diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewManager.java
index 0e3329a61..390ac9a83 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewManager.java
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ public void setResizeMode(FastImageViewWithUrl view, String resizeMode) {
         view.setScaleType(scaleType);
     }
 
+
+    @ReactProp(name = "useLastImageAsDefaultSource")
+    public void useLastImageAsDefaultSource(FastImageViewWithUrl view, @Nullable Boolean isActivated) {
+        view.useLastImageAsDefaultSource(isActivated);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onDropViewInstance(@NonNull FastImageViewWithUrl view) {
         // This will cancel existing requests.
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewWithUrl.java b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewWithUrl.java
index bd144b6fa..ccff6bce8 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewWithUrl.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageViewWithUrl.java
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 package com.dylanvann.fastimage;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 
 import static com.dylanvann.fastimage.FastImageRequestListener.REACT_ON_ERROR_EVENT;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 class FastImageViewWithUrl extends AppCompatImageView {
+    private Boolean mUseLastImageAsDefaultSource = false;
+
     private boolean mNeedsReload = false;
     private ReadableMap mSource = null;
     private Drawable mDefaultSource = null;
@@ -38,16 +42,31 @@ public FastImageViewWithUrl(Context context) {
         super(context);
     }
 
-    public void setSource(@Nullable ReadableMap source) {
-        mNeedsReload = true;
-        mSource = source;
+public void setSource(@Nullable ReadableMap source) {
+    mNeedsReload = true;
+    mSource = source;
+
+    if (mUseLastImageAsDefaultSource) {
+        Drawable currentDrawable = this.getDrawable();
+        if (currentDrawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+            Bitmap bitmap = ((BitmapDrawable) currentDrawable).getBitmap();
+            if (bitmap != null && !bitmap.isRecycled()) {
+                Bitmap defaultBitmap = bitmap.copy(bitmap.getConfig(), false);
+                setDefaultSource(new BitmapDrawable(getResources(), defaultBitmap));
+            }
+        }
     }
+}
 
     public void setDefaultSource(@Nullable Drawable source) {
         mNeedsReload = true;
         mDefaultSource = source;
     }
 
+    public void useLastImageAsDefaultSource(@Nullable Boolean isActivated) {
+        mUseLastImageAsDefaultSource = isActivated;
+    }
+
     private boolean isNullOrEmpty(final String url) {
         return url == null || url.trim().isEmpty();
     }
diff --git a/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.h b/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.h
index e52fca798..f2951b18e 100644
--- a/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.h
+++ b/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTDirectEventBlock onFastImageError;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTDirectEventBlock onFastImageLoad;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTDirectEventBlock onFastImageLoadEnd;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL useLastImageAsDefaultSource;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) RCTResizeMode resizeMode;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) FFFastImageSource *source;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIImage *defaultSource;
diff --git a/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m b/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m
index f7100815e..f7cffc520 100644
--- a/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m
+++ b/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ - (void) setResizeMode: (RCTResizeMode)resizeMode {
     }
 }
 
+- (void) setUseLastImageAsDefaultSource: (BOOL*)useLastImageAsDefaultSource {
+    if (useLastImageAsDefaultSource != _useLastImageAsDefaultSource) {
+        _useLastImageAsDefaultSource = useLastImageAsDefaultSource;
+    }
+}
+
 - (void) setOnFastImageLoadEnd: (RCTDirectEventBlock)onFastImageLoadEnd {
     _onFastImageLoadEnd = onFastImageLoadEnd;
     if (self.hasCompleted) {
@@ -205,7 +211,7 @@ - (void) reloadImage {
 - (void) downloadImage: (FFFastImageSource*)source options: (SDWebImageOptions)options context: (SDWebImageContext*)context {
     __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self; // Always use a weak reference to self in blocks
     [self sd_setImageWithURL: _source.url
-            placeholderImage: _defaultSource
+            placeholderImage: _useLastImageAsDefaultSource == YES ? [super image] : _defaultSource
                      options: options
                      context: context
                     progress: ^(NSInteger receivedSize, NSInteger expectedSize, NSURL* _Nullable targetURL) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83ed61d5a..77f5df5f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@applicaster/react-native-fast-image",
-    "version": "8.7.2",
+    "version": "8.8.1",
     "description": "🚩 FastImage, performant React Native image component.",
     "keywords": [
         "cache",
@@ -78,5 +78,6 @@
     "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "^17 || ^18",
         "react-native": ">=0.60.0"
-    }
+    },
+    "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22+sha1.ac34549e6aa8e7ead463a7407e1c7390f61a6610"
 }
diff --git a/src/index.js.flow b/src/index.js.flow
index 57908331d..b4358399b 100644
--- a/src/index.js.flow
+++ b/src/index.js.flow
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export type FastImageProps = $ReadOnly<{|
     tintColor?: number | string,
     resizeMode?: ?ResizeModes,
     fallback?: ?boolean,
+    useLastImageAsDefaultSource?: ?boolean,
     testID?: ?string,
 |}>
 
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index e1888961b..54dde32c9 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export interface FastImageProps extends AccessibilityProps, ViewProps {
     defaultSource?: ImageRequireSource
     resizeMode?: ResizeMode
     fallback?: boolean
+    useLastImageAsDefaultSource?: boolean
 
     onLoadStart?(): void