diff --git a/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/TiC.java b/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/TiC.java
index ba16735471d..fe784baa1c9 100644
--- a/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/TiC.java
+++ b/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/TiC.java
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ public class TiC
 	public static final String PROPERTY_VISIBILITY = "visibility";
 	public static final String PROPERTY_VISIBLE_ITEM_COUNT = "visibleItemCount";
 	public static final String PROPERTY_VIEW = "view";
+	public static final String PROPERTY_VIEW_SHADOW_COLOR = "viewShadowColor";
 	public static final String PROPERTY_VIEWS = "views";
 	public static final String PROPERTY_VOLUME = "volume";
 	public static final String PROPERTY_WAKE_LOCK = "wakeLock";
diff --git a/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/proxy/TiViewProxy.java b/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/proxy/TiViewProxy.java
index 0a6bedb8c06..171cab8a7f0 100644
--- a/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/proxy/TiViewProxy.java
+++ b/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/proxy/TiViewProxy.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 	TiC.PROPERTY_SOFT_KEYBOARD_ON_FOCUS,
 	TiC.PROPERTY_TRANSFORM,
 	TiC.PROPERTY_ELEVATION,
+	TiC.PROPERTY_VIEW_SHADOW_COLOR,
 	TiC.PROPERTY_TRANSLATION_X,
 	TiC.PROPERTY_TRANSLATION_Y,
 	TiC.PROPERTY_TRANSLATION_Z,
diff --git a/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/view/TiUIView.java b/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/view/TiUIView.java
index 1af4b2f486d..1b40012fd22 100644
--- a/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/view/TiUIView.java
+++ b/android/titanium/src/java/org/appcelerator/titanium/view/TiUIView.java
@@ -951,6 +951,17 @@ public void propertyChanged(String key, Object oldValue, Object newValue, KrollP
 			}
 		} else if (key.equals(TiC.PROPERTY_HIDDEN_BEHAVIOR)) {
 			hiddenBehavior = TiConvert.toInt(newValue, View.INVISIBLE);
+		} else if (key.equals(TiC.PROPERTY_VIEW_SHADOW_COLOR)) {
+			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+				if (nativeView != null) {
+					nativeView.setOutlineAmbientShadowColor(TiConvert.toColor(TiConvert.toString(newValue),
+						TiApplication.getAppCurrentActivity()));
+					nativeView.setOutlineSpotShadowColor(TiConvert.toColor(TiConvert.toString(newValue),
+						TiApplication.getAppCurrentActivity()));
+				}
+			} else {
+				Log.w(TAG, "Setting the 'viewShadowColor' property requires Android P or later");
+			}
 		} else if (Log.isDebugModeEnabled()) {
 			Log.d(TAG, "Unhandled property key: " + key, Log.DEBUG_MODE);
 		}
@@ -1105,6 +1116,19 @@ public void processProperties(KrollDict d)
 			ViewCompat.setTranslationZ(nativeView, TiConvert.toFloat(d, TiC.PROPERTY_TRANSLATION_Z));
 		}
 
+		if (d.containsKey(TiC.PROPERTY_VIEW_SHADOW_COLOR) && !nativeViewNull) {
+			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+				nativeView.setOutlineAmbientShadowColor(
+					TiConvert.toColor(TiConvert.toString(d, TiC.PROPERTY_VIEW_SHADOW_COLOR),
+						TiApplication.getAppCurrentActivity()));
+				nativeView.setOutlineSpotShadowColor(
+					TiConvert.toColor(TiConvert.toString(d, TiC.PROPERTY_VIEW_SHADOW_COLOR),
+						TiApplication.getAppCurrentActivity()));
+			} else {
+				Log.w(TAG, "Setting the 'viewShadowColor' property requires Android P or later");
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (!nativeViewNull && d.containsKeyAndNotNull(TiC.PROPERTY_TRANSITION_NAME)) {
 			ViewCompat.setTransitionName(nativeView, d.getString(TiC.PROPERTY_TRANSITION_NAME));
 		}
diff --git a/apidoc/Titanium/UI/View.yml b/apidoc/Titanium/UI/View.yml
index 72d48d10a56..6be902567b0 100644
--- a/apidoc/Titanium/UI/View.yml
+++ b/apidoc/Titanium/UI/View.yml
@@ -1982,10 +1982,14 @@ properties:
 
   - name: viewShadowColor
     summary: Determines the color of the shadow.
-    description: Defaults to `undefined`. Behaves as if transparent.
+    description: |
+      iOS Defaults to `undefined`. Behaves as if transparent. Android default is black.
+      On Android you can set `<item name="android:ambientShadowAlpha">0.5</item>` and
+      `<item name="android:spotShadowAlpha">0.5</item>` in your theme to change the
+      opacity.
     type: [String, Titanium.UI.Color]
-    platforms: [iphone, ipad, macos]
-    since: "3.3.0"
+    platforms: [android, iphone, ipad, macos]
+    since: {android: "11.1.0", iphone: "3.3.0", ipad: "3.3.0", macos: "9.2.0"}
 
   - name: viewShadowOffset
     summary: Determines the offset for the shadow of the view.