diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootView.h b/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
index 7f63baa9fd2..fba78ab6ad3 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ extern NSString *const RCTContentDidAppearNotification;
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) RCTRootViewSizeFlexibility sizeFlexibility;
 
-/**
- * The size of the root view's content. This is set right before the
- * rootViewDidChangeIntrinsicSize method of RCTRootViewDelegate is called.
- */
-@property (readonly, nonatomic, assign) CGSize intrinsicSize;
-
 /**
  * The delegate that handles intrinsic size updates.
  */
@@ -155,3 +149,16 @@ extern NSString *const RCTContentDidAppearNotification;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval loadingViewFadeDuration;
 
 @end
+
+@interface RCTRootView (Deprecated)
+
+/**
+ * The intrinsic size of the root view's content. This is set right before the
+ * `rootViewDidChangeIntrinsicSize` method of `RCTRootViewDelegate` is called.
+ * This property is deprecated and will be removed in next releases.
+ * Use UIKit `intrinsicContentSize` propery instead.
+ */
+@property (readonly, nonatomic, assign) CGSize intrinsicSize
+__deprecated_msg("Use `intrinsicContentSize` instead.");
+
+@end
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
index 0b5e5dbb6b0..839640a8fbe 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ NSString *const RCTContentDidAppearNotification = @"RCTContentDidAppearNotificat
   NSDictionary *_launchOptions;
   RCTRootContentView *_contentView;
   BOOL _passThroughTouches;
+  CGSize _intrinsicContentSize;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
 - (CGSize)sizeThatFits:(CGSize)size
 {
   return CGSizeMake(
-    _sizeFlexibility & RCTRootViewSizeFlexibilityWidth ? MIN(_intrinsicSize.width, size.width) : size.width,
-    _sizeFlexibility & RCTRootViewSizeFlexibilityHeight ? MIN(_intrinsicSize.height, size.height) : size.height
+    _sizeFlexibility & RCTRootViewSizeFlexibilityWidth ? MIN(_intrinsicContentSize.width, size.width) : size.width,
+    _sizeFlexibility & RCTRootViewSizeFlexibilityHeight ? MIN(_intrinsicContentSize.height, size.height) : size.height
   );
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   [self insertSubview:_contentView atIndex:0];
 
   if (_sizeFlexibility == RCTRootViewSizeFlexibilityNone) {
-    self.intrinsicSize = self.bounds.size;
+    self.intrinsicContentSize = self.bounds.size;
   }
 }
 
@@ -323,15 +324,15 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   }
 }
 
-- (void)setIntrinsicSize:(CGSize)intrinsicSize
+- (void)setIntrinsicContentSize:(CGSize)intrinsicContentSize
 {
-  BOOL oldSizeHasAZeroDimension = _intrinsicSize.height == 0 || _intrinsicSize.width == 0;
-  BOOL newSizeHasAZeroDimension = intrinsicSize.height == 0 || intrinsicSize.width == 0;
+  BOOL oldSizeHasAZeroDimension = _intrinsicContentSize.height == 0 || _intrinsicContentSize.width == 0;
+  BOOL newSizeHasAZeroDimension = intrinsicContentSize.height == 0 || intrinsicContentSize.width == 0;
   BOOL bothSizesHaveAZeroDimension = oldSizeHasAZeroDimension && newSizeHasAZeroDimension;
 
-  BOOL sizesAreEqual = CGSizeEqualToSize(_intrinsicSize, intrinsicSize);
+  BOOL sizesAreEqual = CGSizeEqualToSize(_intrinsicContentSize, intrinsicContentSize);
 
-  _intrinsicSize = intrinsicSize;
+  _intrinsicContentSize = intrinsicContentSize;
 
   [self invalidateIntrinsicContentSize];
   [self.superview setNeedsLayout];
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
 
 - (CGSize)intrinsicContentSize
 {
-  return _intrinsicSize;
+  return _intrinsicContentSize;
 }
 
 - (void)contentViewInvalidated
@@ -369,6 +370,16 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
 
 @end
 
+@implementation RCTRootView (Deprecated)
+
+- (CGSize)intrinsicSize
+{
+  RCTLogWarn(@"Calling deprecated `[-RCTRootView intrinsicSize]`.");
+  return self.intrinsicContentSize;
+}
+
+@end
+
 @implementation RCTUIManager (RCTRootView)
 
 - (NSNumber *)allocateRootTag
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootViewDelegate.h b/React/Base/RCTRootViewDelegate.h
index 92d71b7d0e4..d5f6e4885e5 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootViewDelegate.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootViewDelegate.h
@@ -12,13 +12,20 @@
 @class RCTRootView;
 
 @protocol RCTRootViewDelegate <NSObject>
+
 /**
- * Called after the root view's content is updated to a new size. The method is not called
- * when both old size and new size have a dimension that equals to zero.
+ * Called after the root view's intrinsic content size is changed.
  *
- * The delegate can use this callback to appropriately resize the root view frame to fit the new
- * content view size. The view will not resize itself. The new content size is available via the
- * intrinsicSize propery of the root view.
+ * The method is not called when both old size and new size have
+ * a dimension that equals to zero.
+ *
+ * The delegate can use this callback to appropriately resize
+ * the root view's frame to fit the new intrinsic content view size,
+ * but usually it is not necessary because the root view will also call
+ * `setNeedsLayout` for its superview which in its turn will trigger relayout.
+ *
+ * The new intrinsic content size is available via the `intrinsicContentSize`
+ * propery of the root view. The view will not resize itself.
  */
 - (void)rootViewDidChangeIntrinsicSize:(RCTRootView *)rootView;
 
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootViewInternal.h b/React/Base/RCTRootViewInternal.h
index e9a114a4755..1b3ff7bb7e8 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootViewInternal.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootViewInternal.h
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 @interface RCTRootView ()
 
 /**
- * This setter should be used only by RCTUIManager on react root view size update.
+ * This setter should be used only by RCTUIManager on react root view
+ * intrinsic content size update.
  */
-@property (readwrite, nonatomic, assign) CGSize intrinsicSize;
+@property (readwrite, nonatomic, assign) CGSize intrinsicContentSize;
 
 /**
  * TV remote gesture recognizers
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
index f582cb6aea2..288f3d61e1b 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ dispatch_queue_t RCTGetUIManagerQueue(void)
         RCTAssert(view != nil, @"view (for ID %@) not found", reactTag);
 
         RCTRootView *rootView = (RCTRootView *)[view superview];
-        rootView.intrinsicSize = contentSize;
+        rootView.intrinsicContentSize = contentSize;
       });
     }
   }