diff --git a/local-cli/link/commandStub.js b/local-cli/link/commandStub.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2914946a99ff29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-cli/link/commandStub.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = (cb) => cb();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/local-cli/link/link.js b/local-cli/link/link.js
index 9361a40a02f3b9..33fc5871cf5bd9 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/link.js
+++ b/local-cli/link/link.js
@@ -14,15 +14,13 @@ const copyAssetsIOS = require('./ios/copyAssets');
 const getProjectDependencies = require('./getProjectDependencies');
 const getDependencyConfig = require('./getDependencyConfig');
 const pollParams = require('./pollParams');
+const commandStub = require('./commandStub');
+const promisify = require('./promisify');
 
 log.heading = 'rnpm-link';
 
-const commandStub = (cb) => cb();
 const dedupeAssets = (assets) => uniq(assets, asset => path.basename(asset));
 
-const promisify = (func) => new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
-  func((err, res) => err ? reject(err) : resolve(res))
-);
 
 const linkDependencyAndroid = (androidProject, dependency) => {
   if (!androidProject || !dependency.config.android) {
diff --git a/local-cli/link/promisify.js b/local-cli/link/promisify.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..94f912f1f23bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-cli/link/promisify.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = (func) => new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
+  func((err, res) => err ? reject(err) : resolve(res))
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/local-cli/link/unlink.js b/local-cli/link/unlink.js
index 3e027b82e20463..8910bf63a0c5a6 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/unlink.js
+++ b/local-cli/link/unlink.js
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ const getDependencyConfig = require('./getDependencyConfig');
 const compact = require('lodash').compact;
 const difference = require('lodash').difference;
 const filter = require('lodash').filter;
-const isEmpty = require('lodash').isEmpty;
+const find = require('lodash').find;
 const flatten = require('lodash').flatten;
+const isEmpty = require('lodash').isEmpty;
+const promiseWaterfall = require('./promiseWaterfall');
+const commandStub = require('./commandStub');
+const promisify = require('./promisify');
 
 log.heading = 'rnpm-link';
 
@@ -88,35 +92,47 @@ function unlink(args, config) {
 
   const allDependencies = getDependencyConfig(config, getProjectDependencies());
   const otherDependencies = filter(allDependencies, d => d.name !== packageName);
+  const thisDependency = find(allDependencies, d => d.name === packageName);
   const iOSDependencies = compact(otherDependencies.map(d => d.config.ios));
 
-  unlinkDependencyAndroid(project.android, dependency, packageName);
-  unlinkDependencyIOS(project.ios, dependency, packageName, iOSDependencies);
-
-  const assets = difference(
-    dependency.assets,
-    flatten(allDependencies, d => d.assets)
-  );
-
-  if (isEmpty(assets)) {
-    return Promise.resolve();
-  }
-
-  if (project.ios) {
-    log.info('Unlinking assets from ios project');
-    unlinkAssetsIOS(assets, project.ios);
-  }
-
-  if (project.android) {
-    log.info('Unlinking assets from android project');
-    unlinkAssetsAndroid(assets, project.android.assetsPath);
-  }
-
-  log.info(
-    `${packageName} assets has been successfully unlinked from your project`
-  );
-
-  return Promise.resolve();
+  const tasks = [
+    () => promisify(thisDependency.config.commands.preunlink || commandStub),
+    () => unlinkDependencyAndroid(project.android, dependency, packageName),
+    () => unlinkDependencyIOS(project.ios, dependency, packageName, iOSDependencies),
+    () => promisify(thisDependency.config.commands.postunlink || commandStub)
+  ];
+
+  return promiseWaterfall(tasks)
+    .then(() => {
+      const assets = difference(
+        dependency.assets,
+        flatten(allDependencies, d => d.assets)
+      );
+
+      if (isEmpty(assets)) {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      }
+
+      if (project.ios) {
+        log.info('Unlinking assets from ios project');
+        unlinkAssetsIOS(assets, project.ios);
+      }
+
+      if (project.android) {
+        log.info('Unlinking assets from android project');
+        unlinkAssetsAndroid(assets, project.android.assetsPath);
+      }
+
+      log.info(
+        `${packageName} assets has been successfully unlinked from your project`
+      );
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      log.error(
+        `It seems something went wrong while unlinking. Error: ${err.message}`
+      );
+      throw err;
+    });
 };
 
 module.exports = {