diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/BorderExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/BorderExample.js
index 1c547ea6ea21c9..2dedfdd8e6ae1d 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/BorderExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/BorderExample.js
@@ -110,8 +110,22 @@ var styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderTopLeftRadius: 10,
     borderBottomRightRadius: 20,
     borderColor: 'black',
-    elevation: 10
-  }
+    elevation: 10,
+  },
+  border11: {
+    width: 0,
+    height: 0,
+    borderStyle: 'solid',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    borderTopWidth: 50,
+    borderRightWidth: 0,
+    borderBottomWidth: 50,
+    borderLeftWidth: 100,
+    borderTopColor: 'transparent',
+    borderRightColor: 'transparent',
+    borderBottomColor: 'transparent',
+    borderLeftColor: 'red',
+  },
 });
 
 exports.title = 'Border';
@@ -209,4 +223,11 @@ exports.examples = [
       return <View style={[styles.box, styles.border10]} />;
     }
   },
+  {
+    title: 'CSS Trick - Triangle',
+    description: 'create a triangle by manipulating border colors and widths',
+    render() {
+      return <View style={[styles.border11]} />;
+    }
+  },
 ];
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java
index 742adbd84b1ba9..fd8961cb8628b6 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ private static enum BorderStyle {
   private @Nullable PathEffect mPathEffectForBorderStyle;
   private @Nullable Path mPathForBorderRadius;
   private @Nullable Path mPathForBorderRadiusOutline;
+  private @Nullable Path mPathForBorder;
   private @Nullable RectF mTempRectForBorderRadius;
   private @Nullable RectF mTempRectForBorderRadiusOutline;
   private boolean mNeedUpdatePathForBorderRadius = false;
@@ -343,30 +344,64 @@ private void drawRectangularBackgroundWithBorders(Canvas canvas) {
       int width = getBounds().width();
       int height = getBounds().height();
 
+      // If the path drawn previously is of the same color,
+      // there would be a slight white space between borders
+      // with anti-alias set to true.
+      // Therefore we need to disable anti-alias, and
+      // after drawing is done, we will re-enable it.
+
+      mPaint.setAntiAlias(false);
+
+      if (mPathForBorder == null) {
+        mPathForBorder = new Path();
+      }
+
       if (borderLeft > 0 && colorLeft != Color.TRANSPARENT) {
         mPaint.setColor(colorLeft);
-        canvas.drawRect(0, borderTop, borderLeft, height - borderBottom, mPaint);
+        mPathForBorder.reset();
+        mPathForBorder.moveTo(0, 0);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(borderLeft, borderTop);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(borderLeft, height - borderBottom);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(0, height);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(0, 0);
+        canvas.drawPath(mPathForBorder, mPaint);
       }
 
       if (borderTop > 0 && colorTop != Color.TRANSPARENT) {
         mPaint.setColor(colorTop);
-        canvas.drawRect(0, 0, width, borderTop, mPaint);
+        mPathForBorder.reset();
+        mPathForBorder.moveTo(0, 0);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(borderLeft, borderTop);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width - borderRight, borderTop);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width, 0);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(0, 0);
+        canvas.drawPath(mPathForBorder, mPaint);
       }
 
       if (borderRight > 0 && colorRight != Color.TRANSPARENT) {
         mPaint.setColor(colorRight);
-        canvas.drawRect(
-            width - borderRight,
-            borderTop,
-            width,
-            height - borderBottom,
-            mPaint);
+        mPathForBorder.reset();
+        mPathForBorder.moveTo(width, 0);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width, height);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width - borderRight, height - borderBottom);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width - borderRight, borderTop);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width, 0);
+        canvas.drawPath(mPathForBorder, mPaint);
       }
 
       if (borderBottom > 0 && colorBottom != Color.TRANSPARENT) {
         mPaint.setColor(colorBottom);
-        canvas.drawRect(0, height - borderBottom, width, height, mPaint);
+        mPathForBorder.reset();
+        mPathForBorder.moveTo(0, height);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width, height);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(width - borderRight, height - borderBottom);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(borderLeft, height - borderBottom);
+        mPathForBorder.lineTo(0, height);
+        canvas.drawPath(mPathForBorder, mPaint);
       }
+
+      // re-enable anti alias
+      mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
     }
   }