diff --git a/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/SegmentedBarColorDrawable.java b/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/SegmentedBarColorDrawable.java
index 8a87c69f2..a662e83ce 100644
--- a/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/SegmentedBarColorDrawable.java
+++ b/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/SegmentedBarColorDrawable.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
  */
 
 public class SegmentedBarColorDrawable extends ColorDrawable {
+    static final int indicatorThickness = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21 ? 6 : 15;
+
     public SegmentedBarColorDrawable(@ColorInt int color) {
         super(color);
     }
@@ -17,6 +19,6 @@ public class SegmentedBarColorDrawable extends ColorDrawable {
         Paint p = new Paint();
         p.setColor(this.getColor());
         p.setStyle(android.graphics.Paint.Style.FILL);
-        canvas.drawRect(0, this.getBounds().height() - 15, this.getBounds().width(), this.getBounds().height(), p);
+        canvas.drawRect(0, this.getBounds().height() - indicatorThickness, this.getBounds().width(), this.getBounds().height(), p);
     }
 }
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