diff --git a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/BorderDrawable.java b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/BorderDrawable.java
index c6dda3e15..d511c4521 100644
--- a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/BorderDrawable.java
+++ b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/BorderDrawable.java
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ public class BorderDrawable extends ColorDrawable implements BitmapOwner {
             if (this.clipPath != null && !this.clipPath.isEmpty()) {
                 drawClipPath(this.clipPath, canvas, backgroundGradientPaint, backgroundBoundsF, this.density);
             } else {
+                generateBackgroundPath(bounds);
                 canvas.drawPath(backgroundPath, backgroundGradientPaint);
             }
         }