diff --git a/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.lpk b/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.lpk
index c565eb844..19aa316b8 100644
--- a/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.lpk
+++ b/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.lpk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <Description Value="A designer to create iOS applications"/>
     <License Value="Modified LGPL (Same license as Lazarus' LCL)"/>
     <Version Minor="1"/>
-    <Files Count="5">
+    <Files Count="6">
       <Item1>
         <Filename Value="README.txt"/>
         <Type Value="Text"/>
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@
         <Filename Value="MainWindow_iPhone.template"/>
         <Type Value="Text"/>
       </Item5>
+      <Item6>
+        <Filename Value="iosxibresource.pas"/>
+        <UnitName Value="iOSXIBResource"/>
+      </Item6>
     </Files>
     <Type Value="DesignTime"/>
     <RequiredPkgs Count="4">
       <Item1>
-        <PackageName Value="ide"/>
+        <PackageName Value="CodeTools"/>
       </Item1>
       <Item2>
         <PackageName Value="iphonelazext"/>
@@ -67,5 +71,8 @@
       <Version Value="2"/>
       <IgnoreBinaries Value="False"/>
     </PublishOptions>
+    <CustomOptions Items="ExternHelp" Version="2">
+      <_ExternHelp Items="Count"/>
+    </CustomOptions>
   </Package>
 </CONFIG>
diff --git a/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.pas b/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.pas
index e3fc3db81..015aa67c8 100644
--- a/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.pas
+++ b/components/iosdesigner/iosdesigner.pas
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ unit iOSDesigner;
 interface
 
 uses
-  iOSNIBDesigner, iOS_Views, iOSIdeIntf, LazarusPackageIntf;
+  iOSNIBDesigner, iOS_Views, iOSIdeIntf, iOSXIBResource, LazarusPackageIntf;
 
 implementation
 
diff --git a/components/iosdesigner/iosideintf.pas b/components/iosdesigner/iosideintf.pas
index e3ab187d7..b8b735008 100644
--- a/components/iosdesigner/iosideintf.pas
+++ b/components/iosdesigner/iosideintf.pas
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ procedure register;
 
 implementation
 
-uses LazIDEIntf, Controls, iOS_Views;
+uses LazIDEIntf, Controls, iOS_Views, iOSXIBResource, UnitResources;
 
 procedure register;
 begin
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ begin
   GiOSObjectDelegateWindowFileDesc:=TiOSObjectDelegateWindowFileDesc.Create;
   RegisterProjectFileDescriptor(GiOSObjectDelegateWindowFileDesc);
 
+  RegisterUnitResourcefileFormat(TXIBResourcefileFormat);
 end;
 
 { TiOSObjectDelegateWindowFileDesc }
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ begin
   inherited Create;
   Name:='iOS NIB-Delegate';
   ResourceClass:=NSObject;
+  DefaultResFileExt:='.xib';
   UseCreateFormStatements:=false;
   VisibleInNewDialog:=true;
 end;
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ begin
     '  inherited dealloc;' + LineEnding +
     'end;' + LineEnding +
     LineEnding +
-    '{$R *.lfm}' + LineEnding + LineEnding;
+    '{$FakeResource *.xib}' + LineEnding + LineEnding;
 end;
 
 function TiOSObjectDelegateWindowFileDesc.GetInterfaceSource(const Filename, SourceName, ResourceName: string): string;
diff --git a/components/iosdesigner/iosnibdesigner.pas b/components/iosdesigner/iosnibdesigner.pas
index b51d0e5e8..4423e1a1c 100644
--- a/components/iosdesigner/iosnibdesigner.pas
+++ b/components/iosdesigner/iosnibdesigner.pas
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ uses
   IDEWindowIntf,
   LazIDEIntf,
   Dialogs,
-{$ifndef OutsideIDE}
-  CustomNonFormDesigner,
-{$endif OutsideIDE}
   Controls,
   ComponentReg,
   typinfo,
@@ -59,11 +56,7 @@ type
   TNSObjectDesignerMediator = class(TDesignerMediator,IMyWidgetDesigner)
   private
     FMyForm: NSObject;
-    procedure DoOnLoadBounds(Sender: TObject);
-  protected
-    procedure SetLCLForm(const AValue: TForm); override;
   public
-    procedure SaveToXIB(AForm: NSObject);
     // needed by the lazarus form editor
     class function CreateMediator(TheOwner, aForm: TComponent): TDesignerMediator; override;
     class function FormClass: TComponentClass; override;
@@ -157,43 +150,6 @@ begin
   inherited Destroy;
 end;
 
-procedure TNSObjectDesignerMediator.DoOnLoadBounds(Sender: TObject);
-begin
-  //debugln('----onsaveloadbounds--------');
-  SaveToXIB(FMyForm);
-end;
-
-procedure TNSObjectDesignerMediator.SetLCLForm(const AValue: TForm);
-begin
-{$ifndef OutsideIDE}
-  if assigned(LCLForm) then
-    TCustomNonFormDesignerForm(LCLForm).OnSaveBounds:=nil;
-{$endif OutsideIDE}
-  inherited SetLCLForm(AValue);
-{$ifndef OutsideIDE}
-  if assigned(LCLForm) then
-    TCustomNonFormDesignerForm(LCLForm).OnSaveBounds:=@DoOnLoadBounds;
-{$endif OutsideIDE}
-end;
-
-procedure TNSObjectDesignerMediator.SaveToXIB(AForm: NSObject);
-var
-  AFileName: string;
-  AResourcesPath: string;
-  ALazFile: TLazProjectFile;
-begin
-  ALazFile := LazarusIDE.GetProjectFileWithRootComponent(AForm);
-  if assigned(ALazFile) then
-    begin
-      AFileName:=ChangeFileExt(ALazFile.Filename,'.xib');
-      AResourcesPath:=ExtractFilePath(AFileName)+'Resources';
-      ForceDirectories(AResourcesPath);
-      AFileName:=AResourcesPath+PathDelim+ExtractFileName(AFileName);
-      AForm.SaveAsXIB(AFileName);
-      //DebugLn('XIB saved: '+AFileName);
-    end;
-end;
-
 class function TNSObjectDesignerMediator.CreateMediator(TheOwner, aForm: TComponent): TDesignerMediator;
 var
   Mediator: TNSObjectDesignerMediator;
@@ -307,7 +263,7 @@ procedure TNSObjectDesignerMediator.InitComponent(AComponent, NewParent: TCompon
 begin
   inherited InitComponent(AComponent, NewParent, NewBounds);
   if AComponent is tiOSFakeComponent then
-    tiOSFakeComponent(AComponent).InitializeDefaultChildren;
+    tiOSFakeComponent(AComponent).InitializeDefaults;
 end;
 
 function TNSObjectDesignerMediator.CreateComponent(ParentComp: TComponent;
diff --git a/components/iosdesigner/iosxibresource.pas b/components/iosdesigner/iosxibresource.pas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e47632a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/iosdesigner/iosxibresource.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+unit iOSXIBResource;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils,
+  LCLMemManager, forms,
+  dom, XMLRead,XMLWrite,
+  ProjectIntf, UnitResources;
+
+type
+
+  { TXIBResourcefileFormat }
+
+  TXIBResourcefileFormat = class(TUnitResourcefileFormat)
+  public
+    class function FindResourceDirective(Source: TObject): boolean; override;
+    class function ResourceDirectiveFilename: string; override;
+    class function GetUnitResourceFilename(AUnitFilenae: string): string; override;
+    class procedure TextStreamToBinStream(ATxtStream, ABinStream: TExtMemoryStream); override;
+    class procedure BinStreamToTextStream(ABinStream, ATextStream: TExtMemoryStream); override;
+    class function GetClassNameFromStream(s: TStream; out IsInherited: Boolean): shortstring; override;
+    class function CreateReader(s: TStream; var DestroyDriver: boolean): TReader; override;
+    class function CreateWriter(s: TStream; var DestroyDriver: boolean): TWriter; override;
+    class function QuickCheckResourceBuffer(PascalBuffer, LFMBuffer: TObject;
+      out LFMType, LFMComponentName, LFMClassName: string; out
+      LCLVersion: string; out MissingClasses: TStrings): TModalResult; override;
+  end;
+
+implementation
+
+uses
+  CodeCache,
+  CodeToolManager,
+  BasicCodeTools,
+  ios_views;
+
+{ TXIBResourcefileFormat }
+
+class function TXIBResourcefileFormat.FindResourceDirective(Source: TObject): boolean;
+var
+  cb: TCodeBuffer;
+  nx,ny,nt: integer;
+  r,p: integer;
+begin
+//  CodeToolBoss.find;
+  r := FindNextCompilerDirectiveWithName((source as TCodeBuffer).Source, -1, 'FakeResource', False, p);
+  result := (r > -1)
+end;
+
+class function TXIBResourcefileFormat.ResourceDirectiveFilename: string;
+begin
+  result := '*.xib';
+end;
+
+class function TXIBResourcefileFormat.GetUnitResourceFilename(
+  AUnitFilenae: string): string;
+begin
+  result := ChangeFileExt(AUnitFilenae,'.xib');
+end;
+
+class procedure TXIBResourcefileFormat.TextStreamToBinStream(ATxtStream,
+  ABinStream: TExtMemoryStream);
+begin
+  ABinStream.LoadFromStream(ATxtStream);
+end;
+
+class procedure TXIBResourcefileFormat.BinStreamToTextStream(ABinStream,
+  ATextStream: TExtMemoryStream);
+begin
+  ATextStream.LoadFromStream(ABinStream);
+end;
+
+class function TXIBResourcefileFormat.GetClassNameFromStream(s: TStream; out
+  IsInherited: Boolean): shortstring;
+begin
+  result := 'TSObject1';
+end;
+
+class function TXIBResourcefileFormat.CreateReader(s: TStream;
+  var DestroyDriver: boolean): TReader;
+begin
+  result := TXIBReader.Create(S, 4096);
+end;
+
+class function TXIBResourcefileFormat.CreateWriter(s: TStream;
+  var DestroyDriver: boolean): TWriter;
+begin
+  result := TWriter.Create(TNIBObjectWriter.Create(s));
+end;
+
+class function TXIBResourcefileFormat.QuickCheckResourceBuffer(PascalBuffer,
+  LFMBuffer: TObject; out LFMType, LFMComponentName, LFMClassName: string; out
+  LCLVersion: string; out MissingClasses: TStrings): TModalResult;
+begin
+  LCLVersion:='1.1';
+  LFMType:='unknown';
+  LFMClassName:='TSObject1';
+  LFMComponentName:='SObject1';
+end;
+
+end.
+