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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Core/ElementTemplate.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Core/ElementTemplate.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Xamarin.Forms.Internals;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms
+{
+#pragma warning disable 612
+	public class ElementTemplate : IElement, IDataTemplate
+#pragma warning restore 612
+	{
+		List<Action<object, ResourcesChangedEventArgs>> _changeHandlers;
+		Element _parent;
+
+		internal ElementTemplate()
+		{
+		}
+
+		internal ElementTemplate(Type type) : this()
+		{
+			if (type == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
+
+			LoadTemplate = () => Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+		}
+
+		internal ElementTemplate(Func<object> loadTemplate) : this()
+		{
+			if (loadTemplate == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("loadTemplate");
+
+			LoadTemplate = loadTemplate;
+		}
+
+		Func<object> LoadTemplate { get; set; }
+#pragma warning disable 0612
+		Func<object> IDataTemplate.LoadTemplate
+		{
+#pragma warning restore 0612
+			get { return LoadTemplate; }
+			set { LoadTemplate = value; }
+		}
+
+		void IElement.AddResourcesChangedListener(Action<object, ResourcesChangedEventArgs> onchanged)
+		{
+			_changeHandlers = _changeHandlers ?? new List<Action<object, ResourcesChangedEventArgs>>(1);
+			_changeHandlers.Add(onchanged);
+		}
+
+		Element IElement.Parent
+		{
+			get { return _parent; }
+			set
+			{
+				if (_parent == value)
+					return;
+				if (_parent != null)
+					((IElement)_parent).RemoveResourcesChangedListener(OnResourcesChanged);
+				_parent = value;
+				if (_parent != null)
+					((IElement)_parent).AddResourcesChangedListener(OnResourcesChanged);
+			}
+		}
+
+		void IElement.RemoveResourcesChangedListener(Action<object, ResourcesChangedEventArgs> onchanged)
+		{
+			if (_changeHandlers == null)
+				return;
+			_changeHandlers.Remove(onchanged);
+		}
+
+		public object CreateContent()
+		{
+			if (LoadTemplate == null)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("LoadTemplate should not be null");
+			if (this is DataTemplateSelector)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot call CreateContent directly on a DataTemplateSelector");
+
+			object item = LoadTemplate();
+			SetupContent(item);
+
+			return item;
+		}
+
+		internal virtual void SetupContent(object item)
+		{
+		}
+
+		void OnResourcesChanged(object sender, ResourcesChangedEventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (_changeHandlers == null)
+				return;
+			foreach (Action<object, ResourcesChangedEventArgs> handler in _changeHandlers)
+				handler(this, e);
+		}
+	}
+}
+\ No newline at end of file