diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
index b0c8b7426..515c957d0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     ImageRequest imageRequest = ImageRequestBuilder.newBuilderWithSource(mUri)
         .setPostprocessor(postprocessor)
         .setResizeOptions(resizeOptions)
+        .setAutoRotateEnabled(true)
         .setProgressiveRenderingEnabled(mProgressiveRenderingEnabled)
         .build();