diff --git a/React/React.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/React/React.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7031098d3dbaf4..2e0fab0cd92bb3 100644
--- a/React/React.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/React/React.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 		83CBBA981A6020BB00E9B192 /* RCTTouchHandler.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 83CBBA971A6020BB00E9B192 /* RCTTouchHandler.m */; };
 		83CBBACC1A6023D300E9B192 /* RCTConvert.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 83CBBACB1A6023D300E9B192 /* RCTConvert.m */; };
 		85C199EE1CD2407900DAD810 /* RCTJSCWrapper.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 85C199ED1CD2407900DAD810 /* RCTJSCWrapper.mm */; };
+		B95154321D1B34B200FE7B80 /* RCTActivityIndicatorView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B95154311D1B34B200FE7B80 /* RCTActivityIndicatorView.m */; };
 		E9B20B7B1B500126007A2DA7 /* RCTAccessibilityManager.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E9B20B7A1B500126007A2DA7 /* RCTAccessibilityManager.m */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
@@ -306,6 +307,8 @@
 		85C199EC1CD2407900DAD810 /* RCTJSCWrapper.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTJSCWrapper.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		85C199ED1CD2407900DAD810 /* RCTJSCWrapper.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; fileEncoding = 4; path = RCTJSCWrapper.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		ACDD3FDA1BC7430D00E7DE33 /* RCTBorderStyle.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTBorderStyle.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		B95154301D1B34B200FE7B80 /* RCTActivityIndicatorView.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTActivityIndicatorView.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		B95154311D1B34B200FE7B80 /* RCTActivityIndicatorView.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTActivityIndicatorView.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E3BBC8EB1ADE6F47001BBD81 /* RCTTextDecorationLineType.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTTextDecorationLineType.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E9B20B791B500126007A2DA7 /* RCTAccessibilityManager.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTAccessibilityManager.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E9B20B7A1B500126007A2DA7 /* RCTAccessibilityManager.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTAccessibilityManager.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -382,6 +385,8 @@
 		13B07FF31A6947C200A75B9A /* Views */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				B95154301D1B34B200FE7B80 /* RCTActivityIndicatorView.h */,
+				B95154311D1B34B200FE7B80 /* RCTActivityIndicatorView.m */,
 				13B080181A69489C00A75B9A /* RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager.h */,
 				13B080191A69489C00A75B9A /* RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager.m */,
 				13442BF21AA90E0B0037E5B0 /* RCTAnimationType.h */,
@@ -756,6 +761,7 @@
 				58114A171AAE854800E7D092 /* RCTPickerManager.m in Sources */,
 				191E3EBE1C29D9AF00C180A6 /* RCTRefreshControlManager.m in Sources */,
 				68EFE4EE1CF6EB3900A1DE13 /* RCTBundleURLProvider.m in Sources */,
+				B95154321D1B34B200FE7B80 /* RCTActivityIndicatorView.m in Sources */,
 				13B0801A1A69489C00A75B9A /* RCTNavigator.m in Sources */,
 				137327E71AA5CF210034F82E /* RCTTabBar.m in Sources */,
 				13F17A851B8493E5007D4C75 /* RCTRedBox.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorView.h b/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorView.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ae802a448efb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorView.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+@interface RCTActivityIndicatorView : UIActivityIndicatorView
+@end
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorView.m b/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorView.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..29ce6dbc3fa990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorView.m
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#import "RCTActivityIndicatorView.h"
+
+@implementation RCTActivityIndicatorView {
+}
+
+- (void)setHidden:(BOOL)hidden
+{
+  if ([self hidesWhenStopped] && ![self isAnimating]) {
+    [super setHidden: YES];
+  } else {
+    [super setHidden: hidden];
+  }
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager.m b/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager.m
index 2a7cadf35bcdf9..63e227f27bc218 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager.m
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 #import "RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager.h"
-
+#import "RCTActivityIndicatorView.h"
 #import "RCTConvert.h"
 
 @implementation RCTConvert (UIActivityIndicatorView)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ @implementation RCTActivityIndicatorViewManager
 
 - (UIView *)view
 {
-  return [UIActivityIndicatorView new];
+  return [RCTActivityIndicatorView new];
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(color, UIColor)