diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
index 569ae980e..7bef0a38b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
@@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
                                        MessageQueueThread moduleQueue,
                                        ModuleRegistryHolder registryHolder);
 
-  /* package */ native void loadScriptFromAssets(AssetManager assetManager, String assetURL, boolean useLazyBundle);
+  /* package */ native void loadScriptFromAssets(AssetManager assetManager, String assetURL);
   /* package */ native void loadScriptFromFile(String fileName, String sourceURL);
+  /* package */ native void loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(String path, String sourceURL, int flags);
 
   @Override
   public void runJSBundle() {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/JSBundleLoader.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/JSBundleLoader.java
index 6615c75c8..311b4fa41 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/JSBundleLoader.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/JSBundleLoader.java
@@ -30,18 +30,11 @@ public abstract class JSBundleLoader {
   public static JSBundleLoader createFileLoader(
       final Context context,
       final String fileName) {
-    return createFileLoader(context, fileName, false);
-  }
-
-  public static JSBundleLoader createFileLoader(
-      final Context context,
-      final String fileName,
-      final boolean useLazyBundle) {
     return new JSBundleLoader() {
       @Override
       public void loadScript(CatalystInstanceImpl instance) {
         if (fileName.startsWith("assets://")) {
-          instance.loadScriptFromAssets(context.getAssets(), fileName, useLazyBundle);
+          instance.loadScriptFromAssets(context.getAssets(), fileName);
         } else {
           instance.loadScriptFromFile(fileName, fileName);
         }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoader.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoader.java
index ed65860ff..722b3c596 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoader.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoader.java
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ import static com.facebook.systrace.Systrace.TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE;
  */
 public class UnpackingJSBundleLoader extends JSBundleLoader {
 
+  /**
+   * Flag passed to loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle to let the bridge know that
+   * the unpacked unpacked js source file.
+   */
+  static final int UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE = (1 << 0);
+
   /**
    * Name of the lock files. Multiple processes can be spawned off the same app
    * and we need to guarantee that at most one unpacks files at any time. To
@@ -141,10 +147,10 @@ public class UnpackingJSBundleLoader extends JSBundleLoader {
   @Override
   public void loadScript(CatalystInstanceImpl instance) {
     prepare();
-    // TODO(12128379): add instance method that would take bundle directory
-    instance.loadScriptFromFile(
-      new File(mDirectoryPath, "bundle.js").getPath(),
-      mSourceURL);
+    instance.loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(
+      mDirectoryPath.getPath(),
+      mSourceURL,
+      UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp
index 612107b7c..196e333a5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #include <jni/Countable.h>
 #include <jni/LocalReference.h>
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
 #include <cxxreact/Instance.h>
 #include <cxxreact/MethodCall.h>
 #include <cxxreact/ModuleRegistry.h>
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "ModuleRegistryHolder.h"
 #include "NativeArray.h"
 #include "JNativeRunnable.h"
-#include "OnLoad.h"
 
 using namespace facebook::jni;
 
@@ -101,9 +98,11 @@ void CatalystInstanceImpl::registerNatives() {
     makeNativeMethod("initHybrid", CatalystInstanceImpl::initHybrid),
       makeNativeMethod("initializeBridge", CatalystInstanceImpl::initializeBridge),
       makeNativeMethod("loadScriptFromAssets",
-                       "(Landroid/content/res/AssetManager;Ljava/lang/String;Z)V",
+                       "(Landroid/content/res/AssetManager;Ljava/lang/String;)V",
                        CatalystInstanceImpl::loadScriptFromAssets),
       makeNativeMethod("loadScriptFromFile", CatalystInstanceImpl::loadScriptFromFile),
+      makeNativeMethod("loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle",
+                       CatalystInstanceImpl::loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle),
       makeNativeMethod("callJSFunction", CatalystInstanceImpl::callJSFunction),
       makeNativeMethod("callJSCallback", CatalystInstanceImpl::callJSCallback),
       makeNativeMethod("getMainExecutorToken", CatalystInstanceImpl::getMainExecutorToken),
@@ -152,131 +151,20 @@ void CatalystInstanceImpl::initializeBridge(
                               mrh->getModuleRegistry());
 }
 
-#ifdef WITH_FBJSCEXTENSIONS
-static std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> loadScriptFromCache(
-    AAssetManager* manager,
-    std::string& sourceURL) {
-
-  // 20-byte sha1 as hex
-  static const size_t HASH_STR_SIZE = 40;
-
-  // load bundle hash from the metadata file in the APK
-  auto hash = react::loadScriptFromAssets(manager, sourceURL + ".meta");
-  auto cacheDir = getApplicationCacheDir() + "/rn-bundle";
-  auto encoding = static_cast<JSBigMmapString::Encoding>(hash->c_str()[20]);
-
-  if (mkdir(cacheDir.c_str(), 0755) == -1 && errno != EEXIST) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("Can't create cache directory");
-  }
-
-  if (encoding != JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Ascii) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("Can't use mmap fastpath for non-ascii bundles");
-  }
-
-  // convert hash to string
-  char hashStr[HASH_STR_SIZE + 1];
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < HASH_STR_SIZE; i += 2) {
-    snprintf(hashStr + i, 3, "%02hhx", hash->c_str()[i / 2] & 0xFF);
-  }
-
-  // the name of the cached bundle file should be the hash
-  std::string cachePath = cacheDir + "/" + hashStr;
-  FILE *cache = fopen(cachePath.c_str(), "r");
-  SCOPE_EXIT { if (cache) fclose(cache); };
-
-  size_t size = 0;
-  if (cache == NULL) {
-    // delete old bundle, if there was one.
-    std::string metaPath = cacheDir + "/meta";
-    if (auto meta = fopen(metaPath.c_str(), "r")) {
-      char oldBundleHash[HASH_STR_SIZE + 1];
-      if (fread(oldBundleHash, HASH_STR_SIZE, 1, meta) == HASH_STR_SIZE) {
-        remove((cacheDir + "/" + oldBundleHash).c_str());
-        remove(metaPath.c_str());
-      }
-      fclose(meta);
-    }
-
-    // load script from the APK and write to temporary file
-    auto script = react::loadScriptFromAssets(manager, sourceURL);
-    auto tmpPath = cachePath + "_";
-    cache = fopen(tmpPath.c_str(), "w");
-    if (!cache) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Can't open cache, errno: " + errno);
-    }
-    if (fwrite(script->c_str(), 1, script->size(), cache) != size) {
-      remove(tmpPath.c_str());
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to unpack bundle");
-    }
-
-    // force data to be written to disk
-    fsync(fileno(cache));
-    fclose(cache);
-
-    // move script to final path - atomic operation
-    if (rename(tmpPath.c_str(), cachePath.c_str())) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to update cache, errno: " + errno);
-    }
-
-    // store the bundle hash in a metadata file
-    auto meta = fopen(metaPath.c_str(), "w");
-    if (!meta) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open metadata file to store bundle hash");
-    }
-    if (fwrite(hashStr, HASH_STR_SIZE, 1, meta) != HASH_STR_SIZE) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to write bundle hash to metadata file");
-    }
-    fsync(fileno(meta));
-    fclose(meta);
-
-    // return the final written cache
-    cache = fopen(cachePath.c_str(), "r");
-    if (!cache) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Cache has been cleared");
-    }
-  } else {
-    struct stat fileInfo = {0};
-    if (fstat(fileno(cache), &fileInfo)) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get cache stats, errno: " + errno);
-    }
-    size = fileInfo.st_size;
-  }
-
-  return folly::make_unique<const JSBigMmapString>(
-      dup(fileno(cache)),
-      size,
-      reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(hash->c_str()),
-      encoding);
-}
-#endif
-
 void CatalystInstanceImpl::loadScriptFromAssets(jobject assetManager,
-                                                const std::string& assetURL,
-                                                bool useLazyBundle) {
+                                                const std::string& assetURL) {
   const int kAssetsLength = 9;  // strlen("assets://");
   auto sourceURL = assetURL.substr(kAssetsLength);
-  auto manager = react::extractAssetManager(assetManager);
 
+  auto manager = react::extractAssetManager(assetManager);
+  auto script = react::loadScriptFromAssets(manager, sourceURL);
   if (JniJSModulesUnbundle::isUnbundle(manager, sourceURL)) {
-    auto script = react::loadScriptFromAssets(manager, sourceURL);
     instance_->loadUnbundle(
       folly::make_unique<JniJSModulesUnbundle>(manager, sourceURL),
       std::move(script),
       sourceURL);
     return;
   } else {
-#ifdef WITH_FBJSCEXTENSIONS
-    if (useLazyBundle) {
-      try {
-        auto script = loadScriptFromCache(manager, sourceURL);
-        instance_->loadScriptFromString(std::move(script), sourceURL);
-        return;
-      } catch (...) {
-        LOG(WARNING) << "Failed to load bundle as Source Code";
-      }
-    }
-#endif
-    auto script = react::loadScriptFromAssets(manager, sourceURL);
     instance_->loadScriptFromString(std::move(script), sourceURL);
   }
 }
@@ -287,6 +175,14 @@ void CatalystInstanceImpl::loadScriptFromFile(jni::alias_ref<jstring> fileName,
                                        sourceURL);
 }
 
+void CatalystInstanceImpl::loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(const std::string& bundlePath,
+                                                         const std::string& sourceURL,
+                                                         jint flags) {
+  return instance_->loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(std::move(bundlePath),
+                                                  std::move(sourceURL),
+                                                  flags);
+}
+
 void CatalystInstanceImpl::callJSFunction(
     JExecutorToken* token, std::string module, std::string method, NativeArray* arguments) {
   // We want to share the C++ code, and on iOS, modules pass module/method
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h
index 64835e6b4..d0221af97 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ class CatalystInstanceImpl : public jni::HybridClass<CatalystInstanceImpl> {
       jni::alias_ref<JavaMessageQueueThread::javaobject> jsQueue,
       jni::alias_ref<JavaMessageQueueThread::javaobject> moduleQueue,
       ModuleRegistryHolder* mrh);
-  void loadScriptFromAssets(jobject assetManager, const std::string& assetURL, bool useLazyBundle);
+  void loadScriptFromAssets(jobject assetManager, const std::string& assetURL);
   void loadScriptFromFile(jni::alias_ref<jstring> fileName, const std::string& sourceURL);
+  void loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(const std::string& bundlePath, const std::string& sourceURL, jint flags);
   void callJSFunction(JExecutorToken* token, std::string module, std::string method, NativeArray* arguments);
   void callJSCallback(JExecutorToken* token, jint callbackId, NativeArray* arguments);
   local_ref<JExecutorToken::JavaPart> getMainExecutorToken();
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.cpp
index 67e167b4e..952a6b46c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ static std::string getApplicationDir(const char* methodName) {
   return getAbsolutePathMethod(dirObj)->toStdString();
 }
 
+static std::string getApplicationCacheDir() {
+  return getApplicationDir("getCacheDir");
+}
+
 static std::string getApplicationPersistentDir() {
   return getApplicationDir("getFilesDir");
 }
@@ -158,10 +162,6 @@ class JReactMarker : public JavaClass<JReactMarker> {
 
 }
 
-std::string getApplicationCacheDir() {
-  return getApplicationDir("getCacheDir");
-}
-
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved) {
   return initialize(vm, [] {
     // Inject some behavior into react/
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.h b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.h
index 713d8b582..5cd3c1749 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.h
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/xreact/jni/OnLoad.h
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ namespace facebook {
 namespace react {
 
 jmethodID getLogMarkerMethod();
-std::string getApplicationCacheDir();
 } // namespace react
 } // namespace facebook
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoaderTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoaderTest.java
index d6a2b9c66..016ecb201 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoaderTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/UnpackingJSBundleLoaderTest.java
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ public class UnpackingJSBundleLoaderTest {
   @Test
   public void testCallsAppropriateInstanceMethod() throws IOException {
     mBuilder.build().loadScript(mCatalystInstanceImpl);
-    verify(mCatalystInstanceImpl).loadScriptFromFile(
-      eq(new File(mDestinationPath, "bundle.js").getPath()),
-      eq(URL));
+    verify(mCatalystInstanceImpl).loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(
+      eq(mDestinationPath.getPath()),
+      eq(URL),
+      eq(UnpackingJSBundleLoader.UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE));
     verifyNoMoreInteractions(mCatalystInstanceImpl);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Android.mk b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Android.mk
index 985cc0357..30cd232db 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Android.mk
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Android.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libreactnativefb
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
+  Executor.cpp \
   Instance.cpp \
   JSCExecutor.cpp \
   JSCHelpers.cpp \
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/BUCK b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/BUCK
index 14a5b1e77..46b19ea4e 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/BUCK
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/BUCK
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ react_library(
   force_static = True,
   srcs = [
     'CxxMessageQueue.cpp',
+    'Executor.cpp',
     'Instance.cpp',
     'JSCExecutor.cpp',
     'JSCHelpers.cpp',
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Executor.cpp b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Executor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15f7730b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Executor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright 2004-present Facebook. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#include "Executor.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <folly/Memory.h>
+
+namespace facebook {
+namespace react {
+
+void JSExecutor::loadApplicationScript(std::string bundlePath, std::string sourceURL, int flags) {
+  if ((flags & UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE) == 0) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("No unpacked js source file");
+  }
+  return loadApplicationScript(
+      JSBigMmapString::fromOptimizedBundle(bundlePath),
+      std::move(sourceURL));
+}
+
+static JSBigMmapString::Encoding encodingFromByte(uint8_t byte) {
+  switch (byte) {
+  case 0:
+    return JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Unknown;
+  case 1:
+    return JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Ascii;
+  case 2:
+    return JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Utf8;
+  case 3:
+    return JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Utf16;
+  default:
+    throw std::invalid_argument("Unknown bundle encoding");
+  }
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<const JSBigMmapString> JSBigMmapString::fromOptimizedBundle(
+    const std::string& bundlePath) {
+  uint8_t sha1[20];
+  uint8_t encoding;
+  struct stat fileInfo;
+  int fd = -1;
+  SCOPE_FAIL { CHECK(fd == -1 || ::close(fd) == 0); };
+
+  {
+    auto metaPath = bundlePath + UNPACKED_META_PATH_SUFFIX;
+    std::ifstream metaFile;
+    metaFile.exceptions(std::ifstream::eofbit | std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
+    metaFile.open(metaPath, std::ifstream::in | std::ifstream::binary);
+    metaFile.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(sha1), sizeof(sha1));
+    metaFile.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&encoding), sizeof(encoding));
+  }
+
+  {
+    auto sourcePath = bundlePath + UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE_PATH_SUFFIX;
+    fd = ::open(sourcePath.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+    if (fd == -1) {
+      throw std::runtime_error(std::string("could not open js bundle file: ") + ::strerror(errno));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (::fstat(fd, &fileInfo)) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(std::string("fstat on js bundle failed: ") + strerror(errno));
+  }
+
+  return folly::make_unique<const JSBigMmapString>(
+      fd,
+      fileInfo.st_size,
+      sha1,
+      encodingFromByte(encoding));
+}
+
+}  // namespace react
+}  // namespace facebook
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Executor.h b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Executor.h
index 6b99df0b2..62b2004c5 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Executor.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Executor.h
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 namespace facebook {
 namespace react {
 
+#define UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE_PATH_SUFFIX "/bundle.js"
+#define UNPACKED_META_PATH_SUFFIX "/bundle.meta"
+
+enum {
+  UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE = (1 << 0),
+};
+
 class JSExecutor;
 class MessageQueueThread;
 
@@ -190,6 +197,8 @@ public:
     return m_encoding;
   }
 
+  static std::unique_ptr<const JSBigMmapString> fromOptimizedBundle(const std::string& bundlePath);
+
 private:
   int m_fd;
   size_t m_size;
@@ -206,6 +215,11 @@ public:
   virtual void loadApplicationScript(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> script,
                                      std::string sourceURL) = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * Execute an application script optimized bundle in the JS context.
+   */
+  virtual void loadApplicationScript(std::string bundlePath, std::string source, int flags);
+
   /**
    * Add an application "unbundle" file
    */
@@ -245,4 +259,6 @@ public:
   virtual ~JSExecutor() {}
 };
 
+std::unique_ptr<const JSBigMmapString> readJSBundle(const std::string& path);
+
 } }
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp
index cbc8e656b..eb5e31d94 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ void Instance::loadScriptFromFile(const std::string& filename,
   loadScriptFromString(std::move(buf), sourceURL);
 }
 
+void Instance::loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(std::string bundlePath,
+                                             std::string sourceURL,
+                                             int flags) {
+  SystraceSection s("reactbridge_xplat_loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle",
+                    "bundlePath", bundlePath);
+  nativeToJsBridge_->loadOptimizedApplicationScript(std::move(bundlePath),
+                                                    std::move(sourceURL),
+                                                    flags);
+}
+
 void Instance::loadUnbundle(std::unique_ptr<JSModulesUnbundle> unbundle,
                             std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> startupScript,
                             std::string startupScriptSourceURL) {
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.h b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.h
index fada0a7cf..1e53c81f2 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Instance {
     std::shared_ptr<ModuleRegistry> moduleRegistry);
   void loadScriptFromString(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> string, std::string sourceURL);
   void loadScriptFromFile(const std::string& filename, const std::string& sourceURL);
+  void loadScriptFromOptimizedBundle(std::string bundlePath, std::string sourceURL, int flags);
   void loadUnbundle(
     std::unique_ptr<JSModulesUnbundle> unbundle,
     std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> startupScript,
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp
index d26409c2e..67b17a666 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp
@@ -254,15 +254,37 @@ void JSCExecutor::terminateOnJSVMThread() {
 }
 
 #ifdef WITH_FBJSCEXTENSIONS
-static void loadApplicationSource(
-    const JSGlobalContextRef context,
-    const JSBigMmapString* script,
-    const std::string& sourceURL) {
+void JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript(
+    std::string bundlePath,
+    std::string sourceURL,
+    int flags) {
+  SystraceSection s("JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript",
+                    "sourceURL", sourceURL);
+
+  if ((flags & UNPACKED_JS_SOURCE) == 0) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Optimized bundle with no unpacked js source");
+  }
+
+  auto jsScriptBigString = JSBigMmapString::fromOptimizedBundle(bundlePath);
+  if (jsScriptBigString->encoding() != JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Ascii) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Optimized bundle needs to be ascii encoded");
+  }
+
   String jsSourceURL(sourceURL.c_str());
-  bool is8bit = script->encoding() == JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Ascii || script->encoding() == JSBigMmapString::Encoding::Utf8;
-  JSSourceCodeRef sourceCode = JSCreateSourceCode(script->fd(), script->size(), jsSourceURL, script->hash(), is8bit);
-  evaluateSourceCode(context, sourceCode, jsSourceURL);
-  JSReleaseSourceCode(sourceCode);
+  JSSourceCodeRef sourceCode = JSCreateSourceCode(
+      jsScriptBigString->fd(),
+      jsScriptBigString->size(),
+      jsSourceURL,
+      jsScriptBigString->hash(),
+      true);
+  SCOPE_EXIT { JSReleaseSourceCode(sourceCode); };
+
+  evaluateSourceCode(m_context, sourceCode, jsSourceURL);
+
+  bindBridge();
+
+  flush();
+  ReactMarker::logMarker("CREATE_REACT_CONTEXT_END");
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -270,16 +292,6 @@ void JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> scrip
   SystraceSection s("JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript",
                     "sourceURL", sourceURL);
 
-  #ifdef WITH_FBJSCEXTENSIONS
-  if (auto source = dynamic_cast<const JSBigMmapString *>(script.get())) {
-    loadApplicationSource(m_context, source, sourceURL);
-    bindBridge();
-    flush();
-    ReactMarker::logMarker("CREATE_REACT_CONTEXT_END");
-    return;
-  }
-  #endif
-
   #ifdef WITH_FBSYSTRACE
   fbsystrace_begin_section(
     TRACE_TAG_REACT_CXX_BRIDGE,
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h
index b1dfcdb56..b02c7e5b6 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ public:
   virtual void loadApplicationScript(
     std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> script,
     std::string sourceURL) throw(JSException) override;
+#ifdef WITH_FBJSCEXTENSIONS
+  virtual void loadApplicationScript(
+    std::string bundlePath,
+    std::string sourceURL,
+    int flags) override;
+#endif
   virtual void setJSModulesUnbundle(
     std::unique_ptr<JSModulesUnbundle> unbundle) override;
   virtual void callFunction(
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.cpp b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.cpp
index 8da6bb0fc..ecddf32e2 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@ void NativeToJsBridge::loadApplicationScript(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString>
   m_mainExecutor->loadApplicationScript(std::move(script), std::move(sourceURL));
 }
 
+void NativeToJsBridge::loadOptimizedApplicationScript(
+    std::string bundlePath,
+    std::string sourceURL,
+    int flags) {
+  runOnExecutorQueue(
+      m_mainExecutorToken,
+      [bundlePath=std::move(bundlePath),
+       sourceURL=std::move(sourceURL),
+       flags=flags]
+        (JSExecutor* executor) {
+    executor->loadApplicationScript(std::move(bundlePath), std::move(sourceURL), flags);
+  });
+}
+
 void NativeToJsBridge::loadApplicationUnbundle(
     std::unique_ptr<JSModulesUnbundle> unbundle,
     std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> startupScript,
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h
index 786c26867..e95367378 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/NativeToJsBridge.h
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ public:
    */
   void loadApplicationScript(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> script, std::string sourceURL);
 
+  /**
+   * Similar to loading a "bundle", but instead of passing js source this method accepts
+   * path to a directory containing files prepared for particular JSExecutor.
+   */
+  void loadOptimizedApplicationScript(std::string bundlePath, std::string sourceURL, int flags);
+
   /**
    * An "unbundle" is a backend that stores and injects JavaScript modules as
    * individual scripts, rather than bundling all of them into a single scrupt.