diff --git a/Libraries/CustomComponents/ListView/ListView.js b/Libraries/CustomComponents/ListView/ListView.js
index 834de83a0..98cf211d0 100644
--- a/Libraries/CustomComponents/ListView/ListView.js
+++ b/Libraries/CustomComponents/ListView/ListView.js
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ var ListView = React.createClass({
     if (!props.scrollEventThrottle) {
       props.scrollEventThrottle = DEFAULT_SCROLL_CALLBACK_THROTTLE;
     }
+    if (props.removeClippedSubviews === undefined) {
+      props.removeClippedSubviews = true;
+    }
     Object.assign(props, {
       onScroll: this._onScroll,
       stickyHeaderIndices: sectionHeaderIndices,