diff --git a/Dash.js b/Dash.js
index 32ff1ec..78a66de 100644
--- a/Dash.js
+++ b/Dash.js
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ import { getDashStyle, isStyleRow } from '../util'
 
 const Dash = props => {
 	const isRow = isStyleRow(props.style)
-	const length = isRow ? props.width : props.height
-	const n = Math.ceil(length / (props.dashGap + props.dashLength))
+	let n;
+	if (props.dashCount == null) {
+		const length = isRow ? props.width : props.height
+		n = Math.ceil(length / (props.dashGap + props.dashLength))
+	} else {
+		n = props.dashCount
+	}
 	const calculatedDashStyles = getDashStyle(props)
 	let dash = []
 	for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 
 Dash.propTypes = {
 	style: ViewPropTypes.style,
+	dashCount: PropTypes.number,
 	dashGap: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
 	dashLength: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
 	dashThickness: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89cac84..d3a3330 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ npm i --save react-native-dash
 | `dashGap` | Gap between two dashes | number | `2`
 | `dashLength` | Length of each dash | number | `4`
 | `dashThickness` | Thickness of each dash | number | `2`
+| `dashCount` | The number of dashes to render | number | `undefined`
 | `dashColor` | Color of each dash | string | `black`
 | `dashStyle` | Dashes style | [View.PropTypes.Style](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/view.html#style) | {}
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 4034e31..630cac6 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 var Dash = function Dash(props) {
 	var isRow = (0, _util.isStyleRow)(props.style);
-	var length = isRow ? props.width : props.height;
-	var n = Math.ceil(length / (props.dashGap + props.dashLength));
+	var n = void 0;
+	if (props.dashCount == null) {
+		var length = isRow ? props.width : props.height;
+		n = Math.ceil(length / (props.dashGap + props.dashLength));
+	} else {
+		n = props.dashCount;
+	}
 	var calculatedDashStyles = (0, _util.getDashStyle)(props);
 	var dash = [];
 	for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ var styles = _reactNative.StyleSheet.create({
 
 Dash.propTypes = {
 	style: _reactNative.ViewPropTypes.style,
+	dashCount: _propTypes2.default.number,
 	dashGap: _propTypes2.default.number.isRequired,
 	dashLength: _propTypes2.default.number.isRequired,
 	dashThickness: _propTypes2.default.number.isRequired,
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index a234223..c7dd059 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { ViewStyle, StyleProp } from 'react-native';
 
 export interface DashProps {
+  dashCount?: number;
   dashGap: number;
   dashLength: number;
   dashThickness: number;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ea3ae58..2e85305 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-dash",
-  "version": "0.0.9",
+  "version": "0.0.11",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -2439,8 +2439,7 @@
     "js-tokens": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-3.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-mGbfOVECEw449/mWvOtlRDIJwls=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-mGbfOVECEw449/mWvOtlRDIJwls="
     },
     "js-yaml": {
       "version": "3.13.1",
@@ -2505,7 +2504,6 @@
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-lyuxPGr/Wfhrlem2CL/UcnUc1zcqKAImBDzukY7Y5F/yQiNdko6+fRLevlw1HgMySw7f611UIY408EtxRSoK3Q==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "js-tokens": "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0"
       }
@@ -2705,8 +2703,7 @@
     "object-assign": {
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-IQmtx5ZYh8/AXLvUQsrIv7s2CGM=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-IQmtx5ZYh8/AXLvUQsrIv7s2CGM="
     },
     "object-copy": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
@@ -2948,6 +2945,16 @@
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
+    "prop-types": {
+      "version": "15.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8QQikdH7//R2vurIJSutZ1smHYTcLpRWEOlHnzcWHmBYrOGUysKwSsrC89BCiFj3CbrfJ/nXFdJepOVrY1GCHQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "loose-envify": "^1.4.0",
+        "object-assign": "^4.1.1",
+        "react-is": "^16.8.1"
+      }
+    },
     "pump": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pump/-/pump-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2986,9 +2993,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "react-is": {
+      "version": "16.13.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-is/-/react-is-16.13.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GFMtL0vHkiBv9HluwNZTggSn/sCyEt9n02aM0dSAjGGyqyNlAyftYm4phPxdvCigG15JreC5biwxCgTAJZ7yAA=="
+    },
     "react-native-measureme": {
-      "version": "0.0.1",
-      "integrity": "sha1-ixxVlc27HP34W/+Y/jbTPpi2Fiw="
+      "version": "0.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-measureme/-/react-native-measureme-0.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m7Td7w1pVdIf7a3ejN7K/67AU+TtkZqTt9/ieKamirLRI3fjLToupmOKDtIOU3Y56oKojzTKz1lBbYSPN28HWA=="
     },
     "read-pkg": {
       "version": "5.2.0",