diff --git a/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/mainpage.js b/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/mainpage.js
index dfa8d5806..dc338ca8a 100644
--- a/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/mainpage.js
+++ b/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/mainpage.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ shared.runRequireTests();
 shared.runWeakRefTests();
 shared.runRuntimeTests();
 shared.runWorkerTests();
+require("./tests/testWebAssembly");
 require("./tests/testInterfaceDefaultMethods");
 require("./tests/testInterfaceStaticMethods");
 require("./tests/testMetadata");
diff --git a/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/tests/testWebAssembly.js b/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/tests/testWebAssembly.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63c4e1117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/tests/testWebAssembly.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+describe("Test WebAssembly ", () => {
+    // https://wasdk.github.io/WasmFiddle/?15acre
+    //
+    // #include <stdio.h>
+    // #include <sys/uio.h>
+    //
+    // #define WASM_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+    //
+    // extern double logarithm(double value);
+    //
+    // WASM_EXPORT int log(double value) {
+    //   return logarithm(value);
+    // }
+    let wasmCode = new Uint8Array([
+        0x00, 0x61, 0x73, 0x6d, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x8b, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0x00, 0x02,
+        0x60, 0x01, 0x7c, 0x01, 0x7c, 0x60, 0x01, 0x7c, 0x01, 0x7f, 0x02, 0x91, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80,
+        0x00, 0x01, 0x03, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x76, 0x09, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x61, 0x72, 0x69, 0x74, 0x68,
+        0x6d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0x82, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0x00, 0x01, 0x01, 0x04, 0x84, 0x80, 0x80,
+        0x80, 0x00, 0x01, 0x70, 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, 0x83, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01,
+        0x06, 0x81, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0x90, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0x00, 0x02, 0x06,
+        0x6d, 0x65, 0x6d, 0x6f, 0x72, 0x79, 0x02, 0x00, 0x03, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x00, 0x01, 0x0a,
+        0x8d, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0x00, 0x01, 0x87, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x10,
+        0x00, 0xaa, 0x0b
+    ]);
+
+    it("Handle compilation failures", done => {
+        WebAssembly.compile(new Uint8Array([ 1, 2, 3, 4 ])).then(moduleInstance => {
+            expect(true).toBe(false, "The success callback of the compilation promise was called");
+            done();
+        }).catch(e => {
+            expect(e.name).toEqual("CompileError");
+            expect(e.message).toEqual("WebAssembly.compile(): expected magic word 00 61 73 6d, found 01 02 03 04 @+0");
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+	it("Compile and instantiate a WebAssembly module asynchronously", done => {
+        let importsObj = {
+            env: {
+                logarithm: Math.log
+            }
+        };
+
+        WebAssembly.compile(wasmCode).then(wasmModule => {
+            WebAssembly.instantiate(wasmModule, importsObj).then(moduleInstance => {
+                expect(moduleInstance).toBeDefined();
+                expect(moduleInstance.exports).toBeDefined();
+                expect(moduleInstance.exports.log).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
+                let actual = moduleInstance.exports.log(Math.E);
+                expect(actual).toEqual(1);
+                done();
+            }).catch(e => {
+                expect(true).toBe(false, "An unexpected error occurred while instantiating the WebAssembly module: " + e.toString());
+                done();
+            });
+        }).catch(e => {
+            expect(true).toBe(false, "An unexpected error occurred while compiling the WebAssembly module: " + e.toString());
+            done();
+        });
+	});
+
+	it("Compile and instantiate a WebAssembly module inside a worker", done => {
+        let worker = new Worker("./testWebAssemblyWorker");
+
+        worker.onmessage = msg => {
+            expect(msg.data).toEqual(1);
+            worker.terminate();
+            done();
+        };
+
+        worker.postMessage(Array.from(wasmCode));
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/tests/testWebAssemblyWorker.js b/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/tests/testWebAssemblyWorker.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7cff696de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/tests/testWebAssemblyWorker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+self.onmessage = function(msg) {
+    let wasmCode = new Uint8Array(msg.data);
+
+    let importsObj = {
+        env: {
+            logarithm: Math.log
+        }
+    };
+
+    WebAssembly.compile(wasmCode).then(wasmModule => {
+        WebAssembly.instantiate(wasmModule, importsObj).then(moduleInstance => {
+            let result = moduleInstance.exports.log(Math.E);
+            self.postMessage(result);
+        });
+    });
+}
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/test-app/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f8a95269..abedf7949 100644
--- a/test-app/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test-app/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ add_library(
     src/main/cpp/JSONObjectHelper.cpp
     src/main/cpp/Logger.cpp
     src/main/cpp/ManualInstrumentation.cpp
+    src/main/cpp/MessageLoopTimer.cpp
     src/main/cpp/MetadataMethodInfo.cpp
     src/main/cpp/MetadataNode.cpp
     src/main/cpp/MetadataReader.cpp
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ endif()
 # completing its build.
 find_library(system-log log)
 find_library(system-z z)
+find_library(system-android android)
 
 # Command info: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/command/target_link_libraries.html
 # Specifies libraries CMake should link to your target library.
-target_link_libraries(NativeScript ${system-log} ${system-z})
+target_link_libraries(NativeScript ${system-log} ${system-z} ${system-android})
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/MessageLoopTimer.cpp b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/MessageLoopTimer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b2612458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/MessageLoopTimer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#include "MessageLoopTimer.h"
+#include <android/looper.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <thread>
+#include "include/libplatform/libplatform.h"
+#include "NativeScriptAssert.h"
+#include "ArgConverter.h"
+#include "Runtime.h"
+
+using namespace tns;
+using namespace v8;
+
+static const int SLEEP_INTERVAL_MS = 100;
+
+void MessageLoopTimer::Init(Local<Context> context) {
+    this->RegisterStartStopFunctions(context);
+
+    std::string proxyScript = R"(
+        (function () {
+            // We proxy the WebAssembly's compile, compileStreaming, instantiate and
+            // instantiateStreaming methods so that they can start and stop a
+            // MessageLoopTimer inside the promise callbacks. This timer will call
+            // the v8::platform::PumpMessageLoop method at regular intervals.
+            // https://github.com/NativeScript/android-runtime/issues/1558
+
+            global.WebAssembly = new Proxy(WebAssembly, {
+                get: (target, name) => {
+                    let origMethod = target[name];
+                    let proxyMethods = [
+                        "compile",
+                        "compileStreaming",
+                        "instantiate",
+                        "instantiateStreaming"
+                    ];
+
+                    if (proxyMethods.indexOf(name) < 0) {
+                        return origMethod;
+                    }
+
+                    return function (...args) {
+                        __messageLoopTimerStart();
+                        let result = origMethod.apply(this, args);
+                        return result.then(x => {
+                            __messageLoopTimerStop();
+                            return x;
+                        }).catch(e => {
+                            __messageLoopTimerStop();
+                            throw e;
+                        });
+                    };
+                }
+            });
+        })();
+    )";
+
+    Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
+
+    auto source = ArgConverter::ConvertToV8String(isolate, proxyScript);
+    Local<Script> script;
+    bool success = Script::Compile(context, source).ToLocal(&script);
+    assert(success && !script.IsEmpty());
+
+    Local<Value> result;
+    success = script->Run(context).ToLocal(&result);
+    assert(success);
+}
+
+void MessageLoopTimer::RegisterStartStopFunctions(Local<Context> context) {
+    Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
+    Local<Object> global = context->Global();
+
+    Local<External> ext = External::New(isolate, this);
+    Local<Function> startFunc;
+    Local<Function> stopFunc;
+    bool success = Function::New(context, MessageLoopTimer::StartCallback, ext).ToLocal(&startFunc);
+    assert(success);
+    success = Function::New(context, MessageLoopTimer::StopCallback, ext).ToLocal(&stopFunc);
+    assert(success);
+
+    global->Set(context, ArgConverter::ConvertToV8String(isolate, "__messageLoopTimerStart"), startFunc);
+    global->Set(context, ArgConverter::ConvertToV8String(isolate, "__messageLoopTimerStop"), stopFunc);
+}
+
+void MessageLoopTimer::StartCallback(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info) {
+    auto self = static_cast<MessageLoopTimer*>(info.Data().As<External>()->Value());
+    if (self->m_isRunning) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    self->m_isRunning = true;
+
+    auto looper = ALooper_forThread();
+    if (looper == nullptr) {
+        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, "TNS.Native", "Unable to get looper for the current thread");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int status = pipe(self->m_fd);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, "TNS.Native", "Unable to create a pipe: %s", strerror(errno));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Isolate* isolate = info.GetIsolate();
+    ALooper_addFd(looper, self->m_fd[0], 0, ALOOPER_EVENT_INPUT, MessageLoopTimer::PumpMessageLoopCallback, isolate);
+
+    std::thread worker(MessageLoopTimer::WorkerThreadRun, self);
+
+    worker.detach();
+}
+
+void MessageLoopTimer::StopCallback(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info) {
+    auto self = static_cast<MessageLoopTimer*>(info.Data().As<External>()->Value());
+    if (!self->m_isRunning) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    self->m_isRunning = false;
+}
+
+int MessageLoopTimer::PumpMessageLoopCallback(int fd, int events, void* data) {
+    uint8_t msg;
+    read(fd, &msg, sizeof(uint8_t));
+
+    auto isolate = static_cast<Isolate*>(data);
+    v8::Isolate::Scope isolate_scope(isolate);
+    v8::HandleScope handleScope(isolate);
+
+    while (v8::platform::PumpMessageLoop(Runtime::platform, isolate)) {
+        isolate->RunMicrotasks();
+    }
+
+    return msg;
+}
+
+void MessageLoopTimer::WorkerThreadRun(MessageLoopTimer* timer) {
+    while (timer->m_isRunning) {
+        uint8_t msg = 1;
+        write(timer->m_fd[1], &msg, sizeof(uint8_t));
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(SLEEP_INTERVAL_MS));
+    }
+
+    uint8_t msg = 0;
+    write(timer->m_fd[1], &msg, sizeof(uint8_t));
+}
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/MessageLoopTimer.h b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/MessageLoopTimer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e234e5d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/MessageLoopTimer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef MESSAGELOOPTIMER_H
+#define MESSAGELOOPTIMER_H
+
+#include "v8.h"
+
+namespace tns {
+
+class MessageLoopTimer {
+public:
+    void Init(v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
+private:
+    bool m_isRunning;
+    int m_fd[2];
+
+    void RegisterStartStopFunctions(v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
+    static void StartCallback(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
+    static void StopCallback(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
+    static int PumpMessageLoopCallback(int fd, int events, void* data);
+    static void WorkerThreadRun(MessageLoopTimer* timer);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif //MESSAGELOOPTIMER_H
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.cpp b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.cpp
index 6ea451d22..0af684b17 100644
--- a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.cpp
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Runtime::Runtime(JNIEnv* env, jobject runtime, int id)
     : m_env(env), m_id(id), m_isolate(nullptr), m_lastUsedMemory(0), m_gcFunc(nullptr), m_runGC(false) {
     m_runtime = m_env.NewGlobalRef(runtime);
     m_objectManager = new ObjectManager(m_runtime);
+    m_loopTimer = new MessageLoopTimer();
     s_id2RuntimeCache.insert(make_pair(id, this));
 
     if (GET_USED_MEMORY_METHOD_ID == nullptr) {
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ void Runtime::Init(jstring filesPath, jstring nativeLibDir, bool verboseLoggingE
 
 Runtime::~Runtime() {
     delete this->m_objectManager;
+    delete this->m_loopTimer;
     delete this->m_heapSnapshotBlob;
     delete this->m_startupData;
 }
@@ -724,6 +726,8 @@ Isolate* Runtime::PrepareV8Runtime(const string& filesPath, const string& native
 
     m_arrayBufferHelper.CreateConvertFunctions(isolate, global, m_objectManager);
 
+    m_loopTimer->Init(context);
+
     s_mainThreadInitialized = true;
 
     return isolate;
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.h b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.h
index 60fac1f2d..4db846cf6 100644
--- a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.h
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "ArrayBufferHelper.h"
 #include "Profiler.h"
 #include "ModuleInternal.h"
+#include "MessageLoopTimer.h"
 #include "File.h"
 #include <mutex>
 
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ class Runtime {
 
         Profiler m_profiler;
 
+        MessageLoopTimer* m_loopTimer;
+
         v8::StartupData* m_startupData = nullptr;
         MemoryMappedFile* m_heapSnapshotBlob = nullptr;