diff --git a/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent.js b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..78558aac78b808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const requireNativeComponent = require('requireNativeComponent');
+
+import type {ColorValue} from 'StyleSheetTypes';
+import type {ViewProps} from 'ViewPropTypes';
+import type {NativeComponent} from 'ReactNative';
+
+const AndroidSwipeRefreshLayout = require('UIManager').getViewManagerConfig(
+  'AndroidSwipeRefreshLayout',
+);
+const RefreshLayoutConsts = AndroidSwipeRefreshLayout
+  ? AndroidSwipeRefreshLayout.Constants
+  : {SIZE: {}};
+
+type NativeProps = $ReadOnly<{|
+  ...ViewProps,
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the pull to refresh functionality is enabled.
+   */
+  enabled?: ?boolean,
+  /**
+   * The colors (at least one) that will be used to draw the refresh indicator.
+   */
+  colors?: ?$ReadOnlyArray<ColorValue>,
+  /**
+   * The background color of the refresh indicator.
+   */
+  progressBackgroundColor?: ?ColorValue,
+  /**
+   * Size of the refresh indicator, see RefreshControl.SIZE.
+   */
+  size?: ?(
+    | typeof RefreshLayoutConsts.SIZE.DEFAULT
+    | typeof RefreshLayoutConsts.SIZE.LARGE
+  ),
+  /**
+   * Progress view top offset
+   */
+  progressViewOffset?: ?number,
+
+  /**
+   * Called when the view starts refreshing.
+   */
+  onRefresh?: ?() => mixed,
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the view should be indicating an active refresh.
+   */
+  refreshing: boolean,
+|}>;
+
+type AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeType = Class<NativeComponent<NativeProps>>;
+
+module.exports = ((requireNativeComponent(
+  'AndroidSwipeRefreshLayout',
+): any): AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeType);
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/RCTRefreshControlNativeComponent.js b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/RCTRefreshControlNativeComponent.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a3262d46436e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/RCTRefreshControlNativeComponent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const requireNativeComponent = require('requireNativeComponent');
+
+import type {ColorValue} from 'StyleSheetTypes';
+import type {ViewProps} from 'ViewPropTypes';
+import type {NativeComponent} from 'ReactNative';
+
+export type NativeProps = $ReadOnly<{|
+  ...ViewProps,
+
+  /**
+   * The color of the refresh indicator.
+   */
+  tintColor?: ?ColorValue,
+  /**
+   * Title color.
+   */
+  titleColor?: ?ColorValue,
+  /**
+   * The title displayed under the refresh indicator.
+   */
+  title?: ?string,
+
+  /**
+   * Called when the view starts refreshing.
+   */
+  onRefresh?: ?() => mixed,
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the view should be indicating an active refresh.
+   */
+  refreshing: boolean,
+|}>;
+
+type RCTRefreshControlNativeType = Class<NativeComponent<NativeProps>>;
+
+module.exports = ((requireNativeComponent(
+  'RCTRefreshControl',
+): any): RCTRefreshControlNativeType);
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/RefreshControl.js b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/RefreshControl.js
index ac6853e2addcb5..bbb3246a47d50e 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/RefreshControl.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/RefreshControl.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const Platform = require('Platform');
 const React = require('React');
 const {NativeComponent} = require('ReactNative');
 
-const requireNativeComponent = require('requireNativeComponent');
+const AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent = require('AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent');
+const RCTRefreshControlNativeComponent = require('RCTRefreshControlNativeComponent');
 const nullthrows = require('nullthrows');
 
 import type {ColorValue} from 'StyleSheetTypes';
@@ -31,12 +32,6 @@ if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
 } else {
   RefreshLayoutConsts = {SIZE: {}};
 }
-type NativeRefreshControlType = Class<NativeComponent<RefreshControlProps>>;
-
-const NativeRefreshControl: NativeRefreshControlType =
-  Platform.OS === 'ios'
-    ? (requireNativeComponent('RCTRefreshControl'): any)
-    : (requireNativeComponent('AndroidSwipeRefreshLayout'): any);
 
 type IOSProps = $ReadOnly<{|
   /**
@@ -143,7 +138,7 @@ export type RefreshControlProps = $ReadOnly<{|
 class RefreshControl extends React.Component<RefreshControlProps> {
   static SIZE = RefreshLayoutConsts.SIZE;
 
-  _nativeRef: ?React.ElementRef<NativeRefreshControlType> = null;
+  _setNativePropsOnRef: ?({refreshing: boolean}) => void;
   _lastNativeRefreshing = false;
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -156,8 +151,11 @@ class RefreshControl extends React.Component<RefreshControlProps> {
     // the js value.
     if (this.props.refreshing !== prevProps.refreshing) {
       this._lastNativeRefreshing = this.props.refreshing;
-    } else if (this.props.refreshing !== this._lastNativeRefreshing) {
-      nullthrows(this._nativeRef).setNativeProps({
+    } else if (
+      this.props.refreshing !== this._lastNativeRefreshing &&
+      this._setNativePropsOnRef
+    ) {
+      this._setNativePropsOnRef({
         refreshing: this.props.refreshing,
       });
       this._lastNativeRefreshing = this.props.refreshing;
@@ -165,15 +163,34 @@ class RefreshControl extends React.Component<RefreshControlProps> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    return (
-      <NativeRefreshControl
-        {...this.props}
-        ref={ref => {
-          this._nativeRef = ref;
-        }}
-        onRefresh={this._onRefresh}
-      />
-    );
+    const setRef = ref =>
+      (this._setNativePropsOnRef = ref ? ref.setNativeProps.bind(ref) : null);
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+      const {
+        enabled,
+        colors,
+        progressBackgroundColor,
+        size,
+        progressViewOffset,
+        ...props
+      } = this.props;
+      return (
+        <RCTRefreshControlNativeComponent
+          {...props}
+          ref={setRef}
+          onRefresh={this._onRefresh}
+        />
+      );
+    } else {
+      const {tintColor, titleColor, title, ...props} = this.props;
+      return (
+        <AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent
+          {...props}
+          ref={setRef}
+          onRefresh={this._onRefresh}
+        />
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   _onRefresh = () => {