diff --git a/lib/SegmentedView.js b/lib/SegmentedView.js
index fbd3255..efe561b 100644
--- a/lib/SegmentedView.js
+++ b/lib/SegmentedView.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ var SegmentedView = React.createClass({
         titles: PropTypes.array,
         index: PropTypes.number,
         barColor: PropTypes.string,
+        barHeight: PropTypes.number,
         barPosition: PropTypes.string,
         underlayColor: PropTypes.string,
         stretch: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ var SegmentedView = React.createClass({
             renderTitle: null,
             index: 0,
             barColor: '#44B7E1',
+            barHeight: 4,
             barPosition:'top',
             underlayColor: '#CCCCCC',
             stretch: false,
@@ -157,7 +159,8 @@ var SegmentedView = React.createClass({
               <View ref="bar" style={[styles.bar, {
                   left: this.getTweeningValue('barLeft'),
                   right: this.getTweeningValue('barRight'),
-                  backgroundColor: this.props.barColor
+                  backgroundColor: this.props.barColor,
+                  height: this.props.barHeight
               }]} />
           </View>
         );