3 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/NativeViewWrapperRenderer.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/NativeViewWrapperRenderer.cs
index 933f436f..49abc02a 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/NativeViewWrapperRenderer.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/NativeViewWrapperRenderer.cs
@@ -57,5 +57,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android
 			if (!handled)
 				base.OnMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
 		}
+
+		protected override bool ManageNativeControlLifetime => false;
 	}
 }
 \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/ViewRenderer.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/ViewRenderer.cs
index 0415ce93..143e6a7f 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/ViewRenderer.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/ViewRenderer.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android
 		{
 			if (disposing && !_disposed)
 			{
-				if (Control != null)
+				if (Control != null && ManageNativeControlLifetime)
 				{
 					Control.RemoveFromParent();
 					Control.Dispose();
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/VisualElementRenderer.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/VisualElementRenderer.cs
index 5abb809f..d44714be 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/VisualElementRenderer.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/VisualElementRenderer.cs
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android
 			Performance.Stop();
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Determines whether the native control is disposed of when this renderer is disposed
+		/// Can be overridden in deriving classes 
+		/// </summary>
+		protected virtual bool ManageNativeControlLifetime => true;
+
 		protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
 		{
 			if ((_flags & VisualElementRendererFlags.Disposed) != 0)
@@ -244,11 +250,14 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android
 					_gestureListener = null;
 				}
 
-				int count = ChildCount;
-				for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
+				if (ManageNativeControlLifetime)
 				{
-					AView child = GetChildAt(i);
-					child.Dispose();
+					int count = ChildCount;
+					for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
+					{
+						AView child = GetChildAt(i);
+						child.Dispose();
+					}
 				}
 
 				RemoveAllViews();