diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/tests/ImageOverlayColorTestCase.java b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/tests/ImageOverlayColorTestCase.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dd334af88f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/tests/ImageOverlayColorTestCase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.tests;
+
+import android.view.View;
+import com.facebook.react.testing.ReactAppInstrumentationTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Simple test case for passing overlayColor prop to the Image component
+ */
+public class ImageOverlayColorTestCase extends ReactAppInstrumentationTestCase {
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getReactApplicationKeyUnderTest() {
+    return "ImageOverlayColorTestApp";
+  }
+
+  public void testOverlayColorDoesNotCrash() {
+    View image = getViewByTestId("image");
+    assertNotNull(image);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/js/ImageOverlayColorTestApp.js b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/js/ImageOverlayColorTestApp.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d0c9b5e818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/js/ImageOverlayColorTestApp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('React');
+var Image = require('Image');
+
+class ImageOverlayColorTestApp extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    const uri =
+      'data:image/gif;base64,' +
+      'R0lGODdhMAAwAPAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAMAAwAAAC8IyPqcvt3wCcDkiLc7C0qwyGHhSWpjQu5yqmCYsapy' +
+      'uvUUlvONmOZtfzgFzByTB10QgxOR0TqBQejhRNzOfkVJ+5YiUqrXF5Y5lKh/DeuNcP5yLWGsEbtLiOSpa/' +
+      'TPg7JpJHxyendzWTBfX0cxOnKPjgBzi4diinWGdkF8kjdfnycQZXZeYGejmJlZeGl9i2icVqaNVailT6F5' +
+      'iJ90m6mvuTS4OK05M0vDk0Q4XUtwvKOzrcd3iq9uisF81M1OIcR7lEewwcLp7tuNNkM3uNna3F2JQFo97V' +
+      'riy/Xl4/f1cf5VWzXyym7PHhhx4dbgYKAAA7';
+
+    return <Image testID="image" source={{uri: uri}} overlayColor="#FF0000" />;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = ImageOverlayColorTestApp;
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/js/TestBundle.js b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/js/TestBundle.js
index 59da7e6695b..7dd954bbf41 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/js/TestBundle.js
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/js/TestBundle.js
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ var apps = [
     component: () =>
       require('ScrollViewTestModule').HorizontalScrollViewTestApp,
   },
+  {
+    appKey: 'ImageOverlayColorTestApp',
+    component: () => require('ImageOverlayColorTestApp'),
+  },
   {
     appKey: 'InitialPropsTestApp',
     component: () => require('InitialPropsTestApp'),
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 2565e2294ef..439a61860f8 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
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ReactImageManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactImageView> {
     }
   }
 
-  @ReactProp(name = "overlayColor")
+  @ReactProp(name = "overlayColor", customType = "Color")
   public void setOverlayColor(ReactImageView view, @Nullable Integer overlayColor) {
     if (overlayColor == null) {
       view.setOverlayColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);