diff --git a/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-properties.ts b/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-properties.ts
index 9c77654198..96d99df747 100644
--- a/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-properties.ts
+++ b/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-properties.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ function makePropertyEnumConverter<T>(enumValues) {
 
 export const accessibilityEnabledProperty = new CssProperty<Style, boolean>({
 	name: 'accessible',
-	defaultValue: true,
 	cssName: 'a11y-enabled',
 	valueConverter: booleanConverter,
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view-base/index.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view-base/index.ts
index daab36d9e7..8da0a79b48 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view-base/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view-base/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { AlignSelf, FlexGrow, FlexShrink, FlexWrapBefore, Order } from '../../la
 import { Page } from '../../page';
 import { CoreTypes } from '../../../core-types';
 import { Property, CssProperty, CssAnimationProperty, InheritedProperty, clearInheritedProperties, propagateInheritableProperties, propagateInheritableCssProperties, initNativeView } from '../properties';
+import { setupAccessibleView } from '../../../accessibility';
 import { CSSUtils } from '../../../css/system-classes';
 import { Source } from '../../../utils/debug';
 import { Binding, BindingOptions } from '../bindable';
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
 
 			return true;
 		});
+		setupAccessibleView(<any>this);
 
 		this._emit('loaded');
 	}
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
index ce539ea2e6..41758446ff 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
@@ -826,9 +826,8 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 
 	[accessibilityEnabledProperty.setNative](value: boolean): void {
 		this.nativeViewProtected.setFocusable(!!value);
-		if (value) {
-			updateAccessibilityProperties(this);
-		}
+
+		updateAccessibilityProperties(this);
 	}
 
 	[accessibilityIdentifierProperty.setNative](value: string): void {
@@ -1264,15 +1263,6 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 
 export class ContainerView extends View {
 	public iosOverflowSafeArea: boolean;
-
-	constructor() {
-		super();
-		/**
-		 * mark accessible as false without triggering proerty change
-		 * equivalent to changing the default
-		 */
-		this.style[accessibilityEnabledProperty.key] = false;
-	}
 }
 
 export class CustomLayoutView extends ContainerView implements CustomLayoutViewDefinition {
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.d.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.d.ts
index 06d21abe73..c462b8e1c2 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.d.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ export abstract class View extends ViewCommon {
 	 */
 	color: Color;
 
+	/**
+	 * If `true` the element is an accessibility element and all the children will be treated as a single selectable component.
+	 */
+	accessible: boolean;
+
 	/**
 	 * Hide the view and its children from the a11y service
 	 */
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
index da7ac4ef48..9aef26068d 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
@@ -683,9 +683,8 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon implements ViewDefinition {
 
 	[accessibilityEnabledProperty.setNative](value: boolean): void {
 		this.nativeViewProtected.isAccessibilityElement = !!value;
-		if (value) {
-			updateAccessibilityProperties(this);
-		}
+
+		updateAccessibilityProperties(this);
 	}
 
 	[accessibilityIdentifierProperty.getDefault](): string {
@@ -1069,11 +1068,6 @@ export class ContainerView extends View {
 	constructor() {
 		super();
 		this.iosOverflowSafeArea = true;
-		/**
-		 * mark accessible as false without triggering proerty change
-		 * equivalent to changing the default
-		 */
-		this.style[accessibilityEnabledProperty.key] = false;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
index f03025fe84..b19442d0f2 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { EventData } from '../../../data/observable';
 import { Trace } from '../../../trace';
 import { CoreTypes } from '../../../core-types';
 import { ViewHelper } from './view-helper';
-import { setupAccessibleView } from '../../../accessibility';
 
 import { PercentLength } from '../../styling/style-properties';
 
@@ -191,9 +190,6 @@ export abstract class ViewCommon extends ViewBase implements ViewDefinition {
 			}
 		}
 		super.onLoaded();
-		if (this.accessible) {
-			setupAccessibleView(this);
-		}
 	}
 
 	public _closeAllModalViewsInternal(): boolean {
@@ -827,9 +823,11 @@ export abstract class ViewCommon extends ViewBase implements ViewDefinition {
 
 	get accessible(): boolean {
 		return this.style.accessible;
+		// return this._accessible;
 	}
 	set accessible(value: boolean) {
 		this.style.accessible = value;
+		// this._accessible = value;
 	}
 
 	get accessibilityHidden(): boolean {