
+            cls.prototype[computedValue] = options.defaultValue;
+            cls.prototype[computedSource] = ValueSource.Default;
+
+            cls.prototype[cssValue] = unsetValue;
+            cls.prototype[styleValue] = unsetValue;
+            cls.prototype[keyframeValue] = unsetValue;
+
+            Object.defineProperty(cls.prototype, defaultName, defaultPropertyDescriptor);
+            Object.defineProperty(cls.prototype, cssName, cssPropertyDescriptor);
+            Object.defineProperty(cls.prototype, propertyName, stylePropertyDescriptor);
+            Object.defineProperty(cls.prototype, keyframeName, keyframePropertyDescriptor);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 export class InheritedCssProperty<T extends Style, U> extends CssProperty<T, U> implements definitions.InheritedCssProperty<T, U> {
     public setInheritedValue: (value: U) => void;
 
@@ -690,7 +794,7 @@ export class ShorthandProperty<T extends Style, P> implements definitions.Shorth
         const key = Symbol(this.name + ":propertyKey");
         this.key = key;
 
-        this.cssName = `css-${options.cssName}`;
+        this.cssName = `css:${options.cssName}`;
         this.cssLocalName = `${options.cssName}`;
 
         const converter = options.converter;
@@ -872,12 +976,12 @@ export function clearInheritedProperties(view: ViewBase): void {
 export function resetCSSProperties(style: Style): void {
     let symbols = (<any>Object).getOwnPropertySymbols(style);
     for (let symbol of symbols) {
-        const cssProperty = cssSymbolPropertyMap[symbol];
-        if (!cssProperty) {
-            continue;
+        let cssProperty;
+        if (cssProperty = cssSymbolPropertyMap[symbol]) {
+            style[cssProperty.cssName] = unsetValue;
+        } else if (cssProperty = cssSymbolResetMap[symbol]) {
+            style[cssProperty] = unsetValue;
         }
-
-        style[cssProperty.cssName] = unsetValue;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts
index c0f3453e7..8f53912db 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Source } from "utils/debug";
 import { Background } from "ui/styling/background";
 import {
     ViewBase, getEventOrGestureName, EventData, Style, unsetValue,
-    Property, CssProperty, ShorthandProperty, InheritedCssProperty,
+    Property, CssProperty, CssAnimationProperty, ShorthandProperty, InheritedCssProperty,
     gestureFromString, isIOS, traceEnabled, traceWrite, traceCategories, makeParser, makeValidator
 } from "./view-base";
 import { observe as gestureObserve, GesturesObserver, GestureTypes, GestureEventData } from "ui/gestures";
@@ -426,17 +426,17 @@ export abstract class ViewCommon extends ViewBase implements ViewDefinition {
         this.style.rotate = value;
     }
 
-    get translateX(): number {
+    get translateX(): Length {
         return this.style.translateX;
     }
-    set translateX(value: number) {
+    set translateX(value: Length) {
         this.style.translateX = value;
     }
 
-    get translateY(): number {
+    get translateY(): Length {
         return this.style.translateY;
     }
-    set translateY(value: number) {
+    set translateY(value: Length) {
         this.style.translateY = value;
     }
 
@@ -1352,19 +1352,19 @@ function convertToPaddings(this: void, value: string | Length): [CssProperty<any
     }
 }
 
-export const rotateProperty = new CssProperty<Style, number>({ name: "rotate", cssName: "rotate", defaultValue: 0, valueConverter: (v) => parseFloat(v) });
+export const rotateProperty = new CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>({ name: "rotate", cssName: "rotate", defaultValue: 0, valueConverter: parseFloat });
 rotateProperty.register(Style);
 
-export const scaleXProperty = new CssProperty<Style, number>({ name: "scaleX", cssName: "scaleX", defaultValue: 1, valueConverter: (v) => parseFloat(v) });
+export const scaleXProperty = new CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>({ name: "scaleX", cssName: "scaleX", defaultValue: 1, valueConverter: parseFloat });
 scaleXProperty.register(Style);
 
-export const scaleYProperty = new CssProperty<Style, number>({ name: "scaleY", cssName: "scaleY", defaultValue: 1, valueConverter: (v) => parseFloat(v) });
+export const scaleYProperty = new CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>({ name: "scaleY", cssName: "scaleY", defaultValue: 1, valueConverter: parseFloat });
 scaleYProperty.register(Style);
 
-export const translateXProperty = new CssProperty<Style, number>({ name: "translateX", cssName: "translateX", defaultValue: 0, valueConverter: (v) => parseFloat(v) });
+export const translateXProperty = new CssAnimationProperty<Style, Length>({ name: "translateX", cssName: "translateX", defaultValue: 0, valueConverter: Length.parse, equalityComparer: Length.equals });
 translateXProperty.register(Style);
 
-export const translateYProperty = new CssProperty<Style, number>({ name: "translateY", cssName: "translateY", defaultValue: 0, valueConverter: (v) => parseFloat(v) });
+export const translateYProperty = new CssAnimationProperty<Style, Length>({ name: "translateY", cssName: "translateY", defaultValue: 0, valueConverter: Length.parse, equalityComparer: Length.equals });
 translateYProperty.register(Style);
 
 const transformProperty = new ShorthandProperty<Style, string>({
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ export const backgroundImageProperty = new CssProperty<Style, string>({
 });
 backgroundImageProperty.register(Style);
 
-export const backgroundColorProperty = new CssProperty<Style, Color>({
+export const backgroundColorProperty = new CssAnimationProperty<Style, Color>({
     name: "backgroundColor", cssName: "background-color", valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => {
         let background = target.backgroundInternal;
         target.backgroundInternal = background.withColor(newValue);
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ function opacityConverter(value: any): number {
     throw new Error(`Opacity should be between [0, 1]. Value: ${newValue}`);
 }
 
-export const opacityProperty = new CssProperty<Style, number>({ name: "opacity", cssName: "opacity", defaultValue: 1, valueConverter: opacityConverter });
+export const opacityProperty = new CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>({ name: "opacity", cssName: "opacity", defaultValue: 1, valueConverter: opacityConverter });
 opacityProperty.register(Style);
 
 export const colorProperty = new InheritedCssProperty<Style, Color>({ name: "color", cssName: "color", equalityComparer: Color.equals, valueConverter: (v) => new Color(v) });
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
index 0fc2fd27f..b48cdcc25 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
@@ -389,18 +389,18 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
         org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setScaleY(this.nativeView, float(value));
     }
 
-    get [translateXProperty.native](): number {
+    get [translateXProperty.native](): Length | number {
         return org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.getTranslateX(this.nativeView);
     }
-    set [translateXProperty.native](value: number) {
-        org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setTranslateX(this.nativeView, float(value));
+    set [translateXProperty.native](value: Length) {
+        org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setTranslateX(this.nativeView, Length.toDevicePixels(value, 0));
     }
 
-    get [translateYProperty.native](): number {
+    get [translateYProperty.native](): Length | number {
         return org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.getTranslateY(this.nativeView);
     }
-    set [translateYProperty.native](value: number) {
-        org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setTranslateY(this.nativeView, float(value));
+    set [translateYProperty.native](value: Length) {
+        org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setTranslateY(this.nativeView, Length.toDevicePixels(value, 0));
     }
 
     get [zIndexProperty.native](): number {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts
index 561188b7e..00ace7c4f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare module "ui/core/view" {
     import { GestureTypes, GesturesObserver, GestureEventData, TouchGestureEventData, TouchAction } from "ui/gestures";
     import {
-        ViewBase, Property, CssProperty, InheritedCssProperty, Style, EventData, ShorthandProperty
+        ViewBase, Property, CssProperty, CssAnimationProperty, InheritedCssProperty, Style, EventData, ShorthandProperty
     } from "ui/core/view-base";
     import { Background } from "ui/styling/background";
     import { Font, FontWeight, FontStyle } from "ui/styling/font";
@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
         /**
          * Gets or sets the translateX affine transform of the view.
          */
-        translateX: number;
+        translateX: Length;
 
         /**
          * Gets or sets the translateY affine transform of the view.
          */
-        translateY: number;
+        translateY: Length;
 
         /**
          * Gets or sets the scaleX affine transform of the view.
@@ -702,16 +702,16 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
     export const isEnabledProperty: Property<View, boolean>;
     export const isUserInteractionEnabledProperty: Property<View, boolean>;
 
-    export const rotateProperty: CssProperty<Style, number>;
-    export const scaleXProperty: CssProperty<Style, number>;
-    export const scaleYProperty: CssProperty<Style, number>;
-    export const translateXProperty: CssProperty<Style, number>;
-    export const translateYProperty: CssProperty<Style, number>;
+    export const rotateProperty: CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>;
+    export const scaleXProperty: CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>;
+    export const scaleYProperty: CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>;
+    export const translateXProperty: CssAnimationProperty<Style, Length>;
+    export const translateYProperty: CssAnimationProperty<Style, Length>;
 
     export const clipPathProperty: CssProperty<Style, string>;
     export const colorProperty: InheritedCssProperty<Style, Color>;
 
-    export const backgroundColorProperty: CssProperty<Style, Color>;
+    export const backgroundColorProperty: CssAnimationProperty<Style, Color>;
     export const backgroundImageProperty: CssProperty<Style, string>;
     export const backgroundRepeatProperty: CssProperty<Style, BackgroundRepeat>;
     export const backgroundSizeProperty: CssProperty<Style, string>;
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
 
     export const zIndexProperty: CssProperty<Style, number>;
     export const visibilityProperty: CssProperty<Style, Visibility>;
-    export const opacityProperty: CssProperty<Style, number>;
+    export const opacityProperty: CssAnimationProperty<Style, number>;
 
     export const minWidthProperty: CssProperty<Style, Length>;
     export const minHeightProperty: CssProperty<Style, Length>;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts
index aeb81b006..00e1e8a6e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.ios.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
     ViewCommon, isEnabledProperty, originXProperty, originYProperty, automationTextProperty, isUserInteractionEnabledProperty, visibilityProperty, opacityProperty,
     rotateProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty,
     translateXProperty, translateYProperty, zIndexProperty, backgroundInternalProperty,
-    clipPathProperty, layout, traceEnabled, traceWrite, traceCategories, Background, Visibility
+    clipPathProperty, layout, traceEnabled, traceWrite, traceCategories, Background, Visibility, Length
 } from "./view-common";
 
 export * from "./view-common";
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     }
 
     public updateNativeTransform() {
-        let translateX = this.translateX || 0;
-        let translateY = this.translateY || 0;
+        let translateX = Length.toDevicePixels(this.translateX || 0, 0);
+        let translateY = Length.toDevicePixels(this.translateY || 0, 0);
         let scaleX = this.scaleX || 1;
         let scaleY = this.scaleY || 1;
         let rotate = this.rotate || 0;
@@ -363,17 +363,17 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
         this.updateNativeTransform();
     }
 
-    get [translateXProperty.native](): number {
+    get [translateXProperty.native](): Length | number {
         return 0;
     }
-    set [translateXProperty.native](value: number) {
+    set [translateXProperty.native](value: Length) {
         this.updateNativeTransform();
     }
 
-    get [translateYProperty.native](): number {
+    get [translateYProperty.native](): Length | number {
         return 0;
     }
-    set [translateYProperty.native](value: number) {
+    set [translateYProperty.native](value: Length) {
         this.updateNativeTransform();
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
index 0de01aadf..814bf841e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,27 @@ declare module "ui/core/properties" {
         readonly cssName: string;
     }
 
+    export interface CssAnimationPropertyOptions<T, U> {
+        readonly name: string;
+        readonly cssName?: string;
+        readonly defaultValue?: U;
+        readonly equalityComparer?: (x: U, y: U) => boolean;
+        readonly valueChanged?: (target: T, oldValue: U, newValue: U) => void;
+        readonly valueConverter?: (value: string) => U;
+    }
+
+    export class CssAnimationProperty<T extends Style, U> {
+        constructor(options: CssAnimationPropertyOptions<T, U>);
+
+        public readonly name: string;
+        public readonly cssName: string;
+        public readonly native: symbol;
+
+        readonly keyframe: string;
+
+        public register(cls: { prototype: T }): void;
+    }
+
     export class Property<T extends ViewBase, U> implements TypedPropertyDescriptor<U> {
         constructor(options: PropertyOptions<T, U>);
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
index 84ab2ba3b..e5ce622ea 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ imageSourceProperty.register(ImageBase);
 export const srcProperty = new Property<ImageBase, any>({ name: "src"});
 srcProperty.register(ImageBase);
 
-export const loadModeProperty = new Property<ImageBase, "sync" | "async">({ name: "loadMode", defaultValue: "async" });
+export const loadModeProperty = new Property<ImageBase, "sync" | "async">({ name: "loadMode", defaultValue: "sync" });
 loadModeProperty.register(ImageBase);
 
 export const isLoadingProperty = new Property<ImageBase, boolean>({ name: "isLoading", defaultValue: false, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts
index 781fa102b..f0945a925 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
     }
 
     private setTintColor(value: Color) {
-        if (value !== null && this._ios.image && !this._templateImageWasCreated) {
+        if (value && this._ios.image && !this._templateImageWasCreated) {
             this._ios.image = this._ios.image.imageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.AlwaysTemplate);
             this._templateImageWasCreated = true;
+        } else if (this._ios.image && this._templateImageWasCreated) {
+            this._templateImageWasCreated = false;
+            this._ios.image = this._ios.image.imageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.Automatic);
         }
         this._ios.tintColor = value ? value.ios : null;
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts
index c6ee33697..3e79875d9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export class CssState {
         let style = view.style;
         ruleset.declarations.forEach(d => {
             try {
-                // Use the "css-" prefixed name, so that CSS value source is set.
-                let cssPropName = `css-${d.property}`;
+                // Use the "css:" prefixed name, so that CSS value source is set.
+                let cssPropName = `css:${d.property}`;
                 if (cssPropName in style) {
                     style[cssPropName] = d.value;
                 } else {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.d.ts
index 0abf452d6..1f6caf70e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.d.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ declare module "ui/styling/style" {
         public rotate: number;
         public scaleX: number;
         public scaleY: number;
-        public translateX: number;
-        public translateY: number;
+        public translateX: Length;
+        public translateY: Length;
 
         public clipPath: string;
         public color: Color;