diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m
index af4becd431e..55bc2c8d668 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ static NSUInteger RCTDeviceFreeMemory() {
   if (_currentFrame) {
     layer.contentsScale = self.animatedImageScale;
     layer.contents = (__bridge id)_currentFrame.CGImage;
+  } else {
+    [super displayLayer:layer];
   }
 }