diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabricHostConfig.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabricHostConfig.js
index 8e8b806ad2981..bc673062307f4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabricHostConfig.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabricHostConfig.js
@@ -119,13 +119,36 @@ class ReactFabricHostComponent {
   }
 
   measureLayout(
-    relativeToNativeNode: number,
+    relativeToNativeNode: number | Object,
     onSuccess: MeasureLayoutOnSuccessCallback,
     onFail: () => void /* currently unused */,
   ) {
+    let relativeNode;
+
+    if (typeof relativeToNativeNode === 'number') {
+      // Already a node handle
+      relativeNode = relativeToNativeNode;
+    } else if (relativeToNativeNode._nativeTag) {
+      relativeNode = relativeToNativeNode._nativeTag;
+    } else if (
+      relativeToNativeNode.canonical &&
+      relativeToNativeNode.canonical._nativeTag
+    ) {
+      relativeNode = relativeToNativeNode.canonical._nativeTag;
+    }
+
+    if (relativeNode == null) {
+      warningWithoutStack(
+        false,
+        'Warning: ref.measureLayout must be called with a node handle or a ref to a native component.',
+      );
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     UIManager.measureLayout(
       this._nativeTag,
-      relativeToNativeNode,
+      relativeNode,
       mountSafeCallback_NOT_REALLY_SAFE(this, onFail),
       mountSafeCallback_NOT_REALLY_SAFE(this, onSuccess),
     );
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeFiberHostComponent.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeFiberHostComponent.js
index af75b088d5af0..629816fef1c53 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeFiberHostComponent.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeFiberHostComponent.js
@@ -70,13 +70,36 @@ class ReactNativeFiberHostComponent {
   }
 
   measureLayout(
-    relativeToNativeNode: number,
+    relativeToNativeNode: number | Object,
     onSuccess: MeasureLayoutOnSuccessCallback,
     onFail: () => void /* currently unused */,
   ) {
+    let relativeNode;
+
+    if (typeof relativeToNativeNode === 'number') {
+      // Already a node handle
+      relativeNode = relativeToNativeNode;
+    } else if (relativeToNativeNode._nativeTag) {
+      relativeNode = relativeToNativeNode._nativeTag;
+    } else if (
+      relativeToNativeNode.canonical &&
+      relativeToNativeNode.canonical._nativeTag
+    ) {
+      relativeNode = relativeToNativeNode.canonical._nativeTag;
+    }
+
+    if (relativeNode == null) {
+      warningWithoutStack(
+        false,
+        'Warning: ref.measureLayout must be called with a node handle or a ref to a native component.',
+      );
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     UIManager.measureLayout(
       this._nativeTag,
-      relativeToNativeNode,
+      relativeNode,
       mountSafeCallback_NOT_REALLY_SAFE(this, onFail),
       mountSafeCallback_NOT_REALLY_SAFE(this, onSuccess),
     );
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__mocks__/UIManager.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__mocks__/UIManager.js
index afc6908d5585e..2905761af0560 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__mocks__/UIManager.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__mocks__/UIManager.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ const RCTUIManager = {
     views.get(parentTag).children.forEach(tag => removeChild(parentTag, tag));
   }),
   replaceExistingNonRootView: jest.fn(),
+  measureLayout: jest.fn(),
   __takeSnapshot: jest.fn(),
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
index 4244b7c51988f..9ec320ad74e6b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
@@ -302,6 +302,61 @@ describe('ReactFabric', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should support ref in ref.measureLayout', () => {
+    const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
+      validAttributes: {foo: true},
+      uiViewClassName: 'RCTView',
+    }));
+
+    [View].forEach(Component => {
+      UIManager.measureLayout.mockReset();
+
+      let viewRef;
+      let otherRef;
+      ReactFabric.render(
+        <Component>
+          <Component
+            foo="bar"
+            ref={ref => {
+              viewRef = ref;
+            }}
+          />
+          <View
+            ref={ref => {
+              otherRef = ref;
+            }}
+          />
+        </Component>,
+        11,
+      );
+
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).not.toBeCalled();
+
+      const successCallback = jest.fn();
+      const failureCallback = jest.fn();
+      viewRef.measureLayout(otherRef, successCallback, failureCallback);
+
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.any(Number),
+        expect.any(Number),
+        expect.any(Function),
+        expect.any(Function),
+      );
+
+      const args = UIManager.measureLayout.mock.calls[0];
+      expect(args[0]).not.toEqual(args[1]);
+      expect(successCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      expect(failureCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      args[2]('fail');
+      expect(failureCallback).toBeCalledWith('fail');
+
+      expect(successCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      args[3]('success');
+      expect(successCallback).toBeCalledWith('success');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('returns the correct instance and calls it in the callback', () => {
     const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
       validAttributes: {foo: true},
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js
index 47065e794d320..fed124ed8afa0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js
@@ -249,6 +249,133 @@ describe('ReactNative', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should support reactTag in ref.measureLayout', () => {
+    const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
+      validAttributes: {foo: true},
+      uiViewClassName: 'RCTView',
+    }));
+
+    class Subclass extends ReactNative.NativeComponent {
+      render() {
+        return <View>{this.props.children}</View>;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const CreateClass = createReactClass({
+      mixins: [NativeMethodsMixin],
+      render() {
+        return <View>{this.props.children}</View>;
+      },
+    });
+
+    [View, Subclass, CreateClass].forEach(Component => {
+      UIManager.measureLayout.mockReset();
+
+      let viewRef;
+      let otherRef;
+      ReactNative.render(
+        <Component>
+          <Component
+            foo="bar"
+            ref={ref => {
+              viewRef = ref;
+            }}
+          />
+          <Component
+            ref={ref => {
+              otherRef = ref;
+            }}
+          />
+        </Component>,
+        11,
+      );
+
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).not.toBeCalled();
+
+      const successCallback = jest.fn();
+      const failureCallback = jest.fn();
+      viewRef.measureLayout(
+        ReactNative.findNodeHandle(otherRef),
+        successCallback,
+        failureCallback,
+      );
+
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.any(Number),
+        expect.any(Number),
+        expect.any(Function),
+        expect.any(Function),
+      );
+
+      const args = UIManager.measureLayout.mock.calls[0];
+      expect(args[0]).not.toEqual(args[1]);
+      expect(successCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      expect(failureCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      args[2]('fail');
+      expect(failureCallback).toBeCalledWith('fail');
+
+      expect(successCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      args[3]('success');
+      expect(successCallback).toBeCalledWith('success');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should support ref in ref.measureLayout of host components', () => {
+    const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
+      validAttributes: {foo: true},
+      uiViewClassName: 'RCTView',
+    }));
+
+    [View].forEach(Component => {
+      UIManager.measureLayout.mockReset();
+
+      let viewRef;
+      let otherRef;
+      ReactNative.render(
+        <Component>
+          <Component
+            foo="bar"
+            ref={ref => {
+              viewRef = ref;
+            }}
+          />
+          <View
+            ref={ref => {
+              otherRef = ref;
+            }}
+          />
+        </Component>,
+        11,
+      );
+
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).not.toBeCalled();
+
+      const successCallback = jest.fn();
+      const failureCallback = jest.fn();
+      viewRef.measureLayout(otherRef, successCallback, failureCallback);
+
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(UIManager.measureLayout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.any(Number),
+        expect.any(Number),
+        expect.any(Function),
+        expect.any(Function),
+      );
+
+      const args = UIManager.measureLayout.mock.calls[0];
+      expect(args[0]).not.toEqual(args[1]);
+      expect(successCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      expect(failureCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      args[2]('fail');
+      expect(failureCallback).toBeCalledWith('fail');
+
+      expect(successCallback).not.toBeCalled();
+      args[3]('success');
+      expect(successCallback).toBeCalledWith('success');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('returns the correct instance and calls it in the callback', () => {
     const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
       validAttributes: {foo: true},