diff --git a/website/layout/AutodocsLayout.js b/website/layout/AutodocsLayout.js
index b9bef328c..bd6ccfb55 100644
--- a/website/layout/AutodocsLayout.js
+++ b/website/layout/AutodocsLayout.js
@@ -264,6 +264,20 @@ var APIDoc = React.createClass({
 });
 
 var HeaderWithGithub = React.createClass({
+
+  renderRunnableLink: function() {
+    if (this.props.metadata && this.props.metadata.runnable) {
+      return (
+        <a
+          className="run-example"
+          target="_blank"
+          href={'https://rnplay.org/apps/l3Zi2g?route='+this.props.metadata.title+'&file=' + this.props.metadata.title+ "Example.js"}>
+          Run this example
+        </a>
+      );
+    }
+  },
+
   render: function() {
     return (
       <H level={3} toSlug={this.props.title}>
@@ -272,6 +286,7 @@ var HeaderWithGithub = React.createClass({
           href={'https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/master/' + this.props.path}>
           Edit on GitHub
         </a>
+        {this.renderRunnableLink()}
         {this.props.title}
       </H>
     );
@@ -296,7 +311,7 @@ var Autodocs = React.createClass({
     );
   },
 
-  renderExample: function(docs) {
+  renderExample: function(docs, metadata) {
     if (!docs.example) {
       return;
     }
@@ -306,6 +321,7 @@ var Autodocs = React.createClass({
         <HeaderWithGithub
           title="Examples"
           path={docs.example.path}
+          metadata={metadata}
         />
         <Prism>
           {docs.example.content.replace(/^[\s\S]*?\*\//, '').trim()}
@@ -330,7 +346,7 @@ var Autodocs = React.createClass({
             <h1>{metadata.title}</h1>
             {content}
             {this.renderFullDescription(docs)}
-            {this.renderExample(docs)}
+            {this.renderExample(docs, metadata)}
             <div className="docs-prevnext">
               {metadata.previous && <a className="docs-prev" href={metadata.previous + '.html#content'}>&larr; Prev</a>}
               {metadata.next && <a className="docs-next" href={metadata.next + '.html#content'}>Next &rarr;</a>}
diff --git a/website/server/extractDocs.js b/website/server/extractDocs.js
index 45cd16fbb..57ea2c6a7 100644
--- a/website/server/extractDocs.js
+++ b/website/server/extractDocs.js
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ function getExample(componentName) {
   };
 }
 
+// Determines whether a component should have a link to a runnable example
+
+function isRunnable(componentName) {
+  if (componentName === 'AlertIOS') {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 // Hide a component from the sidebar by making it return false from
 // this function
 function shouldDisplayInSidebar(componentName) {
@@ -99,6 +109,7 @@ function componentsToMarkdown(type, json, filepath, i, styles) {
     'permalink: docs/' + slugify(componentName) + '.html',
     'next: ' + next,
     'sidebar: ' + shouldDisplayInSidebar(componentName),
+    'runnable:' + isRunnable(componentName),
     '---',
     JSON.stringify(json, null, 2),
   ].filter(function(line) { return line; }).join('\n');
diff --git a/website/src/react-native/css/react-native.css b/website/src/react-native/css/react-native.css
index 8fd1797f7..902d2a4a4 100644
--- a/website/src/react-native/css/react-native.css
+++ b/website/src/react-native/css/react-native.css
@@ -973,6 +973,12 @@ div[data-twttr-id] iframe {
   float: right;
 }
 
+.run-example {
+  font-size: 15px;
+  float: right;
+  margin-right: 20px;
+}
+
 #content {
   display: none;
 }
@@ -1043,4 +1049,3 @@ div[data-twttr-id] iframe {
     margin: 0;
   }
 }
-