diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/StatusBarIOSExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/StatusBarIOSExample.js
index ab649197eed994..28d5e2a7c07692 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/StatusBarIOSExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/StatusBarIOSExample.js
@@ -83,6 +83,26 @@ exports.examples = [{
       </View>
     );
   },
+}, {
+  title: 'Status Bar Network Activity Indicator',
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <TouchableHighlight style={styles.wrapper}
+          onPress={() => StatusBarIOS.setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible(true)}>
+          <View style={styles.button}>
+            <Text>setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible(true)</Text>
+          </View>
+        </TouchableHighlight>
+        <TouchableHighlight style={styles.wrapper}
+          onPress={() => StatusBarIOS.setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible(false)}>
+          <View style={styles.button}>
+            <Text>setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible(false)</Text>
+          </View>
+        </TouchableHighlight>
+      </View>
+    );
+  },
 }];
 
 var styles = StyleSheet.create({
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBarIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBarIOS.ios.js
index adfed78b7b23a5..59369ef143dd37 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBarIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBarIOS.ios.js
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ var StatusBarIOS = {
     animation = animation || 'none';
     RCTStatusBarManager.setHidden(hidden, animation);
   },
+
+  setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible(visible: boolean) {
+    RCTStatusBarManager.setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible(visible);
+  },
 };
 
 module.exports = StatusBarIOS;
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTStatusBarManager.m b/React/Modules/RCTStatusBarManager.m
index cb9ddfe690a088..bf32f835cf5d77 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTStatusBarManager.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTStatusBarManager.m
@@ -71,4 +71,9 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
   }
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible:(BOOL)visible)
+{
+  [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible:visible];
+}
+
 @end