diff --git a/Libraries/Components/ToolbarAndroid/ToolbarAndroid.android.js b/Libraries/Components/ToolbarAndroid/ToolbarAndroid.android.js
index eb904d867a..2658361a94 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/ToolbarAndroid/ToolbarAndroid.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/ToolbarAndroid/ToolbarAndroid.android.js
@@ -125,6 +125,17 @@ var ToolbarAndroid = React.createClass({
      * Sets the toolbar title color.
      */
     titleColor: ReactPropTypes.string,
+    /**
+     * Used to set the toolbar direction to RTL.
+     * In addition to this property you need to add
+     *
+     *   android:supportsRtl="true"
+     *
+     * to your application AndroidManifest.xml and then call
+     * `setLayoutDirection(LayoutDirection.RTL)` in your MainActivity
+     * `onCreate` method.
+     */
+    rtl: ReactPropTypes.bool,
     /**
      * Used to locate this view in end-to-end tests.
      */
@@ -180,6 +191,7 @@ var toolbarAttributes = {
   logo: true,
   navIcon: true,
   overflowIcon: true,
+  rtl: true,
   subtitle: true,
   subtitleColor: true,
   title: true,
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/toolbar/ReactToolbarManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/toolbar/ReactToolbarManager.java
index f55d6d8694..36aac87e73 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/toolbar/ReactToolbarManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/toolbar/ReactToolbarManager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.util.LayoutDirection;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ public class ReactToolbarManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactToolbar> {
     view.setOverflowIconSource(overflowIcon);
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "rtl")
+  public void setRtl(ReactToolbar view, boolean rtl) {
+    view.setLayoutDirection(rtl ? LayoutDirection.LTR : LayoutDirection.RTL);
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "subtitle")
   public void setSubtitle(ReactToolbar view, @Nullable String subtitle) {
     view.setSubtitle(subtitle);