diff --git a/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.cs b/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.cs
index 8e7c097110f3..dfbae9a27359 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ public partial class PageHandler : ContentViewHandler, IPageHandler
 		public static new IPropertyMapper<IContentView, IPageHandler> Mapper =
 			new PropertyMapper<IContentView, IPageHandler>(ContentViewHandler.Mapper)
 			{
-#if TIZEN
+#if IOS || TIZEN
 				[nameof(IContentView.Background)] = MapBackground,
 #endif
 				[nameof(ITitledElement.Title)] = MapTitle,
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.iOS.cs b/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.iOS.cs
index 639f5f59d4f8..f15e95a9ec03 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.iOS.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.iOS.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using UIKit;
-
+using System;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Maui.Handlers
 {
@@ -24,9 +21,17 @@ protected override ContentView CreatePlatformView()
 			throw new InvalidOperationException($"PageViewController.View must be a {nameof(ContentView)}");
 		}
 
+		public static void MapBackground(IPageHandler handler, IContentView page)
+		{
+			if (handler is IPlatformViewHandler invh && invh.ViewController is not null)
+			{
+				invh.ViewController.View?.UpdateBackground(page);
+			}
+		}
+
 		public static void MapTitle(IPageHandler handler, IContentView page)
 		{
-			if (handler is IPlatformViewHandler invh && invh.ViewController != null)
+			if (handler is IPlatformViewHandler invh && invh.ViewController is not null)
 			{
 				if (page is ITitledElement titled)
 				{
diff --git a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index e34952ca4407..a932a4f30ee7 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static Microsoft.Maui.CommandMapperExtensions.PrependToMapping<TVirtualView, TVi
 static Microsoft.Maui.CommandMapperExtensions.ReplaceMapping<TVirtualView, TViewHandler>(this Microsoft.Maui.ICommandMapper<Microsoft.Maui.IElement!, Microsoft.Maui.IElementHandler!>! commandMapper, string! key, System.Action<TViewHandler, TVirtualView, object?>! method) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.GridLength.operator !=(Microsoft.Maui.GridLength left, Microsoft.Maui.GridLength right) -> bool
 static Microsoft.Maui.GridLength.operator ==(Microsoft.Maui.GridLength left, Microsoft.Maui.GridLength right) -> bool
+static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.PageHandler.MapBackground(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.IPageHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.IContentView! page) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.EditorHandler.MapIsSpellCheckEnabled(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.IEditorHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.IEditor! editor) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.EntryHandler.MapIsSpellCheckEnabled(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.IEntryHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.IEntry! entry) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.SearchBarHandler.MapIsSpellCheckEnabled(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.ISearchBarHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.ISearchBar! searchBar) -> void
diff --git a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index b3f26d213972..a55fba311d04 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static Microsoft.Maui.CommandMapperExtensions.PrependToMapping<TVirtualView, TVi
 static Microsoft.Maui.CommandMapperExtensions.ReplaceMapping<TVirtualView, TViewHandler>(this Microsoft.Maui.ICommandMapper<Microsoft.Maui.IElement!, Microsoft.Maui.IElementHandler!>! commandMapper, string! key, System.Action<TViewHandler, TVirtualView, object?>! method) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.GridLength.operator !=(Microsoft.Maui.GridLength left, Microsoft.Maui.GridLength right) -> bool
 static Microsoft.Maui.GridLength.operator ==(Microsoft.Maui.GridLength left, Microsoft.Maui.GridLength right) -> bool
+static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.PageHandler.MapBackground(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.IPageHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.IContentView! page) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.EditorHandler.MapIsSpellCheckEnabled(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.IEditorHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.IEditor! editor) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.EntryHandler.MapIsSpellCheckEnabled(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.IEntryHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.IEntry! entry) -> void
 static Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.SearchBarHandler.MapIsSpellCheckEnabled(Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.ISearchBarHandler! handler, Microsoft.Maui.ISearchBar! searchBar) -> void