diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/AlertExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/AlertExample.js
index f8d6fe0baeb21c..553bb0f36e2df7 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/AlertExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/AlertExample.js
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ class SimpleAlertExampleBlock extends React.Component {
             <Text>Alert with too many buttons</Text>
           </View>
         </TouchableHighlight>
+        <TouchableHighlight style={styles.wrapper}
+          onPress={() => Alert.alert(
+            'Alert Title',
+            null,
+            [
+              {text: 'OK', onPress: () => console.log('OK Pressed!')},
+            ],
+            {
+              cancelable: false
+            }
+          )}>
+          <View style={styles.button}>
+            <Text>Alert that cannot be dismissed</Text>
+          </View>
+        </TouchableHighlight>
       </View>
     );
   }
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/Alert.js b/Libraries/Utilities/Alert.js
index 21b18adfa83447..9a38096adb6237 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/Alert.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/Alert.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ type Buttons = Array<{
   style?: AlertButtonStyle;
 }>;
 
+type Options = {
+  cancelable?: ?boolean;
+};
+
 /**
  * Launches an alert dialog with the specified title and message.
  *
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ class Alert {
     title: ?string,
     message?: ?string,
     buttons?: Buttons,
+    options?: Options,
     type?: AlertType,
   ): void {
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ class Alert {
       }
       AlertIOS.alert(title, message, buttons);
     } else if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
-      AlertAndroid.alert(title, message, buttons);
+      AlertAndroid.alert(title, message, buttons, options);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -91,11 +96,16 @@ class AlertAndroid {
     title: ?string,
     message?: ?string,
     buttons?: Buttons,
+    options?: Options,
   ): void {
     var config = {
       title: title || '',
       message: message || '',
     };
+
+    if (options) {
+      config = {...config, cancelable: options.cancelable};
+    }
     // At most three buttons (neutral, negative, positive). Ignore rest.
     // The text 'OK' should be probably localized. iOS Alert does that in native.
     var validButtons: Buttons = buttons ? buttons.slice(0, 3) : [{text: 'OK'}];
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
index 4ed361ff66de8b..a9bbedc1474ab2 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class DialogModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements Lifecycl
   /* package */ static final String KEY_BUTTON_NEGATIVE = "buttonNegative";
   /* package */ static final String KEY_BUTTON_NEUTRAL = "buttonNeutral";
   /* package */ static final String KEY_ITEMS = "items";
+  /* package */ static final String KEY_CANCELABLE = "cancelable";
 
   /* package */ static final Map<String, Object> CONSTANTS = MapBuilder.<String, Object>of(
       ACTION_BUTTON_CLICKED, ACTION_BUTTON_CLICKED,
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ public void showNewAlert(boolean isInForeground, Bundle arguments, Callback acti
       if (isUsingSupportLibrary()) {
         SupportAlertFragment alertFragment = new SupportAlertFragment(actionListener, arguments);
         if (isInForeground) {
+          if (arguments.containsKey(KEY_CANCELABLE)) {
+            alertFragment.setCancelable(arguments.getBoolean(KEY_CANCELABLE));
+          }
           alertFragment.show(mSupportFragmentManager, FRAGMENT_TAG);
         } else {
           mFragmentToShow = alertFragment;
@@ -136,6 +140,9 @@ public void showNewAlert(boolean isInForeground, Bundle arguments, Callback acti
       } else {
         AlertFragment alertFragment = new AlertFragment(actionListener, arguments);
         if (isInForeground) {
+          if (arguments.containsKey(KEY_CANCELABLE)) {
+            alertFragment.setCancelable(arguments.getBoolean(KEY_CANCELABLE));
+          }
           alertFragment.show(mFragmentManager, FRAGMENT_TAG);
         } else {
           mFragmentToShow = alertFragment;
@@ -241,6 +248,9 @@ public void showAlert(
       }
       args.putCharSequenceArray(AlertFragment.ARG_ITEMS, itemsArray);
     }
+    if (options.hasKey(KEY_CANCELABLE)) {
+      args.putBoolean(KEY_CANCELABLE, options.getBoolean(KEY_CANCELABLE));
+    }
 
     fragmentManagerHelper.showNewAlert(mIsInForeground, args, actionCallback);
   }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java
index 3925adb26f0975..0d5ff98fda22ec 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ public void testAllOptions() {
     options.putString("buttonPositive", "OK");
     options.putString("buttonNegative", "Cancel");
     options.putString("buttonNeutral", "Later");
+    options.putBoolean("cancelable", false);
 
     mDialogModule.showAlert(options, null, null);
 
     final AlertFragment fragment = getFragment();
     assertNotNull("Fragment was not displayed", fragment);
+    assertEquals(false, fragment.isCancelable());
 
     final AlertDialog dialog = (AlertDialog) fragment.getDialog();
     assertEquals("OK", dialog.getButton(DialogInterface.BUTTON_POSITIVE).getText().toString());