diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTAnimatedImage.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTAnimatedImage.m
index 2cabc1c648e9a3..60cdddfa4ac526 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTAnimatedImage.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTAnimatedImage.m
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ - (NSUInteger)imageLoopCountWithSource:(CGImageSourceRef)source
     NSNumber *gifLoopCount = gifProperties[(__bridge NSString *)kCGImagePropertyGIFLoopCount];
     if (gifLoopCount != nil) {
       loopCount = gifLoopCount.unsignedIntegerValue;
+      // A loop count of 1 means it should repeat twice, 2 means, thrice, etc.
+      if (loopCount != 0) {
+        loopCount++;
+      }
     }
   }
   return loopCount;