diff --git a/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js b/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js
index fc5c419c7..e6a15b2b4 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js
@@ -682,9 +682,10 @@ const ScrollView = React.createClass({
     if (refreshControl) {
       if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
         // On iOS the RefreshControl is a child of the ScrollView.
+        // tvOS lacks native support for RefreshControl, so don't include it in that case
         return (
           <ScrollViewClass {...props} ref={this._setScrollViewRef}>
-            {refreshControl}
+            {Platform.isTVOS ? null : refreshControl}
             {contentContainer}
           </ScrollViewClass>
         );