diff --git a/react-packager/src/Packager/__tests__/Packager-test.js b/react-packager/src/Packager/__tests__/Packager-test.js
index 3f093446..d4a1c0f3 100644
--- a/react-packager/src/Packager/__tests__/Packager-test.js
+++ b/react-packager/src/Packager/__tests__/Packager-test.js
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ describe('Packager', function() {
         };
 
         expect(p.addModule.mock.calls[3][0]).toEqual({
-          code: 'lol module.exports = ' +
+          code: 'lol module.exports = require("AssetRegistry").registerAsset(' +
             JSON.stringify(imgModule) +
-            '; lol',
-          sourceCode: 'module.exports = ' +
+            '); lol',
+          sourceCode: 'module.exports = require("AssetRegistry").registerAsset(' +
             JSON.stringify(imgModule) +
-            ';',
+            ');',
           sourcePath: '/root/img/new_image.png'
         });
 
diff --git a/react-packager/src/Packager/index.js b/react-packager/src/Packager/index.js
index c03a0432..e647f764 100644
--- a/react-packager/src/Packager/index.js
+++ b/react-packager/src/Packager/index.js
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ Packager.prototype.generateAssetModule = function(ppackage, module) {
 
     ppackage.addAsset(img);
 
-    var code = 'module.exports = ' + JSON.stringify(img) + ';';
+    var ASSET_TEMPLATE = 'module.exports = require("AssetRegistry").registerAsset(%json);';
+    var code = ASSET_TEMPLATE.replace('%json', JSON.stringify(img));
 
     return new ModuleTransport({
       code: code,