diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java
index 04d6d421a97357..98dd9cc0abda20 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   /* package */ static final String ARG_BUTTON_POSITIVE = "button_positive";
   /* package */ static final String ARG_BUTTON_NEGATIVE = "button_negative";
   /* package */ static final String ARG_BUTTON_NEUTRAL = "button_neutral";
+  /* package */ static final String ARG_ITEMS = "items";
 
   private final @Nullable DialogModule.AlertFragmentListener mListener;
 
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ public AlertFragment(@Nullable DialogModule.AlertFragmentListener listener, Bund
   public static Dialog createDialog(
       Context activityContext, Bundle arguments, DialogInterface.OnClickListener fragment) {
     AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(activityContext)
-        .setTitle(arguments.getString(ARG_TITLE))
-        .setMessage(arguments.getString(ARG_MESSAGE));
+        .setTitle(arguments.getString(ARG_TITLE));
 
     if (arguments.containsKey(ARG_BUTTON_POSITIVE)) {
       builder.setPositiveButton(arguments.getString(ARG_BUTTON_POSITIVE), fragment);
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ public static Dialog createDialog(
     if (arguments.containsKey(ARG_BUTTON_NEUTRAL)) {
       builder.setNeutralButton(arguments.getString(ARG_BUTTON_NEUTRAL), fragment);
     }
+    // if both message and items are set, Android will only show the message
+    // and ignore the items argument entirely
+    if (arguments.containsKey(ARG_MESSAGE)) {
+      builder.setMessage(arguments.getString(ARG_MESSAGE));
+    }
+    if (arguments.containsKey(ARG_ITEMS)) {
+      builder.setItems(arguments.getCharSequenceArray(ARG_ITEMS), fragment);
+    }
 
     return builder.create();
   }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
index 10dfbc8d47605b..30bcedb226ac35 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.common.MapBuilder;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public class DialogModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements Lifecycl
   /* package */ static final String KEY_BUTTON_POSITIVE = "buttonPositive";
   /* package */ static final String KEY_BUTTON_NEGATIVE = "buttonNegative";
   /* package */ static final String KEY_BUTTON_NEUTRAL = "buttonNeutral";
+  /* package */ static final String KEY_ITEMS = "items";
 
   /* package */ static final Map<String, Object> CONSTANTS = MapBuilder.<String, Object>of(
       ACTION_BUTTON_CLICKED, ACTION_BUTTON_CLICKED,
@@ -230,6 +232,14 @@ public void showAlert(
     if (options.hasKey(KEY_BUTTON_NEUTRAL)) {
       args.putString(AlertFragment.ARG_BUTTON_NEUTRAL, options.getString(KEY_BUTTON_NEUTRAL));
     }
+    if (options.hasKey(KEY_ITEMS)) {
+      ReadableArray items = options.getArray(KEY_ITEMS);
+      CharSequence[] itemsArray = new CharSequence[items.size()];
+      for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i ++) {
+        itemsArray[i] = items.getString(i);
+      }
+      args.putCharSequenceArray(AlertFragment.ARG_ITEMS, itemsArray);
+    }
 
     fragmentManagerHelper.showNewAlert(mIsInForeground, args, actionCallback);
   }