diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImage.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImage.java
index 4d3de822c..03f5f28d4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImage.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImage.java
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ package com.facebook.react.flat;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+
 import com.facebook.drawee.drawable.ScalingUtils.ScaleType;
-import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequest;
 
 /**
  * Common interface for DrawImageWithPipeline and DrawImageWithDrawee.
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequest;
   boolean hasImageRequest();
 
   /**
-   * Assigns a new image request to the DrawImage, or null to clear the image request.
+   * Assigns a new image source to the DrawImage, or null to clear the image request.
    */
-  void setImageRequest(@Nullable ImageRequest imageRequest);
+  void setSource(Context context, @Nullable String source);
 
   /**
    * Assigns a tint color to apply to the image drawn.
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithDrawee.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithDrawee.java
index 61695751d..1f2b5a3b5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithDrawee.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithDrawee.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package com.facebook.react.flat;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter;
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactImageView;
 /* package */ final class DrawImageWithDrawee extends AbstractDrawCommand
     implements DrawImage, ControllerListener {
 
+  private @Nullable String mSource;
+  private @Nullable Context mContext;
   private @Nullable DraweeRequestHelper mRequestHelper;
   private @Nullable PorterDuffColorFilter mColorFilter;
   private ScaleType mScaleType = ImageResizeMode.defaultValue();
@@ -45,16 +48,13 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactImageView;
 
   @Override
   public boolean hasImageRequest() {
-    return mRequestHelper != null;
+    return mSource != null;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void setImageRequest(@Nullable ImageRequest imageRequest) {
-    if (imageRequest == null) {
-      mRequestHelper = null;
-    } else {
-      mRequestHelper = new DraweeRequestHelper(imageRequest, this);
-    }
+  public void setSource(Context context, @Nullable String source) {
+    mSource = source;
+    mContext = context;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -199,6 +199,26 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactImageView;
   public void onRelease(String id) {
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected void onBoundsChanged() {
+    super.onBoundsChanged();
+    maybeComputeRequestHelper();
+  }
+
+  private void maybeComputeRequestHelper() {
+    if (mRequestHelper != null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (mSource == null) {
+      mRequestHelper = null;
+      return;
+    }
+    ImageRequest imageRequest =
+        ImageRequestHelper.createImageRequest(Assertions.assertNotNull(mContext), mSource);
+    mRequestHelper = new DraweeRequestHelper(Assertions.assertNotNull(imageRequest), this);
+  }
+
   private boolean shouldDisplayBorder() {
     return mBorderColor != 0 || mBorderRadius >= 0.5f;
   }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithPipeline.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithPipeline.java
index f54b9c683..7da5e4d33 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithPipeline.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/DrawImageWithPipeline.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package com.facebook.react.flat;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.BitmapShader;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactImageView;
   private static final Paint PAINT = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG | Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG);
   private static final int BORDER_BITMAP_PATH_DIRTY = 1 << 1;
 
+  private @Nullable String mSource;
+  private @Nullable Context mContext;
   private final Matrix mTransform = new Matrix();
   private ScaleType mScaleType = ImageResizeMode.defaultValue();
   private @Nullable PipelineRequestHelper mRequestHelper;
@@ -58,14 +61,10 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactImageView;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void setImageRequest(@Nullable ImageRequest imageRequest) {
+  public void setSource(Context context, @Nullable String source) {
+    mSource = source;
+    mContext = context;
     mBitmapShader = null;
-
-    if (imageRequest == null) {
-      mRequestHelper = null;
-    } else {
-      mRequestHelper = new PipelineRequestHelper(imageRequest);
-    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -184,6 +183,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactImageView;
   protected void onBoundsChanged() {
     super.onBoundsChanged();
     setFlag(BORDER_BITMAP_PATH_DIRTY);
+    maybeComputeRequestHelper();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactImageView;
     }
   }
 
+  private void maybeComputeRequestHelper() {
+    if (mRequestHelper == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (mSource == null) {
+      mRequestHelper = null;
+      return;
+    }
+    ImageRequest imageRequest =
+        ImageRequestHelper.createImageRequest(Assertions.assertNotNull(mContext), mSource);
+    mRequestHelper = new PipelineRequestHelper(Assertions.assertNotNull(imageRequest));
+  }
+
   /* package */ void updateBounds(Bitmap bitmap) {
     Assertions.assumeNotNull(mCallback).invalidate();
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java
index 420681981..75b32c478 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import com.facebook.csslayout.Spacing;
 import com.facebook.drawee.drawable.ScalingUtils.ScaleType;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.PixelUtil;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewProps;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
 import com.facebook.react.views.image.ImageResizeMode;
 
 /**
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ImageResizeMode;
   public void setSource(@Nullable ReadableArray sources) {
     final String source =
         (sources == null || sources.size() == 0) ? null : sources.getMap(0).getString("uri");
-    getMutableDrawImage().setImageRequest(
-        ImageRequestHelper.createImageRequest(getThemedContext(), source));
+    getMutableDrawImage().setSource(getThemedContext(), source);
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = "tintColor")
@@ -143,8 +142,4 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ImageResizeMode;
 
     return mDrawImage;
   }
-
-  private static boolean isNetworkResource(String source) {
-    return source.startsWith("http://") || source.startsWith("https://");
-  }
 }