diff --git a/packages/core/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts b/packages/core/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts
index 798727dd3e..7d350e8f09 100644
--- a/packages/core/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/image-asset/image-asset-common.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ImageAsset as ImageAssetDefinition, ImageAssetOptions } from '.';
 import { Observable } from '../data/observable';
 import { Screen } from '../platform';
+import { Trace } from '../trace/index';
 
 export class ImageAssetBase extends Observable implements ImageAssetDefinition {
 	private _options: ImageAssetOptions;
@@ -47,8 +48,30 @@ export function getAspectSafeDimensions(sourceWidth, sourceHeight, reqWidth, req
 }
 
 export function getRequestedImageSize(src: { width: number; height: number }, options: ImageAssetOptions): { width: number; height: number } {
-	let reqWidth = options.width || Math.min(src.width, Screen.mainScreen.widthPixels);
-	let reqHeight = options.height || Math.min(src.height, Screen.mainScreen.heightPixels);
+	const optionsCopy = { ...(this.options || {}) };
+
+	if (typeof optionsCopy.width === 'string') {
+		const parsedWidth = parseInt(optionsCopy.width, 10);
+		if (!isNaN(parsedWidth)) {
+			optionsCopy.width = parsedWidth;
+		} else {
+			Trace.write('Invalid width value provided: ' + optionsCopy.width, Trace.categories.Debug, Trace.messageType.warn);
+			delete optionsCopy.width;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (typeof optionsCopy.height === 'string') {
+		const parsedHeight = parseInt(optionsCopy.height, 10);
+		if (!isNaN(parsedHeight)) {
+			optionsCopy.height = parsedHeight;
+		} else {
+			Trace.write('Invalid height value provided: ' + optionsCopy.height, Trace.categories.Debug, Trace.messageType.warn);
+			delete optionsCopy.height;
+		}
+	}
+
+	let reqWidth = optionsCopy.width || Math.min(src.width, Screen.mainScreen.widthPixels);
+	let reqHeight = optionsCopy.height || Math.min(src.height, Screen.mainScreen.heightPixels);
 
 	if (options && options.keepAspectRatio) {
 		const safeAspectSize = getAspectSafeDimensions(src.width, src.height, reqWidth, reqHeight);
diff --git a/packages/core/image-asset/index.android.ts b/packages/core/image-asset/index.android.ts
index 055caeff60..785273be51 100644
--- a/packages/core/image-asset/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/image-asset/index.android.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,25 @@ export class ImageAsset extends ImageAssetBase {
 	}
 
 	public getImageAsync(callback: (image, error) => void) {
+		if (!this._android && !this.nativeImage) {
+			callback(null, 'Asset cannot be found.');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const srcWidth = this.nativeImage ? this.nativeImage.size.width : Screen.mainScreen.widthPixels;
+		const srcHeight = this.nativeImage ? this.nativeImage.size.height : Screen.mainScreen.heightPixels;
+		const requestedSize = getRequestedImageSize({ width: srcWidth, height: srcHeight }, this.options);
+
+		const optionsCopy = {
+			...this.options,
+			width: requestedSize.width,
+			height: requestedSize.height,
+		};
+
 		org.nativescript.widgets.Utils.loadImageAsync(
 			ad.getApplicationContext(),
 			this.android,
-			JSON.stringify(this.options || {}),
+			JSON.stringify(optionsCopy),
 			Screen.mainScreen.widthPixels,
 			Screen.mainScreen.heightPixels,
 			new org.nativescript.widgets.Utils.AsyncImageCallback({
@@ -39,7 +54,7 @@ export class ImageAsset extends ImageAssetBase {
 				onError(ex) {
 					callback(null, ex);
 				},
-			})
+			}),
 		);
 	}
 }