diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
index 1910c67ca..0be39a8f1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TabBarIOS/TabBarIOS.ios.js
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ var TabBarIOS = React.createClass({
     /**
      * Background color of the tab bar
      */
-    barTintColor: React.PropTypes.string
+    barTintColor: React.PropTypes.string,
+    /**
+     * A Boolean value that indicates whether the tab bar is translucent
+     */
+    translucent: React.PropTypes.bool,
   },
 
   render: function() {
@@ -40,7 +44,8 @@ var TabBarIOS = React.createClass({
       <RCTTabBar
         style={[styles.tabGroup, this.props.style]}
         tintColor={this.props.tintColor}
-        barTintColor={this.props.barTintColor}>
+        barTintColor={this.props.barTintColor}
+        translucent={this.props.translucent !== false}>
         {this.props.children}
       </RCTTabBar>
     );
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
index 6f491ca08..5c24b9039 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *tintColor;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *barTintColor;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL translucent;
 
 - (instancetype)initWithEventDispatcher:(RCTEventDispatcher *)eventDispatcher NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
index 06df7bad6..a4b55975c 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   _tabController.tabBar.tintColor = tintColor;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)translucent {
+  return _tabController.tabBar.isTranslucent;
+}
+
+- (void)setTranslucent:(BOOL)translucent {
+  _tabController.tabBar.translucent = translucent;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - UITabBarControllerDelegate
 
 - (BOOL)tabBarController:(UITabBarController *)tabBarController shouldSelectViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
index 2290c78c7..7b9616246 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(tintColor, UIColor)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(barTintColor, UIColor)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(translucent, BOOL)
 
 @end