diff --git a/Libraries/ReactNative/YellowBox.js b/Libraries/ReactNative/YellowBox.js
index e3aee27b531..0a5e1b51cd3 100644
--- a/Libraries/ReactNative/YellowBox.js
+++ b/Libraries/ReactNative/YellowBox.js
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ if (__DEV__) {
     warn.apply(console, arguments);
     updateWarningMap.apply(null, arguments);
   };
+
+  const ProcessInfo = require('NativeModules').ProcessInfo;
+  if (ProcessInfo && ProcessInfo.environment.DISABLE_YELLOW_BOX) {
+    (console: any).disableYellowBox = true;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/docs/Debugging.md b/docs/Debugging.md
index 1888650b87a..a011eb4ae11 100644
--- a/docs/Debugging.md
+++ b/docs/Debugging.md
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ Warnings will be displayed on screen with a yellow background. These alerts are
 
 As with a RedBox, you can use `console.warn()` to trigger a YellowBox.
 
-YellowBoxes can be disabled during development by using `console.disableYellowBox = true;`. Specific warnings can be ignored programmatically by setting an array of prefixes that should be ignored: `console.ignoredYellowBox = ['Warning: ...'];`
+YellowBoxes can be disabled during development by using `console.disableYellowBox = true;`. Specific warnings can be ignored programmatically by setting an array of prefixes that should be ignored: `console.ignoredYellowBox = ['Warning: ...'];`.
+
+In CI/Xcode, YellowBoxes can also be disabled by setting the `DISABLE_YELLOW_BOX` environment variable.
 
 > RedBoxes and YellowBoxes are automatically disabled in release (production) builds.