diff --git a/examples/components/Image/ImageExample.js b/examples/components/Image/ImageExample.js
index 9521759a..73b06a67 100644
--- a/examples/components/Image/ImageExample.js
+++ b/examples/components/Image/ImageExample.js
@@ -652,6 +652,6 @@ var styles = StyleSheet.create({
 
 examples.forEach((example) => {
   storiesOf('component: Image', module)
-    .addDecorator((renderStory) => <View>{renderStory()}</View>)
+    .addDecorator((renderStory) => <View style={{ width: '100%' }}>{renderStory()}</View>)
     .add(example.title, () => example.render())
 })
diff --git a/src/components/Image/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap b/src/components/Image/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
index ee82fe53..97577461 100644
--- a/src/components/Image/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
+++ b/src/components/Image/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
@@ -52,23 +52,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "accessibilityLabel" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "accessible" 1`] = `
@@ -125,23 +109,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "accessible" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "children" 1`] = `
@@ -198,78 +166,8 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "children" 1`] = `
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
   }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
   <div
-    className=" __style_df __style_pebn"
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "MozBoxSizing": "border-box",
-        "WebkitAlignItems": "stretch",
-        "WebkitBoxAlign": "stretch",
-        "WebkitBoxDirection": "normal",
-        "WebkitBoxOrient": "vertical",
-        "WebkitFlexBasis": "auto",
-        "WebkitFlexDirection": "column",
-        "WebkitFlexShrink": 0,
-        "alignItems": "stretch",
-        "backgroundColor": "transparent",
-        "borderBottomStyle": "solid",
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftStyle": "solid",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightStyle": "solid",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopStyle": "solid",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "bottom": "0px",
-        "boxSizing": "border-box",
-        "color": "inherit",
-        "display": null,
-        "flexBasis": "auto",
-        "flexDirection": "column",
-        "flexShrink": 0,
-        "font": "inherit",
-        "left": "0px",
-        "listStyle": "none",
-        "marginBottom": "0px",
-        "marginLeft": "0px",
-        "marginRight": "0px",
-        "marginTop": "0px",
-        "minHeight": "0px",
-        "minWidth": "0px",
-        "msFlexAlign": "stretch",
-        "msFlexDirection": "column",
-        "msFlexNegative": 0,
-        "msPreferredSize": "auto",
-        "paddingBottom": "0px",
-        "paddingLeft": "0px",
-        "paddingRight": "0px",
-        "paddingTop": "0px",
-        "pointerEvents": null,
-        "position": "absolute",
-        "right": "0px",
-        "textAlign": "inherit",
-        "textDecoration": "none",
-        "top": "0px",
-      }
-    }>
-    <div
-      className="unique" />
-  </div>
+    className="unique" />
 </div>
 `;
 
@@ -329,23 +227,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "defaultSource" does not override "height" and "w
       "textDecoration": "none",
       "width": "40px",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src="https://google.com/favicon.ico"
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "defaultSource" sets "height" and "width" styles if missing 1`] = `
@@ -404,23 +286,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "defaultSource" sets "height" and "width" styles
       "textDecoration": "none",
       "width": "20px",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src="https://google.com/favicon.ico"
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "defaultSource" sets background image when value is a string 1`] = `
@@ -477,23 +343,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "defaultSource" sets background image when value
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src="https://google.com/favicon.ico"
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "defaultSource" sets background image when value is an object 1`] = `
@@ -552,23 +402,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "defaultSource" sets background image when value
       "textDecoration": "none",
       "width": undefined,
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src="https://google.com/favicon.ico"
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "contain" 1`] = `
@@ -624,23 +458,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "contain" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "cover" 1`] = `
@@ -696,23 +514,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "cover" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "none" 1`] = `
@@ -768,23 +570,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "none" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "stretch" 1`] = `
@@ -840,23 +626,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "stretch" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "undefined" 1`] = `
@@ -912,23 +682,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "resizeMode" value "undefined" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "style" correctly supports "resizeMode" property 1`] = `
@@ -984,23 +738,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "style" correctly supports "resizeMode" property
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image prop "testID" 1`] = `
@@ -1057,23 +795,7 @@ exports[`components/Image prop "testID" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Image sets correct accessibility role" 1`] = `
@@ -1129,21 +851,5 @@ exports[`components/Image sets correct accessibility role" 1`] = `
       "textAlign": "inherit",
       "textDecoration": "none",
     }
-  }>
-  <img
-    className=""
-    src={null}
-    style={
-      Object {
-        "borderBottomWidth": "0px",
-        "borderLeftWidth": "0px",
-        "borderRightWidth": "0px",
-        "borderTopWidth": "0px",
-        "height": "auto",
-        "maxHeight": "100%",
-        "maxWidth": "100%",
-        "opacity": 0,
-      }
-    } />
-</div>
+  } />
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/Image/index.js b/src/components/Image/index.js
index a9ab17ad..828c94f0 100644
--- a/src/components/Image/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Image/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* global window */
 import applyNativeMethods from '../../modules/applyNativeMethods';
 import BaseComponentPropTypes from '../../propTypes/BaseComponentPropTypes';
-import createDOMElement from '../../modules/createDOMElement';
 import ImageResizeMode from './ImageResizeMode';
 import ImageStylePropTypes from './ImageStylePropTypes';
 import StyleSheet from '../../apis/StyleSheet';
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ class Image extends Component {
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
-    accessible: true,
     style: {}
   };
 
@@ -64,12 +62,14 @@ class Image extends Component {
     this.state = { isLoaded: false };
     const uri = resolveAssetSource(props.source);
     this._imageState = uri ? STATUS_PENDING : STATUS_IDLE;
+    this._isMounted = false;
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
     if (this._imageState === STATUS_PENDING) {
       this._createImageLoader();
     }
+    this._isMounted = true;
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class Image extends Component {
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     this._destroyImageLoader();
+    this._isMounted = false;
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -117,26 +118,16 @@ class Image extends Component {
     // View doesn't support 'resizeMode' as a style
     delete style.resizeMode;
 
-    /**
-     * The image is displayed as a background image to support `resizeMode`.
-     * The HTML image is hidden but used to provide the correct responsive
-     * image dimensions, and to support the image context menu. Child content
-     * is rendered into an element absolutely positioned over the image.
-     */
     return (
       <View
         accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
         accessibilityRole='img'
         accessible={accessible}
+        children={children}
         onLayout={onLayout}
         style={style}
         testID={testID}
-      >
-        {createDOMElement('img', { src: displayImage, style: styles.img })}
-        {children ? (
-          <View children={children} pointerEvents='box-none' style={styles.children} />
-        ) : null}
-      </View>
+      />
     );
   }
 
@@ -198,7 +189,11 @@ class Image extends Component {
     this._imageState = status;
     const isLoaded = this._imageState === STATUS_LOADED;
     if (isLoaded !== this.state.isLoaded) {
-      this.setState({ isLoaded });
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        if (this._isMounted) {
+          this.setState({ isLoaded });
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 }
@@ -209,20 +204,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     backgroundPosition: 'center',
     backgroundRepeat: 'no-repeat',
     backgroundSize: 'cover'
-  },
-  img: {
-    borderWidth: 0,
-    height: 'auto',
-    maxHeight: '100%',
-    maxWidth: '100%',
-    opacity: 0
-  },
-  children: {
-    bottom: 0,
-    left: 0,
-    position: 'absolute',
-    right: 0,
-    top: 0
   }
 });