diff --git a/Classes/TiGooglemapsView.m b/Classes/TiGooglemapsView.m
index 32c3b4c..0b192ce 100644
--- a/Classes/TiGooglemapsView.m
+++ b/Classes/TiGooglemapsView.m
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ - (GMSMapView *)mapView
 {
   if (_mapView == nil) {
     _mapView = [[GMSMapView alloc] initWithFrame:[self bounds]];
+    [_mapView setMapType:kGMSTypeNormal];
     [_mapView setDelegate:self];
     [_mapView setAutoresizingMask:UIViewAutoresizingNone];
 
diff --git a/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.h b/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.h
index 42a5bb6..2274a4b 100644
--- a/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.h
+++ b/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.h
@@ -282,6 +282,14 @@
  */
 - (void)showAnnotations:(id)annotations;
 
+/**
+ *  Draws a rounded polyline between two given coordiinates
+ *
+ *  @param annotations The annotations to show.
+ *  @since 5.5.0
+ */
+- (NSDictionary *)drawRoundedPolylineBetweenCoordinates:(id)args;
+
 /**
  *  Returns all currently added annotations.
  *
diff --git a/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.m b/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.m
index 0029e08..3ac2e29 100644
--- a/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.m
+++ b/Classes/TiGooglemapsViewProxy.m
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #import "TiGooglemapsView.h"
 #import "TiUtils.h"
 #import "math.h"
+#import <GoogleMaps/GMSGeometryUtils.h>
 
 #import "GMUMarkerClustering.h"
 
@@ -781,6 +782,85 @@ - (void)showAnnotations:(id)args
   }
 }
 
+// CREDITS: https://stackoverflow.com/a/53569754/5537752
+- (NSDictionary *)drawRoundedPolylineBetweenCoordinates:(id)args
+{
+  ENSURE_UI_THREAD(drawRoundedPolylineBetweenCoordinates, args);
+  ENSURE_SINGLE_ARG(args, NSDictionary)
+
+  // Unwrap proxy values
+  NSArray<NSDictionary<NSString *, NSNumber *> *> *coordinates = args[@"coordinates"];
+  NSDictionary *options = args[@"options"] ?: @{}; // UNUSED so far
+
+  NSDictionary<NSString *, NSNumber *> *startCoordinatesDictionary = coordinates[0];
+  NSDictionary<NSString *, NSNumber *> *endCoordinatesDictionary = coordinates[1];
+
+  CLLocationDegrees startLocationLatitude = [TiUtils doubleValue:startCoordinatesDictionary[@"latitude"]];
+  CLLocationDegrees startLocationLongitude = [TiUtils doubleValue:startCoordinatesDictionary[@"longitude"]];
+  CLLocationDegrees endLocationLatitude = [TiUtils doubleValue:endCoordinatesDictionary[@"latitude"]];
+  CLLocationDegrees endLocationLongitude = [TiUtils doubleValue:endCoordinatesDictionary[@"longitude"]];
+
+  CLLocationCoordinate2D startLocation = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(startLocationLatitude, startLocationLongitude);
+  CLLocationCoordinate2D endLocation = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(endLocationLatitude, endLocationLongitude);
+
+  // Create path
+  GMSMutablePath *path = [GMSMutablePath new];
+
+  CLLocationDistance distance = GMSGeometryDistance(startLocation, endLocation);
+  CLLocationCoordinate2D midPoint = GMSGeometryInterpolate(startLocation, endLocation, 0.5);
+  
+  CLLocationDirection midToStartLocHeading = GMSGeometryHeading(midPoint, startLocation);
+
+  double controlPointAngle = 360.0 - (90.0 - midToStartLocHeading);
+  CLLocationCoordinate2D controlPoint = GMSGeometryOffset(midPoint, distance / 2.0 , controlPointAngle);
+
+  double stepper = 0.05;
+  NSMutableArray *range = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:@[]];
+  
+  for (int i = 0.0; i < 1.0; i = i + 0.05) {
+    [range addObject:@(i)];
+  }
+  
+  __block CLLocationCoordinate2D centerCoordinate;
+
+  [range enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(NSNumber *  _Nonnull obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOL * _Nonnull stop) {
+    double t = obj.doubleValue;
+    double t1 = (1.0 - t);
+    CLLocationDegrees latitude = t1 * t1 * startLocation.latitude + 2 * t1 * t * controlPoint.latitude + t * t * endLocation.latitude;
+    CLLocationDegrees longitude = t1 * t1 * startLocation.longitude + 2 * t1 * t * controlPoint.longitude + t * t * endLocation.longitude;
+    CLLocationCoordinate2D point = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(latitude, longitude);
+    
+    if (idx == floor(range.count / 2)) {
+      centerCoordinate = point;
+    }
+
+    [path addCoordinate:point];
+  }];
+  
+  // Draw polyline
+  GMSPolyline *polyline = [GMSPolyline polylineWithPath:path];
+  polyline.map = self.mapView.mapView; // Assign GMSMapView as map
+  polyline.strokeWidth = 2.0;
+
+  GMSStrokeStyle *greenToRed = [GMSStrokeStyle gradientFromColor:[UIColor clearColor] toColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
+  polyline.spans = @[[GMSStyleSpan spanWithStyle:greenToRed]];
+
+  GMSCoordinateBounds *bounds = [[GMSCoordinateBounds alloc] initWithCoordinate:startLocation coordinate:endLocation];
+  UIEdgeInsets insets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(20, 20, 20, 20);
+
+  if ([TiUtils boolValue:@"animate" properties:options]) {
+    GMSCameraPosition *camera = [self.mapView.mapView cameraForBounds:bounds insets:insets];
+    [self.mapView.mapView animateToCameraPosition:camera];
+  } else {
+    [self.mapView.mapView moveCamera:[GMSCameraUpdate fitBounds:bounds withEdgeInsets:insets]];
+  }
+
+  return @{
+    @"latitude": @(centerCoordinate.latitude),
+    @"longitude": @(centerCoordinate.longitude)
+  };
+}
+
 - (NSArray<TiGooglemapsAnnotationProxy *> *)annotations
 {
   return markers;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d540f8..3324b30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const maps = require('ti.googlemaps');
 maps.setAPIKey('<YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY>');
 ```
 
-#### Use 100 % Cross-Platform with Android
+#### Use Cross-Platform with Android
 
 If you want to use this moduel as a replacement for Ti.Map  on iOS, here is how you can have 100 % parity:
 1. Create a file called `maps.js` in `app/lib/` (Alloy) or `Resources/` (Classic) with the following content
@@ -562,6 +562,17 @@ mapView.addPolyline(polyline);
 
 You can get a list of all currently added polylines by using `mapView.polylines`;
 
+##### Rounded Polylines
+
+If you want rounded polylines (e.g. for simulating a flight direction), you can use the following method to draw the line:
+
+```js
+$.mapView.drawRoundedPolylineBetweenCoordinates({
+    coordinates: [ { latitude: 0.0, longitude: 0.0 }, { latitude: 1.0, longitude: 1.0 } ],
+    options: {} // Unused so far
+});
+```
+
 #### Polygon
 
 A polygon is a shape defined by its `points` property. It behaves similiar to a polyline, but is meant to close its area automatically and also supports the `fillColor` property.
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 8754dc2..db78f20 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # this is your module manifest and used by Titanium
 # during compilation, packaging, distribution, etc.
 #
-version: 5.4.1
+version: 5.5.0
 apiversion: 2
 architectures: armv7 arm64 i386 x86_64
 description: ti.googlemaps