diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ItemsViewController.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ItemsViewController.cs
index 076b29176b7..f8faea04b82 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ItemsViewController.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ItemsViewController.cs
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ internal protected virtual void UpdateVisibility()
 			{
 				if (CollectionView.Hidden)
 				{
+					CollectionView.ReloadData();
 					CollectionView.Hidden = false;
 					Layout.InvalidateLayout();
 					CollectionView.LayoutIfNeeded();
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ObservableItemsSource.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ObservableItemsSource.cs
index bcf85a9a912..a20a2be1f75 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ObservableItemsSource.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/CollectionView/ObservableItemsSource.cs
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ void CollectionChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs args)
 
 		void CollectionChanged(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs args)
 		{
-			// Force UICollectionView to get the internal accounting straight 
-			CollectionView.NumberOfItemsInSection(_section);
+			// Force UICollectionView to get the internal accounting straight
+			if(!CollectionView.Hidden)
+				CollectionView.NumberOfItemsInSection(_section);
 
 			switch (args.Action)
 			{