diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextExample.android.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextExample.android.js
index 4c275b74a..54ef95ac9 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextExample.android.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextExample.android.js
@@ -411,6 +411,23 @@ class TextExample extends React.Component {
             This very long text should be truncated with dots in the beginning.
           </Text>
         </UIExplorerBlock>
+        <UIExplorerBlock title="Include Font Padding">
+          <View style={{flexDirection: 'row', justifyContent: 'space-around', marginBottom: 10}}>
+            <View style={{alignItems: 'center'}}>
+              <Text style={styles.includeFontPaddingText}>
+                Ey
+              </Text>
+              <Text>Default</Text>
+            </View>
+            <View style={{alignItems: 'center'}}>
+              <Text style={[styles.includeFontPaddingText, {includeFontPadding: false, marginLeft: 10}]}>
+                Ey
+              </Text>
+              <Text>includeFontPadding: false</Text>
+            </View>
+          </View>
+          <Text>By default Android will put extra space above text to allow for upper-case accents or other ascenders. With some fonts, this can make text look slightly misaligned when centered vertically.</Text>
+        </UIExplorerBlock>
       </UIExplorerPage>
     );
   }
@@ -421,6 +438,14 @@ var styles = StyleSheet.create({
     left: 5,
     backgroundColor: 'rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.3)'
   },
+  includeFontPaddingText: {
+    fontSize: 120,
+    fontFamily: 'sans-serif',
+    backgroundColor: '#EEEEEE',
+    color: '#000000',
+    textAlignVertical: 'center',
+    alignSelf: 'center',
+  }
 });
 
 module.exports = TextExample;
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js b/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
index bc85c427b..4c84de66d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ const TextStylePropTypes = {
   textAlignVertical: ReactPropTypes.oneOf(
     ['auto' /*default*/, 'top', 'bottom', 'center']
   ),
+  /**
+   * Set to `false` to remove extra font padding intended to make space for certain ascenders / descenders.
+   * With some fonts, this padding can make text look slightly misaligned when centered vertically.
+   * For best results also set `textAlignVertical` to `center`. Default is true.
+   * @platform android
+   */
+  includeFontPadding: ReactPropTypes.bool,
   textDecorationLine: ReactPropTypes.oneOf(
     ['none' /*default*/, 'underline', 'line-through', 'underline line-through']
   ),
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
index 562576e09..255581a10 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ public class ReactTextViewManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactTextView, ReactTe
     view.setBorderColor(SPACING_TYPES[index], rgbComponent, alphaComponent);
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "includeFontPadding", defaultBoolean = true)
+  public void setIncludeFontPadding(ReactTextView view, boolean includepad) {
+    view.setIncludeFontPadding(includepad);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void updateExtraData(ReactTextView view, Object extraData) {
     ReactTextUpdate update = (ReactTextUpdate) extraData;