diff --git a/Libraries/Components/View/ReactNativeStyleAttributes.js b/Libraries/Components/View/ReactNativeStyleAttributes.js
index d26e01615..b9e909a17 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/View/ReactNativeStyleAttributes.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/View/ReactNativeStyleAttributes.js
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@ ReactNativeStyleAttributes.shadowColor = colorAttributes;
 ReactNativeStyleAttributes.textDecorationColor = colorAttributes;
 ReactNativeStyleAttributes.tintColor = colorAttributes;
 ReactNativeStyleAttributes.textShadowColor = colorAttributes;
+ReactNativeStyleAttributes.overlayColor = colorAttributes;
 
 module.exports = ReactNativeStyleAttributes;
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js b/Libraries/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js
index 5e99a54b0..b1c5e12b1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js
+++ b/Libraries/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js
@@ -30,10 +30,31 @@ var ImageStylePropTypes = {
   borderRadius: ReactPropTypes.number,
   overflow: ReactPropTypes.oneOf(['visible', 'hidden']),
 
-  // iOS-Specific style to "tint" an image.
-  // It changes the color of all the non-transparent pixels to the tintColor
+  /** 
+   * iOS-Specific style to "tint" an image.
+   * Changes the color of all the non-transparent pixels to the tintColor.
+   * @platform ios
+   */
   tintColor: ColorPropType,
   opacity: ReactPropTypes.number,
+  /**
+   * When the image has rounded corners, specifying an overlayColor will
+   * cause the remaining space in the corners to be filled with a solid color.
+   * This is useful in cases which are not supported by the Android
+   * implementation of rounded corners:
+   *   - Certain resize modes, such as 'contain'
+   *   - Animated GIFs
+   * 
+   * A typical way to use this prop is with images displayed on a solid
+   * background and setting the `overlayColor` to the same color
+   * as the background.
+   *
+   * For details of how this works under the hood, see
+   * http://frescolib.org/docs/rounded-corners-and-circles.html
+   *
+   * @platform android
+  */
+  overlayColor: ReactPropTypes.string,
 };
 
 module.exports = ImageStylePropTypes;
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 812fd4118..8b3298647 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 +88,15 @@ public class ReactImageManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactImageView> {
     }
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "overlayColor")
+  public void setOverlayColor(ReactImageView view, @Nullable Integer overlayColor) {
+    if (overlayColor == null) {
+      view.setOverlayColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
+    } else {
+      view.setOverlayColor(overlayColor);
+    }
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "borderWidth")
   public void setBorderWidth(ReactImageView view, float borderWidth) {
     view.setBorderWidth(borderWidth);
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 58ebb0c80..c627bdc6e 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
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.BitmapShader;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
   private @Nullable Uri mUri;
   private @Nullable Drawable mLoadingImageDrawable;
   private int mBorderColor;
+  private int mOverlayColor;
   private float mBorderWidth;
   private float mBorderRadius;
   private ScalingUtils.ScaleType mScaleType;
@@ -186,6 +188,11 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     mIsDirty = true;
   }
 
+  public void setOverlayColor(int overlayColor) {
+    mOverlayColor = overlayColor;
+    mIsDirty = true;
+  }
+
   public void setBorderWidth(float borderWidth) {
     mBorderWidth = PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(borderWidth);
     mIsDirty = true;
@@ -266,6 +273,12 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     RoundingParams roundingParams = hierarchy.getRoundingParams();
     roundingParams.setCornersRadius(hierarchyRadius);
     roundingParams.setBorder(mBorderColor, mBorderWidth);
+    if (mOverlayColor != Color.TRANSPARENT) {
+        roundingParams.setOverlayColor(mOverlayColor);
+    } else {
+        // make sure the default rounding method is used.
+        roundingParams.setRoundingMethod(RoundingParams.RoundingMethod.BITMAP_ONLY);
+    }
     hierarchy.setRoundingParams(roundingParams);
     hierarchy.setFadeDuration(
         mFadeDurationMs >= 0