diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedFlatList.js b/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedFlatList.js
index 5ed02075ff6cd7..9e91e84d9a18d1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedFlatList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedFlatList.js
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ const FlatList = require('../../../Lists/FlatList');
 
 const createAnimatedComponent = require('../createAnimatedComponent');
 
-module.exports = createAnimatedComponent(FlatList);
+module.exports = createAnimatedComponent(FlatList, {
+  scrollEventThrottle: 0.0001,
+});
diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedSectionList.js b/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedSectionList.js
index e0c94ea88933ca..115e48d443cc3f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedSectionList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/src/components/AnimatedSectionList.js
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ const SectionList = require('../../../Lists/SectionList');
 
 const createAnimatedComponent = require('../createAnimatedComponent');
 
-module.exports = createAnimatedComponent(SectionList);
+module.exports = createAnimatedComponent(SectionList, {
+  scrollEventThrottle: 0.0001,
+});