diff --git a/Libraries/Geolocation/Geolocation.js b/Libraries/Geolocation/Geolocation.js
index 82bc1c9a059c74..42d7378eb102be 100644
--- a/Libraries/Geolocation/Geolocation.js
+++ b/Libraries/Geolocation/Geolocation.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type GeoOptions = {
   timeout: number;
   maximumAge: number;
   enableHighAccuracy: bool;
+  distanceFilter: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ var Geolocation = {
 
   /*
    * Invokes the success callback whenever the location changes.  Supported
-   * options: timeout (ms), maximumAge (ms), enableHighAccuracy (bool)
+   * options: timeout (ms), maximumAge (ms), enableHighAccuracy (bool), distanceFilter(m)
    */
   watchPosition: function(success: Function, error?: Function, options?: GeoOptions): number {
     if (!updatesEnabled) {
diff --git a/Libraries/Geolocation/RCTLocationObserver.m b/Libraries/Geolocation/RCTLocationObserver.m
index 63ceb7c9d95d64..e06a0c94829bdb 100644
--- a/Libraries/Geolocation/RCTLocationObserver.m
+++ b/Libraries/Geolocation/RCTLocationObserver.m
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, RCTPositionErrorCode) {
   double timeout;
   double maximumAge;
   double accuracy;
+  double distanceFilter;
 } RCTLocationOptions;
 
 @implementation RCTConvert (RCTLocationOptions)
@@ -38,10 +39,15 @@ @implementation RCTConvert (RCTLocationOptions)
 + (RCTLocationOptions)RCTLocationOptions:(id)json
 {
   NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *options = [RCTConvert NSDictionary:json];
+
+  double accuracy = options[@"distanceFilter"] == NULL ? RCT_DEFAULT_LOCATION_ACCURACY
+    : [RCTConvert double:options[@"distanceFilter"]] ?: kCLDistanceFilterNone;
+
   return (RCTLocationOptions){
     .timeout = [RCTConvert NSTimeInterval:options[@"timeout"]] ?: INFINITY,
     .maximumAge = [RCTConvert NSTimeInterval:options[@"maximumAge"]] ?: INFINITY,
-    .accuracy = [RCTConvert BOOL:options[@"enableHighAccuracy"]] ? kCLLocationAccuracyBest : RCT_DEFAULT_LOCATION_ACCURACY
+    .accuracy = [RCTConvert BOOL:options[@"enableHighAccuracy"]] ? kCLLocationAccuracyBest : RCT_DEFAULT_LOCATION_ACCURACY,
+    .distanceFilter = accuracy
   };
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ - (void)beginLocationUpdates
 {
   if (!_locationManager) {
     _locationManager = [CLLocationManager new];
-    _locationManager.distanceFilter = RCT_DEFAULT_LOCATION_ACCURACY;
+    _locationManager.distanceFilter = _observerOptions.distanceFilter;
     _locationManager.delegate = self;
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/location/LocationModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/location/LocationModule.java
index 9973563fc12024..86dec164b26abd 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/location/LocationModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/location/LocationModule.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 public class LocationModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
 
   private @Nullable String mWatchedProvider;
+  private static final float RCT_DEFAULT_LOCATION_ACCURACY = 100;
 
   private final LocationListener mLocationListener = new LocationListener() {
     @Override
@@ -73,11 +74,13 @@ private static class LocationOptions {
     private final long timeout;
     private final double maximumAge;
     private final boolean highAccuracy;
+    private final float distanceFilter;
 
-    private LocationOptions(long timeout, double maximumAge, boolean highAccuracy) {
+    private LocationOptions(long timeout, double maximumAge, boolean highAccuracy, float distanceFilter) {
       this.timeout = timeout;
       this.maximumAge = maximumAge;
       this.highAccuracy = highAccuracy;
+      this.distanceFilter = distanceFilter;
     }
 
     private static LocationOptions fromReactMap(ReadableMap map) {
@@ -88,8 +91,10 @@ private static LocationOptions fromReactMap(ReadableMap map) {
           map.hasKey("maximumAge") ? map.getDouble("maximumAge") : Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
       boolean highAccuracy =
           map.hasKey("enableHighAccuracy") && map.getBoolean("enableHighAccuracy");
+      float distanceFilter =
+          map.hasKey("distanceFilter") ? (float) map.getDouble("distanceFilter") : RCT_DEFAULT_LOCATION_ACCURACY;
 
-      return new LocationOptions(timeout, maximumAge, highAccuracy);
+      return new LocationOptions(timeout, maximumAge, highAccuracy, distanceFilter);
     }
   }
 
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ public void startObserving(ReadableMap options) {
       }
       if (!provider.equals(mWatchedProvider)) {
         locationManager.removeUpdates(mLocationListener);
-        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 1000, 0, mLocationListener);
+        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 1000, locationOptions.distanceFilter, mLocationListener);
       }
       mWatchedProvider = provider;
     } catch (SecurityException e) {