@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import * as tabViewModule from "tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view";
 import * as helper from "../../ui/helper";
 import * as types from "tns-core-modules/utils/types";
 import * as viewModule from "tns-core-modules/ui/core/view";
-import { resolveFileNameFromUrl } from "tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope";
+import { resolveFileNameFromUrl, removeTaggedAdditionalCSS, addTaggedAdditionalCSS } from "tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope";
 import { unsetValue } from "tns-core-modules/ui/core/view";
 import * as color from "tns-core-modules/color";
 
@@ -1479,6 +1479,36 @@ export function test_resolveFileNameFromUrl_unexisting_file() {
     TKUnit.assertNull(result, "Shouldn't resolve unexisting file");
 }
 
+export function test_checkAddRemoveCSS() {
+    const css1 = "#test_checkAddRemoveCSS_label { color: #FF0000; }";
+    const css2 = "#test_checkAddRemoveCSS_label { color: #00FF00; }";
+    const label = new labelModule.Label();
+    label.text = "color coming from updated rules";
+    label.id = "test_checkAddRemoveCSS_label";
+
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(label, function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        const page = <pageModule.Page>views[1];
+
+        // Add Red, we have to then trigger the page's CSS state change, for it to refresh the label's css with the new global rule
+        addTaggedAdditionalCSS(css1, "red");
+        page._onCssStateChange();
+        helper.assertViewColor(label, "#FF0000");
+
+        // Add Green (should override red)
+        addTaggedAdditionalCSS(css2, "green");
+        page._onCssStateChange();
+        helper.assertViewColor(label, "#00FF00");
+
+        // Remove Green (Should revert to red, since we removed the green rule)
+        removeTaggedAdditionalCSS("green");
+        page._onCssStateChange();
+        helper.assertViewColor(label, "#FF0000");
+
+        //Cleanup
+        removeTaggedAdditionalCSS("red");
+    });
+}
+
 // <snippet module="ui/styling" title="styling">
 // For information and example how to use style properties please refer to special [**Styling**](../../../styling.md) topic.
 // </snippet>
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ export class RuleSet {
      * Gets the key-value list of declarations for the ruleset.
      */
     declarations: Declaration[];
+
+    /**
+     *  Optional Tag for rules
+     **/
+    tag: string | Number;
 }
 
 export class SelectorsMap {
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ export class SelectorsMatch<T extends Node> {
     selectors: SelectorCore[];
 
     /**
-     * Gets a map of nodes to attributes and pseudo classes, that may affect the state of the dynamic 
+     * Gets a map of nodes to attributes and pseudo classes, that may affect the state of the dynamic
      */
     changeMap: ChangeMap<T>;
 }
 
@@ -262,6 +262,35 @@ class CSSSource {
     }
 }
 
+export function removeTaggedAdditionalCSS(tag: String | Number): Boolean {
+    let changed = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < applicationAdditionalSelectors.length; i++) {
+        if (applicationAdditionalSelectors[i].tag === tag) {
+            applicationAdditionalSelectors.splice(i, 1);
+            i--;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (changed) {  mergeCssSelectors(); }
+    return changed;
+}
+
+export function addTaggedAdditionalCSS(cssText: string, tag?: string | Number): Boolean {
+    const parsed: RuleSet[] = CSSSource.fromSource(cssText, applicationKeyframes, undefined).selectors;
+    let changed = false;
+    if (parsed && parsed.length) {
+        changed = true;
+        if (tag != null) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < parsed.length; i++) {
+                parsed[i].tag = tag;
+            }
+        }
+        applicationAdditionalSelectors.push.apply(applicationAdditionalSelectors, parsed);
+        mergeCssSelectors();
+    }
+    return changed;
+}
+
 const onCssChanged = profile("\"style-scope\".onCssChanged", (args: applicationCommon.CssChangedEventData) => {
     if (args.cssText) {
         const parsed = CSSSource.fromSource(args.cssText, applicationKeyframes, args.cssFile).selectors;
@@ -414,7 +443,7 @@ export class CssState {
      * Calculate the difference between the previously applied property values,
      * and the new set of property values that have to be applied for the provided selectors.
      * Apply the values and ensure each property setter is called at most once to avoid excessive change notifications.
-     * @param matchingSelectors 
+     * @param matchingSelectors
      */
     private setPropertyValues(matchingSelectors: SelectorCore[]): void {
         const newPropertyValues = new this.view.style.PropertyBag();