diff --git a/Libraries/ReactIOS/renderApplication.js b/Libraries/ReactIOS/renderApplication.js
index 64e26126c..176dfa72a 100644
--- a/Libraries/ReactIOS/renderApplication.js
+++ b/Libraries/ReactIOS/renderApplication.js
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ function renderApplication(RootComponent, initialProps, rootTag) {
     rootTag,
     'Expect to have a valid rootTag, instead got ', rootTag
   );
-  var pushNotification = initialProps.launchOptions &&
-    initialProps.launchOptions.remoteNotification &&
-    new PushNotificationIOS(initialProps.launchOptions.remoteNotification);
+  var initialNotification = PushNotificationIOS.popInitialNotification();
   React.render(
     <RootComponent
-      pushNotification={pushNotification}
+      pushNotification={initialNotification}
       {...initialProps}
     />,
     rootTag
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/PushNotificationIOS.js b/Libraries/Utilities/PushNotificationIOS.js
index 0cd8a6db6..390fa933e 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/PushNotificationIOS.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/PushNotificationIOS.js
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
+var NativeModules = require('NativeModules');
 var RCTDeviceEventEmitter = require('RCTDeviceEventEmitter');
 
+var RCTPushNotificationManager = NativeModules.RCTPushNotificationManager;
+
+var _initialNotification = RCTPushNotificationManager.initialNotification;
 var _notifHandlers = {};
 
 var DEVICE_NOTIF_EVENT = 'remoteNotificationReceived';
@@ -30,6 +34,14 @@ class PushNotificationIOS {
     _notifHandlers[handler] = null;
   }
 
+
+  static popInitialNotification() {
+    var initialNotification = _initialNotification &&
+      new PushNotificationIOS(_initialNotification);
+    _initialNotification = null;
+    return initialNotification;
+  }
+
   constructor(nativeNotif) {
     this._data = {};
 
diff --git a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.h b/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0ba53a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2004-present Facebook. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#import <FBReactKit/RCTBridgeModule.h>
+
+extern NSString *const RKRemoteNotificationReceived;
+extern NSString *const RKOpenURLNotification;
+
+@interface RCTPushNotificationManager : NSObject <RCTBridgeModule>
+
+- (instancetype)initWithInitialNotification:(NSDictionary *)initialNotification NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
+
+@end
diff --git a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.m b/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b895f4d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright 2004-present Facebook. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#import "RCTPushNotificationManager.h"
+
+#import "RCTAssert.h"
+#import "RCTBridge.h"
+#import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
+
+NSString *const RKRemoteNotificationReceived = @"RemoteNotificationReceived";
+NSString *const RKOpenURLNotification = @"RKOpenURLNotification";
+
+@implementation RCTPushNotificationManager
+{
+  NSDictionary *_initialNotification;
+}
+
+@synthesize bridge = _bridge;
+
+- (instancetype)init
+{
+  return [self initWithInitialNotification:nil];
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithInitialNotification:(NSDictionary *)initialNotification
+{
+  if ((self = [super init])) {
+    _initialNotification = [initialNotification copy];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(handleRemoteNotificationReceived:)
+                                                 name:RKRemoteNotificationReceived
+                                               object:nil];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(handleOpenURLNotification:)
+                                                 name:RKOpenURLNotification
+                                               object:nil];
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (void)handleRemoteNotificationReceived:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+  [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"remoteNotificationReceived"
+                                              body:[notification userInfo]];
+}
+
+- (void)handleOpenURLNotification:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+  [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"openURL"
+                                              body:[notification userInfo]];
+}
+
+- (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
+{
+  return @{
+    @"initialNotification": _initialNotification ?: [NSNull null]
+  };
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+}
+
+@end