diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar-common.ts
index 5e13d91c7..b89220006 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar-common.ts
@@ -61,10 +61,18 @@ export class ActionBarBase extends View implements ActionBarDefinition {
 
             this._titleView = value;
 
-            if (this._titleView) {
-                this._titleView.style[horizontalAlignmentProperty.cssName] = "center";
-                this._titleView.style[verticalAlignmentProperty.cssName] = "middle";
-                this._addView(this._titleView);
+            if (value) {
+                // Addview will reset CSS properties so we first add it then set aligments with lowest priority.
+                this._addView(value);
+                const style = value.style;
+
+                if (!horizontalAlignmentProperty.isSet(style)) {
+                    style[horizontalAlignmentProperty.cssName] = "center";
+                }
+
+                if (!verticalAlignmentProperty.isSet(style)) {
+                    style[verticalAlignmentProperty.cssName] = "middle";
+                }
             }
 
             this.update();
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
index 0397c1ee0..449f866b9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
@@ -370,15 +370,53 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     get [horizontalAlignmentProperty.native](): HorizontalAlignment {
         return <HorizontalAlignment>org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.getHorizontalAlignment(this.nativeView);
     }
-    set [horizontalAlignmentProperty.native](value: HorizontalAlignment) {
-        org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setHorizontalAlignment(this.nativeView, value);
+    set [horizontalAlignmentProperty.native](value: HorizontalAlignment)  {
+        const  nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        const  lp: any = nativeView.getLayoutParams() || new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
+        // Set only if params gravity exists.
+        if (lp.gravity !== undefined) {
+            switch (value) {
+                case "left":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.LEFT | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.VERTICAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+                case "center":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.VERTICAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+                case "right":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.RIGHT | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.VERTICAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+                case "stretch":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.FILL_HORIZONTAL | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.VERTICAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+            }
+            nativeView.setLayoutParams(lp);
+        }
     }
 
     get [verticalAlignmentProperty.native](): VerticalAlignment {
         return <VerticalAlignment>org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.getVerticalAlignment(this.nativeView);
     }
     set [verticalAlignmentProperty.native](value: VerticalAlignment) {
-        org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setVerticalAlignment(this.nativeView, value);
+        const  nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        const  lp: any = nativeView.getLayoutParams() || new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
+        // Set only if params gravity exists.
+        if (lp.gravity !== undefined) {
+            switch (value) {
+                case "top":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.TOP | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.HORIZONTAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+                case "middle":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.HORIZONTAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+                case "bottom":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.BOTTOM | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.HORIZONTAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+                case "stretch":
+                    lp.gravity = android.view.Gravity.FILL_VERTICAL | (lp.gravity & android.view.Gravity.HORIZONTAL_GRAVITY_MASK);
+                    break;
+            }
+            nativeView.setLayoutParams(lp);
+        }
     }
 
     get [rotateProperty.native](): number {