diff --git a/ReactWindows/Playground/MainPage.xaml b/ReactWindows/Playground/MainPage.xaml
index a9946e01fc6..25ab0403cbd 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/Playground/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/ReactWindows/Playground/MainPage.xaml
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
     xmlns:local="using:Playground"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    xmlns:views="using:ReactNative.Views"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
-        <TextBlock Name="Output" />
+        <views:ReactRootView VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
+          <TextBlock Name="Output" />
+        </views:ReactRootView>
     </Grid>
 </Page>
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative.sln b/ReactWindows/ReactNative.sln
index b27578ddf15..9508231c3d8 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative.sln
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative.sln
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Global
 		{C7673AD5-E3AA-468C-A5FD-FA38154E205C}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
 		{C7673AD5-E3AA-468C-A5FD-FA38154E205C}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
 		{D52267B5-396F-424A-BB26-C9E750032846}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
+		{D52267B5-396F-424A-BB26-C9E750032846}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|x86
+		{D52267B5-396F-424A-BB26-C9E750032846}.Debug|Any CPU.Deploy.0 = Debug|x86
 		{D52267B5-396F-424A-BB26-C9E750032846}.Debug|ARM.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM
 		{D52267B5-396F-424A-BB26-C9E750032846}.Debug|ARM.Build.0 = Debug|ARM
 		{D52267B5-396F-424A-BB26-C9E750032846}.Debug|ARM.Deploy.0 = Debug|ARM
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.cs
index 453037b88e7..52d0123e729 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.cs
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ private IViewManager ResolveViewManager(int tag)
             return viewManager;
         }
 
-        private void AddRootViewGroup(int tag, Panel view, ThemedReactContext themedContext)
+        private void AddRootViewGroup(int tag, FrameworkElement view, ThemedReactContext themedContext)
         {
             DispatcherHelpers.AssertOnDispatcher();
             _tagsToViews.Add(tag, view);
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/RootViewManager.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/RootViewManager.cs
index 6ed8d344fc3..33fc3c1a54c 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/RootViewManager.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/RootViewManager.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public override string Name
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reactContext">The react context.</param>
         /// <returns>The view instance.</returns>
-        protected override Panel CreateViewInstance(ThemedReactContext reactContext)
+        protected override FrameworkElement CreateViewInstance(ThemedReactContext reactContext)
         {
             return new SizeMonitoringFrameLayout();
         }
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/SizeMonitoringFrameLayout.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/SizeMonitoringFrameLayout.cs
index 99c2a048523..967b6e02752 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/SizeMonitoringFrameLayout.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/SizeMonitoringFrameLayout.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace ReactNative.UIManager
     /// <summary>
     /// allows registering for size change events. The main purpose for this class is to hide complexity of ReactRootView
     /// </summary>
-    public partial class SizeMonitoringFrameLayout : Panel
+    public partial class SizeMonitoringFrameLayout : ContentControl
     {
         public SizeMonitoringFrameLayout() : base()
         {
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/ViewGroupManager.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/ViewGroupManager.cs
index 605f1804077..5ced1c502bd 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/ViewGroupManager.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/UIManager/ViewGroupManager.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace ReactNative.UIManager
     /// Class providing child management API for view managers of classes
     /// extending <see cref="Panel"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class ViewGroupManager : ViewManager<Panel, LayoutShadowNode>
+    public abstract class ViewGroupManager : ViewManager<FrameworkElement, LayoutShadowNode>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Signals whether the view type needs to handle laying out its own
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/ReactRootView.xaml.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/ReactRootView.xaml.cs
index cff5e1b847e..0c74a3fce77 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/ReactRootView.xaml.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/ReactRootView.xaml.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace ReactNative.Views
     /// 1. Add support for events(i.e. define the sendEvents method)
     /// 2. Add lifecycle functions to ensure the bundle is only loaded once
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed partial class ReactRootView : SizeMonitoringFrameLayout, IRootView
+    public sealed partial class ReactRootView : IRootView
     {
         private IReactInstanceManager _ReactInstanceManager;
         private string _JSModuleName;