diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.h b/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.h
index 354ac46ac31..0a7f25db8b5 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.h
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.h
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@
 @property (nonatomic, strong) Bool* showTitle;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) Bool* visible;
 
+- (BOOL)hasValue;
+
 @end
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.m b/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.m
index d763be64dfe..aceb8cb125c 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNBackButtonOptions.m
@@ -15,4 +15,12 @@ - (instancetype)initWithDict:(NSDictionary *)dict {
 	return self;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)hasValue {
+	return self.icon.hasValue ||
+			self.showTitle.hasValue ||
+			self.color.hasValue ||
+			self.title.hasValue;
+}
+
+
 @end
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNViewControllerPresenter.m b/lib/ios/RNNViewControllerPresenter.m
index 2e68871daeb..781a3338d41 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNViewControllerPresenter.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNViewControllerPresenter.m
@@ -161,9 +161,11 @@ - (void)mergeOptions:(RNNNavigationOptions *)newOptions currentOptions:(RNNNavig
 		[_customTitleView removeFromSuperview];
 		_customTitleView = nil;
 	}
-	
-	if (newOptions.topBar.backButton.icon.hasValue || newOptions.topBar.backButton.showTitle.hasValue || newOptions.topBar.backButton.color.hasValue || newOptions.topBar.backButton.title.hasValue) {
-		[viewController rnn_setBackButtonIcon:[newOptions.topBar.backButton.icon getWithDefaultValue:nil] withColor:[newOptions.topBar.backButton.color getWithDefaultValue:nil] title:[newOptions.topBar.backButton.showTitle getWithDefaultValue:YES] ? [newOptions.topBar.backButton.title getWithDefaultValue:nil] : @""];
+
+	if (newOptions.topBar.backButton.hasValue) {
+		UIViewController *lastViewControllerInStack = viewController.navigationController.viewControllers.count > 1 ? viewController.navigationController.viewControllers[viewController.navigationController.viewControllers.count - 2] : viewController.navigationController.topViewController;
+	    RNNNavigationOptions * resolvedOptions	= (RNNNavigationOptions *) [[currentOptions overrideOptions:newOptions] withDefault:[self defaultOptions]];
+		[lastViewControllerInStack applyBackButton:resolvedOptions.topBar.backButton];
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.h b/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.h
index 5e5e026e5b4..6e6f957a311 100644
--- a/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.h
+++ b/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 @class RNNBottomTabOptions;
 @class RNNNavigationOptions;
+@class RNNBackButtonOptions;
 
 @interface UIViewController (RNNOptions)
 
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@
 
 - (void)rnn_setBackButtonIcon:(UIImage *)icon withColor:(UIColor *)color title:(NSString *)title;
 
+- (void)applyBackButton:(RNNBackButtonOptions *)backButton;
+
 - (BOOL)isModal;
 
 @end
diff --git a/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m b/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m
index 5f781657542..6b792a33db9 100644
--- a/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m
+++ b/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #import "UIImage+tint.h"
 #import "RNNBottomTabOptions.h"
 #import "RNNNavigationOptions.h"
+#import "RNNBackButtonOptions.h"
 
 #define kStatusBarAnimationDuration 0.35
 const NSInteger BLUR_STATUS_TAG = 78264801;
@@ -177,12 +178,12 @@ - (void)rnn_setBackButtonIcon:(UIImage *)icon withColor:(UIColor *)color title:(
 		backItem.image = color
 		? [[icon withTintColor:color] imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal]
 		: icon;
-		
+
 		[self.navigationController.navigationBar setBackIndicatorImage:[UIImage new]];
 		[self.navigationController.navigationBar setBackIndicatorTransitionMaskImage:[UIImage new]];
 	}
 	
-	UIViewController *lastViewControllerInStack = self.navigationController.viewControllers.count > 1 ? [self.navigationController.viewControllers objectAtIndex:self.navigationController.viewControllers.count-2] : self.navigationController.topViewController;
+	UIViewController *lastViewControllerInStack = self.navigationController.viewControllers.count > 1 ? self.navigationController.viewControllers[self.navigationController.viewControllers.count - 2] : self.navigationController.topViewController;
 	
 	backItem.title = title ? title : lastViewControllerInStack.navigationItem.title;
 	backItem.tintColor = color;
@@ -190,4 +191,21 @@ - (void)rnn_setBackButtonIcon:(UIImage *)icon withColor:(UIColor *)color title:(
 	lastViewControllerInStack.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backItem;
 }
 
+- (void)applyBackButton:(RNNBackButtonOptions *)backButton {
+	UIBarButtonItem *backItem = [UIBarButtonItem new];
+	if (backButton.icon.hasValue) {
+		UIColor *color = [backButton.color getWithDefaultValue:nil];
+		backItem.image = color ?
+				[[backButton.icon.get withTintColor:color] imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal] :
+				backButton.icon.get;
+
+		[self.navigationController.navigationBar setBackIndicatorImage:[UIImage new]];
+        [self.navigationController.navigationBar setBackIndicatorTransitionMaskImage:[UIImage new]];
+	}
+
+	if ([backButton.showTitle getWithDefaultValue:YES]) backItem.title = [backButton.title getWithDefaultValue:nil];
+	if (backButton.color.hasValue) backItem.tintColor = [backButton.color get];
+	self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backItem;
+}
+
 @end