diff --git a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JSCWrapper.h b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JSCWrapper.h
index 46ca0a67d..e2d69a922 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JSCWrapper.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JSCWrapper.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct JSCWrapper {
   JSC_WRAPPER_METHOD(JSObjectIsFunction);
   JSC_WRAPPER_METHOD(JSObjectMake);
   JSC_WRAPPER_METHOD(JSObjectMakeArray);
+  JSC_WRAPPER_METHOD(JSObjectMakeDate);
   JSC_WRAPPER_METHOD(JSObjectMakeError);
   JSC_WRAPPER_METHOD(JSObjectMakeFunctionWithCallback);
   JSC_WRAPPER_METHOD(JSObjectSetPrivate);
diff --git a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JavaScriptCore.h b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JavaScriptCore.h
index 1d6beb030..9344fd1d9 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JavaScriptCore.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/JavaScriptCore.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ jsc_poison(JSClassCreate JSClassRelease JSClassRetain)
 #define JSC_JSObjectIsFunction(...) __jsc_wrapper(JSObjectIsFunction, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define JSC_JSObjectMake(...) __jsc_wrapper(JSObjectMake, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define JSC_JSObjectMakeArray(...) __jsc_wrapper(JSObjectMakeArray, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define JSC_JSObjectMakeDate(...) __jsc_wrapper(JSObjectMakeDate, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define JSC_JSObjectMakeError(...) __jsc_wrapper(JSObjectMakeError, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define JSC_JSObjectMakeFunctionWithCallback(...) __jsc_wrapper(JSObjectMakeFunctionWithCallback, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define JSC_JSObjectSetPrivate(...) __jsc_bool_wrapper(JSObjectSetPrivate, __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.cpp b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.cpp
index fcf7c5d19..f084335f3 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,33 @@
 namespace facebook {
 namespace react {
 
+/* static */
+Object Object::makeDate(JSContextRef ctx, Object::TimeType time) {
+  using std::chrono::duration_cast;
+  using std::chrono::milliseconds;
+
+  JSValueRef arguments[1];
+  arguments[0] = JSC_JSValueMakeNumber(
+    ctx,
+    duration_cast<milliseconds>(time.time_since_epoch()).count());
+
+  JSValueRef exn;
+  auto result = JSC_JSObjectMakeDate(ctx, 1, arguments, &exn);
+  if (!result) {
+    throw JSException(ctx, exn, "Failed to create Date");
+  }
+  return Object(ctx, result);
+}
+
+Object Object::makeArray(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef* elements, unsigned length) {
+  JSValueRef exn;
+  auto arr = JSC_JSObjectMakeArray(ctx, length, elements, &exn);
+  if (!arr) {
+    throw JSException(ctx, exn, "Failed to create an Array");
+  }
+  return Object(ctx, arr);
+}
+
 Value::Value(JSContextRef context, JSValueRef value)
   : m_context(context), m_value(value) {}
 
@@ -28,6 +55,7 @@ JSContextRef Value::context() const {
   return m_context;
 }
 
+/* static */
 std::string Value::toJSONString(unsigned indent) const {
   JSValueRef exn;
   auto stringToAdopt = JSC_JSValueCreateJSONString(m_context, m_value, indent, &exn);
diff --git a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.h b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.h
index 13674817a..d78103a84 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/Value.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@ private:
 // heap-allocated, since otherwise you may end up with an invalid reference.
 class Object : public noncopyable {
 public:
+  using TimeType = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>;
+
   Object(JSContextRef context, JSObjectRef obj) :
     m_context(context),
     m_obj(obj)
@@ -209,6 +212,9 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  RN_EXPORT static Object makeArray(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef* elements, unsigned length);
+  RN_EXPORT static Object makeDate(JSContextRef ctx, TimeType time);
+
   template<typename ReturnType>
   ReturnType* getPrivate() const {
     const bool isCustomJSC = isCustomJSCPtr(m_context);
@@ -332,6 +338,14 @@ public:
     return Value(ctx, JSC_JSValueMakeNull(ctx));
   }
 
+  static Value makeBoolean(JSContextRef ctx, bool value) {
+    return Value(ctx, JSC_JSValueMakeBoolean(ctx, value));
+  }
+
+  static Value makeString(JSContextRef ctx, const char* utf8) {
+    return Value(ctx, String(ctx, utf8));
+  }
+
   RN_EXPORT std::string toJSONString(unsigned indent = 0) const;
   RN_EXPORT static Value fromJSON(const String& json);
   RN_EXPORT static Value fromDynamic(JSContextRef ctx, const folly::dynamic& value);
diff --git a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/systemJSCWrapper.cpp b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/systemJSCWrapper.cpp
index 4b04a43cb..c501f1fa5 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/jschelpers/systemJSCWrapper.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/jschelpers/systemJSCWrapper.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ const JSCWrapper* systemJSCWrapper() {
       .JSObjectIsFunction = JSObjectIsFunction,
       .JSObjectMake = JSObjectMake,
       .JSObjectMakeArray = JSObjectMakeArray,
+      .JSObjectMakeDate = JSObjectMakeDate,
       .JSObjectMakeError = JSObjectMakeError,
       .JSObjectMakeFunctionWithCallback = JSObjectMakeFunctionWithCallback,
       .JSObjectSetPrivate = JSObjectSetPrivate,