diff --git a/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts b/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
index c1ebd37a3..b2270ec5f 100644
--- a/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
+++ b/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
@@ -267,15 +267,8 @@ export class ActionBar extends common.ActionBar {
             if (item.actionView && item.actionView.android) {
                 // With custom action view, the menuitem cannot be displayed in a popup menu. 
                 item.android.position = enums.AndroidActionItemPosition.actionBar;
-
                 menuItem.setActionView(item.actionView.android);
-                // Note: When using a custom action view the toolbar's MenuItemClickListener is not triggered!
-                menuItem.getActionView().setOnClickListener(new android.view.View.OnClickListener({
-                    onClick:
-                    function () {
-                        item._raiseTap();
-                    }
-                }));
+                ActionBar._setOnClickListener(item);
             }
             else if (item.android.systemIcon) {
                 // Try to look in the system resources.
@@ -299,6 +292,14 @@ export class ActionBar extends common.ActionBar {
         }
     }
 
+    private static _setOnClickListener(item: ActionItem): void {
+        item.actionView.android.setOnClickListener(new android.view.View.OnClickListener({
+            onClick: function (v: android.view.View) {
+                item._raiseTap();
+            }
+        }));
+    }
+
     public _onTitlePropertyChanged() {
         var topFrame = frame.topmost();
         if (this._toolbar && topFrame && topFrame.currentPage === this.page) {