diff --git a/React/Views/RCTView.m b/React/Views/RCTView.m
index 653d0efde61f7a..98398ad8953b14 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTView.m
@@ -716,6 +716,22 @@ - (NSString *)description
 #endif // TODO(macOS GH#774)
 
 #if TARGET_OS_OSX // [TODO(macOS GH#774)
+// Workaround AppKit issue with directly manipulating the view layer's shadow.
+- (NSShadow*)shadow
+{
+  CALayer *layer = self.layer;
+  NSShadow *shadow = nil;
+
+  if (layer.shadowColor != nil && layer.shadowOpacity > 0) {
+    shadow = [NSShadow new];
+
+    shadow.shadowColor = [[NSColor colorWithCGColor:layer.shadowColor] colorWithAlphaComponent:layer.shadowOpacity];
+    shadow.shadowOffset = layer.shadowOffset;
+    shadow.shadowBlurRadius = layer.shadowRadius;
+  }
+  return shadow;
+}
+
 - (void)viewDidMoveToWindow
 {
   // Subscribe to view bounds changed notification so that the view can be notified when a