diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/NavigationActions.js b/packages/react-navigation/src/NavigationActions.js
index 18116f8e..e758e9bb 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/NavigationActions.js
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/NavigationActions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const BACK = 'Navigation/BACK';
 const INIT = 'Navigation/INIT';
 const NAVIGATE = 'Navigation/NAVIGATE';
+const POP = 'Navigation/POP';
 const RESET = 'Navigation/RESET';
 const SET_PARAMS = 'Navigation/SET_PARAMS';
 const URI = 'Navigation/URI';
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ const navigate = createAction(NAVIGATE, payload => {
   return action;
 });
 
+const pop = createAction(POP, payload => ({
+  type: POP,
+  n: payload && payload.n,
+  immediate: payload && payload.immediate,
+}));
+
 const reset = createAction(RESET, payload => ({
   type: RESET,
   index: payload.index,
@@ -123,6 +130,7 @@ export default {
   BACK,
   INIT,
   NAVIGATE,
+  POP,
   RESET,
   SET_PARAMS,
   URI,
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ export default {
   back,
   init,
   navigate,
+  pop,
   reset,
   setParams,
   uri,
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/addNavigationHelpers.js b/packages/react-navigation/src/addNavigationHelpers.js
index 36aea009..6faa1ab0 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/addNavigationHelpers.js
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/addNavigationHelpers.js
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export default function(navigation) {
       );
       return navigation.dispatch(NavigationActions.navigate(navigateTo));
     },
+    pop: (n, params) =>
+      navigation.dispatch(
+        NavigationActions.pop({ n, immediate: params && params.immediate })
+      ),
     /**
      * For updating current route params. For example the nav bar title and
      * buttons are based on the route params.
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap b/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap
index 9e240b17..007386e8 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ exports[`StackNavigator applies correct values when headerRight is present 1`] =
           "dispatch": [Function],
           "goBack": [Function],
           "navigate": [Function],
+          "pop": [Function],
           "setParams": [Function],
           "state": Object {
             "index": 0,
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ exports[`StackNavigator renders successfully 1`] = `
           "dispatch": [Function],
           "goBack": [Function],
           "navigate": [Function],
+          "pop": [Function],
           "setParams": [Function],
           "state": Object {
             "index": 0,
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/StackRouter.js b/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/StackRouter.js
index 0201822e..a6371ca9 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/StackRouter.js
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/StackRouter.js
@@ -326,10 +326,17 @@ export default (routeConfigs, stackConfig = {}) => {
         };
       }
 
-      if (action.type === NavigationActions.BACK) {
-        const key = action.key;
+      if (
+        action.type === NavigationActions.BACK ||
+        action.type === NavigationActions.POP
+      ) {
+        const { key, n, immediate } = action;
         let backRouteIndex = state.index;
-        if (key) {
+        if (action.type === NavigationActions.POP && n != null) {
+          // determine the index to go back *from*. In this case, n=1 means to go
+          // back from state.index, as if it were a normal "BACK" action
+          backRouteIndex = Math.max(1, state.index - n + 1);
+        } else if (key) {
           const backRoute = state.routes.find(route => route.key === key);
           backRouteIndex = state.routes.indexOf(backRoute);
         }
@@ -338,7 +345,7 @@ export default (routeConfigs, stackConfig = {}) => {
             ...state,
             routes: state.routes.slice(0, backRouteIndex),
             index: backRouteIndex - 1,
-            isTransitioning: action.immediate !== true,
+            isTransitioning: immediate !== true,
           };
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/__tests__/TabRouter-test.js b/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/__tests__/TabRouter-test.js
index 626336e4..92dcd74d 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/__tests__/TabRouter-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/routers/__tests__/TabRouter-test.js
@@ -713,6 +713,47 @@ describe('TabRouter', () => {
     expect(state2).toEqual(state0);
   });
 
+  test('pop action works as expected', () => {
+    const TestRouter = StackRouter({
+      foo: { screen: () => <div /> },
+      bar: { screen: () => <div /> },
+    });
+
+    const state = {
+      index: 3,
+      isTransitioning: false,
+      routes: [
+        { key: 'A', routeName: 'foo' },
+        { key: 'B', routeName: 'bar', params: { bazId: '321' } },
+        { key: 'C', routeName: 'foo' },
+        { key: 'D', routeName: 'bar' },
+      ],
+    };
+    const poppedState = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+      NavigationActions.pop(),
+      state
+    );
+    expect(poppedState.routes.length).toBe(3);
+    expect(poppedState.index).toBe(2);
+    expect(poppedState.isTransitioning).toBe(true);
+
+    const poppedState2 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+      NavigationActions.pop({ n: 2, immediate: true }),
+      state
+    );
+    expect(poppedState2.routes.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(poppedState2.index).toBe(1);
+    expect(poppedState2.isTransitioning).toBe(false);
+
+    const poppedState3 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+      NavigationActions.pop({ n: 5 }),
+      state
+    );
+    expect(poppedState3.routes.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(poppedState3.index).toBe(0);
+    expect(poppedState3.isTransitioning).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   test('Inner actions are only unpacked if the current tab matches', () => {
     const PlainScreen = () => <div />;
     const ScreenA = () => <div />;
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap b/packages/react-navigation/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap
index 4ea97b5f..c8a80c6f 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ exports[`TabBarBottom renders successfully 1`] = `
                 "dispatch": undefined,
                 "goBack": [Function],
                 "navigate": [Function],
+                "pop": [Function],
                 "setParams": [Function],
                 "state": Object {
                   "key": "s1",