diff --git a/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/common/shadow.ts b/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/common/shadow.ts
index fa430c5..018676b 100755
--- a/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/common/shadow.ts
+++ b/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/common/shadow.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,48 @@ declare const UIScreen: any;
 declare const Array: any;
 declare const UIBezierPath: any;
 
-let LayeredShadow;
-let PlainShadow;
+const ViewOutlineProvider: { new(); BACKGROUND?: any } = android.view.ViewOutlineProvider;
+
+let ShadowOutlineProvider: any;
+
+function initializeShadowOutlineProvider() {
+  if (ShadowOutlineProvider) { return; }
+  class ShadowOutlineProviderImpl extends ViewOutlineProvider {
+    owner: WeakRef<any>;
+    /**
+     * Create an outline from a tns view
+     * @param owner tns view
+     */
+    constructor(owner: any) {
+      super();
+      this.owner = new WeakRef(owner);
+      return global.__native(this);
+    }
 
-if (isAndroid) {
-  LayeredShadow = android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable.extend({});
-  PlainShadow = android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable.extend({});
+    getOutline(view: any, outline: any) {
+      const owner = this.owner.get();
+      const viewBg = view.getBackground();
+      if (viewBg) {
+        viewBg.getOutline(outline);
+        if (!outline.isEmpty() && outline.getAlpha() !== 0) {
+          return;
+        }
+        outline.setEmpty();
+        outline.setAlpha(1);
+      }
+      if (owner) {
+        const outerRadii = Array.create("float", 8);
+        outerRadii[0] = outerRadii[1] = Length.toDevicePixels(owner.borderTopLeftRadius, 0);
+        outerRadii[2] = outerRadii[3] = Length.toDevicePixels(owner.borderTopRightRadius, 0);
+        outerRadii[4] = outerRadii[5] = Length.toDevicePixels(owner.borderBottomRightRadius, 0);
+        outerRadii[6] = outerRadii[7] = Length.toDevicePixels(owner.borderBottomLeftRadius, 0);
+        const backgroundPath = new android.graphics.Path();
+        backgroundPath.addRoundRect(new android.graphics.RectF(0, 0, view.getWidth(), view.getHeight()), outerRadii, android.graphics.Path.Direction.CW)
+        outline.setConvexPath(backgroundPath);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  ShadowOutlineProvider = ShadowOutlineProviderImpl;
 }
 
 const classCache: { [id: string]: { class: any, fieldCache: { [id: string]: number } } } = {};
@@ -72,70 +108,12 @@ export class Shadow {
     );
   }
 
-  private static isShadow(drawable: any): boolean {
-    return (drawable instanceof LayeredShadow || drawable instanceof PlainShadow);
-  }
-
   private static applyOnAndroid(tnsView: any, data: AndroidData) {
     const nativeView = tnsView.android;
-    let shape;
-    let overrideBackground = true;
-
-
-    let currentBg = nativeView.getBackground();
-
-    if (currentBg instanceof android.graphics.drawable.RippleDrawable) { // play nice if a ripple is wrapping a shadow
-      let rippleBg = currentBg.getDrawable(0);
-      if (rippleBg instanceof android.graphics.drawable.InsetDrawable) {
-        overrideBackground = false; // this is a button with it's own shadow
-      } else if (Shadow.isShadow(rippleBg)) { // if the ripple is wrapping a shadow, strip it
-        currentBg = rippleBg;
-      }
-    }
-    if (overrideBackground) {
-      if (Shadow.isShadow(currentBg)) { // make sure to have the right background
-        currentBg = currentBg instanceof LayeredShadow ? // if layered, get the original background
-          currentBg.getDrawable(1) : null;
-      }
-
-      const outerRadii = Array.create("float", 8);
-      if (data.cornerRadius === undefined) {
-        outerRadii[0] = outerRadii[1] = Length.toDevicePixels(tnsView.borderTopLeftRadius, 0);
-        outerRadii[2] = outerRadii[3] = Length.toDevicePixels(tnsView.borderTopRightRadius, 0);
-        outerRadii[4] = outerRadii[5] = Length.toDevicePixels(tnsView.borderBottomRightRadius, 0);
-        outerRadii[6] = outerRadii[7] = Length.toDevicePixels(tnsView.borderBottomLeftRadius, 0);
-      } else {
-        java.util.Arrays.fill(outerRadii, Shadow.androidDipToPx(nativeView, data.cornerRadius as number));
-      }
-
-      // use the user defined color or the default in case the color is TRANSPARENT
-      const bgColor = currentBg ?
-        (currentBg instanceof android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable && currentBg.getColor() ?
-          currentBg.getColor() : android.graphics.Color.parseColor(data.bgcolor || Shadow.DEFAULT_BGCOLOR)) :
-        android.graphics.Color.parseColor(data.bgcolor || Shadow.DEFAULT_BGCOLOR);
-
-      let newBg;
-
-      if (data.shape !== ShapeEnum.RECTANGLE || data.bgcolor || !currentBg) { // replace background
-        shape = new PlainShadow();
-        shape.setShape(
-          android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable[data.shape],
-        );
-        shape.setCornerRadii(outerRadii);
-        shape.setColor(bgColor);
-        newBg = shape;
-      } else { // add a layer
-        const r = new android.graphics.drawable.shapes.RoundRectShape(outerRadii, null, null);
-        shape = new android.graphics.drawable.ShapeDrawable(r);
-        shape.getPaint().setColor(bgColor);
-        var arr = Array.create(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable, 2);
-        arr[0] = shape;
-        arr[1] = currentBg;
-        const drawable = new LayeredShadow(arr);
-        newBg = drawable;
-      }
 
-      nativeView.setBackgroundDrawable(newBg);
+    initializeShadowOutlineProvider();
+    if (nativeView.getOutlineProvider() === ViewOutlineProvider.BACKGROUND) { // override all background providers
+      nativeView.setOutlineProvider(new ShadowOutlineProvider(tnsView));
     }
 
     nativeView.setElevation(
diff --git a/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/ng-shadow.directive.ts b/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/ng-shadow.directive.ts
index 81adc1d..f0a8629 100755
--- a/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/ng-shadow.directive.ts
+++ b/lib/src/nativescript-ngx-shadow/ng-shadow.directive.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Directive,
   ElementRef,
-  HostListener,
   Input,
   OnChanges,
   OnInit,
@@ -42,16 +41,10 @@ export class NativeShadowDirective implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit,
 
   private loaded = false;
   private initialized = false;
-  private originalNSFn: any;
-  private previousNSFn: any;
   private iosShadowRapper: View;
   private eventsBound = false;
 
-  constructor(private el: ElementRef, private render: Renderer2) {
-    if (isAndroid) {
-      this.originalNSFn = this.el.nativeElement._redrawNativeBackground; //always store the original method
-    }
-  }
+  constructor(private el: ElementRef, private render: Renderer2) { }
 
   ngOnInit() { // RadListView calls this multiple times for the same view
     if (!this.initialized) {
@@ -117,10 +110,6 @@ export class NativeShadowDirective implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit,
       this.ngOnInit();
     }
     this.applyShadow();
-    if (isAndroid) {
-      this.previousNSFn = this.el.nativeElement._redrawNativeBackground; // just to maintain compatibility with other patches
-      this.el.nativeElement._redrawNativeBackground = this.monkeyPatch;
-    }
   }
 
   private addIosWrapper() {
@@ -141,10 +130,6 @@ export class NativeShadowDirective implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit,
 
   onUnloaded() {
     this.loaded = false;
-
-    if (isAndroid) {
-      this.el.nativeElement._redrawNativeBackground = this.originalNSFn; // always revert to the original method
-    }
   }
   ngAfterViewInit() {
     this.addIosWrapper();
@@ -189,11 +174,6 @@ export class NativeShadowDirective implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit,
     }
   }
 
-  private monkeyPatch = val => {
-    this.previousNSFn.call(this.el.nativeElement, val);
-    this.applyShadow();
-  };
-
   private applyShadow() {
     if (
       this.shadow === null ||