diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index a2eb459933..2d3337c96d 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -3698,8 +3698,9 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
 }
 
 export interface ImageBackgroundProps extends ImagePropsBase {
-    style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
     imageStyle?: StyleProp<ImageStyle>;
+    style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+    imageRef?(image: Image): void;
 }
 
 declare class ImageBackgroundComponent extends React.Component<ImageBackgroundProps> {}
diff --git a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
index a339bb0e84..818be960c7 100644
--- a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
+++ b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
     ImageLoadEventData,
     ImageErrorEventData,
     ImageResolvedAssetSource,
+    ImageBackground,
     InteractionManager,
     ListView,
     ListViewDataSource,
@@ -661,6 +662,25 @@ export class ImageTest extends React.Component {
     }
 }
 
+export class ImageBackgroundProps extends React.Component {
+    private _imageRef: Image | null = null;
+
+    setImageRef = (image: Image) => {
+        this._imageRef = image;
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <View>
+                <ImageBackground
+                    source={{ uri: 'https://seeklogo.com/images/T/typescript-logo-B29A3F462D-seeklogo.com.png' }}
+                    imageRef={this.setImageRef}
+                />
+            </View>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 class StylePropsTest extends React.PureComponent {
     render() {
         const uri = 'https://seeklogo.com/images/T/typescript-logo-B29A3F462D-seeklogo.com.png'