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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/TypeExtension.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/TypeExtension.cs
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+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/TypeExtension.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
+{
+	[ContentProperty("TypeName")]
+	public class TypeExtension : IMarkupExtension<Type>
+	{
+		public string TypeName { get; set; }
+
+		public Type ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+		{
+			if (serviceProvider == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("serviceProvider");
+			var typeResolver = serviceProvider.GetService(typeof (IXamlTypeResolver)) as IXamlTypeResolver;
+			if (typeResolver == null)
+				throw new ArgumentException("No IXamlTypeResolver in IServiceProvider");
+
+			return typeResolver.Resolve(TypeName, serviceProvider);
+		}
+
+		object IMarkupExtension.ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+		{
+			return (this as IMarkupExtension<Type>).ProvideValue(serviceProvider);
+		}
+	}
+}
+\ No newline at end of file