diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionView.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionView.cs
index 665d24c73b..e0d6e4a55a 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionView.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionView.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 namespace ReactiveUI
 {
     public abstract class ReactiveCollectionView : UICollectionView, 
-        IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveCollectionView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate
+        IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveCollectionView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate, ICanForceManualActivation
     {
         protected ReactiveCollectionView(RectangleF frame, UICollectionViewLayout layout) : base(frame, layout) { setupRxObj(); }
         protected ReactiveCollectionView(IntPtr handle) : base(handle) { setupRxObj(); }
@@ -97,5 +97,9 @@ public override void RemoveFromSuperview()
             base.RemoveFromSuperview();
             deactivated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
         }
+
+        void ICanForceManualActivation.Activate(bool activate) {
+            RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (activate ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionViewController.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionViewController.cs
index dae546bd75..417a5c9243 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionViewController.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveCollectionViewController.cs
@@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ public override void ViewDidAppear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidAppear(animated);
             activated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(true);
         }
 
         public override void ViewDidDisappear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidDisappear(animated);
             deactivated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(false);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveControl.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveControl.cs
index e52b2032f5..d511a5ba95 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveControl.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveControl.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace ReactiveUI
 {
-    public class ReactiveControl : UIControl, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveControl>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate
+    public class ReactiveControl : UIControl, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveControl>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate, ICanForceManualActivation
     {
         protected ReactiveControl() : base()
         {
@@ -105,5 +105,9 @@ public override void ViewWillMoveToSuperview(NSView newsuper)
             #endif
             RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (newsuper != null ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
         }
+
+        void ICanForceManualActivation.Activate(bool activate) {
+            RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (activate ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveImageView.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveImageView.cs
index 8fcf3aad23..93b8bef544 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveImageView.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveImageView.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 namespace ReactiveUI
 {
-    public abstract class ReactiveImageView : NSImageView, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveImageView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate
+    public abstract class ReactiveImageView : NSImageView, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveImageView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate, ICanForceManualActivation
     {
         public ReactiveImageView(RectangleF frame) : base(frame) { }
         public ReactiveImageView(IntPtr handle) : base(handle) { }
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ public override void ViewWillMoveToSuperview(NSView newsuper)
 #endif
             RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (newsuper != null ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
         }
+
+        void ICanForceManualActivation.Activate(bool activate) {
+            RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (activate ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSView.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSView.cs
index bfa4e27b04..da12d41fbe 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSView.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSView.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace ReactiveUI
     /// This is an View that is both an NSView and has ReactiveObject powers 
     /// (i.e. you can call RaiseAndSetIfChanged)
     /// </summary>
-    public class ReactiveView : NSView, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate
+    public class ReactiveView : NSView, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate, ICanForceManualActivation
     {
         protected ReactiveView() : base()
         {
@@ -121,5 +121,9 @@ public override void ViewWillMoveToSuperview(NSView newsuper)
 #endif
             RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (newsuper != null ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
         }
+
+        void ICanForceManualActivation.Activate(bool activate) {
+            RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (activate ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSViewController.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSViewController.cs
index b9f01a3c92..6a4179b0fd 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSViewController.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveNSViewController.cs
@@ -114,13 +114,34 @@ public override void ViewDidAppear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidAppear(animated);
             activated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(true);
         }
 
         public override void ViewDidDisappear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidDisappear(animated);
             deactivated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(false);
         }
 #endif
     }
+
+    static class UIViewControllerMixins {
+        internal static void ActivateSubviews(this UIViewController This, bool activate) 
+        {
+            This.View.ActivateSubviews(activate);
+        }
+
+        private static void ActivateSubviews(this UIView This, bool activate) 
+        {
+            foreach (var view in This.Subviews) {
+                var subview = view as ICanForceManualActivation;
+                if (subview != null) {
+                    subview.Activate(activate);
+                }
+
+                view.ActivateSubviews(activate);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactivePageViewController.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactivePageViewController.cs
index 4367358186..fbd21853a6 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactivePageViewController.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactivePageViewController.cs
@@ -95,12 +95,14 @@ public override void ViewDidAppear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidAppear(animated);
             activated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(true);
         }
 
         public override void ViewDidDisappear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidDisappear(animated);
             deactivated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(false);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTabBarController.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTabBarController.cs
index d9b87b2ab9..5036a8fee0 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTabBarController.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTabBarController.cs
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@ public override void ViewDidAppear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidAppear(animated);
             activated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(true);
         }
 
         public override void ViewDidDisappear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidDisappear(animated);
             deactivated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(false);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableView.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableView.cs
index f2b42e4114..cf38e29aea 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableView.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableView.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 namespace ReactiveUI
 {
-    public abstract class ReactiveTableView : UITableView, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveTableView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate
+    public abstract class ReactiveTableView : UITableView, IReactiveNotifyPropertyChanged<ReactiveTableView>, IHandleObservableErrors, IReactiveObject, ICanActivate, ICanForceManualActivation
     {
         public ReactiveTableView(RectangleF frame) : base(frame) { }
         public ReactiveTableView(IntPtr handle) : base(handle) { }
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public override void WillMoveToSuperview(UIView newsuper)
             base.WillMoveToSuperview(newsuper);
             RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (newsuper != null ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
         }
+
+        void ICanForceManualActivation.Activate(bool activate) {
+            RxApp.MainThreadScheduler.Schedule(() => (activate ? activated : deactivated).OnNext(Unit.Default));
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableViewController.cs b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableViewController.cs
index 103c09e444..bbe50b259b 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableViewController.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Cocoa/ReactiveTableViewController.cs
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ public override void ViewDidAppear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidAppear(animated);
             activated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(true);
         }
 
         public override void ViewDidDisappear(bool animated)
         {
             base.ViewDidDisappear(animated);
             deactivated.OnNext(Unit.Default);
+            this.ActivateSubviews(false);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Interfaces.cs b/ReactiveUI/Interfaces.cs
index a63b4210c6..7a17d07094 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Interfaces.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Interfaces.cs
@@ -452,6 +452,10 @@ public interface ICanActivate
         IObservable<Unit> Deactivated { get; }
     }
 
+    internal interface ICanForceManualActivation {
+        void Activate(bool activate);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Allows an additional string to make view resolution more specific than
     /// just a type.