diff --git a/Examples/Movies/SearchScreen.js b/Examples/Movies/SearchScreen.js
index 2aa3f1ea8..ea58deefb 100644
--- a/Examples/Movies/SearchScreen.js
+++ b/Examples/Movies/SearchScreen.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ var SearchScreen = React.createClass({
         renderRow={this.renderRow}
         onEndReached={this.onEndReached}
         automaticallyAdjustContentInsets={false}
-        keyboardDismissMode={ScrollView.keyboardDismissMode.OnDrag}
+        keyboardDismissMode="onDrag"
         keyboardShouldPersistTaps={true}
         showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
       />;
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerPage.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerPage.js
index 2d72f62c7..5d619dcec 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerPage.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerPage.js
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ var UIExplorerPage = React.createClass({
     } else {
       ContentWrapper = ScrollView;
       wrapperProps.keyboardShouldPeristTaps = true;
-      wrapperProps.keyboardDismissMode =
-        ScrollView.keyboardDismissMode.Interactive;
+      wrapperProps.keyboardDismissMode = 'interactive';
     }
     var title = this.props.title ?
       <UIExplorerTitle title={this.props.title} /> :
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.ios.js
index 3e425162a..317b98686 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.ios.js
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ var PropTypes = React.PropTypes;
 var SCROLLVIEW = 'ScrollView';
 var INNERVIEW = 'InnerScrollView';
 
+var keyboardDismissModeConstants = {
+  'none': RKScrollViewConsts.KeyboardDismissMode.None, // default
+  'interactive': RKScrollViewConsts.KeyboardDismissMode.Interactive,
+  'onDrag': RKScrollViewConsts.KeyboardDismissMode.OnDrag,
+};
+
 /**
  * `React` component that wraps platform `RKScrollView` while providing
  * integration with touch locking "responder" system.
@@ -80,8 +86,8 @@ var INNERVIEW = 'InnerScrollView';
     /**
      * A floating-point number that determines how quickly the scroll view
      * decelerates after the user lifts their finger. Reasonable choices include
-     * `RKScrollView.Constants.DecelerationRate.Normal` (the default) and
-     * `RKScrollView.Constants.DecelerationRate.Fast`.
+     *   - Normal: 0.998 (the default)
+     *   - Fast: 0.9
      */
     decelerationRate: nativePropType(PropTypes.number),
     /**
@@ -91,18 +97,17 @@ var INNERVIEW = 'InnerScrollView';
     horizontal: PropTypes.bool,
     /**
      * Determines whether the keyboard gets dismissed in response to a drag.
-     * When `ScrollView.keyboardDismissMode.None` (the default), drags do not
-     * dismiss the keyboard. When `ScrollView.keyboardDismissMode.OnDrag`, the
-     * keyboard is dismissed when a drag begins. When
-     * `ScrollView.keyboardDismissMode.Interactive`, the keyboard is dismissed
-     * interactively with the drag and moves in synchrony with the touch;
-     * dragging upwards cancels the dismissal.
+     *   - 'none' (the default), drags do not dismiss the keyboard.
+     *   - 'onDrag', the keyboard is dismissed when a drag begins.
+     *   - 'interactive', the keyboard is dismissed interactively with the drag
+     *     and moves in synchrony with the touch; dragging upwards cancels the
+     *     dismissal.
      */
-    keyboardDismissMode: nativePropType(PropTypes.oneOf([
-      RKScrollViewConsts.KeyboardDismissMode.None, // default
-      RKScrollViewConsts.KeyboardDismissMode.Interactive,
-      RKScrollViewConsts.KeyboardDismissMode.OnDrag,
-    ])),
+    keyboardDismissMode: PropTypes.oneOf([
+      'none', // default
+      'interactive',
+      'onDrag',
+    ]),
     /**
      * When false, tapping outside of the focused text input when the keyboard
      * is up dismisses the keyboard. When true, the scroll view will not catch
@@ -154,7 +159,6 @@ var INNERVIEW = 'InnerScrollView';
 var ScrollView = React.createClass({
   statics: {
     PropTypes: RKScrollViewPropTypes,
-    keyboardDismissMode: RKScrollViewConsts.KeyboardDismissMode,
   },
 
   propTypes: RKScrollViewPropTypes,
@@ -230,6 +234,9 @@ var ScrollView = React.createClass({
       this.props, {
         alwaysBounceHorizontal,
         alwaysBounceVertical,
+        keyboardDismissMode: this.props.keyboardDismissMode ?
+          keyboardDismissModeConstants[this.props.keyboardDismissMode] :
+          undefined,
         style: [styles.base, this.props.style],
         onTouchStart: this.scrollResponderHandleTouchStart,
         onTouchMove: this.scrollResponderHandleTouchMove,