diff --git a/KeyboardSpacer.js b/KeyboardSpacer.js
index ef0b76e..5f47de4 100644
--- a/KeyboardSpacer.js
+++ b/KeyboardSpacer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   Keyboard,
   LayoutAnimation,
   View,
+  ViewPropTypes,
   Platform,
   StyleSheet
 } from 'react-native';
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@ export default class KeyboardSpacer extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
     topSpacing: PropTypes.number,
     onToggle: PropTypes.func,
-    style: View.propTypes.style,
+    style: ViewPropTypes.style,
     animationConfig: PropTypes.object,
+    android: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export default class KeyboardSpacer extends Component {
       }
     },
     onToggle: () => null,
+    android: true,
   };
 
   constructor(props, context) {
@@ -58,10 +61,14 @@ export default class KeyboardSpacer extends Component {
   componentDidMount() {
     const updateListener = Platform.OS === 'android' ? 'keyboardDidShow' : 'keyboardWillShow';
     const resetListener = Platform.OS === 'android' ? 'keyboardDidHide' : 'keyboardWillHide';
-    this._listeners = [
-      Keyboard.addListener(updateListener, this.updateKeyboardSpace),
-      Keyboard.addListener(resetListener, this.resetKeyboardSpace)
-    ];
+    const listenAndroid = Platform.OS === 'android' && this.props.android;
+    const shouldListen = listenAndroid || Platform.OS === 'ios';
+    if (shouldListen) {
+      this._listeners = [
+        Keyboard.addListener(updateListener, this.updateKeyboardSpace),
+        Keyboard.addListener(resetListener, this.resetKeyboardSpace)
+      ];
+    }
   }
 
   componentWillUpdate(props, state) {
@@ -71,7 +78,7 @@ export default class KeyboardSpacer extends Component {
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this._listeners.forEach(listener => listener.remove());
+    this._listeners && this._listeners.forEach(listener => listener.remove());
   }
 
   updateKeyboardSpace(frames) {
@@ -93,7 +100,11 @@ export default class KeyboardSpacer extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'android' && !this.props.android) {
+      return null;
+    }
     return (
-      <View style={[styles.container, { height: this.state.keyboardSpace }, this.props.style]} />);
+      <View style={[styles.container, { height: this.state.keyboardSpace }, this.props.style]} />
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3879585..b7526af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ AppRegistry.registerComponent('DemoApp', () => DemoApp);
 | :------------ |:---------------:| :---------------:| :-----|
 | topSpacing | 0 | `number` | Add or subtract additional spacing from keyboard height |
 | animationConfig | [A default animation](https://github.com/Andr3wHur5t/react-native-keyboard-spacer/blob/expose-layout-animations/KeyboardSpacer.js#L14) | `LayoutAnimationConfig` | [LayoutAnimation](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/layoutanimation.html#content) configuration object |
+| android | true | `boolean` | Whether the keyboard should be rendered on android or not (return a view or null) |
 
 ### Properties - Methods