diff --git a/platform/darwin/test/MGLImageTests.mm b/platform/darwin/test/MGLImageTests.mm
index f2334059fa..cb3e0394dc 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/test/MGLImageTests.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/test/MGLImageTests.mm
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ - (void)testStretching {
         if (styleImage) {
             XCTAssert(!styleImage->getContent());
             XCTAssertFalse(styleImage->isSdf());
+            
+            MGLImage *imageAfter = [[MGLImage alloc] initWithMGLStyleImage:*styleImage];
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.top, 0);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.left, 0);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.bottom, 0);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.right, 0);
         }
     }
     
@@ -53,6 +59,12 @@ - (void)testStretching {
         XCTAssert(styleImage);
         if (styleImage) {
             XCTAssert(!styleImage->getContent());
+            
+            MGLImage *imageAfter = [[MGLImage alloc] initWithMGLStyleImage:*styleImage];
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.top, 0);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.left, 0);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.bottom, 0);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.right, 0);
         }
     }
     
@@ -74,6 +86,12 @@ - (void)testStretching {
                 XCTAssertEqual(content->bottom, 21 * scale);
                 XCTAssertEqual(content->right, 20 * scale);
             }
+            
+            MGLImage *imageAfter = [[MGLImage alloc] initWithMGLStyleImage:*styleImage];
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.top, 1);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.left, 2);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.bottom, 3);
+            XCTAssertEqual(imageAfter.capInsets.right, 4);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/platform/ios/src/UIImage+MGLAdditions.mm b/platform/ios/src/UIImage+MGLAdditions.mm
index d5ce19cfc7..1f468aa3f2 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/UIImage+MGLAdditions.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/src/UIImage+MGLAdditions.mm
@@ -18,12 +18,22 @@ - (nullable instancetype)initWithMGLStyleImage:(const mbgl::style::Image &)style
         return nil;
     }
 
-    if (self = [self initWithCGImage:image scale:styleImage.getPixelRatio() orientation:UIImageOrientationUp])
+    CGFloat scale = styleImage.getPixelRatio();
+    if (self = [self initWithCGImage:image scale:scale orientation:UIImageOrientationUp])
     {
         if (styleImage.isSdf())
         {
             self = [self imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysTemplate];
         }
+        
+        if (auto content = styleImage.getContent())
+        {
+            UIEdgeInsets capInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(content->top / scale,
+                                                      content->left / scale,
+                                                      self.size.height - content->bottom / scale,
+                                                      self.size.width - content->right / scale);
+            self = [self resizableImageWithCapInsets:capInsets resizingMode:UIImageResizingModeStretch];
+        }
     }
     CGImageRelease(image);
     return self;
diff --git a/platform/macos/src/NSImage+MGLAdditions.mm b/platform/macos/src/NSImage+MGLAdditions.mm
index 34f0325d6f..2bb4fae602 100644
--- a/platform/macos/src/NSImage+MGLAdditions.mm
+++ b/platform/macos/src/NSImage+MGLAdditions.mm
@@ -27,11 +27,18 @@ - (nullable instancetype)initWithMGLStyleImage:(const mbgl::style::Image &)style
 
     NSBitmapImageRep *rep = [[NSBitmapImageRep alloc] initWithCGImage:image];
     CGImageRelease(image);
-    CGFloat w = styleImage.getImage().size.width / styleImage.getPixelRatio();
-    CGFloat h = styleImage.getImage().size.height / styleImage.getPixelRatio();
-    if (self = [self initWithSize:NSMakeSize(w, h)]) {
+    CGFloat scale = styleImage.getPixelRatio();
+    NSSize size = NSMakeSize(styleImage.getImage().size.width / scale,
+                             styleImage.getImage().size.height / scale);
+    if (self = [self initWithSize:size]) {
         [self addRepresentation:rep];
         [self setTemplate:styleImage.isSdf()];
+        if (auto content = styleImage.getContent()) {
+            self.capInsets = NSEdgeInsetsMake(content->top / scale,
+                                              content->left / scale,
+                                              size.height - content->bottom / scale,
+                                              size.width - content->right / scale);
+        }
     }
     return self;
 }