diff --git a/packages/core/src/navigators/createNavigator.js b/packages/core/src/navigators/createNavigator.js
index 9fea3d4b..7c718065 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/navigators/createNavigator.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/navigators/createNavigator.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import invariant from '../utils/invariant';
 function createNavigator(NavigatorView, router, navigationConfig) {
   class Navigator extends React.Component {
     static router = router;
-    static navigationOptions = null;
+    static navigationOptions = navigationConfig.navigationOptions;
 
     state = {
       descriptors: {},
diff --git a/packages/core/src/routers/StackRouter.js b/packages/core/src/routers/StackRouter.js
index ca782e71..3dea1c27 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/routers/StackRouter.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/routers/StackRouter.js
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ export default (routeConfigs, stackConfig = {}) => {
 
     getScreenOptions: createConfigGetter(
       routeConfigs,
-      stackConfig.navigationOptions
+      stackConfig.defaultNavigationOptions
     ),
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/routers/SwitchRouter.js b/packages/core/src/routers/SwitchRouter.js
index 1753636d..ec3fbde0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/routers/SwitchRouter.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/routers/SwitchRouter.js
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export default (routeConfigs, config = {}) => {
 
     getScreenOptions: createConfigGetter(
       routeConfigs,
-      config.navigationOptions
+      config.defaultNavigationOptions
     ),
   };
 };