diff --git a/Libraries/ReactNative/AppContainer.js b/Libraries/ReactNative/AppContainer.js
index 8b739ee9f5..d298cb63e1 100644
--- a/Libraries/ReactNative/AppContainer.js
+++ b/Libraries/ReactNative/AppContainer.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
  * @providesModule AppContainer
+ * @format
  * @flow
  */
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type Context = {
 type Props = {
   children?: React.Children,
   rootTag: number,
+  WrapperComponent?: ?ReactClass<*>,
 };
 type State = {
   inspector: ?React.Element<*>,
@@ -62,12 +64,13 @@ class AppContainer extends React.Component {
               ? null
               : <Inspector
                   inspectedViewTag={ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this._mainRef)}
-                  onRequestRerenderApp={(updateInspectedViewTag) => {
+                  onRequestRerenderApp={updateInspectedViewTag => {
                     this.setState(
-                      (s) => ({mainKey: s.mainKey + 1}),
-                      () => updateInspectedViewTag(
-                        ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this._mainRef)
-                      )
+                      s => ({mainKey: s.mainKey + 1}),
+                      () =>
+                        updateInspectedViewTag(
+                          ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this._mainRef),
+                        ),
                     );
                   }}
                 />;
@@ -93,15 +96,26 @@ class AppContainer extends React.Component {
       }
     }
 
+    let innerView = (
+      <View
+        collapsable={!this.state.inspector}
+        key={this.state.mainKey}
+        pointerEvents="box-none"
+        style={styles.appContainer}
+        ref={ref => {
+          this._mainRef = ref;
+        }}>
+        {this.props.children}
+      </View>
+    );
+
+    const Wrapper = this.props.WrapperComponent;
+    if (Wrapper) {
+      innerView = <Wrapper>{innerView}</Wrapper>;
+    }
     return (
       <View style={styles.appContainer} pointerEvents="box-none">
-        <View
-          collapsable={!this.state.inspector}
-          key={this.state.mainKey}
-          pointerEvents="box-none"
-          style={styles.appContainer} ref={(ref) => {this._mainRef = ref;}}>
-          {this.props.children}
-        </View>
+        {innerView}
         {yellowBox}
         {this.state.inspector}
       </View>
diff --git a/Libraries/ReactNative/AppRegistry.js b/Libraries/ReactNative/AppRegistry.js
index 9bc22fc28f..c51a447c99 100644
--- a/Libraries/ReactNative/AppRegistry.js
+++ b/Libraries/ReactNative/AppRegistry.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export type Registry = {
   sections: Array<string>,
   runnables: Runnables,
 };
+export type WrapperComponentProvider = any => ReactClass<*>;
 
 const runnables: Runnables = {};
 let runCount = 1;
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ const tasks: Map<string, TaskProvider> = new Map();
 let componentProviderInstrumentationHook: ComponentProviderInstrumentationHook =
   (component: ComponentProvider) => component();
 
+let wrapperComponentProvider: ?WrapperComponentProvider;
+
 /**
  * <div class="banner-crna-ejected">
  *   <h3>Project with Native Code Required</h3>
@@ -78,6 +81,10 @@ let componentProviderInstrumentationHook: ComponentProviderInstrumentationHook =
  * `require`d.
  */
 const AppRegistry = {
+  setWrapperComponentProvider(provider: WrapperComponentProvider) {
+    wrapperComponentProvider = provider;
+  },
+
   registerConfig(config: Array<AppConfig>): void {
     config.forEach((appConfig) => {
       if (appConfig.run) {
@@ -109,7 +116,8 @@ const AppRegistry = {
         renderApplication(
           componentProviderInstrumentationHook(componentProvider),
           appParameters.initialProps,
-          appParameters.rootTag
+          appParameters.rootTag,
+          wrapperComponentProvider && wrapperComponentProvider(appParameters),
         )
     };
     if (section) {
diff --git a/Libraries/ReactNative/renderApplication.js b/Libraries/ReactNative/renderApplication.js
index 0175b5c6f5..a9c697c434 100644
--- a/Libraries/ReactNative/renderApplication.js
+++ b/Libraries/ReactNative/renderApplication.js
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
  * @providesModule renderApplication
+ * @format
  * @flow
  */
 
 'use strict';
 
-var AppContainer = require('AppContainer');
-var React = require('React');
-var ReactNative = require('ReactNative');
+const AppContainer = require('AppContainer');
+const React = require('React');
+const ReactNative = require('ReactNative');
 
-var invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
+const invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
 
 // require BackHandler so it sets the default handler that exits the app if no listeners respond
 require('BackHandler');
@@ -24,20 +25,16 @@ require('BackHandler');
 function renderApplication<Props: Object>(
   RootComponent: ReactClass<Props>,
   initialProps: Props,
-  rootTag: any
+  rootTag: any,
+  WrapperComponent?: ?ReactClass<*>,
 ) {
-  invariant(
-    rootTag,
-    'Expect to have a valid rootTag, instead got ', rootTag
-  );
+  invariant(rootTag, 'Expect to have a valid rootTag, instead got ', rootTag);
+
   ReactNative.render(
-    <AppContainer rootTag={rootTag}>
-      <RootComponent
-        {...initialProps}
-        rootTag={rootTag}
-      />
+    <AppContainer rootTag={rootTag} wrapperComponent={WrapperComponent}>
+      <RootComponent {...initialProps} rootTag={rootTag} />
     </AppContainer>,
-    rootTag
+    rootTag,
   );
 }