diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.android.ts
index e1b4ee2b9..5ea23d18c 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.android.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ export function checkNativeItemsTextColor(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar):
     }
 
     return isValid;
+}
+
+export function setNativeSelectedIndex(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar, index: number): void {
+    (<android.widget.TabHost>bar.android).setCurrentTab(index);
 }
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.d.ts b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.d.ts
index ce4e435cf..1851541dc 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.d.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.d.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 import segmentedBarModule = require("ui/segmented-bar");
 
 export declare function getNativeItemsCount(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar): number;
+export declare function setNativeSelectedIndex(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar, index: number): void;
 
 export declare function checkNativeItemsTextColor(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar): boolean;
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts
index 39766a1b9..3bdc2c1aa 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ export function checkNativeItemsTextColor(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar):
     isValid = bar.color && attrs && attrs.valueForKey(NSForegroundColorAttributeName) === bar.color.ios;
 
     return isValid;
+}
+
+export function setNativeSelectedIndex(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar, index: number): void {
+    bar.ios.selectedSegmentIndex = index;
+    (<UISegmentedControl>bar.ios).sendActionsForControlEvents(UIControlEvents.UIControlEventValueChanged);
 }
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diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts
index 473d390e5..9f12157c6 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts
@@ -221,3 +221,32 @@ export var testSelectedIndexChangedIsReisedCorrectlyIfSelectedIndexIsSet = funct
         TKUnit.assertEqual(newIndex, 9);
     });
 }
+
+export var testSelectedIndexChangedIsReisedCorrectlyIfSelectedIndexIsSetNative = function () {
+    var oldIndex;
+    var newIndex;
+    var segmentedBar = _createSegmentedBar();
+
+    segmentedBar.on(segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar.selectedIndexChangedEvent, (args: segmentedBarModule.SelectedIndexChangedEventData) => {
+        oldIndex = args.oldIndex;
+        newIndex = args.newIndex;
+    });
+
+    segmentedBar.items = _createItems(10);
+
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(segmentedBar, function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
+        var segmentedBar = <segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar>views[0];
+
+        segmentedBarTestsNative.setNativeSelectedIndex(segmentedBar, 6);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(oldIndex, 0);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(newIndex, 6);
+
+        segmentedBarTestsNative.setNativeSelectedIndex(segmentedBar, 3);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(oldIndex, 6);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(newIndex, 3);
+
+        segmentedBarTestsNative.setNativeSelectedIndex(segmentedBar, 9);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(oldIndex, 3);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(newIndex, 9);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
index d0512dc4b..d26084f4e 100644
--- a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
+++ b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import common = require("ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import types = require("utils/types");
+import observable = require("data/observable"); 
 
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
@@ -17,13 +18,11 @@ function onSelectedIndexPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChang
     if (types.isNumber(index)) {
         if (index >= 0 && index <= view.items.length - 1) {
             view.android.setCurrentTab(index);
+            view.notify({ eventName: SegmentedBar.selectedIndexChangedEvent, object: view, oldIndex: data.oldValue, newIndex: data.newValue });
         } else {
             view.selectedIndex = undefined;
             throw new Error("selectedIndex should be between [0, items.length - 1]");
         }
-
-        var args = { eventName: SegmentedBar.selectedIndexChangedEvent, object: view, oldIndex: data.oldValue, newIndex: data.newValue };
-        view.notify(args);
     }
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.SegmentedBar.selectedIndexProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onSelectedIndexPropertyChanged;
@@ -146,12 +145,7 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends common.SegmentedBar {
             onTabChanged: function (id: string) {
                 var bar = that.get();
                 if (bar) {
-                    var oldIndex = bar.selectedIndex;
-                    var newIndex = parseInt(id);
-
-                    if (oldIndex !== newIndex) {
-                        bar._onPropertyChangedFromNative(SegmentedBar.selectedIndexProperty, newIndex);
-                    }
+                    bar.selectedIndex = parseInt(id);
                 }
             }
         });