diff --git a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
index 5f5f2e491be4a0..8242e6a2d6c3e3 100644
--- a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
+++ b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ function setUpAlert() {
   }
 }
 
+function setUpSymbol() {
+  GLOBAL.Symbol = require('es6-symbol');
+}
+
 function setUpPromise() {
   // The native Promise implementation throws the following error:
   // ERROR: Event loop not supported.
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ setUpProcessEnv();
 setUpConsole();
 setUpTimers();
 setUpAlert();
+setUpSymbol();
 setUpPromise();
 setUpErrorHandler();
 setUpXHR();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88fdbc580c0b19..4c3c6e3f185a00 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "modulePathIgnorePatterns": [
       "node_modules/react/lib/React.js",
       "node_modules/react/lib/ReactDOM.js",
-
       "node_modules/fbjs/lib/Map.js",
       "node_modules/fbjs/lib/Promise.js",
       "node_modules/fbjs/lib/fetch.js",
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
       "node_modules/fbjs/lib/someObject.js",
       "node_modules/fbjs/lib/sprintf.js",
       "node_modules/fbjs/lib/xhrSimpleDataSerializer.js",
-
       "downstream/core/CSSCore.js",
       "downstream/core/TouchEventUtils.js",
       "downstream/core/camelize.js",
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@
       "downstream/core/invariant.js",
       "downstream/core/nativeRequestAnimationFrame.js",
       "downstream/core/toArray.js",
-
       "node_modules/jest-cli",
       "node_modules/react/dist"
     ],
@@ -109,6 +106,7 @@
     "art": "^0.10.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.1.20",
     "babel-plugin-external-helpers-2": "^6.1.4",
+    "babel-plugin-react-transform": "2.0.0-beta1",
     "babel-plugin-syntax-async-functions": "^6.0.14",
     "babel-plugin-syntax-class-properties": "^6.0.14",
     "babel-plugin-syntax-flow": "^6.0.14",
@@ -141,6 +139,7 @@
     "chalk": "^1.1.1",
     "connect": "^2.8.3",
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
+    "es6-symbol": "^3.0.2",
     "event-target-shim": "^1.0.5",
     "fbjs": "^0.6.0",
     "fbjs-scripts": "^0.4.0",
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@
     "react": "^0.14.5",
     "react-timer-mixin": "^0.13.2",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.1",
-    "babel-plugin-react-transform": "2.0.0-beta1",
     "rebound": "^0.0.13",
     "regenerator": "^0.8.36",
     "sane": "^1.2.0",