diff --git a/flow/react-navigation.js b/flow/react-navigation.js
index b6c2de7a91..388da5cc09 100644
--- a/flow/react-navigation.js
+++ b/flow/react-navigation.js
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ declare module 'react-navigation' {
     initialRouteParams?: NavigationParams,
     paths?: NavigationPathsConfig,
     navigationOptions?: NavigationScreenConfig<*>,
+    initialRouteKey?: 'initialRouteName' | 'generated',
   |};
 
   declare export type NavigationStackViewConfig = {|
diff --git a/src/routers/StackRouter.js b/src/routers/StackRouter.js
index 5c9c2afcc6..f1ba2b5827 100644
--- a/src/routers/StackRouter.js
+++ b/src/routers/StackRouter.js
@@ -92,11 +92,16 @@ export default (routeConfigs, stackConfig = {}) => {
       ...(action.params || {}),
       ...(initialRouteParams || {}),
     };
+    const { initialRouteKey } = stackConfig;
     route = {
       ...route,
       ...(params ? { params } : {}),
       routeName: initialRouteName,
-      key: action.key || generateKey(),
+      key:
+        action.key ||
+        (initialRouteKey && initialRouteKey === 'initialRouteName'
+          ? initialRouteName
+          : generateKey()),
     };
     return {
       key: 'StackRouterRoot',
diff --git a/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js b/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js
index 8a525c1cfc..021a730bda 100644
--- a/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js
+++ b/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ test('Handles no-op actions with tabs within stack router', () => {
     type: NavigationActions.NAVIGATE,
     routeName: 'Qux',
   });
-  expect(state1.routes[0].key).toEqual('Foo');
-  expect(state2.routes[0].key).toEqual('Foo');
+  expect(state1.routes[0].key).toEqual('id-0');
+  expect(state2.routes[0].key).toEqual('id-1');
   state1.routes[0].key = state2.routes[0].key;
   expect(state1).toEqual(state2);
   const state3 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ test('Handles deep action', () => {
     key: 'StackRouterRoot',
     routes: [
       {
-        key: 'Bar',
+        key: 'id-0',
         routeName: 'Bar',
       },
     ],
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ test('Supports lazily-evaluated getScreen', () => {
     immediate: true,
     routeName: 'Qux',
   });
-  expect(state1.routes[0].key).toEqual('Foo');
+  expect(state1.routes[0].key).toEqual('id-0');
+  expect(state2.routes[0].key).toEqual('id-1');
+  state1.routes[0].key = state2.routes[0].key;
   expect(state1).toEqual(state2);
   const state3 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
     {
diff --git a/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js b/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js
index f1fd385cbc..a4c46b87d2 100644
--- a/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js
+++ b/src/routers/__tests__/StackRouter-test.js
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
       index: 0,
       isTransitioning: false,
       key: 'StackRouterRoot',
-      routes: [{ key: 'foo', routeName: 'foo' }],
+      routes: [{ key: 'id-0', routeName: 'foo' }],
     });
     const pushedState = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
       NavigationActions.navigate({ routeName: 'qux' }),
@@ -547,6 +547,23 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
     expect(state2.routes[1].routes[1].routes[1].routeName).toEqual('Corge');
   });
 
+  test('Navigate to initial screen is possible', () => {
+    const TestRouter = StackRouter(
+      {
+        foo: { screen: () => <div /> },
+        bar: { screen: () => <div /> },
+      },
+      { initialRouteKey: 'initialRouteName' }
+    );
+    const initState = TestRouter.getStateForAction(NavigationActions.init());
+    const pushedState = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+      NavigationActions.navigate({ routeName: 'foo', key: 'foo' }),
+      initState
+    );
+    expect(pushedState.index).toEqual(0);
+    expect(pushedState.routes[0].routeName).toEqual('foo');
+  });
+
   test('Navigate with key is idempotent', () => {
     const TestRouter = StackRouter({
       foo: { screen: () => <div /> },
@@ -636,7 +653,7 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
       key: 'StackRouterRoot',
       routes: [
         {
-          key: 'Foo',
+          key: 'id-0',
           routeName: 'Foo',
         },
       ],
@@ -664,7 +681,7 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
       key: 'StackRouterRoot',
       routes: [
         {
-          key: 'Foo',
+          key: 'id-0',
           routeName: 'Foo',
         },
       ],
@@ -761,7 +778,7 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
       key: 'StackRouterRoot',
       routes: [
         {
-          key: 'Foo',
+          key: 'id-0',
           routeName: 'Foo',
         },
       ],
@@ -789,7 +806,7 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
       key: 'StackRouterRoot',
       routes: [
         {
-          key: 'Foo',
+          key: 'id-0',
           routeName: 'Foo',
         },
       ],
@@ -863,7 +880,7 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
       key: 'StackRouterRoot',
       routes: [
         {
-          key: 'Bar',
+          key: 'id-0',
           routeName: 'Bar',
         },
       ],
@@ -972,14 +989,14 @@ describe('StackRouter', () => {
       {
         type: NavigationActions.SET_PARAMS,
         params: { name: 'foobar' },
-        key: 'Quux',
+        key: 'id-0',
       },
       state
     );
     expect(state2 && state2.index).toEqual(0);
     expect(state2 && state2.routes[0].routes[0].routes).toEqual([
       {
-        key: 'Quux',
+        key: 'id-0',
         routeName: 'Quux',
         params: { name: 'foobar' },
       },