diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js b/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
index 11d34d07bdc90c..2ebd0f673ab004 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
@@ -499,8 +499,9 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
     if (numColumns > 1) {
       const ret = [];
       for (let kk = 0; kk < numColumns; kk++) {
-        const item = data[index * numColumns + kk];
-        if (item != null) {
+        const itemIndex = index * numColumns + kk;
+        if (itemIndex < data.length) {
+          const item = data[itemIndex];
           ret.push(item);
         }
       }
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/FlatList-test.js b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/FlatList-test.js
index d8b523fd2203b6..5940928b1ad348 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/FlatList-test.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/FlatList-test.js
@@ -152,4 +152,35 @@ describe('FlatList', () => {
     expect(scrollRef.measureLayout).toBeInstanceOf(jest.fn().constructor);
     expect(scrollRef.measureInWindow).toBeInstanceOf(jest.fn().constructor);
   });
+
+  it('calls renderItem for all data items', () => {
+    const data = [
+      {key: 'i1'},
+      null,
+      undefined,
+      {key: 'i2'},
+      null,
+      undefined,
+      {key: 'i3'},
+    ];
+
+    const renderItemInOneColumn = jest.fn();
+    ReactTestRenderer.create(
+      <FlatList data={data} renderItem={renderItemInOneColumn} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(renderItemInOneColumn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7);
+
+    const renderItemInThreeColumns = jest.fn();
+
+    ReactTestRenderer.create(
+      <FlatList
+        data={data}
+        renderItem={renderItemInThreeColumns}
+        numColumns={3}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(renderItemInThreeColumns).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7);
+  });
 });