diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
index e1ef10a25c8..435f2de21ed 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ var TabBarExample = React.createClass({
         </TabBarIOS.Item>
         <TabBarIOS.Item
           icon={require('./flux.png')}
+          selectedIcon={require('./relay.png')}
           renderAsOriginal
           title="More"
           selected={this.state.selectedTab === 'greenTab'}
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/relay@3x.png b/Examples/UIExplorer/relay@3x.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6301a66106a
Binary files /dev/null and b/Examples/UIExplorer/relay@3x.png differ
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h
index 30919ed8bf7..5631f58b7bb 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, copy) id /* NSString or NSNumber */ badge;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIImage *icon;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIImage *selectedIcon;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) UITabBarSystemItem systemIcon;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL renderAsOriginal;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, getter=isSelected) BOOL selected;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m
index 06f313f1a73..fdc0ee52cf6 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(UITabBarSystemItem, (@{
   }
 }
 
+- (void)setSelectedIcon:(UIImage *)selectedIcon
+{
+  _selectedIcon = selectedIcon;
+  
+  if (_renderAsOriginal) {
+    self.barItem.selectedImage = [_selectedIcon imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal];
+  } else {
+    self.barItem.selectedImage = _selectedIcon;
+  }
+}
+
 - (UIViewController *)reactViewController
 {
   return self.superview.reactViewController;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m
index ca807c9df8a..9bfa13deb2a 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(badge, id /* NSString or NSNumber */)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(renderAsOriginal, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selected, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(icon, UIImage)
-RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectedIcon, barItem.selectedImage, UIImage)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectedIcon, UIImage)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(systemIcon, UITabBarSystemItem)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onPress, RCTBubblingEventBlock)
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(title, NSString, RCTTabBarItem)