diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
index c8ba6c061..6253ea853 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
 
     DraweeController draweeController = mDraweeControllerBuilder
         .reset()
+        .setAutoPlayAnimations(true)
         .setCallerContext(mCallerContext)
         .setOldController(getController())
         .setImageRequest(imageRequest)