diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/TextInputExample.ios.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/TextInputExample.ios.js
index c7e196222..92359b178 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/TextInputExample.ios.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/TextInputExample.ios.js
@@ -386,6 +386,27 @@ exports.examples = [
       return <View>{examples}</View>;
     }
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Keyboard appearance',
+    render: function() {
+      var keyboardAppearance = [
+        'default',
+        'light',
+        'dark',
+      ];
+      var examples = keyboardAppearance.map((type) => {
+        return (
+          <WithLabel key={type} label={type}>
+            <TextInput
+              keyboardAppearance={type}
+              style={styles.default}
+            />
+          </WithLabel>
+        );
+      });
+      return <View>{examples}</View>;
+    }
+  },
   {
     title: 'Return key types',
     render: function() {
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
index 68b83e0c1..f9601fe33 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
@@ -161,6 +161,15 @@ var TextInput = React.createClass({
       'twitter',
       'web-search',
     ]),
+    /**
+     * Determines the color of the keyboard.
+     * @platform ios
+     */
+    keyboardAppearance: PropTypes.oneOf([
+      'default',
+      'light',
+      'dark',
+    ]),
     /**
      * Determines how the return key should look.
      * @platform ios
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m
index 88a59e1bd..c5e73790d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(clearTextOnFocus, clearsOnBeginEditing, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectTextOnFocus, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(blurOnSubmit, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(keyboardType, UIKeyboardType)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(keyboardAppearance, UIKeyboardAppearance)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(returnKeyType, UIReturnKeyType)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(enablesReturnKeyAutomatically, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(secureTextEntry, BOOL)
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
index f47a106bd..1575beef6 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(maxLength, NSNumber)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(clearTextOnFocus, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectTextOnFocus, BOOL)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(keyboardType, textView.keyboardType, UIKeyboardType)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(keyboardAppearance, textView.keyboardAppearance, UIKeyboardAppearance)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(returnKeyType, textView.returnKeyType, UIReturnKeyType)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(enablesReturnKeyAutomatically, textView.enablesReturnKeyAutomatically, BOOL)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(color, textColor, UIColor)
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTConvert.h b/React/Base/RCTConvert.h
index 7dbcab6d8..35106a694 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTConvert.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTConvert.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ typedef NSURL RCTFileURL;
 + (UITextAutocapitalizationType)UITextAutocapitalizationType:(id)json;
 + (UITextFieldViewMode)UITextFieldViewMode:(id)json;
 + (UIKeyboardType)UIKeyboardType:(id)json;
++ (UIKeyboardAppearance)UIKeyboardAppearance:(id)json;
 + (UIReturnKeyType)UIReturnKeyType:(id)json;
 
 + (UIViewContentMode)UIViewContentMode:(id)json;
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
index fb6ef99dd..2531b69b9 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(UIKeyboardType, (@{
   @"numeric": @(UIKeyboardTypeDecimalPad),
 }), UIKeyboardTypeDefault, integerValue)
 
+RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(UIKeyboardAppearance, (@{
+  @"default": @(UIKeyboardAppearanceDefault),
+  @"light": @(UIKeyboardAppearanceLight),
+  @"dark": @(UIKeyboardAppearanceDark),
+}), UIKeyboardAppearanceDefault, integerValue)
+
 RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(UIReturnKeyType, (@{
   @"default": @(UIReturnKeyDefault),
   @"go": @(UIReturnKeyGo),