diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc7b0e1..5f2326b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ You can copy-paste these lines of code for a quick test:
 <button onclick="window.plugins.toast.show('Hello there!', 'long', 'center', function(a){console.log('toast success: ' + a)}, function(b){alert('toast error: ' + b)})">Toast show long center</button>
 ```
 
-#### Tweaking the vertical position (iOS only for now)
+#### Tweaking the vertical position (iOS and Android)
 Since 2.1.0 you can add pixels to move the toast up or down.
 Note that `showWithOptions` can be used instead of the functions above, but it's not useful unless you want to pass `addPixelsY`.
 ```js
diff --git a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
index dffece4..cd97d5f 100644
--- a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
+++ b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
       final String message = options.getString("message");
       final String duration = options.getString("duration");
       final String position = options.getString("position");
+      final int addPixelsY = options.has("addPixelsY") ? options.getInt("addPixelsY") : 0;
 
       cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
               "short".equals(duration) ? android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT : android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
 
           if ("top".equals(position)) {
-            toast.setGravity(Gravity.TOP|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 20);
+            toast.setGravity(Gravity.TOP|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 20 + addPixelsY);
           } else  if ("bottom".equals(position)) {
-            toast.setGravity(Gravity.BOTTOM|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 20);
+            toast.setGravity(Gravity.BOTTOM|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 20 - addPixelsY);
           } else if ("center".equals(position)) {
-            toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 0);
+            toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, addPixelsY);
           } else {
             callbackContext.error("invalid position. valid options are 'top', 'center' and 'bottom'");
             return;