diff --git a/packages/stack/src/types.tsx b/packages/stack/src/types.tsx
index 11d28e91..12ab0850 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/types.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/types.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ export type SceneDescriptor = {
   getComponent(): React.ComponentType;
 };
 
+export type SceneDescriptorMap = { [key: string]: SceneDescriptor | undefined };
+
 export type HeaderBackButtonProps = {
   disabled?: boolean;
   onPress: () => void;
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx
index ef67c0da..ddafc88f 100755
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import {
   Route,
   Layout,
   HeaderMode,
-  SceneDescriptor,
   NavigationProp,
   HeaderScene,
+  SceneDescriptorMap,
+  NavigationStackOptions,
 } from '../../types';
 
 type ProgressValues = {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ type ProgressValues = {
 type Props = {
   mode: 'card' | 'modal';
   navigation: NavigationProp;
-  descriptors: { [key: string]: SceneDescriptor };
+  descriptors: SceneDescriptorMap;
   routes: Route[];
   openingRoutes: string[];
   closingRoutes: string[];
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ type Props = {
 
 type State = {
   routes: Route[];
-  descriptors: { [key: string]: SceneDescriptor };
+  descriptors: SceneDescriptorMap;
   scenes: HeaderScene<Route>[];
   progress: ProgressValues;
   layout: Layout;
@@ -135,11 +136,14 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     const progress = props.routes.reduce(
       (acc, curr) => {
+        const descriptor = props.descriptors[curr.key];
+
         acc[curr.key] =
           state.progress[curr.key] ||
           new Animated.Value(
             props.openingRoutes.includes(curr.key) &&
-            props.descriptors[curr.key].options.animationEnabled !== false
+            descriptor &&
+            descriptor.options.animationEnabled !== false
               ? 0
               : 1
           );
@@ -264,15 +268,21 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     previous: { index: number };
   }) => {
     const { onTransitionStart, descriptors } = this.props;
-    const options = descriptors[route.key].options;
+    const descriptor = descriptors[route.key];
 
     onTransitionStart && onTransitionStart(current, previous);
-    options.onTransitionStart && options.onTransitionStart();
+
+    descriptor &&
+      descriptor.options.onTransitionStart &&
+      descriptor.options.onTransitionStart();
   };
 
   private handleTransitionEnd = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => {
-    const options = this.props.descriptors[route.key].options;
-    options.onTransitionEnd && options.onTransitionEnd();
+    const descriptor = this.props.descriptors[route.key];
+
+    descriptor &&
+      descriptor.options.onTransitionEnd &&
+      descriptor.options.onTransitionEnd();
   };
 
   render() {
@@ -298,7 +308,8 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     const { scenes, layout, progress, floatingHeaderHeights } = this.state;
 
     const focusedRoute = navigation.state.routes[navigation.state.index];
-    const focusedOptions = descriptors[focusedRoute.key].options;
+    const focusedDescriptor = descriptors[focusedRoute.key];
+    const focusedOptions = focusedDescriptor ? focusedDescriptor.options : {};
 
     let defaultTransitionPreset =
       mode === 'modal' ? ModalTransition : DefaultTransition;
@@ -348,7 +359,9 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
               transitionSpec = defaultTransitionPreset.transitionSpec,
               cardStyleInterpolator = defaultTransitionPreset.cardStyleInterpolator,
               headerStyleInterpolator = defaultTransitionPreset.headerStyleInterpolator,
-            } = descriptor.options;
+            } = descriptor
+              ? descriptor.options
+              : ({} as NavigationStackOptions);
 
             return (
               <MaybeScreen
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackView.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackView.tsx
index 691f4f22..ebd9393c 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackView.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackView.tsx
@@ -7,16 +7,14 @@ import HeaderContainer, {
 } from '../Header/HeaderContainer';
 import {
   NavigationProp,
-  SceneDescriptor,
   NavigationConfig,
   Route,
+  SceneDescriptorMap,
 } from '../../types';
 
-type Descriptors = { [key: string]: SceneDescriptor };
-
 type Props = {
   navigation: NavigationProp;
-  descriptors: Descriptors;
+  descriptors: SceneDescriptorMap;
   navigationConfig: NavigationConfig;
   onTransitionStart?: (
     current: { index: number },
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ type State = {
   replacing: string[];
   // Since the local routes can vary from the routes from props, we need to keep the descriptors for old routes
   // Otherwise we won't be able to access the options for routes that were removed
-  descriptors: Descriptors;
+  descriptors: SceneDescriptorMap;
 };
 
 class StackView extends React.Component<Props, State> {
@@ -91,9 +89,14 @@ class StackView extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       // We only need to animate routes if the focused route changed
       // Animating previous routes won't be visible coz the focused route is on top of everything
 
-      const isAnimationEnabled = (route: Route) =>
-        (props.descriptors[route.key] || state.descriptors[route.key]).options
-          .animationEnabled !== false;
+      const isAnimationEnabled = (route: Route) => {
+        const descriptor =
+          props.descriptors[route.key] || state.descriptors[route.key];
+
+        return descriptor
+          ? descriptor.options.animationEnabled !== false
+          : true;
+      };
 
       if (!previousRoutes.find(r => r.key === nextFocusedRoute.key)) {
         // A new route has come to the focus, we treat this as a push
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ class StackView extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
         return acc;
       },
-      {} as Descriptors
+      {} as SceneDescriptorMap
     );
 
     return {
@@ -209,7 +212,13 @@ class StackView extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   };
 
   private renderScene = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => {
-    const descriptor = this.state.descriptors[route.key];
+    const descriptor =
+      this.state.descriptors[route.key] || this.props.descriptors[route.key];
+
+    if (!descriptor) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     const { navigation, getComponent } = descriptor;
     const SceneComponent = getComponent();