diff --git a/Libraries/Alert/AlertIOS.js b/Libraries/Alert/AlertIOS.js
index 4a8143024a14ca..4add7cfdab92b7 100644
--- a/Libraries/Alert/AlertIOS.js
+++ b/Libraries/Alert/AlertIOS.js
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ class AlertIOS {
    * @static
    * @method alert
    * @param title The dialog's title.
+   *
+   *    An empty string hides the title.
    * @param message An optional message that appears below
    *     the dialog's title.
    * @param callbackOrButtons This optional argument should
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ class AlertIOS {
       var callback = type;
       var defaultValue = message;
       RCTAlertManager.alertWithArgs({
-        title: title || undefined,
+        title: title,
         type: 'plain-text',
         defaultValue,
       }, (id, value) => {
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ class AlertIOS {
     }
 
     RCTAlertManager.alertWithArgs({
-      title: title || undefined,
+      title: title,
       message: message || undefined,
       buttons,
       type: type || undefined,
diff --git a/RNTester/js/AlertExample.js b/RNTester/js/AlertExample.js
index 0e343453f35ba2..8e1062ab2a625b 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/AlertExample.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/AlertExample.js
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ class SimpleAlertExampleBlock extends React.Component {
             <Text>Alert that cannot be dismissed</Text>
           </View>
         </TouchableHighlight>
+        <TouchableHighlight style={styles.wrapper}
+          onPress={() => Alert.alert(
+            '',
+            alertMessage,
+            [
+              {text: 'OK', onPress: () => console.log('OK Pressed!')},
+            ]
+          )}>
+          <View style={styles.button}>
+            <Text>Alert without title</Text>
+          </View>
+        </TouchableHighlight>
       </View>
     );
   }