diff --git a/packages/google-maps/index.d.ts b/packages/google-maps/index.d.ts
index 2b761d0c..996f81e4 100644
--- a/packages/google-maps/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/google-maps/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Color, ImageSource, EventData, View } from '@nativescript/core';
-import { JointType, MapViewBase } from './common';
+import { JointType, MapType, MapViewBase } from './common';
 
 export type FeatureTypeAdministrative = 'administrative' | 'administrative.country' | 'administrative.land_parcel' | 'administrative.locality' | 'administrative.neighborhood' | 'administrative.province';
 
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ export interface IGoogleMap {
 
 	mapStyle: Style[];
 
+	mapType: MapType;
+
 	snapshot(): Promise<ImageSource>;
 
 	animateCamera(update: CameraUpdate);
@@ -413,6 +415,7 @@ export interface IGoogleMap {
 
 export class GoogleMap implements IGoogleMap {
 	mapStyle: Style[];
+	mapType: MapType;
 	addTileOverlay(options: TileOverlayOptions): TileOverlay;
 	removeTileOverlay(overlay: TileOverlay);
 	buildingsEnabled: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/google-maps/index.ios.ts b/packages/google-maps/index.ios.ts
index 03940ca1..d9076fe7 100644
--- a/packages/google-maps/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/google-maps/index.ios.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Color, EventData, ImageSource, Utils, View } from '@nativescript/core';
 import { isNullOrUndefined } from '@nativescript/core/utils/types';
 import { ActiveBuildingEvent, ActiveLevelEvent, CameraPositionEvent, CameraPositionStartEvent, CircleOptions, Coordinate, CoordinateBounds, GroundOverlayOptions, GroundOverlayTapEvent, ICameraPosition, ICameraUpdate, ICircle, IGoogleMap, IGroundOverlay, IIndoorBuilding, IIndoorLevel, IMarker, InfoWindowEvent, IPatternItem, IPoi, IPolygon, IPolyline, IProjection, ITileOverlay, ITileProvider, IUISettings, IVisibleRegion, MapTapEvent, MarkerDragEvent, MarkerInfoEvent, MarkerOptions, MarkerTapEvent, PoiTapEvent, PolygonOptions, PolylineOptions, Style, TileOverlayOptions } from '.';
-import { bearingProperty, JointType, latProperty, lngProperty, MapViewBase, tiltProperty, zoomProperty } from './common';
+import { bearingProperty, JointType, latProperty, lngProperty, MapType, MapViewBase, tiltProperty, zoomProperty } from './common';
 import { deserialize, intoNativeCircleOptions, intoNativeGroundOverlayOptions, intoNativeMarkerOptions, intoNativePolygonOptions, intoNativePolylineOptions, serialize } from './utils';
 
 export class CameraUpdate implements ICameraUpdate {
@@ -820,6 +820,41 @@ export class GoogleMap implements IGoogleMap {
 		return UISettings.fromNative(this.native.settings);
 	}
 
+	get mapType() {
+		switch (this.native.mapType) {
+			case GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeNone:
+				return MapType.None;
+			case GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeNormal:
+				return MapType.Normal;
+			case GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeSatellite:
+				return MapType.Satellite;
+			case GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeTerrain:
+				return MapType.Terrain;
+			case GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeHybrid:
+				return MapType.Hybrid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	set mapType(value: MapType) {
+		switch (value) {
+			case MapType.None:
+				this.native.mapType = GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeNone;
+				break;
+			case MapType.Normal:
+				this.native.mapType = GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeNormal;
+				break;
+			case MapType.Satellite:
+				this.native.mapType = GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeSatellite;
+				break;
+			case MapType.Terrain:
+				this.native.mapType = GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeTerrain;
+				break;
+			case MapType.Hybrid:
+				this.native.mapType = GMSMapViewType.kGMSTypeHybrid;
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	#mapStyle: Style[];
 	get mapStyle() {
 		return this.#mapStyle;