diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java
index 11f09b0b68..29ed6e96c0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public class ViewProps {
   public static final String ALIGN_ITEMS = "alignItems";
   public static final String ALIGN_SELF = "alignSelf";
   public static final String ALIGN_CONTENT = "alignContent";
-  public static final String OVERFLOW = "overflow";
   public static final String DISPLAY = "display";
   public static final String BOTTOM = "bottom";
   public static final String COLLAPSABLE = "collapsable";
@@ -74,9 +73,6 @@ public class ViewProps {
   public static final String MIN_HEIGHT = "minHeight";
   public static final String MAX_HEIGHT = "maxHeight";
 
-  public static final String HIDDEN = "hidden";
-  public static final String VISIBLE = "visible";
-
   public static final String ASPECT_RATIO = "aspectRatio";
 
   // Props that sometimes may prevent us from collapsing views
@@ -103,6 +99,10 @@ public class ViewProps {
   public static final String TEXT_DECORATION_LINE = "textDecorationLine";
   public static final String TEXT_BREAK_STRATEGY = "textBreakStrategy";
   public static final String OPACITY = "opacity";
+  public static final String OVERFLOW = "overflow";
+
+  public static final String HIDDEN = "hidden";
+  public static final String VISIBLE = "visible";
 
   public static final String ALLOW_FONT_SCALING = "allowFontScaling";
   public static final String INCLUDE_FONT_PADDING = "includeFontPadding";
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ public class ViewProps {
               FLEX_SHRINK,
               FLEX_WRAP,
               JUSTIFY_CONTENT,
-              OVERFLOW,
               ALIGN_CONTENT,
               DISPLAY,
 
@@ -257,6 +256,8 @@ public class ViewProps {
           return map.isNull(BORDER_RIGHT_WIDTH) || map.getDouble(BORDER_RIGHT_WIDTH) == 0d;
         case BORDER_BOTTOM_WIDTH:
           return map.isNull(BORDER_BOTTOM_WIDTH) || map.getDouble(BORDER_BOTTOM_WIDTH) == 0d;
+        case OVERFLOW:
+          return map.isNull(OVERFLOW) || VISIBLE.equals(map.getString(OVERFLOW));
         default:
           return false;
       }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
index 8d6a2abea8..bdd522bd2a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
 
   public ReactViewGroup(Context context) {
     super(context);
+    setClipChildren(false);
     mDrawingOrderHelper = new ViewGroupDrawingOrderHelper(this);
   }
 
@@ -689,12 +690,14 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
           }
           break;
         case ViewProps.HIDDEN:
-          if (mReactBackgroundDrawable != null) {
-            float left = 0f;
-            float top = 0f;
-            float right = getWidth();
-            float bottom = getHeight();
+          float left = 0f;
+          float top = 0f;
+          float right = getWidth();
+          float bottom = getHeight();
 
+          boolean hasClipPath = false;
+
+          if (mReactBackgroundDrawable != null) {
             final RectF borderWidth = mReactBackgroundDrawable.getDirectionAwareBorderInsets();
 
             if (borderWidth.top > 0
@@ -817,10 +820,13 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
                 },
                 Path.Direction.CW);
               canvas.clipPath(mPath);
-            } else {
-              canvas.clipRect(new RectF(left, top, right, bottom));
+              hasClipPath = true;
             }
           }
+
+          if (!hasClipPath) {
+            canvas.clipRect(new RectF(left, top, right, bottom));
+          }
           break;
         default:
           break;