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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Core/BindableObjectExtensions.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Core/BindableObjectExtensions.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms
+{
+	public static class BindableObjectExtensions
+	{
+		public static void SetBinding(this BindableObject self, BindableProperty targetProperty, string path, BindingMode mode = BindingMode.Default, IValueConverter converter = null,
+									  string stringFormat = null)
+		{
+			if (self == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("self");
+			if (targetProperty == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("targetProperty");
+
+			var binding = new Binding(path, mode, converter, stringFormat: stringFormat);
+			self.SetBinding(targetProperty, binding);
+		}
+
+		public static void SetBinding<TSource>(this BindableObject self, BindableProperty targetProperty, Expression<Func<TSource, object>> sourceProperty, BindingMode mode = BindingMode.Default,
+											   IValueConverter converter = null, string stringFormat = null)
+		{
+			if (self == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("self");
+			if (targetProperty == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("targetProperty");
+			if (sourceProperty == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("sourceProperty");
+
+			Binding binding = Binding.Create(sourceProperty, mode, converter, stringFormat: stringFormat);
+			self.SetBinding(targetProperty, binding);
+		}
+	}
+}
+\ No newline at end of file