diff --git a/src/angular/index.ts b/src/angular/index.ts
index 8b9f327..be7fa19 100644
--- a/src/angular/index.ts
+++ b/src/angular/index.ts
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ export interface SetupItemViewArgs {
         </DetachedContainer>`,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
 })
-export class PagerComponent
-  implements DoCheck, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
+export class PagerComponent implements DoCheck, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
   private viewInitialized: any;
   private _selectedIndex: any;
   private _items: any;
@@ -181,6 +180,7 @@ export class PagerComponent
     };
 
     this._templateMap.set(key, keyedTemplate);
+    this.setItemTemplates();
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index ef38e8f..90cc26f 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "nativescript-pager",
-    "version": "7.0.12",
+    "version": "7.0.13",
     "description": "",
     "main": "pager",
     "typings": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/pager.common.ts b/src/pager.common.ts
index aa51223..fad8890 100644
--- a/src/pager.common.ts
+++ b/src/pager.common.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@ import {
   KeyedTemplate,
   Template
 } from 'tns-core-modules/ui/core/view';
+import {} from 'tns-core-modules/';
 import { isIOS } from 'tns-core-modules/platform';
 import * as types from 'tns-core-modules/utils/types';
 import { parse, parseMultipleTemplates } from 'tns-core-modules/ui/builder';
-import { Label } from 'tns-core-modules/ui/label/label';
+import { Label } from 'tns-core-modules/ui/label';
 import { write, categories, messageType } from 'tns-core-modules/trace';
+import { ObservableArray } from 'tns-core-modules/data/observable-array';
+import {
+  addWeakEventListener,
+  removeWeakEventListener
+} from 'tns-core-modules/ui/core/weak-event-listener';
 export const ITEMLOADING = 'itemLoading';
 export const LOADMOREITEMS = 'loadMoreItems';
 export namespace knownTemplates {
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ export abstract class PagerBase extends View {
 
   // TODO: get rid of such hacks.
   public static knownFunctions = ['itemTemplateSelector']; // See component-builder.ts isKnownFunction
-  abstract refresh(hardReset: boolean): void;
+  abstract refresh(hardReset): void;
   private _itemTemplateSelector: (
     item: any,
     index: number,
@@ -153,6 +159,25 @@ export abstract class PagerBase extends View {
 }
 
 function onItemsChanged(pager: PagerBase, oldValue, newValue) {
+  if (oldValue instanceof ObservableArray) {
+    removeWeakEventListener(
+      oldValue,
+      ObservableArray.changeEvent,
+      pager.refresh,
+      pager
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (newValue instanceof ObservableArray) {
+    addWeakEventListener(
+      newValue,
+      ObservableArray.changeEvent,
+      pager.refresh,
+      pager
+    );
+  }
+
+  pager.refresh(false);
   if (newValue) {
     pager.updateNativeItems(oldValue, newValue);
   }
diff --git a/src/pager.ios.ts b/src/pager.ios.ts
index 4f3f8e6..c7bebcb 100644
--- a/src/pager.ios.ts
+++ b/src/pager.ios.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ export class Pager extends PagerBase {
   updateNativeItems(oldItems: View[], newItems: View[]) {}
 
   refresh(hardReset = false) {
+    if (!types.isBoolean(hardReset)) {
+      hardReset = false;
+    }
     this._viewMap.forEach((view, index, array) => {
       if (!(view.bindingContext instanceof Observable)) {
         view.bindingContext = null;