diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/CameraRollExample.ios.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/CameraRollExample.ios.js
index 73678407213224..9b745bd3b43ffa 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/CameraRollExample.ios.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/CameraRollExample.ios.js
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ var CameraRollExample = React.createClass({
     return (
       <View key={asset} style={styles.row}>
         <Image
-          source={asset.node.image}
+          source={{
+            uri: asset.node.image.uri,
+            assetThumbnail: true
+          }}
           style={imageStyle}
         />
         <View style={styles.info}>
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/Image.ios.js b/Libraries/Image/Image.ios.js
index 7a629ce9a60c48..b372784cf0d29b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/Image.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Image/Image.ios.js
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ var Image = React.createClass({
      */
     source: PropTypes.shape({
       uri: PropTypes.string,
+      /**
+       * Force display of the ALAsset in thumbnail format 
+       * This property reduce the memory size and only works with ALAsset
+       */
+      assetThumbnail: PropTypes.bool,
     }),
     /**
      * A static image to display while downloading the final image off the
@@ -154,7 +159,11 @@ var Image = React.createClass({
       tintColor: style.tintColor,
     });
     if (isStored) {
-      nativeProps.imageTag = source.uri;
+      if (source.assetThumbnail && source.assetThumbnail === true){
+        nativeProps.assetThumbnail = source.uri;
+      } else {
+        nativeProps.imageTag = source.uri;
+      }
     } else {
       nativeProps.src = source.uri;
     }
@@ -178,6 +187,8 @@ var nativeOnlyProps = {
   src: true,
   defaultImageSrc: true,
   imageTag: true,
+  resizeMode: true,
+  assetThumbnail: true,
 };
 if (__DEV__) {
   verifyPropTypes(Image, RCTStaticImage.viewConfig, nativeOnlyProps);
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/ImageSource.js b/Libraries/Image/ImageSource.js
index c9b3dcac474200..8b58d6bc22b8b6 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/ImageSource.js
+++ b/Libraries/Image/ImageSource.js
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 type ImageSource = {
   uri: string;
   isStatic: boolean;
+  assetThumbnail: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTCameraRollManager.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTCameraRollManager.m
index d7b42f88560aba..bcaa3ca6f07a6f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTCameraRollManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTCameraRollManager.m
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ @implementation RCTCameraRollManager
                   successCallback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)successCallback
                   errorCallback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)errorCallback)
 {
-  [RCTImageLoader loadImageWithTag:imageTag callback:^(NSError *loadError, UIImage *loadedImage) {
+  [RCTImageLoader loadImageWithTag:imageTag thumb:NO callback:^(NSError *loadError, UIImage *loadedImage) {
     if (loadError) {
       errorCallback(@[[loadError localizedDescription]]);
       return;
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h
index 186a53cd1046b0..b1857f28ddeece 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
  * Will always call callback on main thread.
  */
 + (void)loadImageWithTag:(NSString *)tag
+                   thumb:(BOOL)thumb
                 callback:(void (^)(NSError *error, id /* UIImage or CAAnimation */ image))callback;
-
 @end
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
index 04fa17f5d4b3d1..2267c3868418ee 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ + (ALAssetsLibrary *)assetsLibrary
  * Can be called from any thread.
  * Will always call callback on main thread.
  */
-+ (void)loadImageWithTag:(NSString *)imageTag callback:(void (^)(NSError *error, id image))callback
++ (void)loadImageWithTag:(NSString *)imageTag thumb:(BOOL)thumb callback:(void (^)(NSError *error, id image))callback
 {
   if ([imageTag hasPrefix:@"assets-library"]) {
     [[RCTImageLoader assetsLibrary] assetForURL:[NSURL URLWithString:imageTag] resultBlock:^(ALAsset *asset) {
@@ -72,10 +72,17 @@ + (void)loadImageWithTag:(NSString *)imageTag callback:(void (^)(NSError *error,
         dispatch_async(RCTImageLoaderQueue(), ^{
           // Also make sure the image is released immediately after it's used so it
           // doesn't spike the memory up during the process.
+          
           @autoreleasepool {
+            UIImage *image = nil;
             ALAssetRepresentation *representation = [asset defaultRepresentation];
             ALAssetOrientation orientation = [representation orientation];
-            UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:[representation fullResolutionImage] scale:1.0f orientation:(UIImageOrientation)orientation];
+            if (!thumb) {
+              image = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:[representation fullResolutionImage] scale:1.0f orientation:(UIImageOrientation)orientation];
+            } else {
+              image = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:[asset thumbnail]];
+            }
+            
             RCTDispatchCallbackOnMainQueue(callback, nil, image);
           }
         });
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageRequestHandler.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageRequestHandler.m
index e5eb3bfd4f1d2c..6f881282b20d92 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageRequestHandler.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageRequestHandler.m
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ - (id)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
 {
   NSNumber *requestToken = @(++_currentToken);
   NSString *URLString = [request.URL absoluteString];
-  [RCTImageLoader loadImageWithTag:URLString callback:^(NSError *error, UIImage *image) {
+  [RCTImageLoader loadImageWithTag:URLString thumb:NO callback:^(NSError *error, UIImage *image) {
     if (error) {
       [delegate URLRequest:requestToken didCompleteWithError:error];
       return;
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTStaticImageManager.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTStaticImageManager.m
index bdc6f0596a673d..70b5d0536a58d3 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTStaticImageManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTStaticImageManager.m
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ - (UIView *)view
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(imageTag, NSString, RCTStaticImage)
 {
   if (json) {
-    [RCTImageLoader loadImageWithTag:[RCTConvert NSString:json] callback:^(NSError *error, id image) {
+    [RCTImageLoader loadImageWithTag:[RCTConvert NSString:json] thumb:NO callback:^(NSError *error, id image) {
       if (error) {
         RCTLogWarn(@"%@", error.localizedDescription);
       }
@@ -70,5 +70,26 @@ - (UIView *)view
     view.image = defaultView.image;
   }
 }
+RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(assetThumbnail, NSString, RCTStaticImage)
+{
+  if (json) {
+    [RCTImageLoader loadImageWithTag:[RCTConvert NSString:json] thumb:YES callback:^(NSError *error, id image) {
+      if (error) {
+        RCTLogWarn(@"%@", error.localizedDescription);
+      }
+      if ([image isKindOfClass:[CAAnimation class]]) {
+        [view.layer addAnimation:image forKey:@"contents"];
+      } else {
+        [view.layer removeAnimationForKey:@"contents"];
+        view.image = image;
+      }
+    }];
+  } else {
+    [view.layer removeAnimationForKey:@"contents"];
+    view.image = defaultView.image;
+  }
+}
+
+
 
 @end