diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 789d551..52dde06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Subtitle is only available on iOS 15+.
 
 System icon refers to an icon name within [SF Symbols](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/sf-symbols/overview/) on IOS and Drawable name on Android.
 
-Destructive items are rendered in red on iOS, and unchanged on Android.
+Destructive items are rendered in red.
 
 Selected items have a checkmark next to them on iOS, and unchanged on Android.
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/mpiannucci/reactnativecontextmenu/ContextMenuView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/mpiannucci/reactnativecontextmenu/ContextMenuView.java
index b90c7cd..f67b7d6 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/mpiannucci/reactnativecontextmenu/ContextMenuView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/mpiannucci/reactnativecontextmenu/ContextMenuView.java
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package com.mpiannucci.reactnativecontextmenu;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.gesture.Gesture;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.text.SpannableString;
+import android.text.Spanned;
+import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.GestureDetector;
 import android.view.Menu;
@@ -103,10 +108,19 @@ public void setActions(@Nullable ReadableArray actions) {
         for (int i = 0; i < actions.size(); i++) {
             ReadableMap action = actions.getMap(i);
             @Nullable Drawable systemIcon = getResourceWithName(getContext(), action.getString("systemIcon"));
+            String title = action.getString("title");
             int order = i;
-            menu.add(Menu.NONE, Menu.NONE, order, action.getString("title"));
+            menu.add(Menu.NONE, Menu.NONE, order, title);
             menu.getItem(i).setEnabled(!action.hasKey("disabled") || !action.getBoolean("disabled"));
             menu.getItem(i).setIcon(systemIcon);
+            if (action.hasKey("destructive") && action.getBoolean("destructive")) {
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+                    menu.getItem(i).setIconTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.RED));
+                }
+                SpannableString redTitle = new SpannableString(title);
+                redTitle.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.RED), 0, title.length(), Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+                menu.getItem(i).setTitle(redTitle);
+            }
         }
     }