diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerIntegrationTests/ReferenceImages/Examples-UIExplorer-js-UIExplorerApp.ios/testTabBarExample_1-iOS10@2x.png b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerIntegrationTests/ReferenceImages/Examples-UIExplorer-js-UIExplorerApp.ios/testTabBarExample_1-iOS10@2x.png
index 4bef6cb3b..76a0324a8 100644
Binary files a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerIntegrationTests/ReferenceImages/Examples-UIExplorer-js-UIExplorerApp.ios/testTabBarExample_1-iOS10@2x.png and b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerIntegrationTests/ReferenceImages/Examples-UIExplorer-js-UIExplorerApp.ios/testTabBarExample_1-iOS10@2x.png differ
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TabBarIOSExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TabBarIOSExample.js
index 242124daa..5bb746260 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TabBarIOSExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TabBarIOSExample.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class TabBarExample extends React.Component {
       <TabBarIOS
         unselectedTintColor="yellow"
         tintColor="white"
+        unselectedItemTintColor="red"
         barTintColor="darkslateblue">
         <TabBarIOS.Item
           title="Blue Tab"
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
index be374d346..283e9928f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class TabBarIOS extends React.Component {
     style?: $FlowFixMe,
     unselectedTintColor?: $FlowFixMe,
     tintColor?: $FlowFixMe,
+    unselectedItemTintColor?: $FlowFixMe,
     barTintColor?: $FlowFixMe,
     translucent?: boolean,
     itemPositioning?: 'fill' | 'center' | 'auto',
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ class TabBarIOS extends React.Component {
      * Color of the currently selected tab icon
      */
     tintColor: ColorPropType,
+    /**
+     * Color of unselected tab icons. Available since iOS 10.
+     */
+    unselectedItemTintColor: ColorPropType,
     /**
      * Background color of the tab bar
      */
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ class TabBarIOS extends React.Component {
       <RCTTabBar
         style={[styles.tabGroup, this.props.style]}
         unselectedTintColor={this.props.unselectedTintColor}
+        unselectedItemTintColor={this.props.unselectedItemTintColor}
         tintColor={this.props.tintColor}
         barTintColor={this.props.barTintColor}
         itemPositioning={this.props.itemPositioning}
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
index 581277a72..1e599d3e5 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   _tabController.tabBar.translucent = translucent;
 }
 
+- (void)setUnselectedItemTintColor:(UIColor *)unselectedItemTintColor {
+#if defined(__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED) && __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= __IPHONE_10_0
+  if ([_tabController.tabBar respondsToSelector:@selector(unselectedItemTintColor)]) {
+    _tabController.tabBar.unselectedItemTintColor = unselectedItemTintColor;
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
 - (UITabBarItemPositioning)itemPositoning
 {
 #if TARGET_OS_TV
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
index 582c1e6fc..833f75662 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(tintColor, UIColor)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(barTintColor, UIColor)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(translucent, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(itemPositioning, UITabBarItemPositioning)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(unselectedItemTintColor, UIColor)
 
 @end