diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNTabBarController.m b/lib/ios/RNNTabBarController.m
index 8ead01e4200..8443418081a 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNTabBarController.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNTabBarController.m
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithLayoutInfo:(RNNLayoutInfo *)layoutInfo
 	self.presenter = presenter;
 	[self.presenter bindViewController:self];
 	[self setViewControllers:childViewControllers];
+	[self.presenter applyOptionsOnInit:self.options];
 	
 	return self;
 }
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNTabBarPresenter.m b/lib/ios/RNNTabBarPresenter.m
index b43250ac0f4..62884292329 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNTabBarPresenter.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNTabBarPresenter.m
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 @implementation RNNTabBarPresenter
 
+- (void)applyOptionsOnInit:(RNNNavigationOptions *)initialOptions {
+	UITabBarController* tabBarController = self.bindedViewController;
+	[tabBarController rnn_setCurrentTabIndex:[initialOptions.bottomTabs.currentTabIndex getWithDefaultValue:0]];
+}
+
 - (void)applyOptions:(RNNNavigationOptions *)options {
 	UITabBarController* tabBarController = self.bindedViewController;
 	
diff --git a/lib/ios/ReactNativeNavigationTests/RNNTabBarPresenterTest.m b/lib/ios/ReactNativeNavigationTests/RNNTabBarPresenterTest.m
index 107edf12643..b6c269c324d 100644
--- a/lib/ios/ReactNativeNavigationTests/RNNTabBarPresenterTest.m
+++ b/lib/ios/ReactNativeNavigationTests/RNNTabBarPresenterTest.m
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ - (void)testApplyOptions_shouldSetDefaultEmptyOptions {
 	[self.bindedViewController verify];
 }
 
-- (void)testApplyOptions_shouldSetInitialOptions {
+- (void)testApplyOptions_shouldApplyOptions {
 	RNNNavigationOptions* initialOptions = [[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions];
 	initialOptions.bottomTabs.testID = [[Text alloc] initWithValue:@"testID"];
 	initialOptions.bottomTabs.backgroundColor = [[Color alloc] initWithValue:[UIColor redColor]];
@@ -53,4 +53,13 @@ - (void)testApplyOptions_shouldSetInitialOptions {
 	[self.bindedViewController verify];
 }
 
+- (void)testApplyOptions_shouldApplyOptionsOnInit {
+	RNNNavigationOptions* initialOptions = [[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions];
+	initialOptions.bottomTabs.currentTabIndex = [[IntNumber alloc] initWithValue:@(1)];
+	[[self.bindedViewController expect] rnn_setCurrentTabIndex:1];
+	
+	[self.uut applyOptionsOnInit:initialOptions];
+	[self.bindedViewController verify];
+}
+
 @end