diff --git a/Library/Interfaces/IIconGravityProvider.cs b/Library/Interfaces/IIconGravityProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..798f3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Interfaces/IIconGravityProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using Android.Views;
+
+namespace DK.Ostebaronen.Droid.ViewPagerIndicator.Interfaces
+{
+    public interface IIconGravityProvider
+    {
+        GravityFlags IconGravity { get; }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/Library/Library.csproj b/Library/Library.csproj
index 1fe0e0d..bdb4841 100644
--- a/Library/Library.csproj
+++ b/Library/Library.csproj
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ViewPagerIndicatorEventHandlers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TitlePageIndicator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UnderlinePageIndicator.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Interfaces\IIconGravityProvider.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <AndroidResource Include="Resources\color\vpi__dark_theme.xml" />
diff --git a/Library/TabPageIndicator.cs b/Library/TabPageIndicator.cs
index 23e8551..7a817e4 100644
--- a/Library/TabPageIndicator.cs
+++ b/Library/TabPageIndicator.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ protected override void OnDetachedFromWindow()
                 RemoveCallbacks(_tabSelector);
         }
 
-        private void AddTab(int index, ICharSequence text, int iconResId)
+        private void AddTab(int index, ICharSequence text, int iconResId, GravityFlags iconGravity)
         {
             var tabView = new TabView(Context, this) {Focusable = true, Index = index, TextFormatted = text};
             tabView.Click += (sender, args) =>
@@ -113,7 +113,23 @@ private void AddTab(int index, ICharSequence text, int iconResId)
             };
 
             if (iconResId != 0)
-                tabView.SetCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(iconResId, 0, 0, 0);
+            {
+                switch (iconGravity) {
+                case GravityFlags.Top:
+                    tabView.SetCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0, iconResId, 0, 0);
+                    break;
+                case GravityFlags.Right:
+                    tabView.SetCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0, 0, iconResId, 0);
+                    break;
+                case GravityFlags.Bottom:
+                    tabView.SetCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0, 0, 0, iconResId);
+                    break;
+                case GravityFlags.Left:
+                default:
+                    tabView.SetCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(iconResId, 0, 0, 0);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
 
             _tabLayout.AddView(tabView, new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(0, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MatchParent, 1));
         }
@@ -178,9 +194,9 @@ public void NotifyDataSetChanged()
         {
             _tabLayout.RemoveAllViews();
             var adapter = _viewPager.Adapter;
-            IIconPageAdapter iconAdapter = null;
-            if (adapter is IIconPageAdapter)
-                iconAdapter = (IIconPageAdapter)adapter;
+            var iconAdapter = adapter as IIconPageAdapter;
+            var gravityProvider = adapter as IIconGravityProvider;
+            var iconGravity = gravityProvider != null ? gravityProvider.IconGravity : GravityFlags.NoGravity;
 
             var count = adapter.Count;
             for(var i = 0; i < count; i++)
@@ -190,7 +206,7 @@ public void NotifyDataSetChanged()
                 var iconResId = 0;
                 if (iconAdapter != null)
                     iconResId = iconAdapter.GetIconResId(i);
-                AddTab(i, title, iconResId);
+                AddTab(i, title, iconResId, iconGravity);
             }
             if (_selectedTabIndex > count)
                 _selectedTabIndex = count - 1;
diff --git a/Sample/Tabs/SampleTabsWithIcons.cs b/Sample/Tabs/SampleTabsWithIcons.cs
index 33497ea..f02d9c7 100644
--- a/Sample/Tabs/SampleTabsWithIcons.cs
+++ b/Sample/Tabs/SampleTabsWithIcons.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using DK.Ostebaronen.Droid.ViewPagerIndicator.Interfaces;
 using Fragment = Android.Support.V4.App.Fragment;
 using FragmentManager = Android.Support.V4.App.FragmentManager;
+using Android.Views;
 
 namespace Sample.Tabs
 {
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
             _indicator.SetViewPager(_pager);
         }
 
-        private class GoogleMusicAdapter : TestFragmentAdapter, IIconPageAdapter 
+        private class GoogleMusicAdapter : TestFragmentAdapter, IIconPageAdapter
+        // TODO uncomment to see IIconGravityProvider effect (the icon renders on top of the tab title)
+        //, IIconGravityProvider
         {
             private static readonly string[] Content =
             {
@@ -56,6 +59,11 @@ public override int Count
             public override Fragment GetItem(int p0) { return TestFragment.NewInstance(Content[p0 % Content.Length]); }
 
             public override Java.Lang.ICharSequence GetPageTitleFormatted(int p0) { return new Java.Lang.String(Content[p0 % Content.Length].ToUpper()); }
+
+            public GravityFlags IconGravity
+            {
+                get { return GravityFlags.Top; }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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