diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageUtils.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageUtils.m
index edc1cb926..5aeefad12 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageUtils.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageUtils.m
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ UIImage *__nullable RCTTransformImage(UIImage *image,
     return nil;
   }
 
-  UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(destSize, NO, destScale);
+  BOOL opaque = !RCTImageHasAlpha(image.CGImage);
+  UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(destSize, opaque, destScale);
   CGContextRef currentContext = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
   CGContextConcatCTM(currentContext, transform);
   [image drawAtPoint:CGPointZero];