diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js b/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js
index 014a6186828546..7a91b85ece58d8 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js
@@ -782,6 +782,19 @@ describe('Animated tests', () => {
       value1.setValue(1492);
       expect(value2.__getValue()).toBe(7);
     });
+
+    it('should start tracking immediately on animation start', () => {
+      const value1 = new Animated.Value(42);
+      const value2 = new Animated.Value(0);
+      Animated.timing(value2, {
+        toValue: value1,
+        duration: 0,
+        useNativeDriver: false,
+      }).start();
+      expect(value2.__getValue()).toBe(42);
+      value1.setValue(7);
+      expect(value2.__getValue()).toBe(7);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Animated Vectors', () => {
diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js b/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
index 7cfc7b940a3f54..c0e8f7341cc4a7 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   track(tracking: AnimatedTracking): void {
     this.stopTracking();
     this._tracking = tracking;
+    // Make sure that the tracking animation starts executing
+    this._tracking && this._tracking.update();
   }
 
   _updateValue(value: number, flush: boolean): void {