diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/HMRClient.js b/Libraries/Utilities/HMRClient.js
index ca3f38e06d..24f568ebd2 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/HMRClient.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/HMRClient.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Error: ${e.message}`;
 
     client.on('update-start', () => {
       if (isFastRefreshActive()) {
-        LoadingView.showMessage('Refreshing...');
+        LoadingView.showMessage('Refreshing...', 'refresh');
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.android.js b/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.android.js
index 04fc973c31..3b9511f52a 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.android.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const TOAST_SHORT_DELAY = 2000;
 let isVisible = false;
 
 module.exports = {
-  showMessage(message: string) {
+  showMessage(message: string, type: 'load' | 'refresh') {
     if (!isVisible) {
       ToastAndroid.show(message, ToastAndroid.SHORT);
       isVisible = true;
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.ios.js b/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.ios.js
index caf499aa4d..782bedfbbb 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.ios.js
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ import processColor from '../StyleSheet/processColor';
 import NativeDevLoadingView from './NativeDevLoadingView';
 
 module.exports = {
-  showMessage(message: string) {
+  showMessage(message: string, type: 'load' | 'refresh') {
     if (NativeDevLoadingView) {
       NativeDevLoadingView.showMessage(
         message,
         // Use same colors as iOS "Personal Hotspot" bar.
         processColor('#ffffff'),
-        processColor('#2584e8'),
+        type && type === 'load'
+          ? processColor('#275714')
+          : processColor('#2584e8'),
       );
     }
   },
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.js b/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.js
index cc14be3be6..2a02730fc5 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/LoadingView.js
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = {
-  showMessage(message: string) {},
+  showMessage(message: string, type: 'load' | 'refresh') {},
   hide() {},
 };