diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/ImageExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/ImageExample.js
index 04f7437f807..95ed82f307b 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/ImageExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/ImageExample.js
@@ -677,6 +677,45 @@ exports.examples = [
     },
     platform: 'ios',
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Blur Radius',
+    render: function() {
+      return (
+        <View style={styles.horizontal}>
+          <Image
+            style={[styles.base,]}
+            source={fullImage}
+            blurRadius={0}
+          />
+          <Image
+            style={[styles.base, styles.leftMargin]}
+            source={fullImage}
+            blurRadius={5}
+          />
+          <Image
+            style={[styles.base, styles.leftMargin]}
+            source={fullImage}
+            blurRadius={10}
+          />
+          <Image
+            style={[styles.base, styles.leftMargin]}
+            source={fullImage}
+            blurRadius={15}
+          />
+          <Image
+            style={[styles.base, styles.leftMargin]}
+            source={fullImage}
+            blurRadius={20}
+          />
+          <Image
+            style={[styles.base, styles.leftMargin]}
+            source={fullImage}
+            blurRadius={25}
+          />
+        </View>
+      );
+    },
+  },
 ];
 
 var fullImage = {uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo_og.png'};
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js b/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js
index b0e813b3fd8..7d4a7752d3b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Image/Image.android.js
@@ -11,23 +11,24 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
-var NativeMethodsMixin = require('NativeMethodsMixin');
-var NativeModules = require('NativeModules');
 var ImageResizeMode = require('ImageResizeMode');
 var ImageStylePropTypes = require('ImageStylePropTypes');
-var ViewStylePropTypes = require('ViewStylePropTypes');
+var NativeMethodsMixin = require('NativeMethodsMixin');
+var NativeModules = require('NativeModules');
+var PropTypes = require('react/lib/ReactPropTypes');
 var React = require('React');
 var ReactNativeViewAttributes = require('ReactNativeViewAttributes');
+var Set = require('Set');
 var StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
 var StyleSheetPropType = require('StyleSheetPropType');
 var View = require('View');
+var ViewStylePropTypes = require('ViewStylePropTypes');
 
+var filterObject = require('fbjs/lib/filterObject');
 var flattenStyle = require('flattenStyle');
 var merge = require('merge');
 var requireNativeComponent = require('requireNativeComponent');
 var resolveAssetSource = require('resolveAssetSource');
-var Set = require('Set');
-var filterObject = require('fbjs/lib/filterObject');
 
 var PropTypes = React.PropTypes;
 var {
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ var Image = React.createClass({
           height: PropTypes.number,
         }))
     ]),
+    /**
+    * blurRadius: the blur radius of the blur filter added to the image
+    */
+    blurRadius: PropTypes.number,
     /**
      * similarly to `source`, this property represents the resource used to render
      * the loading indicator for the image, displayed until image is ready to be
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 2d5702389ea..78813eefa8b 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
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public class ReactImageManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactImageView> {
     view.setSource(sources);
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "blurRadius")
+  public void setBlurRadius(ReactImageView view, float blurRadius) {
+    view.setBlurRadius(blurRadius);
+  }
+
   // In JS this is Image.props.loadingIndicatorSource.uri
   @ReactProp(name = "loadingIndicatorSrc")
   public void setLoadingIndicatorSource(ReactImageView view, @Nullable String source) {
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 e039a323a8a..259f177f07a 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
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.facebook.drawee.generic.RoundingParams;
 import com.facebook.drawee.view.GenericDraweeView;
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.common.ResizeOptions;
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.image.ImageInfo;
+import com.facebook.imagepipeline.postprocessors.IterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor;
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.BasePostprocessor;
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequest;
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequestBuilder;
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
   private boolean mIsDirty;
   private final AbstractDraweeControllerBuilder mDraweeControllerBuilder;
   private final RoundedCornerPostprocessor mRoundedCornerPostprocessor;
+  private @Nullable IterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor mIterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor;
   private @Nullable ControllerListener mControllerListener;
   private @Nullable ControllerListener mControllerForTesting;
   private final @Nullable Object mCallerContext;
@@ -226,6 +228,16 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     mIsDirty = true;
   }
 
+  public void setBlurRadius(float blurRadius) {
+    if (blurRadius == 0) {
+      mIterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor = null;
+    } else {
+      mIterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor =
+        new IterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor((int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(blurRadius));
+    }
+    mIsDirty = true;
+  }
+
   public void setBorderColor(int borderColor) {
     mBorderColor = borderColor;
     mIsDirty = true;
@@ -326,7 +338,7 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     computedCorners[2] = mBorderCornerRadii != null && !YogaConstants.isUndefined(mBorderCornerRadii[2]) ? mBorderCornerRadii[2] : defaultBorderRadius;
     computedCorners[3] = mBorderCornerRadii != null && !YogaConstants.isUndefined(mBorderCornerRadii[3]) ? mBorderCornerRadii[3] : defaultBorderRadius;
   }
-  
+
   public void setHeaders(ReadableMap headers) {
     mHeaders = headers;
   }
@@ -386,7 +398,13 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
             ? mFadeDurationMs
             : mImageSource.isResource() ? 0 : REMOTE_IMAGE_FADE_DURATION_MS);
 
-    Postprocessor postprocessor = usePostprocessorScaling ? mRoundedCornerPostprocessor : null;
+    // TODO: t13601664 Support multiple PostProcessors
+    Postprocessor postprocessor = null;
+    if (usePostprocessorScaling) {
+      postprocessor = mRoundedCornerPostprocessor;
+    } else if (mIterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor != null) {
+      postprocessor = mIterativeBoxBlurPostProcessor;
+    }
 
     ResizeOptions resizeOptions = doResize ? new ResizeOptions(getWidth(), getHeight()) : null;