diff --git a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/ExceptionsManager.js b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/ExceptionsManager.js
index 2677a0029..91afe2008 100644
--- a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/ExceptionsManager.js
+++ b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/ExceptionsManager.js
@@ -25,12 +25,23 @@ type Exception = {
   message: string;
 }
 
-function reportException(e: Exception, stack?: any) {
+function reportException(e: Exception, isFatal: bool, stack?: any) {
   if (RCTExceptionsManager) {
     if (!stack) {
       stack = parseErrorStack(e);
     }
-    RCTExceptionsManager.reportUnhandledException(e.message, stack);
+    if (!RCTExceptionsManager.reportFatalException ||
+        !RCTExceptionsManager.reportSoftException) {
+      // Backwards compatibility - no differentiation
+      // TODO(#7049989): deprecate reportUnhandledException on Android
+      RCTExceptionsManager.reportUnhandledException(e.message, stack);
+    } else {
+      if (isFatal) {
+        RCTExceptionsManager.reportFatalException(e.message, stack);
+      } else {
+        RCTExceptionsManager.reportSoftException(e.message, stack);
+      }
+    }
     if (__DEV__) {
       (sourceMapPromise = sourceMapPromise || loadSourceMap())
         .then(map => {
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ function reportException(e: Exception, stack?: any) {
   }
 }
 
-function handleException(e: Exception) {
+function handleException(e: Exception, isFatal: boolean) {
   var stack = parseErrorStack(e);
   var msg =
     'Error: ' + e.message +
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ function handleException(e: Exception) {
   } else {
     console.error(msg);
   }
-  reportException(e, stack);
+  reportException(e, isFatal, stack);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -78,7 +89,7 @@ function installConsoleErrorReporter() {
     var str = Array.prototype.map.call(arguments, stringifySafe).join(', ');
     var error: any = new Error('console.error: ' + str);
     error.framesToPop = 1;
-    reportException(error);
+    reportException(error, /* isFatal */ false);
   };
   if (console.reportErrorsAsExceptions === undefined) {
     console.reportErrorsAsExceptions = true; // Individual apps can disable this
diff --git a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
index 7bddf87b6..217fd93e7 100644
--- a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
+++ b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ function setupDocumentShim() {
   GLOBAL.MutationObserver = undefined;
 }
 
-function handleErrorWithRedBox(e) {
+function handleErrorWithRedBox(e, isFatal) {
   try {
-    require('ExceptionsManager').handleException(e);
+    require('ExceptionsManager').handleException(e, isFatal);
   } catch(ee) {
     console.log('Failed to print error: ', ee.message);
   }
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js b/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js
index f15dd70e0..df34dde06 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ var REQUEST_PARAMSS = 2;
 var RESPONSE_CBIDS = 3;
 var RESPONSE_RETURN_VALUES = 4;
 
+var applyWithErrorReporter = function(fun: Function, context: ?any, args: ?any) {
+  try {
+    return fun.apply(context, args);
+  } catch (e) {
+    ErrorUtils.reportFatalError(e);
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Utility to catch errors and prevent having to bind, or execute a bound
  * function, while catching errors in a process and returning a resulting
@@ -97,10 +105,10 @@ var RESPONSE_RETURN_VALUES = 4;
  */
 var guardReturn = function(operation, operationArguments, getReturnValue, context) {
   if (operation) {
-    ErrorUtils.applyWithGuard(operation, context, operationArguments);
+    applyWithErrorReporter(operation, context, operationArguments);
   }
   if (getReturnValue) {
-    return ErrorUtils.applyWithGuard(getReturnValue, context, null);
+    return applyWithErrorReporter(getReturnValue, context, null);
   }
   return null;
 };
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.h b/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.h
index 25e0fbefc..79fd59eac 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.h
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.h
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 
 @protocol RCTExceptionsManagerDelegate <NSObject>
 
-- (void)unhandledJSExceptionWithMessage:(NSString *)message stack:(NSArray *)stack;
+- (void)handleSoftJSExceptionWithMessage:(NSString *)message stack:(NSArray *)stack;
+- (void)handleFatalJSExceptionWithMessage:(NSString *)message stack:(NSArray *)stack;
+- (void)updateJSExceptionWithMessage:(NSString *)message stack:(NSArray *)stack;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.m b/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.m
index ddea1275a..7512c540d 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTExceptionsManager.m
@@ -36,11 +36,23 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
   return [self initWithDelegate:nil];
 }
 
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(reportUnhandledException:(NSString *)message
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(reportSoftException:(NSString *)message
+                  stack:(NSArray *)stack)
+{
+  // TODO(#7070533): report a soft error to the server
+  if (_delegate) {
+    [_delegate handleSoftJSExceptionWithMessage:message stack:stack];
+    return;
+  }
+
+  [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] showErrorMessage:message withStack:stack];
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(reportFatalException:(NSString *)message
                   stack:(NSArray *)stack)
 {
   if (_delegate) {
-    [_delegate unhandledJSExceptionWithMessage:message stack:stack];
+    [_delegate handleFatalJSExceptionWithMessage:message stack:stack];
     return;
   }
 
@@ -78,11 +90,17 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(updateExceptionMessage:(NSString *)message
                   stack:(NSArray *)stack)
 {
   if (_delegate) {
-    [_delegate unhandledJSExceptionWithMessage:message stack:stack];
+    [_delegate updateJSExceptionWithMessage:message stack:stack];
     return;
   }
 
   [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] updateErrorMessage:message withStack:stack];
 }
 
+// Deprecated.  Use reportFatalException directly instead.
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(reportUnhandledException:(NSString *)message
+                  stack:(NSArray *)stack)
+{
+  [self reportFatalException:message stack:stack];
+}
 @end
diff --git a/packager/react-packager/src/DependencyResolver/haste/polyfills/error-guard.js b/packager/react-packager/src/DependencyResolver/haste/polyfills/error-guard.js
index 3816617f2..d4aa41225 100644
--- a/packager/react-packager/src/DependencyResolver/haste/polyfills/error-guard.js
+++ b/packager/react-packager/src/DependencyResolver/haste/polyfills/error-guard.js
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@
       ErrorUtils._globalHandler = fun;
     },
     reportError: function(error) {
-      Error._globalHandler && ErrorUtils._globalHandler(error);
+      ErrorUtils._globalHandler && ErrorUtils._globalHandler(error);
+    },
+    reportFatalError: function(error) {
+      ErrorUtils._globalHandler && ErrorUtils._globalHandler(error, true);
     },
     applyWithGuard: function(fun, context, args) {
       try {
         ErrorUtils._inGuard++;
         return fun.apply(context, args);
       } catch (e) {
-        ErrorUtils._globalHandler && ErrorUtils._globalHandler(e);
+        ErrorUtils.reportError(e);
       } finally {
         ErrorUtils._inGuard--;
       }