diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootView.h b/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
index 3cf64b88a2bc78..f555e234c71395 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
@@ -50,9 +50,18 @@ extern
 /**
  * - Designated initializer -
  */
+- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
+                       bridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+                   moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
+            initialProperties:(nullable NSDictionary *)initialProperties NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
+
+/**
+ * - Convenience initializer -
+ * The frame will default to CGRectZero.
+ */
 - (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
                     moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
-             initialProperties:(nullable NSDictionary *)initialProperties NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
+             initialProperties:(nullable NSDictionary *)initialProperties;
 
 /**
  * - Convenience initializer -
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
index 62bdd7585779f8..7e8a3804d1db65 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ @implementation RCTRootView {
   CGSize _intrinsicContentSize;
 }
 
-- (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
-                    moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
-             initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
+- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
+                       bridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+                   moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
+            initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
 {
   RCTAssertMainQueue();
   RCTAssert(bridge, @"A bridge instance is required to create an RCTRootView");
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
     [bridge.performanceLogger markStartForTag:RCTPLTTI];
   }
 
-  if (self = [super initWithFrame:CGRectZero]) {
+  if (self = [super initWithFrame:frame]) {
     self.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
 
     _bridge = bridge;
@@ -95,6 +96,13 @@ - (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
   return self;
 }
 
+- (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+                    moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
+             initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
+{
+  return [self initWithFrame:CGRectZero bridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties];
+}
+
 - (instancetype)initWithBundleURL:(NSURL *)bundleURL
                        moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
                 initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties