diff --git a/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/proguard-rules.pro b/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/proguard-rules.pro
index 48361a9015dc50..181b4a3371f205 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
     @com.facebook.common.internal.DoNotStrip *;
 }
 
+# Required for Fresco gif support - can be removed with the next Fresco release
+# See https://github.com/facebook/fresco/issues/1177
+-keep class com.facebook.imagepipeline.animated.factory.AnimatedFactoryImpl {
+  public AnimatedFactoryImpl(com.facebook.imagepipeline.bitmaps.PlatformBitmapFactory, com.facebook.imagepipeline.core.ExecutorSupplier);
+}
+
 -keepclassmembers @com.facebook.proguard.annotations.KeepGettersAndSetters class * {
   void set*(***);
   *** get*();