diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index fb214f74e..f4cf6b789 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -643,11 +643,13 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
     }
 
     [selectedIndexProperty.setNative](value: number) {
+        const smoothScroll = this.androidTabsPosition === "top";
+
         if (traceEnabled()) {
-            traceWrite("TabView this._viewPager.setCurrentItem(" + value + ", true);", traceCategory);
+            traceWrite("TabView this._viewPager.setCurrentItem(" + value + ", " + smoothScroll + ");", traceCategory);
         }
 
-        this._viewPager.setCurrentItem(value, true);
+        this._viewPager.setCurrentItem(value, smoothScroll);
     }
 
     [itemsProperty.getDefault](): TabViewItem[] {