diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java
index 8b3298647..4231d207d 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageManager.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class ReactImageManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactImageView> {
     return REACT_CLASS;
   }
 
+  private ResourceDrawableIdHelper mResourceDrawableIdHelper;
   private @Nullable AbstractDraweeControllerBuilder mDraweeControllerBuilder;
   private final @Nullable Object mCallerContext;
 
@@ -40,12 +41,14 @@ public class ReactImageManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactImageView> {
       Object callerContext) {
     mDraweeControllerBuilder = draweeControllerBuilder;
     mCallerContext = callerContext;
+    mResourceDrawableIdHelper = new ResourceDrawableIdHelper();
   }
 
   public ReactImageManager() {
     // Lazily initialize as FrescoModule have not been initialized yet
     mDraweeControllerBuilder = null;
     mCallerContext = null;
+    mResourceDrawableIdHelper = new ResourceDrawableIdHelper();
   }
 
   public AbstractDraweeControllerBuilder getDraweeControllerBuilder() {
@@ -70,13 +73,13 @@ public class ReactImageManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactImageView> {
   // In JS this is Image.props.source.uri
   @ReactProp(name = "src")
   public void setSource(ReactImageView view, @Nullable String source) {
-    view.setSource(source);
+    view.setSource(source, mResourceDrawableIdHelper);
   }
 
   // In JS this is Image.props.loadingIndicatorSource.uri
   @ReactProp(name = "loadingIndicatorSrc")
   public void setLoadingIndicatorSource(ReactImageView view, @Nullable String source) {
-    view.setLoadingIndicatorSource(source);
+    view.setLoadingIndicatorSource(source, mResourceDrawableIdHelper);
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = "borderColor", customType = "Color")
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 be57d799d..1c020acdc 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
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.BitmapShader;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
@@ -208,7 +207,9 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     mIsDirty = true;
   }
 
-  public void setSource(@Nullable String source) {
+  public void setSource(
+      @Nullable String source,
+      ResourceDrawableIdHelper resourceDrawableIdHelper) {
     mUri = null;
     if (source != null) {
       try {
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
         // ignore malformed uri, then attempt to extract resource ID.
       }
       if (mUri == null) {
-        mUri = getResourceDrawableUri(getContext(), source);
+        mUri = resourceDrawableIdHelper.getResourceDrawableUri(getContext(), source);
         mIsLocalImage = true;
       } else {
         mIsLocalImage = false;
@@ -230,8 +231,10 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     mIsDirty = true;
   }
 
-  public void setLoadingIndicatorSource(@Nullable String name) {
-    Drawable drawable = getResourceDrawable(getContext(), name);
+  public void setLoadingIndicatorSource(
+      @Nullable String name,
+      ResourceDrawableIdHelper resourceDrawableIdHelper) {
+    Drawable drawable = resourceDrawableIdHelper.getResourceDrawable(getContext(), name);
     mLoadingImageDrawable =
         drawable != null ? (Drawable) new AutoRotateDrawable(drawable, 1000) : null;
     mIsDirty = true;
@@ -349,27 +352,4 @@ public class ReactImageView extends GenericDraweeView {
     // has no control over the original size
     return uri != null && (UriUtil.isLocalContentUri(uri) || UriUtil.isLocalFileUri(uri));
   }
-
-  private static int getResourceDrawableId(Context context, @Nullable String name) {
-    if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-    return context.getResources().getIdentifier(
-        name.toLowerCase().replace("-", "_"),
-        "drawable",
-        context.getPackageName());
-  }
-
-  private static @Nullable Drawable getResourceDrawable(Context context, @Nullable String name) {
-    int resId = getResourceDrawableId(context, name);
-    return resId > 0 ? context.getResources().getDrawable(resId) : null;
-  }
-
-  private static Uri getResourceDrawableUri(Context context, @Nullable String name) {
-    int resId = getResourceDrawableId(context, name);
-    return resId > 0 ? new Uri.Builder()
-        .scheme(UriUtil.LOCAL_RESOURCE_SCHEME)
-        .path(String.valueOf(resId))
-        .build() : Uri.EMPTY;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ResourceDrawableIdHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ResourceDrawableIdHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17d930601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ResourceDrawableIdHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright 2004-present Facebook. All Rights Reserved.
+
+package com.facebook.react.views.image;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.net.Uri;
+
+import com.facebook.common.util.UriUtil;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for obtaining information about local images.
+ */
+/* package */ class ResourceDrawableIdHelper {
+
+  private Map<String, Integer> mResourceDrawableIdMap;
+
+  public ResourceDrawableIdHelper() {
+    mResourceDrawableIdMap = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
+  }
+
+  public int getResourceDrawableId(Context context, @Nullable String name) {
+    if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    name = name.toLowerCase().replace("-", "_");
+    if (mResourceDrawableIdMap.containsKey(name)) {
+      return mResourceDrawableIdMap.get(name);
+    }
+    int id = context.getResources().getIdentifier(
+        name,
+        "drawable",
+        context.getPackageName());
+    mResourceDrawableIdMap.put(name, id);
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  public @Nullable Drawable getResourceDrawable(Context context, @Nullable String name) {
+    int resId = getResourceDrawableId(context, name);
+    return resId > 0 ? context.getResources().getDrawable(resId) : null;
+  }
+
+  public Uri getResourceDrawableUri(Context context, @Nullable String name) {
+    int resId = getResourceDrawableId(context, name);
+    return resId > 0 ? new Uri.Builder()
+        .scheme(UriUtil.LOCAL_RESOURCE_SCHEME)
+        .path(String.valueOf(resId))
+        .build() : Uri.EMPTY;
+  }
+}