diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
index 0c5d95de1..e1ef10a25 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ var TabBarExample = React.createClass({
   render: function() {
     return (
       <TabBarIOS
+        unselectedTintColor="yellow"
         tintColor="white"
         barTintColor="darkslateblue">
         <TabBarIOS.Item
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ var TabBarExample = React.createClass({
         </TabBarIOS.Item>
         <TabBarIOS.Item
           icon={require('./flux.png')}
+          renderAsOriginal
           title="More"
           selected={this.state.selectedTab === 'greenTab'}
           onPress={() => {
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
index 3d168509f..c2165da17 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ var TabBarIOS = React.createClass({
   propTypes: {
     ...View.propTypes,
     style: View.propTypes.style,
+    /**
+     * Color of text on unselected tabs
+     */
+    unselectedTintColor: ColorPropType,
     /**
      * Color of the currently selected tab icon
      */
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ var TabBarIOS = React.createClass({
     return (
       <RCTTabBar
         style={[styles.tabGroup, this.props.style]}
+        unselectedTintColor={this.props.unselectedTintColor}
         tintColor={this.props.tintColor}
         barTintColor={this.props.barTintColor}
         translucent={this.props.translucent !== false}>
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js
index bfdae5433..e4936ea67 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ var TabBarItemIOS = React.createClass({
      * component to set selected={true}.
      */
     onPress: React.PropTypes.func,
+    /**
+     * If set to true it renders the image as original,
+     * it defaults to being displayed as a template
+     */
+    renderAsOriginal: React.PropTypes.bool,
     /**
      * It specifies whether the children are visible or not. If you see a
      * blank content, you probably forgot to add a selected one.
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
index ba0bbd7e6..3129752ff 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 @interface RCTTabBar : UIView
 
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *unselectedTintColor;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *tintColor;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *barTintColor;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL translucent;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
index fee6d1a60..f8103c022 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   [_tabViews enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:
    ^(RCTTabBarItem *tab, NSUInteger index, __unused BOOL *stop) {
     UIViewController *controller = _tabController.viewControllers[index];
+    if (_unselectedTintColor) {
+      [tab.barItem setTitleTextAttributes:@{NSForegroundColorAttributeName: _unselectedTintColor} forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+    }
+    
+    [tab.barItem setTitleTextAttributes:@{NSForegroundColorAttributeName: self.tintColor} forState:UIControlStateSelected];
+    
     controller.tabBarItem = tab.barItem;
     if (tab.selected) {
       _tabController.selectedViewController = controller;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h
index cee2df982..30919ed8b 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy) id /* NSString or NSNumber */ badge;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIImage *icon;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) UITabBarSystemItem systemIcon;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL renderAsOriginal;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, getter=isSelected) BOOL selected;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) UITabBarItem *barItem;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTBubblingEventBlock onPress;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m
index a05ae75ee..06f313f1a 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(UITabBarSystemItem, (@{
     _barItem.selectedImage = oldItem.selectedImage;
     _barItem.badgeValue = oldItem.badgeValue;
   }
-  self.barItem.image = _icon;
+  
+  if (_renderAsOriginal) {
+    self.barItem.image = [_icon imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal];
+  } else {
+    self.barItem.image = _icon;
+  }
 }
 
 - (UIViewController *)reactViewController
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m
index d92e3a2d9..ca807c9df 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarItemManager.m
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(badge, id /* NSString or NSNumber */)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(renderAsOriginal, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selected, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(icon, UIImage)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectedIcon, barItem.selectedImage, UIImage)
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
index b5d79f886..10b215f56 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
   return [RCTTabBar new];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(unselectedTintColor, UIColor)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(tintColor, UIColor)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(barTintColor, UIColor)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(translucent, BOOL)