diff --git a/ReactSlider.java b/ReactSlider.java
index eddc724..aefbeac 100644
--- a/ReactSlider.java
+++ b/ReactSlider.java
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatSeekBar;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
-import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  * <p>Note that the slider is _not_ a controlled component (setValue isn't called during dragging).
  */
-public class ReactSlider extends SeekBar {
+public class ReactSlider extends AppCompatSeekBar {
 
   /**
    * If step is 0 (unset) we default to this total number of steps. Don't use 100 which leads to