diff --git a/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts b/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
index 624802f7d4..f9af11ac6c 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface IPlatformService {
 	 * @param {string[]} platforms Platforms to be removed.
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
-	removePlatforms(platforms: string[]): void;
+	removePlatforms(platforms: string[]): Promise<void>;
 
 	updatePlatforms(platforms: string[]): Promise<void>;
 
diff --git a/lib/definitions/project.d.ts b/lib/definitions/project.d.ts
index dbda895226..f178dd9eb3 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/project.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/project.d.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ interface IPlatformProjectService {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	ensureConfigurationFileInAppResources(): void;
+
+	/**
+	 * Stops all running processes that might hold a lock on the filesystem.
+	 * Android: Gradle daemon processes are terminated.
+	 * @returns {void}
+	 */
+	stopServices(): Promise<ISpawnResult>;
 }
 
 interface IAndroidProjectPropertiesManager {
diff --git a/lib/services/android-project-service.ts b/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
index 3806a463b9..209518af5c 100644
--- a/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
@@ -395,6 +395,16 @@ export class AndroidProjectService extends projectServiceBaseLib.PlatformProject
 		}
 	}
 
+	public async stopServices(): Promise<ISpawnResult> {
+		let projectRoot = this.platformData.projectRoot;
+		let gradleBin = path.join(projectRoot, "gradlew");
+		if (this.$hostInfo.isWindows) {
+			gradleBin += ".bat";
+		}
+
+		return this.$childProcess.spawnFromEvent(gradleBin, ["--stop", "--quiet"], "close", { stdio: "inherit", cwd: projectRoot });
+	}
+
 	private async cleanProject(projectRoot: string, options: string[]): Promise<void> {
 		options.unshift("clean");
 
diff --git a/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts b/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts
index f1aa961239..db2fb9e794 100644
--- a/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts
@@ -632,6 +632,10 @@ We will now place an empty obsolete compatability white screen LauncScreen.xib f
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	public async stopServices(): Promise<ISpawnResult> {
+		return Promise.resolve({stderr: "", stdout: "", exitCode: 0});
+	}
+
 	private async mergeInfoPlists(): Promise<void> {
 		let projectDir = this.$projectData.projectDir;
 		let infoPlistPath = this.$options.baseConfig || path.join(projectDir, constants.APP_FOLDER_NAME, constants.APP_RESOURCES_FOLDER_NAME, this.platformData.normalizedPlatformName, this.platformData.configurationFileName);
diff --git a/lib/services/platform-service.ts b/lib/services/platform-service.ts
index 6cf23bbe45..6255df1430 100644
--- a/lib/services/platform-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/platform-service.ts
@@ -570,19 +570,21 @@ export class PlatformService implements IPlatformService {
 		this.$logger.info(`Copied file '${packageFile}' to '${targetPath}'.`);
 	}
 
-	public removePlatforms(platforms: string[]): void {
+	public async removePlatforms(platforms: string[]): Promise<void> {
 		this.$projectDataService.initialize(this.$projectData.projectDir);
 
-		_.each(platforms, platform => {
+		for (let platform of platforms) {
 			this.validatePlatformInstalled(platform);
 			let platformData = this.$platformsData.getPlatformData(platform);
 
+			await this.$platformsData.getPlatformData(platform).platformProjectService.stopServices();
+
 			let platformDir = path.join(this.$projectData.platformsDir, platform);
 			this.$fs.deleteDirectory(platformDir);
 			this.$projectDataService.removeProperty(platformData.frameworkPackageName);
 
 			this.$logger.out(`Platform ${platform} successfully removed.`);
-		});
+		}
 	}
 
 	public async updatePlatforms(platforms: string[]): Promise<void> {
@@ -744,7 +746,7 @@ export class PlatformService implements IPlatformService {
 
 	private async updatePlatformCore(platformData: IPlatformData, currentVersion: string, newVersion: string, canUpdate: boolean): Promise<void> {
 		let packageName = platformData.normalizedPlatformName.toLowerCase();
-		this.removePlatforms([packageName]);
+		await this.removePlatforms([packageName]);
 		packageName = newVersion ? `${packageName}@${newVersion}` : packageName;
 		await this.addPlatform(packageName);
 		this.$logger.out("Successfully updated to version ", newVersion);
diff --git a/test/platform-commands.ts b/test/platform-commands.ts
index a868c17321..429168da5e 100644
--- a/test/platform-commands.ts
+++ b/test/platform-commands.ts
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ describe('Platform Service Tests', () => {
 				testInjector.registerCommand("platform|clean", CleanCommand);
 				let cleanCommand = testInjector.resolveCommand("platform|clean");
 
-				platformService.removePlatforms = (platforms: string[]) => {
+				platformService.removePlatforms = async (platforms: string[]) => {
 					platformActions.push({ action: "removePlatforms", platforms });
 				};
 
diff --git a/test/platform-service.ts b/test/platform-service.ts
index e9da8636dd..b287b21b44 100644
--- a/test/platform-service.ts
+++ b/test/platform-service.ts
@@ -168,10 +168,25 @@ describe('Platform Service Tests', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe("remove platform unit tests", () => {
-		it("should fail when platforms are not added", () => {
+		it("should fail when platforms are not added", async () =>  {
+			const ExpectedErrorsCaught = 2;
+			let errorsCaught = 0;
+
 			testInjector.resolve("fs").exists = () => false;
-			(() => platformService.removePlatforms(["android"])).should.throw();
-			(() => platformService.removePlatforms(["ios"])).should.throw();
+
+			try {
+				await platformService.removePlatforms(["android"]);
+			} catch (e) {
+				errorsCaught++;
+			}
+
+			try {
+				await platformService.removePlatforms(["ios"]);
+			} catch (e) {
+				errorsCaught++;
+			}
+
+			assert.isTrue(errorsCaught === ExpectedErrorsCaught);
 		});
 		it("shouldn't fail when platforms are added", async () => {
 			testInjector.resolve("fs").exists = () => false;
diff --git a/test/stubs.ts b/test/stubs.ts
index 7f576a6a5e..9a7fd1a850 100644
--- a/test/stubs.ts
+++ b/test/stubs.ts
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ export class PlatformProjectServiceStub implements IPlatformProjectService {
 	ensureConfigurationFileInAppResources(): void {
 		return null;
 	}
+	async stopServices(): Promise<ISpawnResult> {
+		return Promise.resolve({stderr: "", stdout: "", exitCode: 0});
+	}
 }
 
 export class ProjectDataService implements IProjectDataService {
@@ -589,7 +592,7 @@ export class PlatformServiceStub implements IPlatformService {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	public removePlatforms(platforms: string[]): void {
+	public async removePlatforms(platforms: string[]): Promise<void> {
 
 	}