diff --git a/ionic/components/segment/extensions/ios.scss b/ionic/components/segment/extensions/ios.scss
index bb3e46861d..f8be78756b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/segment/extensions/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/segment/extensions/ios.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       color: get-color(primary, base);
 
       min-height: 3.7rem;
+      line-height: 3.7rem;
 
       &.active {
         color: #fff;
diff --git a/ionic/components/segment/segment.js b/ionic/components/segment/segment.js
index c3556a1456..119d6db8d5 100644
--- a/ionic/components/segment/segment.js
+++ b/ionic/components/segment/segment.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export class Segment {
 
   writeValue(value) {
     console.log('SEGMENT WRITE VALUE', value);
+    this.value = value;
   }
 
   bindButton(segmentValue) {
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ export class Segment {
     segmentButton.setActive(true);
 
     this.value = segmentButton.value;
+    this.controlDirective._control().updateValue(this.value);
+    console.log('New value', this.value);
   }
 }