diff --git a/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/Navigator.js b/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/Navigator.js
index d37490a6019dbc..b6a5409fb269e4 100644
--- a/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/Navigator.js
+++ b/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/Navigator.js
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ var Navigator = React.createClass({
     if (AnimationsDebugModule) {
       AnimationsDebugModule.stopRecordingFps(Date.now());
     }
+    this._navBar && this._navBar.updatePointerEvents &&
+      this._navBar.updatePointerEvents(this.state.transitionFromIndex, this.state.presentedIndex);
     this.state.transitionFromIndex = null;
     this.spring.setCurrentValue(0).setAtRest();
     this._hideScenes();
diff --git a/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/NavigatorNavigationBar.js b/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/NavigatorNavigationBar.js
index dd4a0e10b8abbe..1662b758c0d15c 100644
--- a/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/NavigatorNavigationBar.js
+++ b/Libraries/CustomComponents/Navigator/NavigatorNavigationBar.js
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ var NavigatorNavigationBar = React.createClass({
         ref={(ref) => {
           this._components[componentName] = this._components[componentName].set(route, ref);
         }}
-        pointerEvents="box-none"
+        pointerEvents={
+          route === this.props.navigator.navigationContext.currentRoute ? 'box-none' : 'none'
+        }
         style={initialStage[componentName]}>
         {content}
       </View>
@@ -221,6 +223,19 @@ var NavigatorNavigationBar = React.createClass({
     return rendered;
   },
 
+  updatePointerEvents: function(fromIndex, toIndex) {
+    var routeFrom = this.props.navState.routeStack[fromIndex];
+    var routeTo = this.props.navState.routeStack[toIndex];
+
+    COMPONENT_NAMES.forEach(function (componentName) {
+      var map = this._components[componentName];
+      var componentFrom = map.get(routeFrom);
+      var componentTo = map.get(routeTo);
+      componentFrom && componentFrom.setNativeProps({ pointerEvents:'none' });
+      componentTo && componentTo.setNativeProps({ pointerEvents:'box-none' });
+    }, this);
+  },
+
 });