diff --git a/nativescript-angular/view-util.ts b/nativescript-angular/view-util.ts
index 34d7c3de3..e604d81d8 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/view-util.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/view-util.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import {ValueSource} from "ui/core/dependency-observable";
 import {platformNames, Device} from "platform";
 import {rendererLog as traceLog, styleError} from "./trace";
 
-const IOS_PREFX: string = "@ios:";
-const ANDROID_PREFX: string = "@android:";
+const IOS_PREFX: string = ":ios:";
+const ANDROID_PREFX: string = ":android:";
 const whiteSpaceSplitter = /\s+/;
 
 export type ViewExtensions = ViewExtensions;
diff --git a/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts b/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts
index e65bb31cf..0c520255f 100644
--- a/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts
+++ b/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts
@@ -27,15 +27,24 @@ export class AndroidSpecificComponent {
     constructor(public elementRef: ElementRef) { }
 }
 
+@Component({
+    template: `
+    <StackLayout>
+        <Label android:text="ANDROID" ios:text="IOS"></Label>
+    </StackLayout>`
+})
+export class PlatformSpecificAttributeComponent {
+    constructor(public elementRef: ElementRef) { }
+}
 
-describe('Platofrm filter components', () => {
+describe('Platofrm filter directives', () => {
     describe('on IOS device', () => {
         let testApp: TestApp = null;
 
         before(() => {
             return TestApp.create([provide(DEVICE, { useValue: createDevice(platformNames.ios) })]).then((app) => {
                 testApp = app;
-            })
+            });
         });
 
         after(() => {
@@ -59,7 +68,17 @@ describe('Platofrm filter components', () => {
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
             });
         });
-    })
+
+
+        it("applies iOS specific attribute", () => {
+            return testApp.loadComponent(PlatformSpecificAttributeComponent).then((componentRef) => {
+                const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
+                assert.equal(
+                    "(ProxyViewContainer (StackLayout (Label[text=IOS])))",
+                    dumpView(componentRoot, true));
+            });
+        });
+    });
 
     describe('on Android device', () => {
         let testApp: TestApp = null;
@@ -67,7 +86,7 @@ describe('Platofrm filter components', () => {
         before(() => {
             return TestApp.create([provide(DEVICE, { useValue: createDevice(platformNames.android) })]).then((app) => {
                 testApp = app;
-            })
+            });
         });
 
         after(() => {
@@ -91,5 +110,14 @@ describe('Platofrm filter components', () => {
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
             });
         });
-    })
-})
+
+        it("applies Android specific attribute", () => {
+            return testApp.loadComponent(PlatformSpecificAttributeComponent).then((componentRef) => {
+                const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
+                assert.equal(
+                    "(ProxyViewContainer (StackLayout (Label[text=ANDROID])))",
+                    dumpView(componentRoot, true));
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/app/tests/property-sets.ts b/tests/app/tests/property-sets.ts
index bcb06582c..de3364fc6 100644
--- a/tests/app/tests/property-sets.ts
+++ b/tests/app/tests/property-sets.ts
@@ -87,28 +87,28 @@ describe('setting View properties', () => {
     it('sets ios property in ios', () => {
         let view = new TestView();
         let testUtil = new ViewUtil(iosDevice);
-        testUtil.setProperty(view, "@ios:anyValue", "blah");
+        testUtil.setProperty(view, ":ios:anyValue", "blah");
         assert.strictEqual("blah", view.anyValue);
     });
 
     it('doesn\'t set android property in ios', () => {
         let view = new TestView();
         let testUtil = new ViewUtil(iosDevice);
-        testUtil.setProperty(view, "@android:anyValue", "blah");
+        testUtil.setProperty(view, ":android:anyValue", "blah");
         assert.isUndefined(view.anyValue);
     });
 
     it('sets android property in android', () => {
         let view = new TestView();
         let testUtil = new ViewUtil(androidDevice);
-        testUtil.setProperty(view, "@android:anyValue", "blah");
+        testUtil.setProperty(view, ":android:anyValue", "blah");
         assert.strictEqual("blah", view.anyValue);
     });
 
     it('doesn\'t set ios property in android', () => {
         let view = new TestView();
         let testUtil = new ViewUtil(androidDevice);
-        testUtil.setProperty(view, "@ios:anyValue", "blah");
+        testUtil.setProperty(view, ":ios:anyValue", "blah");
         assert.isUndefined(view.anyValue);
     });
 });