diff --git a/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.android.js b/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.android.js
index dfa09b53a..09547ea06 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.android.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 const NativeModules = require('NativeModules');
 const RCTDeviceEventEmitter = require('RCTDeviceEventEmitter');
+const UIManager = require('UIManager');
 
 const RCTAccessibilityInfo = NativeModules.AccessibilityInfo;
 
@@ -66,6 +67,18 @@ const AccessibilityInfo = {
     listener.remove();
     _subscriptions.delete(handler);
   },
+
+  /**
+   * Set accessibility focus to a react component.
+   *
+   * See http://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/accessibilityinfo.html#setaccessibilityfocus
+   */
+  setAccessibilityFocus: function(reactTag: number): void {
+    UIManager.sendAccessibilityEvent(
+      reactTag,
+      UIManager.AccessibilityEventTypes.typeViewFocused,
+    );
+  },
 };
 
 module.exports = AccessibilityInfo;
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.ios.js
index 8f2b0aa78..da1f6e4f1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/AccessibilityInfo/AccessibilityInfo.ios.js
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ const AccessibilityInfo = {
   /**
    * Set accessibility focus to a react component.
    *
-   * @platform ios
-   *
    * See http://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/accessibilityinfo.html#setaccessibilityfocus
    */
   setAccessibilityFocus: function(reactTag: number): void {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModuleConstants.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModuleConstants.java
index 1eea5018a..eb740fd08 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModuleConstants.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModuleConstants.java
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
       MapBuilder.of(
           "typeWindowStateChanged",
           AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED,
+          "typeViewFocused",
+          AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_FOCUSED,
           "typeViewClicked",
           AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_CLICKED));