diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/NavigatorIOSColorsExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/NavigatorIOSColorsExample.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e8cf6fac87738a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/NavigatorIOSColorsExample.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/**
+ * The examples provided by Facebook are for non-commercial testing and
+ * evaluation purposes only.
+ *
+ * Facebook reserves all rights not expressly granted.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * FACEBOOK BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react-native');
+var {
+  NavigatorIOS,
+  StatusBarIOS,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Text,
+  View
+} = React;
+
+var EmptyPage = React.createClass({
+
+  render: function() {
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.emptyPage}>
+        <Text style={styles.emptyPageText}>
+          {this.props.text}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  },
+
+});
+
+var NavigatorIOSColors = React.createClass({
+
+  statics: {
+    title: '<NavigatorIOS> - Custom',
+    description: 'iOS navigation with custom nav bar colors',
+  },
+
+  render: function() {
+    // Set StatusBar with light contents to get better contrast
+    StatusBarIOS.setStyle(StatusBarIOS.Style['lightContent']);
+
+    return (
+      <NavigatorIOS
+        style={styles.container}
+        initialRoute={{
+          component: EmptyPage,
+          title: '<NavigatorIOS>',
+          rightButtonTitle: 'Done',
+          onRightButtonPress: () => {
+            StatusBarIOS.setStyle(StatusBarIOS.Style['default']);
+            this.props.onExampleExit();
+          },
+          passProps: {
+            text: 'The nav bar has custom colors with tintColor,' +
+              'barTintColor and titleTextColor props.',
+          },
+        }}
+        tintColor='#FFFFFF'
+        barTintColor='#183E63'
+        titleTextColor='#FFFFFF'
+      />
+    );
+  },
+
+});
+
+var styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+  },
+  emptyPage: {
+    flex: 1,
+    paddingTop: 64,
+  },
+  emptyPageText: {
+    margin: 10,
+  },
+});
+
+module.exports = NavigatorIOSColors;
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
index cee61af873a74e..02505a3f81212e 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var {
   View,
 } = React;
 var NavigatorExample = require('./Navigator/NavigatorExample');
+var NavigatorIOSColorsExample = require('./NavigatorIOSColorsExample');
 
 var { TestModule } = React.addons;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var COMPONENTS = [
   require('./ListViewPagingExample'),
   require('./MapViewExample'),
   require('./NavigatorIOSExample'),
+  NavigatorIOSColorsExample,
   NavigatorExample,
   require('./PickerIOSExample'),
   require('./ScrollViewExample'),
@@ -187,6 +189,12 @@ class UIExplorerList extends React.Component {
       );
       return;
     }
+    if (example === NavigatorIOSColorsExample) {
+      this.props.onExternalExampleRequested(
+        NavigatorIOSColorsExample
+      );
+      return;
+    }
     var Component = makeRenderable(example);
     this.props.navigator.push({
       title: Component.title,
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/Navigation/NavigatorIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/Components/Navigation/NavigatorIOS.ios.js
index aa5039edbfdb9c..95997d18eedaaa 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/Navigation/NavigatorIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/Navigation/NavigatorIOS.ios.js
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ var NavigatorIOS = React.createClass({
      */
     tintColor: PropTypes.string,
 
+    /**
+     * The background color of the navigation bar
+     */
+    barTintColor: PropTypes.string,
+
+    /**
+     * The text color of the navigation bar title
+     */
+    titleTextColor: PropTypes.string,
+
   },
 
   navigator: (undefined: ?Object),
@@ -547,7 +557,9 @@ var NavigatorIOS = React.createClass({
           backButtonTitle={route.backButtonTitle}
           rightButtonTitle={route.rightButtonTitle}
           onNavRightButtonTap={route.onRightButtonPress}
-          tintColor={this.props.tintColor}>
+          tintColor={this.props.tintColor}
+          barTintColor={this.props.barTintColor}
+          titleTextColor={this.props.titleTextColor}>
           <Component
             navigator={this.navigator}
             route={route}
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTWrapperViewController.m b/React/Views/RCTWrapperViewController.m
index 2008c1f83dff34..2cfbdeb86cc5ce 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTWrapperViewController.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTWrapperViewController.m
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
       bar.barTintColor = _navItem.barTintColor;
     }
     if (_navItem.tintColor) {
-      BOOL canSetTintColor = _navItem.barTintColor == nil;
-      if (canSetTintColor) {
-        bar.tintColor = _navItem.tintColor;
-      }
+      bar.tintColor = _navItem.tintColor;
     }
     if (_navItem.titleTextColor) {
       [bar setTitleTextAttributes:@{NSForegroundColorAttributeName : _navItem.titleTextColor}];