diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/createStackNavigator.js b/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/createStackNavigator.js
index f87a8bb4..9a85467b 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/createStackNavigator.js
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/createStackNavigator.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import StackRouter from '../routers/StackRouter';
 
 function createStackNavigator(routeConfigMap, stackConfig = {}) {
   const {
+    initialRouteKey,
     initialRouteName,
     initialRouteParams,
     paths,
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ function createStackNavigator(routeConfigMap, stackConfig = {}) {
   } = stackConfig;
 
   const stackRouterConfig = {
+    initialRouteKey,
     initialRouteName,
     initialRouteParams,
     paths,