diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsProblemExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsProblemExample.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5cdf0977cdc17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsProblemExample.js
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ * The examples provided by Facebook are for non-commercial testing and
+ * evaluation purposes only.
+ *
+ * Facebook reserves all rights not expressly granted.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * FACEBOOK BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+var ReactNative = require('react-native');
+var {
+  View,
+  Text,
+  Animated,
+  StyleSheet,
+  TouchableWithoutFeedback,
+} = ReactNative;
+
+class Tester extends React.Component {
+
+  static title = 'Native Animated Problem';
+  static description = 'Test out Native Animations';
+
+  state = {
+    opacity: new Animated.Value(0.25, {useNativeDriver: true}),
+    showBlock2: false,
+  };
+
+  visible = false;
+
+  runAnimation = () => {
+    this.visible = !this.visible;
+    Animated.timing(this.state.opacity, {
+      toValue: this.visible ? 1 : 0.25,
+      duration: 500,
+      useNativeDriver: true,
+    }).start();
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.container}>
+        <View style={styles.section}>
+          <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={this.runAnimation}>
+            <View style={styles.button}>
+              <Text>{'Run animation'}</Text>
+            </View>
+          </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
+        </View>
+        <View style={styles.section}>
+          <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={() => {
+            this.setState({
+              showBlock2: !this.state.showBlock2,
+            });
+          }}>
+            <View style={styles.button}>
+              <Text>{'Toggle block 2'}</Text>
+            </View>
+          </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
+        </View>
+        <View style={styles.section}>
+          {this._renderBlock(1)}
+        </View>
+        <View style={styles.section}>
+          {this.state.showBlock2 && this._renderBlock(2)}
+        </View>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+
+  _renderBlock(key: number) {
+    return (
+      <Animated.View
+          key={key}
+          style={[
+            styles.block,
+            {
+              opacity: this.state.opacity,
+            }
+          ]}
+        />
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    padding: 10,
+  },
+  button: {
+    padding: 10,
+    backgroundColor: 'green',
+  },
+  section: {
+    marginBottom: 20,
+  },
+  block: {
+    width: 50,
+    height: 50,
+    backgroundColor: 'blue',
+  },
+});
+
+module.exports = Tester;
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.android.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.android.js
index de1f23b35d19f9..818e26deeca18e 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.android.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.android.js
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ const APIExamples: Array<UIExplorerExample> = [
     key: 'NativeAnimationsExample',
     module: require('./NativeAnimationsExample'),
   },
+  {
+    key: 'NativeAnimationsProblemExample',
+    module: require('./NativeAnimationsProblemExample'),
+  },
   {
     key: 'NavigationExperimentalExample',
     module: require('./NavigationExperimental/NavigationExperimentalExample'),
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.ios.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.ios.js
index 71fc56312a220e..951b269e3bd4ac 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.ios.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/UIExplorerList.ios.js
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ const APIExamples: Array<UIExplorerExample> = [
     key: 'NativeAnimationsExample',
     module: require('./NativeAnimationsExample'),
   },
+  {
+    key: 'NativeAnimationsProblemExample',
+    module: require('./NativeAnimationsProblemExample'),
+  },
   {
     key: 'NavigationExperimentalExample',
     module: require('./NavigationExperimental/NavigationExperimentalExample'),
diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js b/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
index 7fb99069c559b8..424e137ecffd3e 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
@@ -659,6 +659,10 @@ class SpringAnimation extends Animation {
   }
 }
 
+type AnimatedValueConfig = {
+  useNativeDriver?: bool;
+};
+
 type ValueListenerCallback = (state: {value: number}) => void;
 
 var _uniqueId = 1;
@@ -678,12 +682,15 @@ class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   _listeners: {[key: string]: ValueListenerCallback};
   __nativeAnimatedValueListener: ?any;
 
-  constructor(value: number) {
+  constructor(value: number, config?: AnimatedValueConfig) {
     super();
     this._startingValue = this._value = value;
     this._offset = 0;
     this._animation = null;
     this._listeners = {};
+    if (config && config.useNativeDriver) {
+      this.__makeNative();
+    }
   }
 
   __detach() {
@@ -929,7 +936,7 @@ class AnimatedValueXY extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   y: AnimatedValue;
   _listeners: {[key: string]: {x: string, y: string}};
 
-  constructor(valueIn?: ?{x: number | AnimatedValue, y: number | AnimatedValue}) {
+  constructor(valueIn?: ?{x: number | AnimatedValue; y: number | AnimatedValue}, config?: AnimatedValueConfig) {
     super();
     var value: any = valueIn || {x: 0, y: 0};  // @flowfixme: shouldn't need `: any`
     if (typeof value.x === 'number' && typeof value.y === 'number') {
@@ -946,6 +953,9 @@ class AnimatedValueXY extends AnimatedWithChildren {
       this.y = value.y;
     }
     this._listeners = {};
+    if (config && config.useNativeDriver) {
+      this.__makeNative();
+    }
   }
 
   setValue(value: {x: number, y: number}) {
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.h b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.h
index 8e06e90629fdd6..07e5a85555306e 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.h
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy, readonly) NSDictionary<NSNumber *, RCTAnimatedNode *> *parentNodes;
 
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL needsUpdate;
-@property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL hasUpdated;
 
 /**
  * Marks a node and its children as needing update.
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.m
index 9f5075b6222140..0a1c35fa77351c 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.m
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTAnimatedNode.m
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ - (void)onAttachedToNode:(RCTAnimatedNode *)parent
   if (parent) {
     _parentNodes[parent.nodeTag] = parent;
   }
+  [self setNeedsUpdate];
 }
 
 - (void)onDetachedFromNode:(RCTAnimatedNode *)parent
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ - (void)onDetachedFromNode:(RCTAnimatedNode *)parent
   if (parent) {
     [_parentNodes removeObjectForKey:parent.nodeTag];
   }
+  [self setNeedsUpdate];
 }
 
 - (void)detachNode
@@ -93,10 +95,6 @@ - (void)detachNode
 
 - (void)setNeedsUpdate
 {
-  if (_needsUpdate) {
-    // Has already been marked. Stop branch.
-    return;
-  }
   _needsUpdate = YES;
   for (RCTAnimatedNode *child in _childNodes.allValues) {
     [child setNeedsUpdate];
@@ -105,9 +103,7 @@ - (void)setNeedsUpdate
 
 - (void)cleanupAnimationUpdate
 {
-  if (_hasUpdated) {
-    _needsUpdate = NO;
-    _hasUpdated = NO;
+  if (!_needsUpdate) {
     for (RCTAnimatedNode *child in _childNodes.allValues) {
       [child cleanupAnimationUpdate];
     }
@@ -116,7 +112,7 @@ - (void)cleanupAnimationUpdate
 
 - (void)updateNodeIfNecessary
 {
-  if (_needsUpdate && !_hasUpdated) {
+  if (_needsUpdate) {
     for (RCTAnimatedNode *parent in _parentNodes.allValues) {
       [parent updateNodeIfNecessary];
     }
@@ -126,7 +122,7 @@ - (void)updateNodeIfNecessary
 
 - (void)performUpdate
 {
-  _hasUpdated = YES;
+  _needsUpdate = NO;
   // To be overidden by subclasses
   // This method is called on a node only if it has been marked for update
   // during the current update loop
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTStyleAnimatedNode.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTStyleAnimatedNode.m
index 2c349bd22e81d7..feb7d1ad7f5acf 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTStyleAnimatedNode.m
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTStyleAnimatedNode.m
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ - (void)performUpdate
   NSDictionary<NSString *, NSNumber *> *style = self.config[@"style"];
   [style enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(NSString *property, NSNumber *nodeTag, __unused BOOL *stop) {
     RCTAnimatedNode *node = self.parentNodes[nodeTag];
-    if (node && node.hasUpdated) {
+    if (node) {
       if ([node isKindOfClass:[RCTValueAnimatedNode class]]) {
         RCTValueAnimatedNode *parentNode = (RCTValueAnimatedNode *)node;
         [self->_updatedPropsDictionary setObject:@(parentNode.value) forKey:property];
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTTransformAnimatedNode.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTTransformAnimatedNode.m
index d44fe4d7c356fe..778413e0725fc2 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTTransformAnimatedNode.m
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTTransformAnimatedNode.m
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ - (void)performUpdate
     NSNumber *nodeTag = transformConfig[@"nodeTag"];
 
     RCTAnimatedNode *node = self.parentNodes[nodeTag];
-    if (node.hasUpdated && [node isKindOfClass:[RCTValueAnimatedNode class]]) {
+    if ([node isKindOfClass:[RCTValueAnimatedNode class]]) {
       RCTValueAnimatedNode *parentNode = (RCTValueAnimatedNode *)node;
 
       NSString *property = transformConfig[@"property"];
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTValueAnimatedNode.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTValueAnimatedNode.m
index 29d2a6c14a7a7c..b79a0857f76880 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTValueAnimatedNode.m
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Nodes/RCTValueAnimatedNode.m
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithTag:(NSNumber *)tag
     _value = [self.config[@"value"] floatValue];
   }
   return self;
+
 }
 
 - (void)flattenOffset
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m
index 5c76c10e4623bd..8b16bfe232ecfd 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedModule.m
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ - (void)setBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
   _propAnimationNodes = [NSMutableSet new];
 }
 
-
 - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
 {
   return dispatch_get_main_queue();
@@ -218,6 +217,8 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
   if (viewTag && [node isKindOfClass:[RCTPropsAnimatedNode class]]) {
     [(RCTPropsAnimatedNode *)node connectToView:viewTag animatedModule:self];
   }
+  [node setNeedsUpdate];
+  [node updateNodeIfNecessary];
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView:(nonnull NSNumber *)nodeTag