diff --git a/example/src/Examples.tsx b/example/src/Examples.tsx
index 969407e0..4d9ecb08 100644
--- a/example/src/Examples.tsx
+++ b/example/src/Examples.tsx
@@ -433,6 +433,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderRadius: 1,
     backgroundColor: '#334488',
   },
+  noPaddingContainer: {
+    backgroundColor: '#645f5f',
+    borderRadius: 4,
+    paddingVertical: 8,
+  },
 });
 
 export const examples: Props[] = [
@@ -460,6 +465,23 @@ export const examples: Props[] = [
       return <SliderExample step={0.25} tapToSeek={true} />;
     },
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Custom padding on Android',
+    render(): React.ReactElement {
+      return (
+        <View style={styles.noPaddingContainer}>
+          <SliderExample
+            padding={{
+              left: 0,
+              right: 0,
+            }}
+            step={0.25}
+            tapToSeek={true}
+          />
+        </View>
+      );
+    },
+  },
   {
     title: 'Limit on positive values [30, 80]',
     render() {
diff --git a/package/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManagerImpl.java b/package/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManagerImpl.java
index 3c7f057a..56022e0e 100644
--- a/package/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManagerImpl.java
+++ b/package/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManagerImpl.java
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ public static ReactSlider createViewInstance(ThemedReactContext context) {
         return slider;
     }
 
+    public static void setPadding(ReactSlider view, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
+       view.setPadding(left, top, right, bottom);
+    }
+
     public static void setValue(ReactSlider view, double value) {
         if (view.isSliding() == false) {
             view.setValue(value);
diff --git a/package/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java b/package/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
index c780b8a4..b4544c88 100644
--- a/package/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
+++ b/package/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public void setDisabled(ReactSlider view, boolean disabled) {
     ReactSliderManagerImpl.setDisabled(view, disabled);
   }
 
+
   @Override
   @ReactProp(name = "value", defaultFloat = 0f)
   public void setValue(ReactSlider view, float value) {
@@ -165,6 +166,18 @@ public void setAccessibilityIncrements(ReactSlider view, ReadableArray accessibi
     ReactSliderManagerImpl.setAccessibilityIncrements(view, accessibilityIncrements);
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "padding")
+  public void setPadding(ReactSlider view, ReadableMap paddingMap) {
+      if (paddingMap != null) {
+          int left = paddingMap.hasKey("left") ? paddingMap.getInt("left") : view.getPaddingLeft();
+          int top = paddingMap.hasKey("top") ? paddingMap.getInt("top") : view.getPaddingTop();
+          int right = paddingMap.hasKey("right") ? paddingMap.getInt("right") : view.getPaddingRight();
+          int bottom = paddingMap.hasKey("bottom") ? paddingMap.getInt("bottom") : view.getPaddingBottom();
+
+          ReactSliderManagerImpl.setPadding(view, left, top, right, bottom);
+      }
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "lowerLimit")
   public void setLowerLimit(ReactSlider view, float value) {
     ReactSliderManagerImpl.setLowerLimit(view, value);
diff --git a/package/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java b/package/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
index 05482018..49394148 100644
--- a/package/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
+++ b/package/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativecommunity/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@ public void setMaximumValue(ReactSlider view, float value) {
     ReactSliderManagerImpl.setMaximumValue(view, value);
   }
 
+   @ReactProp(name = "padding")
+    public void setPadding(ReactSlider view, ReadableMap paddingMap) {
+        if (paddingMap != null) {
+            int left = paddingMap.hasKey("left") ? paddingMap.getInt("left") : view.getPaddingLeft();
+            int top = paddingMap.hasKey("top") ? paddingMap.getInt("top") : view.getPaddingTop();
+            int right = paddingMap.hasKey("right") ? paddingMap.getInt("right") : view.getPaddingRight();
+            int bottom = paddingMap.hasKey("bottom") ? paddingMap.getInt("bottom") : view.getPaddingBottom();
+
+            ReactSliderManagerImpl.setPadding(view, left, top, right, bottom);
+        }
+    }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "lowerLimit")
   public void setLowerLimit(ReactSlider view, float value) {
     ReactSliderManagerImpl.setLowerLimit(view, value);
diff --git a/package/src/Slider.tsx b/package/src/Slider.tsx
index 015b1561..5282246a 100644
--- a/package/src/Slider.tsx
+++ b/package/src/Slider.tsx
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ type Props = ViewProps &
      * The number of elements must be the same as `maximumValue`.
      */
     accessibilityIncrements?: Array<string>;
+
+    /**
+     * Android Only.
+     * Custom padding configuration
+     */
+    padding?: {
+      left?: number;
+      top?: number;
+      right?: number;
+      bottom?: number;
+    };
   }>;
 
 const SliderComponent = (
diff --git a/package/typings/index.d.ts b/package/typings/index.d.ts
index abae2dcb..d6653dac 100644
--- a/package/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/package/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { FC } from 'react';
+import {FC} from 'react';
 import * as ReactNative from 'react-native';
-import { ImageURISource } from 'react-native';
+import {ImageURISource} from 'react-native';
 
 type Constructor<T> = new (...args: any[]) => T;
 
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ export interface SliderProps
    */
   minimumValue?: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Custom padding on android
+   */
+  padding?: {
+    left?: number;
+    top?: number;
+    right?: number;
+    bottom?: number;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Callback that is called when the user picks up the slider.
    * The initial value is passed as an argument to the callback handler.
@@ -168,7 +178,7 @@ export interface SliderProps
   StepMarker?: FC<MarkerProps>;
 
   /**
-   * 
+   *
    */
   renderStepNumber?: boolean;