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+using System;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests
+{
+	[TestFixture]
+	public class Issue1564
+	{
+		[Test]
+		public void ViewCellAsXamlRoot ()
+		{
+			var xaml = @"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?>
+				<ViewCell 
+					xmlns=""http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"" 
+					xmlns:x=""http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"" 
+					x:Class=""m.transport.VehicleCell"">
+				    <ViewCell.View>
+				        <StackLayout>
+					        <Label Text=""This is my label""></Label>
+				        </StackLayout>
+				    </ViewCell.View>
+				</ViewCell>";
+			var cell = new ViewCell ().LoadFromXaml (xaml);
+			Assert.NotNull (cell);
+			Assert.AreEqual ("This is my label", ((cell.View as StackLayout).Children [0] as Label).Text);
+		}
+	}
+}
+