diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js b/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js
index e96c0c02e..f45936b93 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type SectionBase<SectionItemT> = {
   /**
    * The data for rendering items in this section.
    */
-  data: Array<SectionItemT>,
+  data: $ReadOnlyArray<SectionItemT>,
   /**
    * Optional key to keep track of section re-ordering. If you don't plan on re-ordering sections,
    * the array index will be used by default.
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ type RequiredProps<SectionT: SectionBase<any>> = {
    *
    * General shape:
    *
-   *     sections: Array<{
-   *       data: Array<SectionItem>,
+   *     sections: $ReadOnlyArray<{
+   *       data: $ReadOnlyArray<SectionItem>,
    *       renderItem?: ({item: SectionItem, ...}) => ?React.Element<*>,
    *       ItemSeparatorComponent?: ?ReactClass<{highlighted: boolean, ...}>,
    *     }>
    */
-  sections: Array<SectionT>,
+  sections: $ReadOnlyArray<SectionT>,
 };
 
 type OptionalProps<SectionT: SectionBase<any>> = {
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js
index 9ab31b280..52c49daaf 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type SectionItem = any;
 
 type SectionBase = {
   // Must be provided directly on each section.
-  data: Array<SectionItem>,
+  data: $ReadOnlyArray<SectionItem>,
   key?: string,
 
   // Optional props will override list-wide props just for this section.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type SectionBase = {
 };
 
 type RequiredProps<SectionT: SectionBase> = {
-  sections: Array<SectionT>,
+  sections: $ReadOnlyArray<SectionT>,
 };
 
 type OptionalProps<SectionT: SectionBase> = {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export type Props<SectionT> =
   OptionalProps<SectionT> &
   VirtualizedListProps;
 
-type DefaultProps = (typeof VirtualizedList.defaultProps) & {data: Array<Item>};
+type DefaultProps = (typeof VirtualizedList.defaultProps) & {data: $ReadOnlyArray<Item>};
 type State = {childProps: VirtualizedListProps};
 
 /**
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class ItemWithSeparator extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-function getItem(sections: ?Array<Item>, index: number): ?Item {
+function getItem(sections: ?$ReadOnlyArray<Item>, index: number): ?Item {
   if (!sections) {
     return null;
   }