diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-22-15-02-43-stringviewmanagertemp.json b/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-22-15-02-43-stringviewmanagertemp.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9470e6bc27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-22-15-02-43-stringviewmanagertemp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Implement String ViewManager Command IDs",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "ngerlem@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch",
+  "date": "2020-04-22T22:02:43.043Z"
+}
diff --git a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleAppCPP/SampleAppCpp.vcxproj b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleAppCPP/SampleAppCpp.vcxproj
index e11f22797a5..61c4965de7d 100644
--- a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleAppCPP/SampleAppCpp.vcxproj
+++ b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleAppCPP/SampleAppCpp.vcxproj
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ReactNativeWindowsDir Condition="'$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)' == ''">$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), 'node_modules\react-native-windows\package.json'))\node_modules\react-native-windows\</ReactNativeWindowsDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)PropertySheets\React.Cpp.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
diff --git a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.cpp b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.cpp
index 8bc8dea706e..58ce16cc054 100644
--- a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.cpp
+++ b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.cpp
@@ -105,18 +105,18 @@ void CustomUserControlViewManagerCpp::UpdateProperties(
 }
 
 // IViewManagerWithCommands
-IMapView<hstring, int64_t> CustomUserControlViewManagerCpp::Commands() noexcept {
-  auto commands = winrt::single_threaded_map<hstring, int64_t>();
-  commands.Insert(L"CustomCommand", 0);
+IVectorView<hstring> CustomUserControlViewManagerCpp::Commands() noexcept {
+  auto commands = winrt::single_threaded_vector<hstring>();
+  commands.Append(L"CustomCommand");
   return commands.GetView();
 }
 
 void CustomUserControlViewManagerCpp::DispatchCommand(
     FrameworkElement const &view,
-    int64_t commandId,
+    winrt::hstring const &commandId,
     IJSValueReader const &commandArgsReader) noexcept {
   if (auto control = view.try_as<winrt::SampleLibraryCpp::CustomUserControlCpp>()) {
-    if (commandId == 0) {
+    if (commandId == L"CustomCommand") {
       std::string arg = std::to_string(winrt::unbox_value<int64_t>(view.Tag()));
       arg.append(", \"");
       arg.append(winrt::to_string(commandArgsReader.GetString()));
diff --git a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.h b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.h
index 8a07bb92ac4..d9e5775e011 100644
--- a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.h
+++ b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/CustomUserControlViewManagerCPP.h
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ struct CustomUserControlViewManagerCpp
       winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::IJSValueReader const &propertyMapReader) noexcept;
 
   // IViewManagerWithCommands
-  winrt::Windows::Foundation::Collections::IMapView<winrt::hstring, int64_t> Commands() noexcept;
+  winrt::Windows::Foundation::Collections::IVectorView<winrt::hstring> Commands() noexcept;
 
   void DispatchCommand(
       winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::FrameworkElement const &view,
-      int64_t commandId,
+      winrt::hstring const &commandId,
       winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::IJSValueReader const &commandArgsReader) noexcept;
 
   // IViewManagerWithExportedEventTypeConstants
diff --git a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/SampleLibraryCPP.vcxproj b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/SampleLibraryCPP.vcxproj
index 444db48e6bc..bb3b37cbd45 100644
--- a/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/SampleLibraryCPP.vcxproj
+++ b/packages/microsoft-reactnative-sampleapps/windows/SampleLibraryCPP/SampleLibraryCPP.vcxproj
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.16299.0</WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)PropertySheets\React.Cpp.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
diff --git a/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x64.def b/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x64.def
index 280de54d461..253bc9d1dfa 100644
--- a/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x64.def
+++ b/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x64.def
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EXPORTS
 ?createIUIManager@react@facebook@@YA?AV?$shared_ptr@VIUIManager@react@facebook@@@std@@$$QEAV?$vector@V?$unique_ptr@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@U?$default_delete@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@@std@@@std@@V?$allocator@V?$unique_ptr@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@U?$default_delete@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@@std@@@std@@@2@@4@PEAUINativeUIManager@12@@Z
 ?createUIManagerModule@react@facebook@@YA?AV?$unique_ptr@VCxxModule@module@xplat@facebook@@U?$default_delete@VCxxModule@module@xplat@facebook@@@std@@@std@@V?$shared_ptr@VIUIManager@react@facebook@@@4@@Z
 ?destroy@dynamic@folly@@AEAAXXZ
-?dispatchCommand@ShadowNode@react@facebook@@UEAAX_JAEBUdynamic@folly@@@Z
+?dispatchCommand@ShadowNode@react@facebook@@UEAAXAEBV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@AEBUdynamic@folly@@@Z
 ?getModuleRegistry@Instance@react@facebook@@QEAAAEAVModuleRegistry@23@XZ
 ?get_ptr@dynamic@folly@@QEGBAPEBU12@V?$Range@PEBD@2@@Z
 ?get_ptrImpl@dynamic@folly@@AEGBAPEBU12@AEBU12@@Z
diff --git a/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x86.def b/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x86.def
index 9ae703e4de2..8a299514bc9 100644
--- a/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x86.def
+++ b/vnext/Desktop.DLL/react-native-win32.x86.def
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ EXPORTS
 ?createIUIManager@react@facebook@@YG?AV?$shared_ptr@VIUIManager@react@facebook@@@std@@$$QAV?$vector@V?$unique_ptr@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@U?$default_delete@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@@std@@@std@@V?$allocator@V?$unique_ptr@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@U?$default_delete@VIViewManager@react@facebook@@@std@@@std@@@2@@4@PAUINativeUIManager@12@@Z
 ?createUIManagerModule@react@facebook@@YG?AV?$unique_ptr@VCxxModule@module@xplat@facebook@@U?$default_delete@VCxxModule@module@xplat@facebook@@@std@@@std@@V?$shared_ptr@VIUIManager@react@facebook@@@4@@Z
 ?destroy@dynamic@folly@@AAEXXZ
-?dispatchCommand@ShadowNode@react@facebook@@UAEX_JABUdynamic@folly@@@Z
+?dispatchCommand@ShadowNode@react@facebook@@UAEXABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@ABUdynamic@folly@@@Z
 ?getModuleRegistry@Instance@react@facebook@@QAEAAVModuleRegistry@23@XZ
 ?get_ptr@dynamic@folly@@QGBEPBU12@V?$Range@PBD@2@@Z
 ?get_ptrImpl@dynamic@folly@@AGBEPBU12@ABU12@@Z
diff --git a/vnext/Desktop.UnitTests/EmptyUIManagerModule.h b/vnext/Desktop.UnitTests/EmptyUIManagerModule.h
index 6006bb2ca44..f8e333ea0bb 100644
--- a/vnext/Desktop.UnitTests/EmptyUIManagerModule.h
+++ b/vnext/Desktop.UnitTests/EmptyUIManagerModule.h
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ class EmptyUIManager {
       std::function<void()> /*final Callback*/ callback);
   void setJSResponder(int64_t reactTag, bool blockNativeResponder);
   void clearJSResponder();
-  void dispatchViewManagerCommand(int64_t reactTag, int64_t commandId, folly::dynamic /*ReadableMap*/ commandArgs);
+  void dispatchViewManagerCommand(
+      int64_t reactTag,
+      const std::string &commandId,
+      folly::dynamic /*ReadableMap*/ commandArgs);
   void showPopupMenu(
       int64_t reactTag,
       folly::dynamic /*ReadableMap*/ items,
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative.SharedManaged/AttributedViewManager.cs b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative.SharedManaged/AttributedViewManager.cs
index b590c2bfb96..56691b2be2f 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative.SharedManaged/AttributedViewManager.cs
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative.SharedManaged/AttributedViewManager.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
@@ -192,27 +193,21 @@ private static bool IsEnum(Type t)
 
     #region Commands
 
-    public virtual IReadOnlyDictionary<string, long> Commands
+    public virtual IReadOnlyList<string> Commands
     {
       get
       {
         if (null == _commands)
         {
-          var commands = new Dictionary<string, long>();
+          _commands = ViewManagerCommands.Keys.ToList();
 
-          foreach (var kvp in ViewManagerCommands)
-          {
-            commands.Add(kvp.Value.CommandName, kvp.Value.CommandId);
-          }
-
-          _commands = commands;
         }
         return _commands;
       }
     }
-    private IReadOnlyDictionary<string, long> _commands;
+    private IReadOnlyList<string> _commands;
 
-    public virtual void DispatchCommand(FrameworkElement view, long commandId, IJSValueReader commandArgsReader)
+    public virtual void DispatchCommand(FrameworkElement view, string commandId, IJSValueReader commandArgsReader)
     {
       if (view is TFrameworkElement viewAsT)
       {
@@ -227,13 +222,13 @@ public virtual void DispatchCommand(FrameworkElement view, long commandId, IJSVa
       }
     }
 
-    internal Dictionary<long, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>> ViewManagerCommands
+    internal Dictionary<string, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>> ViewManagerCommands
     {
       get
       {
         if (null == _viewManagerCommands)
         {
-          var viewManagerCommands = new Dictionary<long, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>>();
+          var viewManagerCommands = new Dictionary<string, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>>();
 
           foreach (var methodInfo in GetType().GetTypeInfo().DeclaredMethods)
           {
@@ -243,10 +238,9 @@ internal Dictionary<long, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>> ViewManagerComm
               var command = new ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>
               {
                 CommandName = commandAttribute.CommandName ?? methodInfo.Name,
-                CommandId = viewManagerCommands.Count,
                 CommandMethod = MakeReaderMethod(methodInfo)
               };
-              viewManagerCommands.Add(command.CommandId, command);
+              viewManagerCommands.Add(command.CommandName, command);
             }
           }
 
@@ -255,12 +249,11 @@ internal Dictionary<long, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>> ViewManagerComm
         return _viewManagerCommands;
       }
     }
-    private Dictionary<long, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>> _viewManagerCommands;
+    private Dictionary<string, ViewManagerCommand<TFrameworkElement>> _viewManagerCommands;
 
     internal struct ViewManagerCommand<U> where U : TFrameworkElement
     {
       public string CommandName;
-      public long CommandId;
       public Action<U, IJSValueReader> CommandMethod;
     }
 
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.cpp
index 0fd72679c1c..fc85aff39d0 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.cpp
@@ -115,29 +115,31 @@ void ABIViewManager::UpdateProperties(react::uwp::ShadowNodeBase *nodeToUpdate,
 }
 
 folly::dynamic ABIViewManager::GetCommands() const {
-  folly::dynamic innerParent = Super::GetCommands();
+  folly::dynamic commandMap = folly::dynamic::object();
 
+  // Why are we providing commands with the same key and value? React Native 0.61 internally introduced string command
+  // IDs which can be dispatched directly without querying the ViewManager for commands. Integer command IDs are
+  // internally deprecated, but querying for command ID is still the documented path. Returning constants as their
+  // string lets us internally only support the string path.
   if (m_viewManagerWithCommands) {
-    auto outerChild = m_viewManagerWithCommands.Commands();
-    for (const auto &pair : outerChild) {
-      std::string key = to_string(pair.Key());
-      folly::dynamic value{pair.Value()};
-      innerParent.insert(key, value);
+    for (const auto &commandName : m_viewManagerWithCommands.Commands()) {
+      auto commandAsStr = to_string(commandName);
+      commandMap[commandAsStr] = commandAsStr;
     }
   }
 
-  return innerParent;
+  return commandMap;
 }
 
 void ABIViewManager::DispatchCommand(
     winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::DependencyObject viewToUpdate,
-    int64_t commandId,
+    const std::string &commandId,
     const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {
   if (m_viewManagerWithCommands) {
     auto view = viewToUpdate.as<winrt::FrameworkElement>();
 
     IJSValueReader argReader = winrt::make<DynamicReader>(commandArgs);
-    m_viewManagerWithCommands.DispatchCommand(view, commandId, argReader);
+    m_viewManagerWithCommands.DispatchCommand(view, to_hstring(commandId), argReader);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.h b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.h
index 4356f6dabeb..3b2e55ae57a 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.h
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ABIViewManager.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ABIViewManager : public react::uwp::FrameworkElementViewManager {
 
   void DispatchCommand(
       winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::DependencyObject viewToUpdate,
-      int64_t commandId,
+      const std::string &commandId,
       const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) override;
 
   folly::dynamic GetExportedCustomBubblingEventTypeConstants() const override;
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/IViewManager.idl b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/IViewManager.idl
index 68598f48659..226bcf9703d 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/IViewManager.idl
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/IViewManager.idl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.ReactNative
   [webhosthidden]
   interface IViewManagerWithNativeProperties
   {
-    Windows.Foundation.Collections.IMapView<String, ViewManagerPropertyType> NativeProps { get; };
+    IMapView<String, ViewManagerPropertyType> NativeProps { get; };
 
     void UpdateProperties(Windows.UI.Xaml.FrameworkElement view, IJSValueReader propertyMapReader);
   }
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.ReactNative
   [webhosthidden]
   interface IViewManagerWithCommands
   {
-    Windows.Foundation.Collections.IMapView<String, Int64> Commands { get; };
+    IVectorView<String> Commands { get; };
 
-    void DispatchCommand(Windows.UI.Xaml.FrameworkElement view, Int64 commandId, IJSValueReader commandArgsReader);
+    void DispatchCommand(Windows.UI.Xaml.FrameworkElement view, String commandId, IJSValueReader commandArgsReader);
   }
 
   [webhosthidden]
diff --git a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ScrollViewManager.cpp b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ScrollViewManager.cpp
index 8e3a021ab84..bbe699e9e4b 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ScrollViewManager.cpp
+++ b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ScrollViewManager.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 namespace react {
 namespace uwp {
 
-enum class ScrollViewCommands {
-  ScrollTo = 1,
-  ScrollToEnd,
-};
+namespace ScrollViewCommands {
+constexpr const char *ScrollTo = "scrollTo";
+constexpr const char *ScrollToEnd = "scrollToEnd";
+}; // namespace ScrollViewCommands
 
 class ScrollViewShadowNode : public ShadowNodeBase {
   using Super = ShadowNodeBase;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ScrollViewShadowNode : public ShadowNodeBase {
  public:
   ScrollViewShadowNode();
   ~ScrollViewShadowNode();
-  void dispatchCommand(int64_t commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) override;
+  void dispatchCommand(const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) override;
   void createView() override;
   void updateProperties(const folly::dynamic &&props) override;
 
@@ -65,28 +65,23 @@ ScrollViewShadowNode::~ScrollViewShadowNode() {
   m_SIPEventHandler.reset();
 }
 
-void ScrollViewShadowNode::dispatchCommand(int64_t commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {
+void ScrollViewShadowNode::dispatchCommand(const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {
   const auto scrollViewer = GetView().as<winrt::ScrollViewer>();
   if (scrollViewer == nullptr)
     return;
 
-  switch (commandId) {
-    case static_cast<int64_t>(ScrollViewCommands::ScrollTo): {
-      double x = commandArgs[0].asDouble();
-      double y = commandArgs[1].asDouble();
-      bool animated = commandArgs[2].asBool();
-      scrollViewer.ChangeView(x, y, nullptr, !animated /*disableAnimation*/);
-      break;
-    }
-    case static_cast<int64_t>(ScrollViewCommands::ScrollToEnd): {
-      bool animated = commandArgs[0].asBool();
-      bool horiz = scrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode() == winrt::ScrollMode::Auto;
-      if (horiz)
-        scrollViewer.ChangeView(scrollViewer.ScrollableWidth(), nullptr, nullptr, !animated /*disableAnimation*/);
-      else
-        scrollViewer.ChangeView(nullptr, scrollViewer.ScrollableHeight(), nullptr, !animated /*disableAnimation*/);
-      break;
-    }
+  if (commandId == ScrollViewCommands::ScrollTo) {
+    double x = commandArgs[0].asDouble();
+    double y = commandArgs[1].asDouble();
+    bool animated = commandArgs[2].asBool();
+    scrollViewer.ChangeView(x, y, nullptr, !animated /*disableAnimation*/);
+  } else if (commandId == ScrollViewCommands::ScrollToEnd) {
+    bool animated = commandArgs[0].asBool();
+    bool horiz = scrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode() == winrt::ScrollMode::Auto;
+    if (horiz)
+      scrollViewer.ChangeView(scrollViewer.ScrollableWidth(), nullptr, nullptr, !animated /*disableAnimation*/);
+    else
+      scrollViewer.ChangeView(nullptr, scrollViewer.ScrollableHeight(), nullptr, !animated /*disableAnimation*/);
   }
 }
 
@@ -413,11 +408,10 @@ const char *ScrollViewManager::GetName() const {
 }
 
 folly::dynamic ScrollViewManager::GetCommands() const {
-  auto commands = Super::GetCommands();
-  commands.update(folly::dynamic::object(
-      "scrollTo", static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<ScrollViewCommands>>(ScrollViewCommands::ScrollTo))(
-      "scrollToEnd", static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<ScrollViewCommands>>(ScrollViewCommands::ScrollToEnd)));
-  return commands;
+  // Upstream JS will dispatch the string directly instead of ever actually calling this, but providing a real
+  // implementation is simple enough in case anything changes.
+  return folly::dynamic::object(ScrollViewCommands::ScrollTo, ScrollViewCommands::ScrollTo)(
+      ScrollViewCommands::ScrollToEnd, ScrollViewCommands::ScrollToEnd);
 }
 
 folly::dynamic ScrollViewManager::GetNativeProps() const {
diff --git a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.cpp b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.cpp
index c03d97ed666..527c30e5a88 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.cpp
+++ b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ bool ShadowNodeBase::NeedsForceLayout() {
   return false;
 }
 
-void ShadowNodeBase::dispatchCommand(int64_t commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {
+void ShadowNodeBase::dispatchCommand(const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {
   GetViewManager()->DispatchCommand(GetView(), commandId, commandArgs);
 }
 
diff --git a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.cpp b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.cpp
index e5ad8a0c5a5..93093cdf36e 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.cpp
+++ b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.cpp
@@ -160,5 +160,17 @@ bool SwitchViewManager::UpdateProperty(
   return true;
 }
 
+void SwitchViewManager::DispatchCommand(
+    XamlView viewToUpdate,
+    const std::string &commandId,
+    const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {
+  if (commandId == "setValue") {
+    auto value = commandArgs[0].asBool();
+    viewToUpdate.as<winrt::ToggleSwitch>().IsEnabled(value);
+  } else {
+    Super::DispatchCommand(viewToUpdate, commandId, commandArgs);
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace uwp
 } // namespace react
diff --git a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.h b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.h
index aaa6089c809..372163eb095 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.h
+++ b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/SwitchViewManager.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class SwitchViewManager : public ControlViewManager {
   const char *GetName() const override;
   folly::dynamic GetNativeProps() const override;
   facebook::react::ShadowNode *createShadow() const override;
+  void DispatchCommand(XamlView viewToUpdate, const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) override;
 
  protected:
   bool UpdateProperty(
diff --git a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.cpp b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.cpp
index 38feb176955..86d1e61e084 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.cpp
+++ b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void ViewManagerBase::TransferProperties(XamlView /*oldView*/, XamlView /*newVie
 
 void ViewManagerBase::DispatchCommand(
     XamlView /*viewToUpdate*/,
-    int64_t /*commandId*/,
+    const std::string & /*commandId*/,
     const folly::dynamic & /*commandArgs*/) {
   assert(false); // View did not handle its command
 }
diff --git a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/IUIManager.h b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/IUIManager.h
index 4cf28835a16..cb677aa75aa 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/IUIManager.h
+++ b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/IUIManager.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class IUIManager {
       folly::dynamic &addChildTags,
       folly::dynamic &addAtIndices,
       folly::dynamic &removeFrom) = 0;
-  virtual void dispatchViewManagerCommand(int64_t reactTag, int64_t commandId, folly::dynamic &&commandArgs) = 0;
+  virtual void
+  dispatchViewManagerCommand(int64_t reactTag, const std::string &commandId, folly::dynamic &&commandArgs) = 0;
   virtual void replaceExistingNonRootView(int64_t oldTag, int64_t newTag) = 0;
   virtual void measure(int64_t reactTag, facebook::xplat::module::CxxModule::Callback callback) = 0;
   virtual void measureInWindow(int64_t reactTag, facebook::xplat::module::CxxModule::Callback callback) = 0;
diff --git a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.cpp b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.cpp
index b71f31bd556..7d72ac8d25a 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.cpp
+++ b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,10 @@ void UIManager::replaceExistingNonRootView(int64_t oldTag, int64_t newTag) {
   manageChildren(parent.m_tag, emptyVec, emptyVec, tagToAdd, indicesToAdd, indicesToRemove);
 }
 
-void UIManager::dispatchViewManagerCommand(int64_t reactTag, int64_t commandId, folly::dynamic &&commandArgs) {
+void UIManager::dispatchViewManagerCommand(
+    int64_t reactTag,
+    const std::string &commandId,
+    folly::dynamic &&commandArgs) {
   m_nativeUIManager->ensureInBatch();
   auto &node = m_nodeRegistry.getNode(reactTag);
   if (!node.m_zombie)
@@ -507,8 +510,11 @@ std::vector<facebook::xplat::module::CxxModule::Method> UIManagerModule::getMeth
       Method(
           "dispatchViewManagerCommand",
           [manager](dynamic args) {
+            // 0.61 allows directly dispatching command names instead of querying the ViewManager for the command ID.
+            // In stock React Native, integer commands are deprecated but not yet removed. RNW APIs only allow strings,
+            // and provide command constants as their literal string.
             manager->dispatchViewManagerCommand(
-                jsArgAsInt(args, 0), jsArgAsInt(args, 1), std::move(jsArgAsDynamic(args, 2)));
+                jsArgAsInt(args, 0), jsArgAsString(args, 1), std::move(jsArgAsDynamic(args, 2)));
           }),
       Method("measure", [manager](dynamic args, Callback cb) { manager->measure(jsArgAsInt(args, 0), cb); }),
       Method(
diff --git a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.h b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.h
index cf79bb89346..e66f5d5e9ac 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.h
+++ b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/Modules/UIManagerModule.h
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class UIManager : public IUIManager, INativeUIManagerHost {
       folly::dynamic &addChildTags,
       folly::dynamic &addAtIndices,
       folly::dynamic &removeFrom) override;
-  void dispatchViewManagerCommand(int64_t reactTag, int64_t commandId, folly::dynamic &&commandArgs) override;
+
+  void dispatchViewManagerCommand(int64_t reactTag, const std::string &commandId, folly::dynamic &&commandArgs)
+      override;
   void replaceExistingNonRootView(int64_t oldTag, int64_t newTag) override;
   void onBatchComplete() override;
   void measure(int64_t reactTag, facebook::xplat::module::CxxModule::Callback callback) override;
diff --git a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.cpp b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.cpp
index 6bf17eb9261..626015b0423 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace react {
 
 ShadowNode::~ShadowNode() {}
 
-void ShadowNode::dispatchCommand(int64_t commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {}
+void ShadowNode::dispatchCommand(const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) {}
 
 void ShadowNode::onDropViewInstance() {}
 
diff --git a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.h b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.h
index 4f986e2f108..ea10f0259db 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.h
+++ b/vnext/ReactWindowsCore/ShadowNode.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct ShadowNode {
 
   virtual void updateProperties(const folly::dynamic &&props);
   virtual void onDropViewInstance() = 0;
-  virtual void dispatchCommand(int64_t commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs);
+  virtual void dispatchCommand(const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs);
   virtual void removeAllChildren() = 0;
   virtual void AddView(ShadowNode &child, int64_t index) = 0;
   virtual void RemoveChildAt(int64_t indexToRemove) = 0;
diff --git a/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.h b/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.h
index e8ec8da550f..2e008780943 100644
--- a/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.h
+++ b/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ShadowNodeBase.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct REACTWINDOWS_EXPORT ShadowNodeBase : public facebook::react::ShadowNode {
   virtual ~ShadowNodeBase() {}
 
   virtual void onDropViewInstance() override;
-  virtual void dispatchCommand(int64_t commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) override;
+  virtual void dispatchCommand(const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs) override;
   virtual void removeAllChildren() override;
   virtual void AddView(ShadowNode &child, int64_t index) override;
   virtual void RemoveChildAt(int64_t indexToRemove) override;
diff --git a/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.h b/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.h
index 17f2e2ae6c0..b1ff720d35a 100644
--- a/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.h
+++ b/vnext/include/ReactUWP/Views/ViewManagerBase.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class REACTWINDOWS_EXPORT ViewManagerBase : public facebook::react::IViewManager
 
   virtual void UpdateProperties(ShadowNodeBase *nodeToUpdate, const folly::dynamic &reactDiffMap);
 
-  virtual void DispatchCommand(XamlView viewToUpdate, int64_t commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs);
+  virtual void DispatchCommand(XamlView viewToUpdate, const std::string &commandId, const folly::dynamic &commandArgs);
 
   // Yoga Layout
   virtual void