diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
index 999195132..5ba3f0099 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/TabBarIOSExample.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ var {
   View,
 } = React;
 
+var base64Icon = 'data:image/png;base64,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';
+
 var TabBarExample = React.createClass({
   statics: {
     title: '<TabBarIOS>',
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ var TabBarExample = React.createClass({
         barTintColor="darkslateblue">
         <TabBarIOS.Item
           title="Blue Tab"
+          icon={{uri: base64Icon, scale: 3}}
           selected={this.state.selectedTab === 'blueTab'}
           onPress={() => {
             this.setState({
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js
index b27e22d4b..59b8fd94e 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarItemIOS.ios.js
@@ -108,22 +108,15 @@ var TabBarItemIOS = React.createClass({
       tabContents = <View />;
     }
 
-    var icon = this.props.systemIcon || (
-      this.props.icon && this.props.icon.uri
-    );
-
     var badge = typeof this.props.badge === 'number' ?
       '' + this.props.badge :
       this.props.badge;
 
     return (
       <RCTTabBarItem
-        icon={icon}
-        selectedIcon={this.props.selectedIcon && this.props.selectedIcon.uri}
-        onPress={this.props.onPress}
-        selected={this.props.selected}
+        {...this.props}
+        icon={this.props.systemIcon || this.props.icon}
         badge={badge}
-        title={this.props.title}
         style={[styles.tab, this.props.style]}>
         {tabContents}
       </RCTTabBarItem>