diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/BitmapImageHelpers.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/BitmapImageHelpers.cs
index 6f027fae4ae..60fe4e27619 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/BitmapImageHelpers.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/BitmapImageHelpers.cs
@@ -55,16 +55,7 @@ public static IObservable<ImageStatusEventData> GetStreamLoadObservable(this Bit
                 .Merge(image.GetFailedObservable(), Scheduler.Default)
                 .StartWith(new ImageStatusEventData(ImageLoadStatus.OnLoadStart));
         }
-
-        public static IObservable<ImageStatusEventData> GetUriLoadObservable(this BitmapImage image)
-        {
-            return Observable.Merge(
-                Scheduler.Default,
-                image.GetDownloadingObservable(),
-                image.GetOpenedObservable(),
-                image.GetFailedObservable());
-        }
-
+  
         private static IObservable<ImageStatusEventData> GetOpenedObservable(this BitmapImage image)
         {
             return Observable.FromEventPattern<RoutedEventHandler, RoutedEventArgs>(
@@ -101,14 +92,5 @@ private static IObservable<ImageStatusEventData> GetFailedObservable(this Bitmap
                     throw new InvalidOperationException(pattern.EventArgs.ErrorMessage);
                 });
         }
-
-        private static IObservable<ImageStatusEventData> GetDownloadingObservable(this BitmapImage image)
-        {
-            return Observable.FromEventPattern<DownloadProgressEventHandler, DownloadProgressEventArgs>(
-                h => image.DownloadProgress += h,
-                h => image.DownloadProgress -= h)
-                .Take(1)
-                .Select(_ => new ImageStatusEventData(ImageLoadStatus.OnLoadStart));
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/ImageLoaderModule.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/ImageLoaderModule.cs
index 47b9c8779c2..1d7a560fd2e 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/ImageLoaderModule.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Modules/Image/ImageLoaderModule.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using ReactNative.Bridge;
 using System;
-using System.Reactive.Linq;
-using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;
 
 namespace ReactNative.Modules.Image
 {
@@ -23,7 +22,26 @@ public override string Name
         [ReactMethod]
         public void prefetchImage(string uriString, IPromise promise)
         {
-            promise.Reject(ErrorPrefetchFailure, "Prefetch is not yet implemented.");
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(uriString))
+            {
+                promise.Reject(ErrorInvalidUri, "Cannot prefetch an image for an empty URI.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            DispatcherHelpers.RunOnDispatcher(async () =>
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    // TODO: enable prefetch cancellation
+                    var uri = new Uri(uriString);
+                    await ImageCache.Instance.PreCacheAsync(uri, true, true).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    promise.Resolve(true);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    promise.Reject(ErrorPrefetchFailure, ex.Message);
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         [ReactMethod]
@@ -39,27 +57,12 @@ public void getSize(string uriString, IPromise promise)
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    var bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
-                    var loadQuery = bitmapImage.GetStreamLoadObservable()
-                        .Where(status => status.LoadStatus == ImageLoadStatus.OnLoadEnd)
-                        .FirstAsync()
-                        .Replay(1);
-
-                    using (loadQuery.Connect())
+                    var bitmapImage = await ImageCache.Instance.GetFromCacheAsync(new Uri(uriString), true);
+                    promise.Resolve(new JObject
                     {
-                        using (var stream = await BitmapImageHelpers.GetStreamAsync(uriString))
-                        {
-                            await bitmapImage.SetSourceAsync(stream);
-                        }
-
-                        await loadQuery;
-
-                        promise.Resolve(new JObject
-                        {
-                            { "width", bitmapImage.PixelWidth },
-                            { "height", bitmapImage.PixelHeight },
-                        });
-                    }
+                        { "width", bitmapImage.PixelWidth },
+                        { "height", bitmapImage.PixelHeight },
+                    });
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/Image/ReactImageManager.cs b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/Image/ReactImageManager.cs
index 13a27573aa9..39805d53638 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/Image/ReactImageManager.cs
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/Views/Image/ReactImageManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using ReactNative.Collections;
 using ReactNative.Modules.Image;
 using ReactNative.UIManager;
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ private void OnImageFailed(Border view)
                         ReactImageLoadEvent.OnLoadEnd));
         }
 
-        private void OnImageStatusUpdate(Border view, ImageStatusEventData status)
+        private void OnImageStatusUpdate(Border view, ImageLoadStatus status, ImageMetadata metadata)
         {
             var eventDispatcher = view.GetReactContext()
                 .GetNativeModule<UIManagerModule>()
@@ -263,10 +264,10 @@ private void OnImageStatusUpdate(Border view, ImageStatusEventData status)
             eventDispatcher.DispatchEvent(
                 new ReactImageLoadEvent(
                     view.GetTag(),
-                    (int)status.LoadStatus,
-                    status.Metadata.Uri,
-                    status.Metadata.Width,
-                    status.Metadata.Height));
+                    (int)status,
+                    metadata.Uri,
+                    metadata.Width,
+                    metadata.Height));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -286,28 +287,37 @@ private async void SetUriFromSingleSource(Border view, string source)
                 _disposables.Add(tag, disposable);
             }
 
-            var image = new BitmapImage();
             if (BitmapImageHelpers.IsBase64Uri(source))
             {
+                var image = new BitmapImage();
+
                 disposable.Disposable = image.GetStreamLoadObservable().Subscribe(
-                    status => OnImageStatusUpdate(view, status),
+                    status => OnImageStatusUpdate(view, status.LoadStatus, status.Metadata),
                     _ => OnImageFailed(view));
 
                 using (var stream = await BitmapImageHelpers.GetStreamAsync(source))
                 {
                     await image.SetSourceAsync(stream);
                 }
+
+                imageBrush.ImageSource = image;
             }
             else
             {
-                disposable.Disposable = image.GetUriLoadObservable().Subscribe(
-                    status => OnImageStatusUpdate(view, status),
-                    _ => OnImageFailed(view));
-
-                image.UriSource = new Uri(source);
+                OnImageStatusUpdate(view, ImageLoadStatus.OnLoadStart, default(ImageMetadata));
+                try
+                {
+                    var image = await ImageCache.Instance.GetFromCacheAsync(new Uri(source), true);
+                    var metadata = new ImageMetadata(source, image.PixelWidth, image.PixelHeight);
+                    OnImageStatusUpdate(view, ImageLoadStatus.OnLoad, metadata);
+                    imageBrush.ImageSource = image;
+                    OnImageStatusUpdate(view, ImageLoadStatus.OnLoadEnd, metadata);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    OnImageFailed(view);
+                }
             }
-
-            imageBrush.ImageSource = image;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/project.json b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/project.json
index 5e4cae47926..ce6fb075e0a 100644
--- a/ReactWindows/ReactNative/project.json
+++ b/ReactWindows/ReactNative/project.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "Facebook.CSSLayout": "2.0.1-pre",
     "Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform": "5.2.2",
+    "Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI": "1.2.0",
     "Newtonsoft.Json": "9.0.1",
     "PCLStorage": "1.0.2",
     "System.Reactive": "3.0.0",