diff --git a/src/views/Header.js b/src/views/Header.js
index 38ae995..e0a34b6 100644
--- a/src/views/Header.js
+++ b/src/views/Header.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type HeaderState = {
 
 const APPBAR_HEIGHT = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 44 : 56;
 const STATUSBAR_HEIGHT = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 20 : 0;
+const TITLE_OFFSET = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 70 : 40;
 
 class Header extends React.PureComponent<void, HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
 
@@ -121,8 +122,23 @@ class Header extends React.PureComponent<void, HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
     const titleStyle = this._getHeaderTitleStyle(props.navigation);
     const color = this._getHeaderTintColor(props.navigation);
     const title = this._getHeaderTitle(props.navigation);
+
+    // On iOS, width of left/right components depends on the calculated
+    // size of the title.
+    const onLayoutIOS = Platform.OS === 'ios'
+      ? (e: LayoutEvent) => {
+        this.setState({
+          widths: {
+            ...this.state.widths,
+            [props.key]: e.nativeEvent.layout.width,
+          },
+        });
+      }
+      : undefined;
+
     return (
       <HeaderTitle
+        onLayout={onLayoutIOS}
         style={[color ? { color } : null, titleStyle]}
       >
         {title}
@@ -140,11 +156,15 @@ class Header extends React.PureComponent<void, HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
       state: props.scenes[props.scene.index - 1].route,
     });
     const backButtonTitle = this._getBackButtonTitle(previousNavigation);
+    const width = this.state.widths[props.key]
+      ? (props.layout.initWidth - this.state.widths[props.key]) / 2
+      : undefined;
     return (
       <HeaderBackButton
         onPress={props.onNavigateBack}
         tintColor={tintColor}
         title={backButtonTitle}
+        width={width}
       />
     );
   };
@@ -161,9 +181,20 @@ class Header extends React.PureComponent<void, HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
     );
   }
 
-  _renderTitle(props: NavigationSceneRendererProps): ?React.Element<*> {
+  _renderTitle(props: NavigationSceneRendererProps, options: *): ?React.Element<*> {
+    const style = {};
+
+    if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+      if (!options.hasLeftComponent) {
+        style.left = 0;
+      }
+      if (!options.hasRightComponent) {
+        style.right = 0;
+      }
+    }
+
     return this._renderSubView(
-      props,
+      { ...props, style },
       'title',
       this.props.renderTitleComponent,
       this._renderTitleComponent,
@@ -216,36 +247,20 @@ class Header extends React.PureComponent<void, HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
       subView = defaultRenderer(subViewProps);
     }
 
+    if (subView === null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     const pointerEvents = offset !== 0 || isStale ? 'none' : 'box-none';
 
-    // On iOS, width of left/right components depends on the calculated
-    // size of the title.
-    const onLayoutIOS = Platform.OS === 'ios' && name === 'title'
-      ? (e: LayoutEvent) => {
-        this.setState({
-          widths: {
-            ...this.state.widths,
-            [key]: e.nativeEvent.layout.width,
-          },
-        });
-      }
-      : undefined;
-
-    const titleWidth = name === 'left' || name === 'right'
-      ? this.state.widths[key]
-      : undefined;
-
     return (
       <Animated.View
         pointerEvents={pointerEvents}
-        onLayout={onLayoutIOS}
         key={`${name}_${key}`}
         style={[
-          titleWidth && {
-            width: (props.layout.initWidth - titleWidth) / 2,
-          },
           styles.item,
           styles[name],
+          props.style,
           styleInterpolator(props),
         ]}
       >
@@ -257,15 +272,18 @@ class Header extends React.PureComponent<void, HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
   _renderHeader(props: NavigationSceneRendererProps): React.Element<*> {
     const left = this._renderLeft(props);
     const right = this._renderRight(props);
-    const title = this._renderTitle(props);
+    const title = this._renderTitle(props, {
+      hasLeftComponent: !!left,
+      hasRightComponent: !!right,
+    });
 
     return (
       <View
         style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, styles.header]}
         key={`scene_${props.scene.key}`}
       >
-        {left}
         {title}
+        {left}
         {right}
       </View>
     );
@@ -289,7 +307,7 @@ class Header extends React.PureComponent<void, HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
       appBar = scenesProps.map(this._renderHeader, this);
     } else {
       appBar = this._renderHeader({
-        ...this.props,
+        ...NavigationPropTypes.extractSceneRendererProps(this.props),
         position: new Animated.Value(this.props.scene.index),
         progress: new Animated.Value(0),
       });
@@ -329,19 +347,30 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
   item: {
     justifyContent: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
     backgroundColor: 'transparent',
   },
-  title: Platform.OS === 'android'
-    ? {
-      flex: 1,
-      alignItems: 'flex-start',
-    }
-    : {},
+  title: {
+    bottom: 0,
+    left: TITLE_OFFSET,
+    right: TITLE_OFFSET,
+    top: 0,
+    position: 'absolute',
+    alignItems: Platform.OS === 'android'
+      ? 'flex-start'
+      : 'center',
+  },
   left: {
-    alignItems: 'flex-start',
+    left: 0,
+    bottom: 0,
+    top: 0,
+    position: 'absolute',
   },
   right: {
-    alignItems: 'flex-end',
+    right: 0,
+    bottom: 0,
+    top: 0,
+    position: 'absolute',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/views/HeaderBackButton.js b/src/views/HeaderBackButton.js
index d375fdc..2bf8c04 100644
--- a/src/views/HeaderBackButton.js
+++ b/src/views/HeaderBackButton.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Props = {
   title?: ?string,
   tintColor?: ?string,
   truncatedTitle?: ?string,
+  width?: ?number,
 };
 
 type DefaultProps = {
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ type DefaultProps = {
 };
 
 type State = {
-  containerWidth?: number,
   initialTextWidth?: number,
 };
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class HeaderBackButton extends React.PureComponent<DefaultProps, Props, State> {
     title: PropTypes.string,
     tintColor: PropTypes.string,
     truncatedTitle: PropTypes.string,
+    width: PropTypes.number,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -48,15 +49,6 @@ class HeaderBackButton extends React.PureComponent<DefaultProps, Props, State> {
 
   state = {};
 
-  _onContainerLayout = (e: LayoutEvent) => {
-    if (Platform.OS !== 'ios') {
-      return;
-    }
-    this.setState({
-      containerWidth: e.nativeEvent.layout.width,
-    });
-  };
-
   _onTextLayout = (e: LayoutEvent) => {
     if (this.state.initialTextWidth) {
       return;
@@ -67,10 +59,10 @@ class HeaderBackButton extends React.PureComponent<DefaultProps, Props, State> {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { onPress, title, tintColor, truncatedTitle } = this.props;
+    const { onPress, width, title, tintColor, truncatedTitle } = this.props;
 
-    const renderTruncated = this.state.containerWidth && this.state.initialTextWidth
-      ? this.state.containerWidth < this.state.initialTextWidth
+    const renderTruncated = this.state.initialTextWidth && width
+      ? this.state.initialTextWidth > width
       : false;
 
     return (
@@ -80,10 +72,7 @@ class HeaderBackButton extends React.PureComponent<DefaultProps, Props, State> {
         style={styles.container}
         borderless
       >
-        <View
-          onLayout={this._onContainerLayout}
-          style={styles.container}
-        >
+        <View style={styles.container}>
           <Image
             style={[
               styles.icon,
@@ -94,7 +83,6 @@ class HeaderBackButton extends React.PureComponent<DefaultProps, Props, State> {
           />
           {Platform.OS === 'ios' && title && (
             <Text
-              ellipsizeMode="middle"
               onLayout={this._onTextLayout}
               style={[styles.title, { color: tintColor }]}
               numberOfLines={1}