diff --git a/lib/commands/update-platform.ts b/lib/commands/update-platform.ts
index fa2c2bbd53..635027631b 100644
--- a/lib/commands/update-platform.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/update-platform.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class UpdatePlatformCommand implements ICommand {
 				this.$errors.fail("No platform specified. Please specify platforms to update.");
 			}
 
-			_.each(args, arg => this.$platformService.validatePlatformInstalled(arg.split("@")[0]));
+			_.each(args, arg => this.$platformService.validatePlatform(arg.split("@")[0]));
 
 			return true;
 		}).future<boolean>()();
diff --git a/lib/platform-command-param.ts b/lib/platform-command-param.ts
index 1e5389d7fc..ff480fca23 100644
--- a/lib/platform-command-param.ts
+++ b/lib/platform-command-param.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export class PlatformCommandParameter implements ICommandParameter {
 	mandatory = true;
 	validate(value: string): IFuture<boolean> {
 		return (() => {
-			this.$platformService.validatePlatformInstalled(value);
+			this.$platformService.validatePlatform(value);
 			return true;
 		}).future<boolean>()();
 	}
diff --git a/lib/services/platform-service.ts b/lib/services/platform-service.ts
index 19876bba19..e1bbcdc5b9 100644
--- a/lib/services/platform-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/platform-service.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export class PlatformService implements IPlatformService {
 			this.validatePlatform(platform);
 			
 			platform = platform.toLowerCase();
+			this.ensurePlatformInstalled(platform).wait();
 
 			var platformData = this.$platformsData.getPlatformData(platform);
 			let appDestinationDirectoryPath = path.join(platformData.appDestinationDirectoryPath, constants.APP_FOLDER_NAME);
@@ -233,13 +234,13 @@ export class PlatformService implements IPlatformService {
 
 	public updatePlatforms(platforms: string[]): IFuture<void> {
 		return (() => {
-			_.each(platforms, platform => {
-				var parts = platform.split("@");
-				platform = parts[0].toLowerCase();
-				var version = parts[1];
-
-				this.validatePlatformInstalled(platform);
-				this.updatePlatform(platform, version).wait();
+			_.each(platforms, platformParam => {
+				let [platform, version] = platformParam.split("@");
+				if(this.isPlatformInstalled(platform).wait()) {
+					this.updatePlatform(platform, version).wait();
+				} else {
+					this.addPlatform(platformParam).wait();
+				}
 			});
 		}).future<void>()();
 	}
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ export class PlatformService implements IPlatformService {
 	public deployOnDevice(platform: string): IFuture<void> {
 		return (() => {
 			platform = platform.toLowerCase();
-
+			this.ensurePlatformInstalled(platform).wait();
 			var platformData = this.$platformsData.getPlatformData(platform);
 
 			var cachedDeviceOption = this.$options.forDevice;
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ export class PlatformService implements IPlatformService {
 
 	public deployOnEmulator(platform: string): IFuture<void> {
 		return (() => {
-			this.validatePlatformInstalled(platform);
+			this.ensurePlatformInstalled(platform).wait();
 			platform = platform.toLowerCase();
 
 			var platformData = this.$platformsData.getPlatformData(platform);
@@ -333,7 +334,15 @@ export class PlatformService implements IPlatformService {
 			}
 		}).future<void>()();
 	}
-	
+
+	private ensurePlatformInstalled(platform: string): IFuture<void> {
+		return (() => {
+			if(!this.isPlatformInstalled(platform).wait()) {
+				this.addPlatform(platform).wait();
+			}
+		}).future<void>()();
+	}
+
 	private isPlatformInstalled(platform: string): IFuture<boolean> {
 		return this.$fs.exists(path.join(this.$projectData.platformsDir, platform.toLowerCase()));
 	}
diff --git a/test/platform-service.ts b/test/platform-service.ts
index 7429a1416b..4a5c195654 100644
--- a/test/platform-service.ts
+++ b/test/platform-service.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,11 @@ describe('Platform Service Tests', () => {
 					appResourcesDestinationDirectoryPath: appResourcesFolderPath,
 					normalizedPlatformName: "iOS",
 					platformProjectService: {
-						prepareProject: () => Future.fromResult()
+						prepareProject: () => Future.fromResult(),
+						validate: () => Future.fromResult(),
+						createProject: (projectRoot: string, frameworkDir: string) => Future.fromResult(),
+						interpolateData: (projectRoot: string) => Future.fromResult(),
+						afterCreateProject: (projectRoot: string) => Future.fromResult()
 					}
 				}	
 			};
@@ -281,7 +285,11 @@ describe('Platform Service Tests', () => {
 					appResourcesDestinationDirectoryPath: appResourcesFolderPath,
 					normalizedPlatformName: "Android",
 					platformProjectService: {
-						prepareProject: () => Future.fromResult()
+						prepareProject: () => Future.fromResult(),
+						validate: () => Future.fromResult(),
+						createProject: (projectRoot: string, frameworkDir: string) => Future.fromResult(),
+						interpolateData: (projectRoot: string) => Future.fromResult(),
+						afterCreateProject: (projectRoot: string) => Future.fromResult()
 					}
 				}	
 			};