diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Bz43733.xaml b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Bz43733.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eaccfcd9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Bz43733.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" x:Class="Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests.Bz43733">
+	<Label x:Name="label" Text="{StaticResource SharedText}"/>
+</ContentPage>
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Bz43733.xaml.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Bz43733.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f15579f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Bz43733.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Xamarin.Forms;
+using Xamarin.Forms.Core.UnitTests;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests
+{
+	public class Bz43733Rd : ResourceDictionary
+	{
+		public Bz43733Rd()
+		{
+			Add("SharedText", "Foo");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public partial class Bz43733 : ContentPage
+	{
+		public Bz43733()
+		{
+			InitializeComponent();
+		}
+
+		public Bz43733(bool useCompiledXaml)
+		{
+			//this stub will be replaced at compile time
+		}
+
+		[TestFixture]
+		class Tests
+		{
+			[SetUp]
+			public void Setup()
+			{
+				Device.PlatformServices = new MockPlatformServices();
+			}
+
+			[TearDown]
+			public void TearDown()
+			{
+				Device.PlatformServices = null;
+			}
+
+			[TestCase(true)]
+			[TestCase(false)]
+			public void ThrowOnMissingDictionary(bool useCompiledXaml)
+			{
+				Application.Current = new MockApplication {
+					Resources = new ResourceDictionary {
+						MergedWith = typeof(Bz43733Rd),
+					}
+				};
+				var p = new Bz43733(useCompiledXaml);
+				Assert.AreEqual("Foo", p.label.Text);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj
index 8fb0cb4c1..e4ac262f0 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Issues\Bz42531.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Bz42531.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Issues\Bz43733.xaml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>Bz43733.xaml</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\.nuspec\Xamarin.Forms.Debug.targets" />
@@ -757,6 +760,9 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Issues\Bz42531.xaml">
       <Generator>MSBuild:UpdateDesignTimeXaml</Generator>
     </EmbeddedResource>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Issues\Bz43733.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:UpdateDesignTimeXaml</Generator>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Service Include="{82A7F48D-3B50-4B1E-B82E-3ADA8210C358}" />