diff --git a/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js b/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js
index 4e218487c..870b31cd8 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ var Image = createReactClass({
      * See https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/image.html#blurradius
      */
     blurRadius: PropTypes.number,
+    /**
+    * See https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/image.html#defaultsource
+    */
+    defaultSource: PropTypes.number,
     /**
      * See https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/image.html#loadingindicatorsource
      */
@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ var Image = createReactClass({
 
   render: function() {
     const source = resolveAssetSource(this.props.source);
+    const defaultSource = resolveAssetSource(this.props.defaultSource);
     const loadingIndicatorSource = resolveAssetSource(
       this.props.loadingIndicatorSource,
     );
@@ -220,6 +225,12 @@ var Image = createReactClass({
       );
     }
 
+    if (this.props.defaultSource && this.props.loadingIndicatorSource) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'The <Image> component cannot have defaultSource and loadingIndicatorSource at the same time. Please use either defaultSource or loadingIndicatorSource.',
+      );
+    }
+
     if (source && (source.uri || Array.isArray(source))) {
       let style;
       let sources;
@@ -243,6 +254,9 @@ var Image = createReactClass({
         ),
         src: sources,
         headers: source.headers,
+        defaultSrc: defaultSource
+          ? defaultSource.uri
+          : null,
         loadingIndicatorSrc: loadingIndicatorSource
           ? loadingIndicatorSource.uri
           : null,
@@ -268,6 +282,7 @@ var cfg = {
   nativeOnly: {
     src: true,
     headers: true,
+    defaultSrc: true,
     loadingIndicatorSrc: true,
     shouldNotifyLoadEvents: true,
   },
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java
index 938524d30..2565e2294 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ public class ReactImageManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactImageView> {
     view.setBlurRadius(blurRadius);
   }
 
+  // In JS this is Image.props.defaultSource
+  @ReactProp(name = "defaultSrc")
+  public void setDefaultSource(ReactImageView view, @Nullable String source) {
+    view.setDefaultSource(source);
+  }
+
   // In JS this is Image.props.loadingIndicatorSource.uri
   @ReactProp(name = "loadingIndicatorSrc")
   public void setLoadingIndicatorSource(ReactImageView view, @Nullable String source) {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
index 9ab9c8884..cb294cbb9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
 
   private @Nullable ImageSource mImageSource;
   private @Nullable ImageSource mCachedImageSource;
+  private @Nullable Drawable mDefaultImageDrawable;
   private @Nullable Drawable mLoadingImageDrawable;
   private @Nullable RoundedColorDrawable mBackgroundImageDrawable;
   private int mBackgroundColor = 0x00000000;
@@ -369,6 +370,11 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     mIsDirty = true;
   }
 
+  public void setDefaultSource(@Nullable String name) {
+    mDefaultImageDrawable = ResourceDrawableIdHelper.getInstance().getResourceDrawable(getContext(), name);
+    mIsDirty = true;
+  }
+
   public void setLoadingIndicatorSource(@Nullable String name) {
     Drawable drawable = ResourceDrawableIdHelper.getInstance().getResourceDrawable(getContext(), name);
     mLoadingImageDrawable =
@@ -428,6 +434,10 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     GenericDraweeHierarchy hierarchy = getHierarchy();
     hierarchy.setActualImageScaleType(mScaleType);
 
+    if (mDefaultImageDrawable != null) {
+      hierarchy.setPlaceholderImage(mDefaultImageDrawable, ScalingUtils.ScaleType.CENTER);
+    }
+
     if (mLoadingImageDrawable != null) {
       hierarchy.setPlaceholderImage(mLoadingImageDrawable, ScalingUtils.ScaleType.CENTER);
     }