diff --git a/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerAndroid.android.js b/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerAndroid.android.js
index 4fddefb8014..6788aefd06f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerAndroid.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/Picker/PickerAndroid.android.js
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-import AndroidDropdownPickerNativeComponent from './AndroidDropdownPickerNativeComponent';
-import AndroidDialogPickerNativeComponent from './AndroidDialogPickerNativeComponent';
+import AndroidDropdownPickerNativeComponent, {
+  Commands as AndroidDropdownPickerCommands,
+} from './AndroidDropdownPickerNativeComponent';
+import AndroidDialogPickerNativeComponent, {
+  Commands as AndroidDialogPickerCommands,
+} from './AndroidDialogPickerNativeComponent';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import StyleSheet from '../../StyleSheet/StyleSheet';
 import processColor from '../../StyleSheet/processColor';
@@ -83,13 +87,22 @@ function PickerAndroid(props: Props): React.Node {
           onValueChange(null, position);
         }
       }
-
       const {current} = pickerRef;
       if (current != null && position !== selected) {
-        current.setNativeProps({selected});
+        const Commands =
+          props.mode === 'dropdown'
+            ? AndroidDropdownPickerCommands
+            : AndroidDialogPickerCommands;
+        Commands.setNativeSelectedPosition(current, selected);
       }
     },
-    [props.children, props.onValueChange, props.selectedValue, selected],
+    [
+      props.children,
+      props.onValueChange,
+      props.selectedValue,
+      props.mode,
+      selected,
+    ],
   );
 
   const rootProps = {