diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts
index a9352840a..8a6c20b68 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function _createSegmentedBar(): segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar {
 function _createItems(count: number): Array<segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBarItem> {
     var items = new Array<segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBarItem>();
     for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        items.push({ title: i + "" });
+        items.push(new segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBarItem({ title: i + "" }));
     }
     return items;
 }
diff --git a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts
index a81994929..5ac8b9e64 100644
--- a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts
+++ b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,32 @@ import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import color = require("color");
 import types = require("utils/types");
+import bindable = require("ui/core/bindable");
 
 export module knownCollections {
     export var items = "items";
 }
 
+export class SegmentedBarItem extends bindable.Bindable implements definition.SegmentedBarItem {
+    private _title: string;
+    public _parent: SegmentedBar;
+
+    get title(): string {
+        return this._title;
+    }
+
+    set title(value: string) {
+        if (this._title !== value) {
+            this._title = value;
+            this._update();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public _update() {
+        //
+    }
+}
+
 export class SegmentedBar extends view.View implements definition.SegmentedBar {
     public _addArrayFromBuilder(name: string, value: Array<any>) {
         if (name === "items") {
@@ -52,7 +73,19 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends view.View implements definition.SegmentedBar {
             value instanceof color.Color ? value : new color.Color(<any>value));
     }
 
-    public static selectedBackgroundColorProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property("selectedBackgroundColor", "SegmentedBar", new proxy.PropertyMetadata(undefined))
-    public static selectedIndexProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property("selectedIndex", "SegmentedBar", new proxy.PropertyMetadata(undefined))
-    public static itemsProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property("items", "SegmentedBar", new proxy.PropertyMetadata(undefined))
+    public static selectedBackgroundColorProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property("selectedBackgroundColor", "SegmentedBar", new proxy.PropertyMetadata(undefined));
+    public static selectedIndexProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property("selectedIndex", "SegmentedBar", new proxy.PropertyMetadata(undefined));
+    public static itemsProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property("items", "SegmentedBar", new proxy.PropertyMetadata(undefined));
+
+    public _onBindingContextChanged(oldValue: any, newValue: any) {
+        super._onBindingContextChanged(oldValue, newValue);
+        if (this.items && this.items.length > 0) {
+            var i = 0;
+            var length = this.items.length;
+            for (; i < length; i++) {
+                console.log(`this.items[i].bindingContext = ${newValue};`);
+                this.items[i].bindingContext = newValue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
index c76a2f372..4f91ec0df 100644
--- a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
+++ b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ function onItemsPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
         return;
     }
 
+    var oldItems = <Array<definition.SegmentedBarItem>>data.oldValue;
+    if (oldItems && oldItems.length) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < oldItems.length; i++) {
+            (<SegmentedBarItem>oldItems[i])._parent = null;
+        }
+    }
     view.android.clearAllTabs();
 
     var newItems = <Array<definition.SegmentedBarItem>>data.newValue;
@@ -39,7 +45,8 @@ function onItemsPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
 
     if (newItems && newItems.length) {
         for (var i = 0; i < newItems.length; i++) {
-            var title = newItems[i].title;
+            (<SegmentedBarItem>newItems[i])._parent = view;
+            var title = "" + newItems[i].title;
             var tab = view.android.newTabSpec(i + "");
 
             tab.setIndicator(title);
@@ -109,6 +116,19 @@ class SegmentedBarColorDrawable extends android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable
     }
 }
 
+export class SegmentedBarItem extends common.SegmentedBarItem {
+    public _update() {
+        if (this._parent && this._parent.android) {
+            // TabHost.TabSpec.setIndicator DOES NOT WORK once the title has been set.
+            // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2935781/modify-tab-indicator-dynamically-in-android
+            var tabIndex = this._parent.items.indexOf(this);
+            var titleTextViewId = 16908310; // http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.id.html#title
+            var titleTextView = <android.widget.TextView>this._parent.android.getTabWidget().getChildAt(tabIndex).findViewById(titleTextViewId);
+            titleTextView.setText("" + this.title);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 export class SegmentedBar extends common.SegmentedBar {
     private _android: OurTabHost;
     public _listener: android.widget.TabHost.OnTabChangeListener;
diff --git a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.d.ts b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.d.ts
index 0806e56ba..7c92d6d4d 100644
--- a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.d.ts
+++ b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.d.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ declare module "ui/segmented-bar" {
     import view = require("ui/core/view");
     import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
     import color = require("color");
+    import bindable = require("ui/core/bindable");
 
     /**
      * Represents a SegmentedBar item.
      */
-    interface SegmentedBarItem {
+    class SegmentedBarItem extends bindable.Bindable {
         /**
          * Gets or sets the title of the SegmentedBarItem.
          */
-        title: string;
+        public title: string;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
index d5adeee19..094101c6e 100644
--- a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
@@ -31,15 +31,20 @@ function onItemsPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
         return;
     }
 
-    var newItems = <Array<definition.SegmentedBarItem>>data.newValue;
-
+    var oldItems = <Array<definition.SegmentedBarItem>>data.oldValue;
+    if (oldItems && oldItems.length) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < oldItems.length; i++) {
+            (<SegmentedBarItem>oldItems[i])._parent = null;
+        }
+    }
     view._adjustSelectedIndex(newItems);
-
     view.ios.removeAllSegments();
 
+    var newItems = <Array<definition.SegmentedBarItem>>data.newValue;
     if (newItems && newItems.length) {
         for (var i = 0; i < newItems.length; i++) {
             view.ios.insertSegmentWithTitleAtIndexAnimated(newItems[i].title, i, false);
+            (<SegmentedBarItem>newItems[i])._parent = view;
         }
 
         if (view.ios.selectedSegmentIndex !== view.selectedIndex) {
@@ -61,6 +66,15 @@ function onSelectedBackgroundColorPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.Pro
 }
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.SegmentedBar.selectedBackgroundColorProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onSelectedBackgroundColorPropertyChanged;
 
+export class SegmentedBarItem extends common.SegmentedBarItem {
+    public _update() {
+        if (this._parent) {
+            var tabIndex = this._parent.items.indexOf(this);
+            this._parent.ios.setTitleForSegmentAtIndex("" + this.title, tabIndex);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 export class SegmentedBar extends common.SegmentedBar {
     private _ios: UISegmentedControl;
     private _selectionHandler: NSObject;