diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/__tests__/index-test.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/__tests__/index-test.js
index 17b7718b..c7f81d9b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ import Image from '../';
 import ImageLoader from '../../../modules/ImageLoader';
 import ImageUriCache from '../ImageUriCache';
 import React from 'react';
+import StyleSheet from '../../StyleSheet';
 import { mount, shallow } from 'enzyme';
 
 const originalImage = window.Image;
 
+const findImageSurfaceStyle = wrapper => StyleSheet.flatten(wrapper.childAt(0).prop('style'));
+
 describe('components/Image', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     window.Image = jest.fn(() => ({}));
@@ -37,14 +40,14 @@ describe('components/Image', () => {
     test('sets background image when value is an object', () => {
       const defaultSource = { uri: 'https://google.com/favicon.ico' };
       const component = shallow(<Image defaultSource={defaultSource} />);
-      expect(component.prop('style').backgroundImage).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(findImageSurfaceStyle(component).backgroundImage).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     test('sets background image when value is a string', () => {
       // emulate require-ed asset
       const defaultSource = 'https://google.com/favicon.ico';
       const component = shallow(<Image defaultSource={defaultSource} />);
-      expect(component.prop('style').backgroundImage).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(findImageSurfaceStyle(component).backgroundImage).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     test('sets "height" and "width" styles if missing', () => {
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ describe('components/Image', () => {
         width: 20
       };
       const component = shallow(<Image defaultSource={defaultSource} />);
-      const { height, width } = component.prop('style');
+      const { height, width } = StyleSheet.flatten(component.prop('style'));
       expect(height).toBe(10);
       expect(width).toBe(20);
     });
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ describe('components/Image', () => {
       const component = shallow(
         <Image defaultSource={defaultSource} style={{ height: 20, width: 40 }} />
       );
-      const { height, width } = component.prop('style');
+      const { height, width } = StyleSheet.flatten(component.prop('style'));
       expect(height).toBe(20);
       expect(width).toBe(40);
     });
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ describe('components/Image', () => {
     ].forEach(resizeMode => {
       test(`value "${resizeMode}"`, () => {
         const component = shallow(<Image resizeMode={resizeMode} />);
-        expect(component.prop('style').backgroundSize).toMatchSnapshot();
+        expect(findImageSurfaceStyle(component).backgroundSize).toMatchSnapshot();
       });
     });
   });
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ describe('components/Image', () => {
   describe('prop "style"', () => {
     test('correctly supports "resizeMode" property', () => {
       const component = shallow(<Image style={{ resizeMode: Image.resizeMode.contain }} />);
-      expect(component.prop('style').backgroundSize).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(findImageSurfaceStyle(component).backgroundSize).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     test('removes other unsupported View styles', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/index.js
index 8b488c98..8e4216b5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Image/index.js
@@ -188,37 +188,6 @@ class Image extends Component<*, State> {
       ...other
     } = this.props;
 
-    const displayImage = resolveAssetUri(shouldDisplaySource ? source : defaultSource);
-    const imageSizeStyle = resolveAssetDimensions(shouldDisplaySource ? source : defaultSource);
-    const backgroundImage = displayImage ? `url("${displayImage}")` : null;
-    const originalStyle = StyleSheet.flatten(this.props.style);
-    const finalResizeMode = resizeMode || originalStyle.resizeMode || ImageResizeMode.cover;
-
-    const style = StyleSheet.flatten([
-      styles.initial,
-      imageSizeStyle,
-      originalStyle,
-      resizeModeStyles[finalResizeMode],
-      this.context.isInAParentText && styles.inline,
-      backgroundImage && { backgroundImage }
-    ]);
-    // View doesn't support these styles
-    delete style.overlayColor;
-    delete style.resizeMode;
-    delete style.tintColor;
-
-    // Allows users to trigger the browser's image context menu
-    const hiddenImage = displayImage
-      ? createElement('img', {
-          alt: accessibilityLabel || '',
-          decode: 'async',
-          draggable: draggable || false,
-          ref: this._setImageRef,
-          src: displayImage,
-          style: styles.img
-        })
-      : null;
-
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
       if (this.props.src) {
         console.warn('The <Image> component requires a `source` property rather than `src`.');
@@ -231,15 +200,49 @@ class Image extends Component<*, State> {
       }
     }
 
+    const selectedSource = shouldDisplaySource ? source : defaultSource;
+    const displayImageUri = resolveAssetUri(selectedSource);
+    const imageSizeStyle = resolveAssetDimensions(selectedSource);
+    const backgroundImage = displayImageUri ? `url("${displayImageUri}")` : null;
+    const flatStyle = { ...StyleSheet.flatten(this.props.style) };
+    const finalResizeMode = resizeMode || flatStyle.resizeMode || ImageResizeMode.cover;
+    // View doesn't support these styles
+    delete flatStyle.overlayColor;
+    delete flatStyle.resizeMode;
+    delete flatStyle.tintColor;
+
+    // Accessibility image allows users to trigger the browser's image context menu
+    const hiddenImage = displayImageUri
+      ? createElement('img', {
+          alt: accessibilityLabel || '',
+          draggable: draggable || false,
+          ref: this._setImageRef,
+          src: displayImageUri,
+          style: styles.accessibilityImage
+        })
+      : null;
+
     return (
       <View
         {...other}
         accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
         accessible={accessible}
         onLayout={onLayout}
-        style={style}
+        style={[
+          styles.root,
+          this.context.isInAParentText && styles.inline,
+          imageSizeStyle,
+          flatStyle
+        ]}
         testID={testID}
       >
+        <View
+          style={[
+            styles.image,
+            resizeModeStyles[finalResizeMode],
+            backgroundImage && { backgroundImage }
+          ]}
+        />
         {hiddenImage}
       </View>
     );
@@ -317,17 +320,25 @@ class Image extends Component<*, State> {
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  initial: {
-    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-    backgroundPosition: 'center',
-    backgroundRepeat: 'no-repeat',
-    backgroundSize: 'cover',
+  root: {
+    flexBasis: 'auto',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
     zIndex: 0
   },
   inline: {
     display: 'inline-flex'
   },
-  img: {
+  image: {
+    ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+    backgroundPosition: 'center',
+    backgroundRepeat: 'no-repeat',
+    backgroundSize: 'cover',
+    height: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
+    zIndex: -1
+  },
+  accessibilityImage: {
     ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
     height: '100%',
     opacity: 0,
@@ -338,8 +349,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 
 const resizeModeStyles = StyleSheet.create({
   center: {
-    backgroundSize: 'auto',
-    backgroundPosition: 'center'
+    backgroundSize: 'auto'
   },
   contain: {
     backgroundSize: 'contain'
@@ -348,11 +358,13 @@ const resizeModeStyles = StyleSheet.create({
     backgroundSize: 'cover'
   },
   none: {
+    backgroundPosition: '0 0',
     backgroundSize: 'auto'
   },
   repeat: {
-    backgroundSize: 'auto',
-    backgroundRepeat: 'repeat'
+    backgroundPosition: '0 0',
+    backgroundRepeat: 'repeat',
+    backgroundSize: 'auto'
   },
   stretch: {
     backgroundSize: '100% 100%'