diff --git a/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.android.js b/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.android.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a51a3cb8..000000000
--- a/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.android.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * 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';
-
-module.exports = require('View');
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.ios.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 636c9e628..000000000
--- a/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.ios.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * 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.
- *
- * @flow
- * @format
- */
-
-const DeprecatedViewPropTypes = require('DeprecatedViewPropTypes');
-const React = require('React');
-
-const requireNativeComponent = require('requireNativeComponent');
-
-import type {ViewProps} from 'ViewPropTypes';
-
-const RCTSafeAreaView = requireNativeComponent('RCTSafeAreaView');
-
-type Props = ViewProps & {
-  children: any,
-};
-
-/**
- * Renders nested content and automatically applies paddings reflect the portion of the view
- * that is not covered by navigation bars, tab bars, toolbars, and other ancestor views.
- * Moreover, and most importantly, Safe Area's paddings reflect physical limitation of the screen,
- * such as rounded corners or camera notches (aka sensor housing area on iPhone X).
- */
-class SafeAreaView extends React.Component<Props> {
-  static propTypes = {
-    ...DeprecatedViewPropTypes,
-  };
-
-  render() {
-    return <RCTSafeAreaView {...this.props} />;
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = SafeAreaView;
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js b/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f4ecf3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.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.
+ *
+ * @flow strict-local
+ * @format
+ */
+
+const Platform = require('Platform');
+const React = require('React');
+const View = require('View');
+const requireNativeComponent = require('requireNativeComponent');
+
+import type {ViewProps} from 'ViewPropTypes';
+
+type Props = $ReadOnly<{|
+  ...ViewProps,
+  emulateUnlessSupported?: boolean,
+|}>;
+
+let exported;
+
+/**
+ * Renders nested content and automatically applies paddings reflect the portion
+ * of the view that is not covered by navigation bars, tab bars, toolbars, and
+ * other ancestor views.
+ *
+ * Moreover, and most importantly, Safe Area's paddings reflect physical
+ * limitation of the screen, such as rounded corners or camera notches (aka
+ * sensor housing area on iPhone X).
+ */
+if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+  exported = class SafeAreaView extends React.Component<Props> {
+    render(): React.Node {
+      const {emulateUnlessSupported, ...props} = this.props;
+      return <View {...props} />;
+    }
+  };
+} else {
+  const RCTSafeAreaView = requireNativeComponent('RCTSafeAreaView');
+  exported = class SafeAreaView extends React.Component<Props> {
+    render(): React.Node {
+      return <RCTSafeAreaView emulateUnlessSupported={true} {...this.props} />;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = exported;
diff --git a/RNTester/js/SafeAreaViewExample.js b/RNTester/js/SafeAreaViewExample.js
index 4100289ff..ed66587d7 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/SafeAreaViewExample.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/SafeAreaViewExample.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const Modal = require('Modal');
 const React = require('react');
 const SafeAreaView = require('SafeAreaView');
 const StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
+const Switch = require('Switch');
 const Text = require('Text');
 const View = require('View');
 
@@ -26,10 +27,14 @@ exports.description =
 
 class SafeAreaViewExample extends React.Component<
   {},
-  {|modalVisible: boolean|},
+  {|
+    modalVisible: boolean,
+    emulateUnlessSupported: boolean,
+  |},
 > {
   state = {
     modalVisible: false,
+    emulateUnlessSupported: true,
   };
 
   _setModalVisible = visible => {
@@ -45,12 +50,21 @@ class SafeAreaViewExample extends React.Component<
           animationType="slide"
           supportedOrientations={['portrait', 'landscape']}>
           <View style={styles.modal}>
-            <SafeAreaView style={styles.safeArea}>
+            <SafeAreaView
+              style={styles.safeArea}
+              emulateUnlessSupported={this.state.emulateUnlessSupported}>
               <View style={styles.safeAreaContent}>
                 <Button
                   onPress={this._setModalVisible.bind(this, false)}
                   title="Close"
                 />
+                <Text>emulateUnlessSupported:</Text>
+                <Switch
+                  onValueChange={value =>
+                    this.setState({emulateUnlessSupported: value})
+                  }
+                  value={this.state.emulateUnlessSupported}
+                />
               </View>
             </SafeAreaView>
           </View>
@@ -59,6 +73,13 @@ class SafeAreaViewExample extends React.Component<
           onPress={this._setModalVisible.bind(this, true)}
           title="Present Modal Screen with SafeAreaView"
         />
+        <Text>emulateUnlessSupported:</Text>
+        <Switch
+          onValueChange={value =>
+            this.setState({emulateUnlessSupported: value})
+          }
+          value={this.state.emulateUnlessSupported}
+        />
       </View>
     );
   }
diff --git a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.h b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.h
index f4df7ac60..9a8c2efc6 100644
--- a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.h
+++ b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 - (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge;
 
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL emulateUnlessSupported;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m
index fa1200af4..7e3c8562e 100644
--- a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m
+++ b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 {
   if (self = [super initWithFrame:CGRectZero]) {
     _bridge = bridge;
+    _emulateUnlessSupported = YES; // The default.
   }
 
   return self;
@@ -29,38 +30,29 @@
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder)
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame)
 
-static BOOL UIEdgeInsetsEqualToEdgeInsetsWithThreshold(UIEdgeInsets insets1, UIEdgeInsets insets2, CGFloat threshold) {
-  return
-    ABS(insets1.left - insets2.left) <= threshold &&
-    ABS(insets1.right - insets2.right) <= threshold &&
-    ABS(insets1.top - insets2.top) <= threshold &&
-    ABS(insets1.bottom - insets2.bottom) <= threshold;
+- (BOOL)isSupportedByOS
+{
+  return [self respondsToSelector:@selector(safeAreaInsets)];
 }
 
+- (UIEdgeInsets)safeAreaInsetsIfSupportedAndEnabled
+{
 #if defined(__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED) && __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 110000 /* __IPHONE_11_0 */
-
-- (void)safeAreaInsetsDidChange
-{
-  if (![self respondsToSelector:@selector(safeAreaInsets)]) {
-    return;
+  if (self.isSupportedByOS) {
+    return self.safeAreaInsets;
   }
-
-  [self setSafeAreaInsets:self.safeAreaInsets];
+#endif
+  return self.emulateUnlessSupported ? self.emulatedSafeAreaInsets : UIEdgeInsetsZero;
 }
 
-#endif
-
-// Emulate safe area for iOS < 11
-- (void)layoutSubviews
+- (UIEdgeInsets)emulatedSafeAreaInsets
 {
-  [super layoutSubviews];
-  if ([self respondsToSelector:@selector(safeAreaInsets)]) {
-    return;
-  }
   UIViewController* vc = self.reactViewController;
+
   if (!vc) {
-    return;
+    return UIEdgeInsetsZero;
   }
+
   CGFloat topLayoutOffset = vc.topLayoutGuide.length;
   CGFloat bottomLayoutOffset = vc.bottomLayoutGuide.length;
   CGRect safeArea = vc.view.bounds;
@@ -75,7 +67,34 @@ static BOOL UIEdgeInsetsEqualToEdgeInsetsWithThreshold(UIEdgeInsets insets1, UIE
     safeAreaInsets.bottom = CGRectGetMaxY(self.bounds) - CGRectGetMaxY(localSafeArea);
   }
 
-  [self setSafeAreaInsets:safeAreaInsets];
+  return safeAreaInsets;
+}
+
+static BOOL UIEdgeInsetsEqualToEdgeInsetsWithThreshold(UIEdgeInsets insets1, UIEdgeInsets insets2, CGFloat threshold) {
+  return
+    ABS(insets1.left - insets2.left) <= threshold &&
+    ABS(insets1.right - insets2.right) <= threshold &&
+    ABS(insets1.top - insets2.top) <= threshold &&
+    ABS(insets1.bottom - insets2.bottom) <= threshold;
+}
+
+- (void)safeAreaInsetsDidChange
+{
+  [self invalidateSafeAreaInsets];
+}
+
+- (void)invalidateSafeAreaInsets
+{
+  [self setSafeAreaInsets:self.safeAreaInsetsIfSupportedAndEnabled];
+}
+
+- (void)layoutSubviews
+{
+  [super layoutSubviews];
+
+  if (!self.isSupportedByOS && self.emulateUnlessSupported) {
+    [self invalidateSafeAreaInsets];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)setSafeAreaInsets:(UIEdgeInsets)safeAreaInsets
@@ -90,4 +109,15 @@ static BOOL UIEdgeInsetsEqualToEdgeInsetsWithThreshold(UIEdgeInsets insets1, UIE
   [_bridge.uiManager setLocalData:localData forView:self];
 }
 
+- (void)setEmulateUnlessSupported:(BOOL)emulateUnlessSupported
+{
+  if (_emulateUnlessSupported == emulateUnlessSupported) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  _emulateUnlessSupported = emulateUnlessSupported;
+
+  [self invalidateSafeAreaInsets];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaViewManager.m b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaViewManager.m
index fe16c3b7a..6baf0c1b5 100644
--- a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaViewManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaViewManager.m
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(emulateUnlessSupported, BOOL)
+
 - (UIView *)view
 {
   return [[RCTSafeAreaView alloc] initWithBridge:self.bridge];