diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java
index 477526d86..b32855b14 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public class ReactViewBackgroundDrawable extends Drawable {
 
   private @Nullable float[] mBorderCornerRadii;
   private final Context mContext;
+  private int mLayoutDirection;
 
   public enum BorderRadiusLocation {
     TOP_LEFT,
@@ -290,6 +291,25 @@ public class ReactViewBackgroundDrawable extends Drawable {
     invalidateSelf();
   }
 
+  /** Similar to Drawable.getLayoutDirection, but available in APIs < 23. */
+  public int getResolvedLayoutDirection() {
+    return mLayoutDirection;
+  }
+
+  /** Similar to Drawable.setLayoutDirection, but available in APIs < 23. */
+  public boolean setResolvedLayoutDirection(int layoutDirection) {
+    if (mLayoutDirection != layoutDirection) {
+      mLayoutDirection = layoutDirection;
+      return onResolvedLayoutDirectionChanged(layoutDirection);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /** Similar to Drawable.onLayoutDirectionChanged, but available in APIs < 23. */
+  public boolean onResolvedLayoutDirectionChanged(int layoutDirection) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @VisibleForTesting
   public int getColor() {
     return mColor;
@@ -323,8 +343,8 @@ public class ReactViewBackgroundDrawable extends Drawable {
       int colorRight = getBorderColor(Spacing.RIGHT);
       int colorBottom = getBorderColor(Spacing.BOTTOM);
 
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
-        final boolean isRTL = getLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
+        final boolean isRTL = getResolvedLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
         int colorStart = getBorderColor(Spacing.START);
         int colorEnd = getBorderColor(Spacing.END);
 
@@ -478,13 +498,13 @@ public class ReactViewBackgroundDrawable extends Drawable {
     float bottomRightRadius =
         getBorderRadiusOrDefaultTo(borderRadius, BorderRadiusLocation.BOTTOM_RIGHT);
 
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
-      final boolean isRTL = getLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
+      final boolean isRTL = getResolvedLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
       float topStartRadius = getBorderRadius(BorderRadiusLocation.TOP_START);
       float topEndRadius = getBorderRadius(BorderRadiusLocation.TOP_END);
       float bottomStartRadius = getBorderRadius(BorderRadiusLocation.BOTTOM_START);
       float bottomEndRadius = getBorderRadius(BorderRadiusLocation.BOTTOM_END);
-      
+
       if (I18nUtil.getInstance().doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL(mContext)) {
         if (YogaConstants.isUndefined(topStartRadius)) {
           topStartRadius = topLeftRadius;
@@ -930,8 +950,8 @@ public class ReactViewBackgroundDrawable extends Drawable {
       int colorRight = getBorderColor(Spacing.RIGHT);
       int colorBottom = getBorderColor(Spacing.BOTTOM);
 
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
-        final boolean isRTL = getLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
+        final boolean isRTL = getResolvedLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
         int colorStart = getBorderColor(Spacing.START);
         int colorEnd = getBorderColor(Spacing.END);
 
@@ -1140,8 +1160,8 @@ public class ReactViewBackgroundDrawable extends Drawable {
     float borderLeftWidth = getBorderWidthOrDefaultTo(borderWidth, Spacing.LEFT);
     float borderRightWidth = getBorderWidthOrDefaultTo(borderWidth, Spacing.RIGHT);
 
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M && mBorderWidth != null) {
-      final boolean isRTL = getLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1 && mBorderWidth != null) {
+      final boolean isRTL = getResolvedLayoutDirection() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
       float borderStartWidth = mBorderWidth.getRaw(Spacing.START);
       float borderEndWidth = mBorderWidth.getRaw(Spacing.END);
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
index 592f328e9..8e80168a3 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
 
   @Override
   public void onRtlPropertiesChanged(int layoutDirection) {
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
       if (mReactBackgroundDrawable != null) {
-        mReactBackgroundDrawable.setLayoutDirection(mLayoutDirection);
+        mReactBackgroundDrawable.setResolvedLayoutDirection(mLayoutDirection);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
         updateBackgroundDrawable(layerDrawable);
       }
 
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
         mLayoutDirection =
             I18nUtil.getInstance().isRTL(getContext())
                 ? LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL
                 : LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR;
-        mReactBackgroundDrawable.setLayoutDirection(mLayoutDirection);
+        mReactBackgroundDrawable.setResolvedLayoutDirection(mLayoutDirection);
       }
     }
     return mReactBackgroundDrawable;
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
                 mReactBackgroundDrawable.getBorderRadiusOrDefaultTo(
                     borderRadius, ReactViewBackgroundDrawable.BorderRadiusLocation.BOTTOM_RIGHT);
 
-            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
               final boolean isRTL = mLayoutDirection == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
               float topStartBorderRadius =
                   mReactBackgroundDrawable.getBorderRadius(