diff --git a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/PushNotificationIOS.js b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/PushNotificationIOS.js
index 89b8dc986aa17b..0fd8260625412d 100644
--- a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/PushNotificationIOS.js
+++ b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/PushNotificationIOS.js
@@ -216,12 +216,20 @@ class PushNotificationIOS {
    *
    * If a map is provided to the method, only the permissions with truthy values
    * will be requested.
+
+   * This method returns a promise that will resolve when the user accepts,
+   * rejects, or if the permissions were previously rejected. The promise
+   * resolves to the current state of the permission.
    */
   static requestPermissions(permissions?: {
     alert?: boolean,
     badge?: boolean,
     sound?: boolean
-  }) {
+  }): Promise<{
+    alert: boolean,
+    badge: boolean,
+    sound: boolean
+  }> {
     var requestedPermissions = {};
     if (permissions) {
       requestedPermissions = {
@@ -236,7 +244,7 @@ class PushNotificationIOS {
         sound: true
       };
     }
-    RCTPushNotificationManager.requestPermissions(requestedPermissions);
+    return RCTPushNotificationManager.requestPermissions(requestedPermissions);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
index 64f0e8de512680..329f7644d3f91a 100644
--- a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 NSString *const RCTLocalNotificationReceived = @"LocalNotificationReceived";
 NSString *const RCTRemoteNotificationReceived = @"RemoteNotificationReceived";
 NSString *const RCTRemoteNotificationsRegistered = @"RemoteNotificationsRegistered";
+NSString *const RCTRegisterUserNotificationSettings = @"RegisterUserNotificationSettings";
+
+NSString *const RCTErrorUnableToRequestPermissions = @"E_UNABLE_TO_REQUEST_PERMISSIONS";
+
+@interface RCTPushNotificationManager ()
+@property (nonatomic, copy) RCTPromiseResolveBlock requestPermissionsResolveBlock;
+@end
 
 @implementation RCTConvert (UILocalNotification)
 
@@ -66,6 +73,10 @@ - (void)startObserving
                                            selector:@selector(handleRemoteNotificationsRegistered:)
                                                name:RCTRemoteNotificationsRegistered
                                              object:nil];
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                           selector:@selector(handleRegisterUserNotificationSettings:)
+                                               name:RCTRegisterUserNotificationSettings
+                                             object:nil];
 }
 
 - (void)stopObserving
@@ -93,6 +104,9 @@ + (void)didRegisterUserNotificationSettings:(__unused UIUserNotificationSettings
 {
   if ([UIApplication instancesRespondToSelector:@selector(registerForRemoteNotifications)]) {
     [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotifications];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:RCTRegisterUserNotificationSettings
+                                                        object:self
+                                                      userInfo:@{@"notificationSettings": notificationSettings}];
   }
 }
 
@@ -145,6 +159,23 @@ - (void)handleRemoteNotificationsRegistered:(NSNotification *)notification
   [self sendEventWithName:@"remoteNotificationsRegistered" body:notification.userInfo];
 }
 
+- (void)handleRegisterUserNotificationSettings:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+  if (self.requestPermissionsResolveBlock == nil) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  UIUserNotificationSettings *notificationSettings = notification.userInfo[@"notificationSettings"];
+  NSDictionary *notificationTypes = @{
+    @"alert": @((notificationSettings.types & UIUserNotificationTypeAlert) > 0),
+    @"sound": @((notificationSettings.types & UIUserNotificationTypeSound) > 0),
+    @"badge": @((notificationSettings.types & UIUserNotificationTypeBadge) > 0),
+  };
+
+  self.requestPermissionsResolveBlock(notificationTypes);
+  self.requestPermissionsResolveBlock = nil;
+}
+
 /**
  * Update the application icon badge number on the home screen
  */
@@ -161,12 +192,22 @@ - (void)handleRemoteNotificationsRegistered:(NSNotification *)notification
   callback(@[@(RCTSharedApplication().applicationIconBadgeNumber)]);
 }
 
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(requestPermissions:(NSDictionary *)permissions)
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(requestPermissions:(NSDictionary *)permissions
+                 resolver:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
+                 rejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
 {
   if (RCTRunningInAppExtension()) {
+    reject(RCTErrorUnableToRequestPermissions, nil, RCTErrorWithMessage(@"Requesting push notifications is currently unavailable in an app extension"));
     return;
   }
 
+  if (self.requestPermissionsResolveBlock != nil) {
+    RCTLogError(@"Cannot call requestPermissions twice before the first has returned.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  self.requestPermissionsResolveBlock = resolve;
+
   UIUserNotificationType types = UIUserNotificationTypeNone;
   if (permissions) {
     if ([RCTConvert BOOL:permissions[@"alert"]]) {