diff --git a/src/NavigationActions.js b/src/NavigationActions.js
index e758e9bb83..a0618eb082 100644
--- a/src/NavigationActions.js
+++ b/src/NavigationActions.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const BACK = 'Navigation/BACK';
 const INIT = 'Navigation/INIT';
 const NAVIGATE = 'Navigation/NAVIGATE';
 const POP = 'Navigation/POP';
+const POP_TO_TOP = 'Navigation/POP_TO_TOP';
 const RESET = 'Navigation/RESET';
 const SET_PARAMS = 'Navigation/SET_PARAMS';
 const URI = 'Navigation/URI';
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ const pop = createAction(POP, payload => ({
   immediate: payload && payload.immediate,
 }));
 
+const popToTop = createAction(POP_TO_TOP, payload => ({
+  type: POP_TO_TOP,
+  immediate: payload && payload.immediate,
+}));
+
 const reset = createAction(RESET, payload => ({
   type: RESET,
   index: payload.index,
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ export default {
   INIT,
   NAVIGATE,
   POP,
+  POP_TO_TOP,
   RESET,
   SET_PARAMS,
   URI,
@@ -141,6 +148,7 @@ export default {
   init,
   navigate,
   pop,
+  popToTop,
   reset,
   setParams,
   uri,
diff --git a/src/addNavigationHelpers.js b/src/addNavigationHelpers.js
index 6faa1ab05e..12548527db 100644
--- a/src/addNavigationHelpers.js
+++ b/src/addNavigationHelpers.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export default function(navigation) {
       navigation.dispatch(
         NavigationActions.pop({ n, immediate: params && params.immediate })
       ),
+    popToTop: params =>
+      navigation.dispatch(
+        NavigationActions.popToTop({ immediate: params && params.immediate })
+      ),
     /**
      * For updating current route params. For example the nav bar title and
      * buttons are based on the route params.
diff --git a/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap b/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap
index 007386e86f..c586ba8e78 100644
--- a/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap
+++ b/src/navigators/__tests__/__snapshots__/StackNavigator-test.js.snap
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ exports[`StackNavigator applies correct values when headerRight is present 1`] =
           "goBack": [Function],
           "navigate": [Function],
           "pop": [Function],
+          "popToTop": [Function],
           "setParams": [Function],
           "state": Object {
             "index": 0,
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ exports[`StackNavigator renders successfully 1`] = `
           "goBack": [Function],
           "navigate": [Function],
           "pop": [Function],
+          "popToTop": [Function],
           "setParams": [Function],
           "state": Object {
             "index": 0,
diff --git a/src/routers/StackRouter.js b/src/routers/StackRouter.js
index a6371ca98a..e7fa8a12fe 100644
--- a/src/routers/StackRouter.js
+++ b/src/routers/StackRouter.js
@@ -164,7 +164,19 @@ export default (routeConfigs, stackConfig = {}) => {
         }
       }
 
-      // Handle explicit push navigation action
+      //Handle pop-to-top behavior. Make sure this happens after children have had a chance to handle the action, so that the inner stack pops to top first.
+      if (action.type === NavigationActions.POP_TO_TOP) {
+        if (state.index !== 0) {
+          return {
+            isTransitioning: action.immediate !== true,
+            index: 0,
+            routes: [state.routes[0]],
+          };
+        }
+        return state;
+      }
+
+      // Handle explicit push navigation action. Make sure this happens after children have had a chance to handle the action
       if (
         action.type === NavigationActions.NAVIGATE &&
         childRouters[action.routeName] !== undefined
diff --git a/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js b/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js
index 6306120678..ce0676ea5b 100644
--- a/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js
+++ b/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js
@@ -365,6 +365,42 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
     expect(pushedState.routes[1].routes[1].routeName).toEqual('qux');
   });
 
+  test('popToTop works as expected', () => {
+    const TestRouter = StackRouter({
+      foo: { screen: () => <div /> },
+      bar: { screen: () => <div /> },
+    });
+
+    const state = {
+      index: 2,
+      isTransitioning: false,
+      routes: [
+        { key: 'A', routeName: 'foo' },
+        { key: 'B', routeName: 'bar', params: { bazId: '321' } },
+        { key: 'C', routeName: 'foo' },
+      ],
+    };
+    const poppedState = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+      NavigationActions.popToTop(),
+      state
+    );
+    expect(poppedState.routes.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(poppedState.index).toBe(0);
+    expect(poppedState.isTransitioning).toBe(true);
+    const poppedState2 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+      NavigationActions.popToTop(),
+      poppedState
+    );
+    expect(poppedState).toEqual(poppedState2);
+    const poppedImmediatelyState = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+      NavigationActions.popToTop({ immediate: true }),
+      state
+    );
+    expect(poppedImmediatelyState.routes.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(poppedImmediatelyState.index).toBe(0);
+    expect(poppedImmediatelyState.isTransitioning).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   test('Navigate Pushes duplicate routeName', () => {
     const TestRouter = StackRouter({
       foo: { screen: () => <div /> },
diff --git a/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap b/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap
index c8a80c6f3b..046827474e 100644
--- a/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap
+++ b/src/views/__tests__/__snapshots__/TabView-test.js.snap
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ exports[`TabBarBottom renders successfully 1`] = `
                 "goBack": [Function],
                 "navigate": [Function],
                 "pop": [Function],
+                "popToTop": [Function],
                 "setParams": [Function],
                 "state": Object {
                   "key": "s1",